We had Crown. Brilliant!!! Allied and Crown are the best in Dubai for sure and they are the most expensive as well. Allied being most and Crown second most expensive but so worth the peace of mind. Also they know their stuff when it comes to customs which can turn into a major headache if you deal with a company that is not well versed with custom rules of every country.
We were charged dhs20 000 for a 20foot container. That is enough for a 2/3 bedroom home.
If you have a 4/5 bedroom home you would have to get a 40 foot container which costs dhs 30 000. These are last year November's prices though....now there is also tax amounts to be added but just to give you an idea.
We shipped from Dubai to Cape Town so quite a distance and it took 5 weeks. Customs was 5 days.