How to attach fiberglass hood

I worked for a lot of years for a graphic arts industry camera company. Some of our cameras were 30ft long and 10 ft high. Occasionally we shipped out of the country, and had to crate them, instead of just partial disassembly for truck shipping .
Crating charges started at $3000, and this was well before shipping charges became insane.
Isn't it crazy that the box it comes in costs more than the part?