Logistics Plus Belgium completed the successful delivery of a cryogenic storage tank from Antwerp to Ghent. The tank, measuring 15 x 4 x 4 meters and weighing 30 tons, was transported by the Logistics Plus project cargo team. This is now the 5th tank in the last 2 years that has been delivered to Belgium.
“Logistics Plus has become very familiar with transporting these storage tanks,” said Frederik Geirnaert, Global Projects Manager for Logistics Plus. “Although each tank presents a different challenge for our team, we continue to deliver them on time, every time.”
Bahadir Erdil, Global Projects Director for Logistics Plus, was interviewed for a recent article that appeared in the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT). The AJOT is a media source dedicated to providing shippers, carriers, transportation intermediaries, and logistics professionals with coverage of news and events that shape the world of international trade and transportation.
The article is titled “Contingency planning key to any project move” and was written by journalist Matt Miller for the 700th issue of the AJOT. The article discusses the importance of contingency planning for project cargo moves, the heavy lift SPOT team at Logistics Plus, and the multinational nature of project moves. Here are a few highlights from each section of the article.
Contingency Planning
Two years ago, Logistics Plus executed the transport of 13 brewery tanks from Germany to Turkey, each weighing between 24 and 31 metric tons. Bahadir discusses the challenges and planning it took for this complicated operation.
The SPOT Team
The Special Project Operations & Tactics (SPOT) team is just one of the strengths at Logistics Plus. Heavy lift cargo is becoming heavier and more difficult to transport, and it requires lots of engineering and planning.
The Multinational Nature of Project Cargo It is becoming common for heavy lift items to be built in one country and then transported to another. In order to do so, logistics providers must work with multiple shipyards and regional experts that are capable of handling this oversize cargo.
The Logistics Plus Project Cargo Team finished 2019 strong. In the last few months, our cargo experts have managed a variety of projects, including the successful deliveries of gas tanks, stators, heavy reels, transformers, and more (photos included in the video below).
LP Turkey successfully delivered sulfur furnace tanks to the Netherlands.
LP USA and Canada successfully completed the transfer of heavy reels across the border.
LP Belgium safely delivered gas tanks from Antwerp to Poland.
LP Turkey successfully 200 MT transformers from Turkey to Lithuania.
LP safely delivered transfer systems from Turkey to Kuwait.
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the Logistics Plus global project cargo team! Here is a short video of a cool year-end “600 MW Electric Converter Station System Project” that was coordinated with Hareket. The project involved the safe movement of 5 transformers, each 219 metric tons; and 3 reactors, each 65 metric tons. 18 axle hydraulic lowbeds were used and the total route was 1121 kilometers. The rigging and assembly operation was executed with a crew of 24 and a 600 metric ton gantry system. #PassionForExcellence
Logistics Plus Indonesia successfully completed a project for an industry leading health care manufacturer to close out 2019. The Indonesia team was responsible for the warehousing, air suspension, trucking, and positioning of an MRI machine at the Budha Tsu Chi hospital in Jakarta.
This was the final week handling this project, as the two unit MRI machines needed to be positioned by December 24th. The machines were transported using an air-ride truck before they were lifted to the fifth floor of the hospital. Congratulations to all of the Logistics Plus Project Cargo teams on a successful 2019, with more to come in 2020!
You can view the pictures and short video from this project below.
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