Here is an “LP Proud” shout-out to the Logistics Plus China Shipyard Team! Steven and Sam – with the very welcome support of Nico (for containerized shipments) and Xin (who keeps track of everything from Antwerp) – have arranged, and continue to arrange, a large number of deliveries of parts and equipment to various shipyards in China, Korea and Japan.
These project cargo shipments are not ‘the biggest’ out there (see slideshow), but they are still tricky to handle, and most of them need special customs procedures via a ‘bonded logistics zone’. Despite the challenges, our ‘China Team’ deals with every curve ball thrown at them. While they too often go unnoticed, it’s these ‘small’ shipments that make the difference and keep our customers happy and coming back for more. So, thank you LP China Shipyard Team for your Passion for Excellence!
Here is a short video provided by LP Turkey. This project involved the safe transport of 13 LPG storage tanks, 4756 CBM (167K cubic feet), from Istanbul, Turkey to Chittagong, Bangladesh.
The Logistics Plus Project Cargo team in Turkey continues to handle some interesting cargo projects for clients around the world. Here are more cargo projects and photographs we were able to confiscate from our global projects director’s LinkedIn page.
Safely loaded a 45 Ton Boiler to Alexandria, Egypt:
Thruster Gears safely delivered (LP Turkey has been serving the shipbuilding industry since 2009):
Safely delivered a 52 Ton (H: 3.8m) Mobile Crane from Kobe, Japan to Garabogaz, Turkmenistan:
Safely loaded 4 x Grabs to South America:
Need help with your unique, big, bad, or ugly project cargo? Let us know.
Thank you to Frederik Geirnaert from the Logistics Plus Project Cargo Division for sharing another cool, fast-motion (x8) video of a recent project handled by LP Belgium Team. Here are some quick details regarding this cargo:
Cargo: 6 windmill blades
Dims: 49.6m long, 3.6m wide, 2.9m high, 10mt each
Port: discharged from mother vessel in Antwerp, Belgium
5 units of IL76
1 unit of Airbus 300
2 units of Boeing 777
Shipper: One of the largest manufacturers of PET preforms and closures
Receiver: South African bottling and distributing company
POL: 1) DWC airport and 2) Sharjah Airport
POD: Johannesburg, South Africa
Material: PET Preform
Total volume booked: 1104 pallets weighing 420 tons
Total volume needed rework: 227 pallets weighing 86 tons
LP Dubai scope:
Ground operation of transportation, export clearance, labeling, rebooking, rework, loading into aircraft IL76 and Airbus300 which booked by South Africa partner Imperial Logistics
Direct booking of the 2units Boeing 777, including the complete ground handling.
Each flight has it’s challenging story :
aircraft load master bad loading plan result in cargoes offloaded
aircraft encounter birds strike on the way to Dubai
aircraft engine broke down
Operation during the long weekend and public holidays
production rushing to produce stock
unexpected rains in Dubai
last-minute cancellation of aircraft landing permit
destination operator refused to release cargoes due to miss-communication, etc.