A technology supplier in the food industry won a contract to supply a processing plant for Middle Eastern potash. The items were being manufactured in Central Europe and needed to be transported to the final destination.
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120 tons, One Vessel, One Bill of Lading, and a Reduced Carbon Footprint
Challenges
- The cargo included a rotary drum exceeding 120 tons in weight and 5 meters in diameter, in addition to another 369 pieces of both in-gauge and out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo.
- Loading all in-gauge pieces into containers under one bill of lading and shipping the cargo directly to the port of discharge.
Solutions
- Vessel scheduling
- Container leasing
- Cargo planning & design
- Ocean charters
- Documentation
- Visibility & reporting
Benefits
- All components were combined into a single shipment.
- Leased containers allowed the customer to reduce costs and liability.
- Since all cargo was transported on a barge, as opposed to trucks, the customer avoided carbon emissions.
The customer achieved >$25,000 in transportation cost savings.
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