With an exceptionally tight deadline to transport locomotives from India to Africa, Freight Forwarder Kodan Solutions chose Höegh Autoliners to transport their heavy breakbulk cargo.
When two heavy locomotives needed to be shipped to meet a rail project deadline in Mozambique, The Höegh team in India responded with a quick and safe solution.
Captain Atuldutt Sharma, Breakbulk Sales Manager in India says
“We were contacted by Kodan Solutions for an urgent request to transport heavy locomotives that would support the development of the rail network in Mozambique. By offering the most competitive transit time of 20 days in our Middle East to India and Africa liner service, we could help Kodan Solutions to meet their project deadline.”
The customer delivered the 21 metre long and 80 Metric Tonne locomotives to the terminal, where they were safely stuffed and lashed onto 62’ Rolltrailers. Due to good cooperation between involved parties, the total height was just low enough to fit onboard Hoegh Seoul.
Einar Bassøe, Head of Global Cargo Operations says, “Our vast experience in handling various cargo on rolltrailers enabled us to plan and stuff the locomotives safely onto our 62-feet rolltrailers, while maintaining weight distribution and height clearance.”
The advantage of using Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) vessels is its safety; both by rolling the cargo on board, as no high lifting is involved, as well as protecting cargo underdeck during its ocean transportation.
Jitesh Palande, Liner Sales in India says,
“By transporting the locomotives underdeck, we can ensure it is not exposed to elements such as seawater and humidity. This removes the need for packing, saving time and reducing costs.
The locomotives were safely loaded in Mumbai on board Höegh Seoul to be discharged in Maputo, where they are scheduled to be commissioned into service in Mozambique.“
