MSC’s project cargo team recently shipped 11 wagons as breakbulk from Antwerp to Montevideo.
After a voyage of more than 7’590 nautical miles, from Antwerp to Montevideo, a total of 11 ballast wagons were recently discharged in Uruguay from the MSC Sofia Celeste.
This breakbulk cargo was loaded on MSC’s NWC String I service from North Europe which calls at: Sines, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Navegantes, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Rio Grande. The wagons – each 14 metres long, with a width and height in excess of 3 metres and a combined weight of 290 tonnes – arrived safely in Montevideo on Tuesday, March 9.
Ben Collins, MSC Global Project Cargo Manager, said: “The successful execution of this shipment is a further demonstration of MSC’s capabilities and of our continued commitment to carrying breakbulk cargo on our services. In order to accommodate these ballast wagons, a bed of 24 x 40ft flat racks were created, generating a surface area of nearly 675 square metres on which the cargo was stowed.”
The ballast wagons represent part of a very important project for Uruguay, which is currently building a viaduct as part of Rambla Sudamérica, a project that is future-proofing the port of Montevideo.
“MSC’s project cargo team brings customers first-class project cargo management. We have the experience to provide safe and successful planning and execution of special loadings, which ensures dedicated and individual focus for each and every breakbulk shipment,” Ben said.
