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GE Gas Turbine Project from Dammam to New York
General Electric, a highly esteemed and significant client in the global project and oversized cargo industry, has launched a bid for a Door to Port movement. The movement entails transporting 14 oversized pieces of gas turbine components and modules from the GE plant in Dammam to the New York port in the USA. Despite being located in Egypt, we received an invitation to provide a transport quotation for this project.
- The challenge we faced was that this project involved cross-trade, as it required transportation from one country to another without passing through our home base. However, leveraging our extensive experience and understanding of the Middle East area and market, we managed to secure the project successfully. We accomplished this by presenting a practical loading plan that minimized costs while ensuring the utmost safety for this valuable cargo during transportation
Project description
- Total CBM : 842 CBM
- No. of Pieces = 14 Pieces
- No. of Trailers Used : 13 Trailers
- Loading Plan was 10x40’FR OOG + 2x40’ OT OOG + 1x20’ GP
- Dimensions for 40'FR cntr = 9.9*2.9*2.6 Meter (21 tns each)
- Dimensions for 40'OT cntr= 9.2*1.6*3.9 Meter ( 11 tns each)
loading Plan
- FGL Used the carrier no.1 which is Maersk for its reliability in all shipping aspects
- Cargo survey was done prior loading to ensure that our loading plan will fit for the cargo dimensions and weights.
- 8 Low Beds + 5 Flat bed Trailers were sent to GE Plant for cargo loading then we unloaded the cargo on 10*40'FR + 2*40'OT+1*20'DC including stuffing and lashing inside an outsourced warehouse and finally we delivered the full containers to Maersk yard in Dammam port after finishing the export clearance formalities to catch the intended vessel .
- Job accomplishment duration from pick up until gating in : 5 days
- FGL Team was working almost 24 hrs for this project due to time zone difference between KSA/USA noting that all official correspondences were managed from Egypt .
