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Europe Cargo completes balancing act with 30,000 tonnes of aluminium
THE Belgian member of the Hong Kong's FPS Group network of independent forwarders and consolidators, Europe Cargo, has undertaken the loading of an unusual shipment: over 30,000 tonnes of aluminium bars, comprising almost 40,000 individual pieces.
The massive shipment was bound for New Orleans on board the chartered bulk carrier Interlink Sagacity, according to a company statement.
Europe Cargo - more usually known for handling huge outsize oil and gas projects - was the appointed charterers' agent, and arranged and supervised all aspects of the loading and lashing.
The loading took place at two different loading terminals and storage areas in the Port of Antwerp, and took 14 days to complete using two shore cranes and two gangs per shift.
The job involved stowing a staggering 39,877 separate pieces, each measuring 105 x 75 x 40 cms and weighing an average of 762 kilos. Large skids were loaded onshore by forklift with up to 18 pieces, which were then craned into the hold.
The skids were then unloaded and the bars were manoeuvred into place using two forktrucks; they were finally packed out with wood and sea-fastened with Hercules rope.
Great care was taken throughout the stowing process, to ensure the cargo was loaded evenly fore and aft and on both sides, so that the vessel was not rendered unstable.
The massive shipment was bound for New Orleans on board the chartered bulk carrier Interlink Sagacity, according to a company statement.
Europe Cargo - more usually known for handling huge outsize oil and gas projects - was the appointed charterers' agent, and arranged and supervised all aspects of the loading and lashing.
The loading took place at two different loading terminals and storage areas in the Port of Antwerp, and took 14 days to complete using two shore cranes and two gangs per shift.
The job involved stowing a staggering 39,877 separate pieces, each measuring 105 x 75 x 40 cms and weighing an average of 762 kilos. Large skids were loaded onshore by forklift with up to 18 pieces, which were then craned into the hold.
The skids were then unloaded and the bars were manoeuvred into place using two forktrucks; they were finally packed out with wood and sea-fastened with Hercules rope.
Great care was taken throughout the stowing process, to ensure the cargo was loaded evenly fore and aft and on both sides, so that the vessel was not rendered unstable.
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