How we move TIP frames
Challenge
The TIP-frames came without packaging and frames have a complex configuration requiring special equipment for loading into a sea container.
The shipper had no special equipment to load the frames into a container at his premises, therefore we had to look around for a handling terminal to handle the loading into a container.
Because of cargo dimensions of 1 Frame LxWxH – (3.57 x 1.46 x 2.53 m) and the request was to load 6 Frames in one container (as per photos) - we had to find reliable vendors in Poland, to help us to handle this shipment from the Ahlers Klaipeda office.
We decided to use the Stevedoring terminal in Gdansk (348 km away from the loading place), because only this terminal confirmed the possibility to load cargo as per the customers' requirements.
Routing
Goleniow, Poland – Gdansk Terminal (restuffing) – Gdynia Port – Tianjin, China
The shipper had no special equipment to load the frames into a container at his premises, we helped to identify a handling terminal to handle the loading into a container. The first port of choice was Szczecin, 20 km away from the loading place, but with no equipment available to load them into a container, we used the Stevedoring terminal in Gdansk (348 km away).
Lashing and securing cargo
•To fit 6 units (3 sets) of TIP Frames we needed to dismantle some small parts
•We needed to secure all parts in a container
•Full inspection of lashing and securing of cargo was made.
Dispatch to the port of Tianjin, China
•After secure stuffing of the container at the warehouse, they are delivered to the port of Gdynia.
•Loaded on a vessel and dispatched to the port of Tianjin, China
Voyage: Gdynia, Poland – Hamburg, Germany – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Tianjin, China
It takes about 53-55 days to deliver goods from Poland to China
