BREAKING BARRIERS WITH BREAK BULK CARGO

Source: https://www.compassdigimag.com/2019/january/container-movement

Background:

ECU's Mumbai-based team in India has been notching up impressive credentials for itself within a short span of time. Recently, the team achieved a major success, by moving a consignment comprising trucks, trailers and parts that collectively weighed over 11,600 tons.

This is the heaviest consignment that our project’s team has handled till date. This massive task was undertaken for SEZ Ports SA in Gabon who requested for a break bulk movement of goods from China to Gabon, a Central African country along the Atlantic coast.

Challenge: This was not an easy feat as our project’s team has to surmount stiff competition from other industry players. The consignment was loaded from ports in Long Kou and Shanghai in China and took 38 days to reach its destination in Libreville, Gabon.

The recent typhoon in Asia added to its challenges, as a result of which several schedules were disrupted as a number of ports were closed for a few days, thus impacting the movement of vessels. However, the team worked around the hurdles and moved the cargo within the agreed time frame.

Value Addition: The Our project’s team has been associated with SEZ Ports for over 10 months now during which it has worked on regular container movement from Nhava Sheva — the largest container port in India — to Gabon. However, this was the first time that the team executed a movement from China to Gabon. The team members made sure that every process was carried out smoothly within the stipulated time! This project was executed by Mihir Paleja from the Sales team. He took charge of the tasks at hand and ensured efficiency all through.

Our project’s team has been striving for excellence with its dedicated efforts and has created a strong network of clients. It has engaged in regular cross-border shipments for prominent organisations like Jacobi Carbon, Blue Star Limited, Samsonite Limited, Sterling & Wilson, etc. It has also served major industry players like Voltas, Godrej, Bajaj, Hero Motocorp, Mat Brakes, etc.

Title: EXPERTISE IN EXTREMES

Source:https://www.compassdigimag.com/2018/july/over-dimensional-cargo-transport

Background:

When GE had to transport heavy equipment weighing 360 metric tonnes by road across four states, it was a huge challenge, one that would have stymied most Logistics Service Providers (LSPs). Allcargo stepped up to the plate and delivered. The expertise it has built up in transporting over dimensional cargo, and the superior technical capabilities of its Engineering Solutions Division helped Allcargo achieve a landmark in the logistics business. While most LSPs were planning to take it across the east coast and were only considering multi-modal movement, Allcargo not only found this inland route but also technically convinced the cargo owner on its commercial advantage along with lesser transit-time.

 Challenge: The task was an extraordinarily tough one. GE wanted to move two 660 MW generator stators that weighed 360 metric tonnes (the equivalent of about 200 SUVs or 60 elephants), from its plant in Sanand, Gujarat, to National Thermal Power Corporation's plant in Tanda, Uttar Pradesh. Aside from the weight of the cargo, the distance was another huge challenge; the route covered many small villages and umpteen civil structures. The cargo had to cross four states — Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — and traverse 1,700km by road.

Value Addition: To move the heavy load, Allcargo used girder bridge structure, where the weight is slung between two sets of long trailers effectively spreading the load on longer span. This system allows over-sized cargo to move on roads as there is greater flexibility in following the curves in the road. ''This is the first movement of this scale on India's northern roads and one of the longest movements on girder bridge through Rajasthan and UP. No-one ever imagined crossing the river Yamuna with this heavy load on Girder Bridge in Indian logistics history. This is the true testimony to the superior engineering skills of Allcargo and the passion of the team to truly live ''ingenuity in motion'', says Rahul Rai.

Along with support vehicles, the convoy was 70m long. Several large cities lay on the route. To prevent inconvenience to the public, the convoy moved only at night. The entire distance of 1,700km was covered in a record fifty days.

GE Steam Power Systems (SPS) has commended Allcargo for this huge achievement. Mr Harjeet Sokhi from GE SPS says: ''Allcargo Logistics is a trusted partner in heavy projects cargo movement and engineering solutions. Their expert team of operations and engineers has ensured safe and speedy delivery of first generator stator (weighing 360 metric tonnes) for NTPC project at Tanda, Uttar Pradesh project. GE Steam Power Systems congratulates Allcargo Logistics for implementing such a mammoth project in this short transit-time.''

Allcargo has experience of most number of Girder-bridge movements in India and it owns a maximum number of this specialised equipment. Currently, Allcargo team is moving the second generator stator from GE to NTPC Tanda site.

By executing GE's challenging project and thus creating a new milestone in the Indian logistics industry, Allcargo has demonstrated the strength of its capabilities and expertise in the business.

Title: PUTTING INDIA'S METRO PROJECTS ON TRACK

Source:https://www.compassdigimag.com/2017/july/success-story-putting-Indias-metro-projects-on-track

Background:

When the first service of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation was flagged off in 2017, it was yet another feather in the cap for Allcargo Logistics. Having successfully - and safely - transporting coaches for the Mumbai, Delhi and Cochin Metro rail projects in the past, the Projects team of Allcargo was entrusted with moving the coaches for the Lucknow Metro rail project. Allcargo, with its proven expertise in moving Metro coaches is transporting consignments for the Lucknow project in batches, over a distance of 2,200km from the manufacturing site at BEML factory in Telangana to Lucknow.

Challenge:

With each coach stretching to a length of 22metre, standing 4.2metre in height and weighing 62tonnes, transporting these huge consignments across the length of the country is a stiff logistical challenge. "All our experience and strength as a leader in the segment comes in handy when it comes to such movements," says Mr Fernandes, adding that it involves striking the perfect balance between efficiency and safety to ensure timely deliveries. The hi-tech trucks with multi-axle hydraulic trailers move at a maximum speed of 30km per hour, sometimes slowing down to just 5km per hour across certain roads. While travelling during night time is an effective way to cover time, it is not safe to do this on narrow roads. On its part, Allcargo deploys two sets of drivers and a support team to ensure that the coaches travel from Telangana to Lucknow on schedule. Each of the consignments is enabled with RFID trackers, allowing continuous monitoring of truck movement. "We try to stick to our daily target of 250km per day, to meet the challenge of reaching Lucknow in 10 days," says Mr Fernandes, adding that the team has even qualified for incentives from the client for delivering in good time.

Value Addition:

French transportation major Alstom, which has collaborated with BEML to manufacture the coaches under the Make in India initiative, roped in the services of Allcargo, on the basis of its expertise and experience in such operations. "The mandate is to transport a total of 80 coaches over a period of one year. We have already transported four batches of four coaches each and we are glad that not only have we delivered the valuable consignments safely, but also delivered them in good time," says Philip Fernandes, general manager - operations, projects and engineering solutions division of Allcargo Logistics.

Where it would ordinarily take 13 days to transport the oversized consignments over the 2200km distance, Allcargo's team is negotiating the distance in around 10 days, while maintaining its high standards of safety at all times.

Being an end-to-end global leader in the logistics space, Allcargo handles all aspects of transportation — be it domestic consignments or international movements, feasibility study, route selection, port operations or documentation.

From the prestigious Delhi Metro project to the recently inaugurated Cochin Metro project, Allcargo's association with the transportation of metro coaches across the country has been building steadily. "We specialise in metro movements; we are the pioneers in introducing the concept of spacers in the country," says Mr Fernandes. The journey began with the Delhi Metro Rail Project, when Allcargo transported a whopping 400 units from Telangana all the way to Delhi.

As part of the Delhi Metro project, Allcargo successfully flew down four coaches from Bombardier's factory in Germany in an Antonov-124, handled all processes from documentation to customs clearance and eventually undertook the road transportation plan to transfer the coaches to the metro site in Delhi.

Similarly, for the Mumbai Metro project, in a multi-modal transportation plan, 64 coaches were moved from Nanjing in China to Mumbai Metro's depot in Versova.

For the Cochin Metro project, the Allcargo team negotiated the 600km distance in record time to reach one set of coaches for the trial runs before the formal inauguration on June 2017.

Even as dozens of cities across India are in different stages of implementing their metro rail projects, Allcargo is equipped and enthusiastic to be a trusted transport partner, and to continue to provide logistical support that keeps India's metro ambitions on track.