AJOT | October 04, 2019 | Air Cargo | Project | Project / Heavy Lift
New World Logistics are pleased to share a project involving the round-trip air shipment of a rotor shaft for a steam turbine sent from Vietnam to Japan for repair. The multi-transportation project saw the unit transported from the client's site in Vietnam to Hanoi, flown to Japan by Boeing 747-8F aircraft, delivered to Okayama for repair and then the reverse journey back.
The rotor shaft had dimensions of 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.1m and weighed 6,800kg. The scope of work handled by New World Logistics included:
Secure & safe plan for lashing, dunnage and craning;
Supervision during loading & unloading;
Local trucking transport in Vietnam from client's site to Hanoi;
Air transport by Boeing 747-8F from Hanoi Airport to Narita Airport in Japan;
Road transport from Narita Airport to Okayama;
The return trip after repair.
New World Logistics are esteemed Cargo Connections members in Vietnam, experienced in handling a wide range of different cargo.
