How was the process?
This time, our task was to organize the transportation of humanitarian aid – a CAT D6T forklift from the United States. The first step was to organize sea freight from the American port, as the sender transported the forklift to the port on his own. There are two options for sea transportation: RoRo or containerized.
RoRo transportation is used when the equipment is on the move and can drive itself into the hold of a ship. There it is attached to the floor and transported without the use of containers. RoRo transportation is carried out on special ships with a folding stern. In addition, not all ports work with RoRo service, so when choosing this type of sea transportation, it is necessary to check the ports of departure and receipt for the ability to accept such vessels. You can learn more about the types of transportation on Ro-Ro ships here.
Container transportation of oversized cargo is usually carried out under the following conditions:
1. When the equipment is not on the move and cannot get on board the vessel on its own.
2. In some cases, this method may be cheaper than RoRo, depending on where the equipment is located in the United States and where the recipient is located in Ukraine.
Learn more about this type of transportation in this section of the site.
For the transportation of oversized cargo, Flat Rack containers are most often used, where they are loaded at the warehouse or immediately at the port of departure. We have 3 warehouses in the United States that specialize in handling oversized cargo. They have all the necessary equipment to load your equipment into a container. In any case, contact us for a miscalculation and it does not matter whether your equipment is on the move or not. We will organize its loading into a container at one of our warehouses or bring it by RoRo service. For more information about our warehousing services, please visit this page of our website.
In this case, the forklift was on the move, so they chose RoRo service for sea transportation to the European port of Bremerhaven.
The second and final stage in this case was intra-port operations and loading the forklift onto the trawl for further land transportation to Ukraine.
Contact us to organize the transportation of oversized cargo from the USA to Ukraine.