UNITEX, your Pangea partner in China, recently completed the transportation of 369 ultra-long, 38-meter seabed foundation steel pipes and accessories from Huanghua Port in Hebei Province, China, to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The shipment comprised 659 packages with a total weight of 7,402,989 kg and a volume of 16,117.45 CBM, requiring specialized handling and coordinated project planning throughout the operation.
Given the scale of the cargo and the port's limited breakbulk export capacity, UNITEX developed a coordinated handling plan to support the shipment. As transporting the cargo entirely by road would have taken approximately 20 days, a dedicated yard area was secured and a direct discharge and stacking arrangement was implemented.
The dimensions of the steel pipes required specialized lifting solutions. UNITEX customized a 15-meter lifting boom and utilized two ship cranes operating in tandem from the bow and stern. Through coordinated 24/7 operations, loading was completed in four days, ahead of the six days originally estimated. Each pipe was also fitted with two custom 10-ton lifting slings to facilitate discharge at destination.
The cargo has since arrived safely at Port Moresby, highlighting UNITEX's expertise in managing complex breakbulk, heavy-lift, and oversized cargo shipments through careful planning and close coordination with all project stakeholders
Pls visit UNITEX website for more information
Given the scale of the cargo and the port's limited breakbulk export capacity, UNITEX developed a coordinated handling plan to support the shipment. As transporting the cargo entirely by road would have taken approximately 20 days, a dedicated yard area was secured and a direct discharge and stacking arrangement was implemented.
The dimensions of the steel pipes required specialized lifting solutions. UNITEX customized a 15-meter lifting boom and utilized two ship cranes operating in tandem from the bow and stern. Through coordinated 24/7 operations, loading was completed in four days, ahead of the six days originally estimated. Each pipe was also fitted with two custom 10-ton lifting slings to facilitate discharge at destination.
The cargo has since arrived safely at Port Moresby, highlighting UNITEX's expertise in managing complex breakbulk, heavy-lift, and oversized cargo shipments through careful planning and close coordination with all project stakeholders
Pls visit UNITEX website for more information