PROJECTS
Freight Rail Fleet Expansion
MARKET RAIL
SECTOR CRITICAL MINERALS
Origin(s)
Durban, South Africa
Destination
Port Augusta, Australia

Project

Freight Rail Fleet Expansion
Equipment
6 x Used G226C-3 Locomotives, Bogie Sets, Containers
Total Volume
1,500 cbm
Total Weight
850 mt
Heaviest Lift
110 mt
Year
2021
PROJECT OVERVIEW

Westlink was engaged to provide the end-to-end logistics management for the international transportation of six (6) used locomotives from Durban, South Africa to landing the locomotives on track in Port August, Australia.

SCOPE
  • Pre-shipment quarantine inspection and cleaning of locomotives
  • Rail haulage – locomotive factory, Wentworth to Durban port, South Africa
  • Roll-On-Roll-Off Vessel (RoRo) – Durban, South Africa to Melbourne, Australia
  • Heavy Haulage – from vessel hook to customer’s Port Augusta rail yard
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Zero LTIs

  • Heavy lifting and heavy haulage – each locomotive weighing 110 metric ton (mt)

  • Site management including rail network control

  • COVID-19 management across international operations

  • Holistic logistics management from locomotive factory to rail yard

GALLERY