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
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Zero LTIs
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Heavy lifting and heavy haulage – each locomotive weighing 110 metric ton (mt)
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Site management including rail network control
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COVID-19 management across international operations
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Holistic logistics management from locomotive factory to rail yard
GALLERY
