Westlink managed the full end-to-end logistics management for the delivery of new locomotives from various factory locations in Canada and USA to landing the locomotives on track in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

• Pre-shipment quarantine inspection and cleaning of locomotives
• Rail haulage – locomotive factories in Canada and USA to Port of Norfolk
• Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Norfolk, USA to Port Hedland, Australia
• Heavy haulage – from vessel hook to customer’s Port Hedland rail yard
• Craneage – lifting and landing of locomotives from heavy haul trailers to rail head

• Zero LTIs

• Over 90 locomotives

• 50 locomotives delivered in consecutive shipments for one major project

• Over 10 years of service

• Used/reconditioned and new locomotive deliveries

• Heavy lifting and haulage – each locomotive weighing 200 metric ton (mt) each

• Site management including rail network control

• Holistic logistics management from locomotive factory to rail yard