Route survey
A physical assessment of the full journey covering bridge clearances, road widths, turning radii, overhead lines and surface load capacity, documented before the move is priced.
Project & Heavy Cargo
Project & Heavy Cargo
The loads that do not fit in a container or on a normal trailer.
- Heavy lift capability250t
- Moves route surveyed100%
- Compromises on HSE0
The problem we solve
Project cargo is a planning discipline more than a transport one. Before anything moves we survey the route, measure the bridges, check the turning circles and secure the permits. The lift itself is the last step, and by the time it happens it should hold no surprises for anyone.
- Route surveys and feasibility studies
- Abnormal load permits and police escorts
- Hydraulic modular and lowbed equipment
- Breakbulk chartering and port handling
What the scope includes
- Feasibility study and method statement
- Route survey report
- Permit and escort arrangement
- Specialised equipment mobilisation
- Lifting and lashing supervision
- Marine and transit insurance
Capabilities
How the service actually runs
Four areas where the detail decides whether a shipment is straightforward or expensive.
Permits and escorts
Abnormal load permits obtained from the relevant Saudi authorities, with police escorts and pilot vehicles arranged where dimensions or weight require them.
Heavy transport
Lowbeds, extendables and hydraulic modular trailers configured to the load, with axle load calculations and lashing plans prepared in advance.
Port and site handling
Coordination of cranes, roll on roll off operations and site offloading, with a supervisor present for the duration of the lift.
Breakbulk
Cargo that ships loose,
not in a box
Breakbulk is what moves when the piece is simply too long, too tall or too heavy for a container. It is slower to load and needs far more planning, and for the right cargo it is the only sensible way to travel.
When breakbulk beats a container
Anything longer than 12 metres, taller than 2.6, or heavier than a box will safely take. Steel sections, pipe, transformers, generators, prefabricated modules and vessels all travel better loose on a deck than forced into equipment they do not fit.
Loading is the risky part
Breakbulk is craned rather than driven or stuffed, so every piece needs a lifting point, a rigging plan and a stow position agreed with the vessel. We do that work before the cargo reaches the quay, not while a crane waits.
Lashing and sea fastening
Cargo that shifts at sea damages itself, the ship and everything around it. Lashing calculations and sea fastening drawings are prepared to class requirements and signed off by a marine warranty surveyor where the value calls for it.
The onward leg still has to work
A piece that fits on a ship may not fit under a bridge. We survey the inland route before the vessel is booked, because discharging cargo you cannot then move is the most expensive mistake in this trade.
- Steel and structural sections
- Pipe and tubulars
- Transformers and generators
- Vessels and reactors
- Prefabricated modules
- Port cranes and plant
Questions
Project & Heavy Cargo: the things clients ask first
As early as possible, ideally at tender or procurement stage. Route constraints occasionally rule out an equipment configuration entirely, and knowing that before purchase is far cheaper than discovering it at the port.
We coordinate and supervise lifting operations with specialist crane partners, and provide the method statement, lift plan and on site supervision as part of the scope.
Using hydraulic modular configurations we handle single pieces into the hundreds of tonnes. The practical limit is usually the route rather than the trailer, which is why the survey comes first.
Related services
Works well alongside
Most shipments use two or three of our services together. That is where the handovers disappear.
Project & Heavy Cargo
Ready to move your project & heavy cargo?
Send the origin, destination, commodity and target date. We will come back with routing options and a landed cost.