|
NEWS
To
the ends of the earth with Sagatrans for a well-cemented
project!
In October 2002,
a company launched an invitation to tender for the transportation
of frameworks, a collar, and electrical equipment destined
for the extension of a major cement works in Cartago (located
approximately 200 km from Puerto Limon) on behalf of the
Holcim Group in Costa Rica.
Acknowledged
expertise
The Sagatrans teams in Dunkirk have already
had the opportunity to undertake similar operations for
this client, and had clearly demonstrated their know-how
and abilities. Having thus gained the confidence of the
company, they successfully won this new contract over
many big competitors. The contract was signed on the 30th
of April 2003 and the transport operations departing from
Egypt and Europe for Costa Rica commenced last June.
Faultless organisation
!
Due to the almost total non-existence of
regular competitive lines from Egypt to Costa Rica, our
teams were obliged to charter vessels specifically for
this operation. On average, 5 vessels transporting between
2,000 m3 and 5,000 m3 left Egypt every month.
In total, 25,000 UP* were transported during the course
of this large-scale project.
Once the merchandise arrived in the port
of Puerto Limon, our teams put everything in place in
order to avoid the congestion charges and facilitate customs
clearance during unloading. The materials were then quickly
removed from the port on trailers and transported to the
storage zones located 2 km away.
Prepared for all
eventualities !
At the same time, it was also necessary
to undertake a study of the two possible itineraries for
the transportation of the merchandise from the port of
Puerto Limon to the final site in Cartago.
The first included a large number of road
and pedestrian bridges with a height limit of 5m (trailer
included), which would have made it impossible to transport
the many loads measuring up to 6.5m.
We therefore decided to opt for the second
itinerary, a mountain route that presented no problems
in terms of bridges, but which was subject to considerable
subsidence and landslides during the rainy season, limiting
the width of the road to just 3m in certain areas. Added
to this was the sinuous nature of this type of route.
Unloading a collar (right photo) and a
crusher (left photo) at the port of Puerto Limon, arriving
from Europe via Panama on ro-ro ferries.
In order to undertake the work necessary
for the passage of the vehicles, the Sagatrans teams called
upon all the parties to the contract (our agents, our
client FCB and the final recipient the Holcim Group) to
intervene with the local authorities, bearing in mind
that they would be likely to face a certain lack of speed
with regard to public structures in these zones. Work
began in October 2003, and transportation of the material
recommenced in February 2004.
The transportation project is currently drawing to a close.
Sagatrans was able to put everything in place to fully
satisfy the customer, both in economic terms, but also
in terms of the total reliability of the proposed transport
plan.
|
SAGA AIR
