CASE 01
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Ocean
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Energy & Industrial
A complete packaging line, Jebel Ali to Rotterdam in one delivery sequence
Eight containers of machinery, two of them over-height, shipped to a Dutch food plant and delivered in the order the installers needed them.
SHIPMENT MANIFEST
Client
UAE packaging-machinery manufacturer
Cargo
Filling, capping and labelling machines; control cabinets
Mode
Ocean
Industry
Energy & Industrial
Handled by
Dubai
Completed
Mar 18, 2026
OUTCOME
Containers
8
Door to door
38 days
Damage claims
0
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The challenge
The manufacturer had sold a complete filling and packaging line to a food producer near Rotterdam. The installation crew was booked for a fixed two-week window, and the customer’s site had space to receive only two containers a day.
Two of the machines were taller than the internal height of a 40′ high cube, and several control cabinets were sensitive to humidity and shock.
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Constraints
Two units at 2.80 m high — above the internal height of a 40HC
Receiving limited to two containers per day
Asia–Europe sailings routed via the Cape of Good Hope, lengthening transit
Humidity-sensitive electrical cabinets
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Operational plan
We split the line across six 40′ high cubes and two 40′ open tops for the over-height machines, which were loaded by crane with tarpaulin covers and lashing checked by a surveyor at origin.
All eight containers sailed on the same vessel so they would arrive together. Desiccants and shock indicators were fitted to the control cabinets, and our Rotterdam team held the containers at the terminal and released them two a day in installation order.
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Key decisions
Open tops instead of flat racks, keeping the machines covered and on a container service
One vessel for all eight units, rather than splitting across cheaper sailings
Extended free time negotiated at Rotterdam to cover the staged release
Delivery order agreed with the installation crew before loading
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Outcome
All eight containers were delivered in sequence and the line was installed within the planned window. There were no damage claims and no demurrage beyond the negotiated free time.
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