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Concrete recycling, sustainability from Spain to Mexico

Concrete recycling, sustainability from Spain to Mexico 

Concrete recycling is a sustainable process that promotes the reuse of concrete remains as aggregates for the production of new concrete or other construction materials. This project cargo consisted in a crushing machine that allows the recycling process of concrete. The Smart Logistics group settled the shipment transportation from the Port of Sagunto in Valencia, Spain to the Port of Veracruz in Mexico. The shipment was 27 tons of total weight and had the following measures: 2,66 x 4,05 x 12,85 mts (width, heigh and length).

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The special shipment of three truck heads to the Emirates

The special shipment of three truck heads to the Emirates

Recently the Smart Logistics Group was asked to ship 3 truck heads within a flat rack collapsible 40ft container from Portugal to United Arab Emirates. It required a high precision loading due to the size of the shipment, where two of the truck heads were mounted opposite to each other and the third on top of these two. It was necessary to carefully disassemble some parts of these trucks such as the rear wheels to meet the inland haulage and the maritime transport requirements for another successful shipment. As project managers and expert consultants, the Smart Logistics Group team handled logistics planning at all stages of the project cycle, developing route plans, risk contingency plans, cost assessment and survey services, key points to most of this type of projects.

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Heavy load successfully shipped from Spain to Bangladesh

Heavy load successfully shipped from Spain to Bangladesh

On may 2016, we worked on a project cargo for Arbour Shipping which consisted in a shipment of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel from the Port of Valencia in Spain to the Port of Chittagong, the most important seaport in Bangladesh. There were 40 iron (non-alloy) coils placed in 13×20’DV containers with a gross weight of almost 270 tons.

The shipping started in Sagunto, a town close to Valencia in Spain, where it was transported by road to Trincajes de Carga Warehousing where the shipment was placed and settled in the 13 containers and then transported to the Port of Valencia to its final destination in Chittagong. The shipping was done successfully under the EXW terms for the spanish shipper ArcelorMittal.

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The art of shipping huge sculptures, from Spain to India

The art of shipping huge sculptures, from Spain to India

On december 2015, the spanish company Fundición Artística Vila, focused and specialized in lost-wax bronze art casting processes, chose the Smart Logistics Group for the delivery of some of their works of art to India.

One of the most remarkable shipments was the sculpture “Mine No Mine“, an aluminium work of art with the following measures, 450x500x300 cms and a total weight of 500 kgs. The shipment was divided into two parts, which were loaded and secured correctly in a 20′ open top and 40′ open top containers, delivered from the Port of Barcelona in Spain to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, India.

Another successful shipment was the work of art “Rise Through Education“, a high-volume sculpture with a total weight of 10.886 kgs made of bronze and brass. Due to their large dimensions (725x625x370 cms), it was loaded in two 40′ flat rack containers. In this case, in order to fully store and secure the sculpture, the use of cargo lashing straps, security seals, PVC cornerpieces, rubber protections and anti-slide mats were needed. This sculpture was placed in a University in India.

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