Antarctic-bound timber demands specialist expertise

The loading of 10 800 cubes of breakbulk cargo into Igaka, a Russian ship bound for the Antarctic, was all in a day’s work for Cape Crating. The company's expertise in timber shoring was critical since heavy weather was expected. An entirely South African project from start to finish, the cargo of building modules was manufactured in South Africa and packaged, transferred and loaded onto the ship by Cape Crating. The modules will be re-assembled on site at a scientific research station in the Antarctic. It required specialised stowing and securing in the hold for the estimated sailing time of two to three weeks.