It's no secret that Africa has logistics infrastructure challenges.
Transporting cargo from A to B can be costly, slow and sometimes even dangerous.
The recent transport of three engines, two transformers and three alternators to Burkina Faso in West Africa highlighted the added level of complexity that is introduced when it is project cargo.
According to Lionel Tristan, general manager of Fracht Freight which was responsible for the logistics, it was a complex and challenging undertaking for their client, MAN Energy Solutions.
Weighing in at 325 tons each, the three engines were manufactured in Europe by MAN for the power plant in Burkina Faso, which is currently being extended to increase the country’s generation capacity by almost 20%.
“Such big pieces of equipment had never been moved in this area before the extension of this power plant was undertaken,” said Tristan.
“Our challenge was not just the weight of the engines, but also the height.”
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