Intensive planning and tight communication are key

A major move has just been successfully completed by Röhlig Grindrod in Cape Town – where it was awarded the contract to transport a massive polyetheleneteraphthalate (PET) plant from Bellville in the Western Cape to the Middle East. The scope of the complex project work involved the purchasing and forwarding of 49 x 40-foot shipperowned containers, and a part charter consisting of 1 722-cubic metres (cbm) of breakbulk cargo, with the largest piece being over 30-m in length. “Movement of these kinds of abnormal loads takes intensive planning, foresight and tight communication with all parties and service providers,” said Candice du Randt, Röhlig-Grindrod’s Cape Town-based sales manager.