Project specialist makes SA history

The management team at Worldline Logistics has the unusual claim to fame of having made their mark in SA history, according to director, Wayne Lewis. In an April joint-operation with Blue Sky Logistics, the companies were the clearing agents in a massive freighting operation. “In this,” Lewis told FTW, “we made history, by freighting a 9-axle, 720-ton Demag hydraulic crane – the largest of its kind in South Africa. This operation was done for Sarens SA – the global heavy-lifting, projects and mobile crane hire group.” The crane itself is 20-m in length and weighs 100-t, and it was accompanied by 32 components of all shapes and sizes – some with lengths of up to 17-m. Said Lewis: “Planning is imperative when managing the clearing, loading, delivery and offloading of such sensitive cargo.” This is by no means a first for the trio of Worldline Logistics, Blue Sky Logistics and Sarens SA. “We have managed the forwarding, clearing and delivery of many other mobile and static cranes for this company – which already offers its clients the largest 800-t crawler and 720-t hydraulic cranes in Africa,” said Lewis, who added that a lot of this equipment was being utilised for the Gautrain and the 2010 World Cup soccer stadium preparation. Worldline is an international clearing and forwarding organisation specialising in exports and project cargo, with offices in Johannesburg and Durban.