Project Freight Management
Expertly equipped for all your out-of-gauge and oversized cargo shipments.
Our Project Freight Management Division is expertly equipped to handle all your out-of-gauge and oversized cargo requirements, ensuring accurate, reliable, and compliant service.
Turners Shipping has extensive experience managing heavy lift and project freight throughout South and Southern Africa. In association with our worldwide project freight alliance partners, we provide a consolidated network of logistics expertise by land, sea, and air. Our deep knowledge of the African sub-continent, its cross-border procedures, and regulatory requirements makes us an industry leader in end-to-end project freight management.
Our Project Freight Management services include the following:
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Customised Solutions: Tailored logistics strategies designed to meet the specific dimensions, weight, and routing requirements of your project cargo.
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Feasibility Studies: Comprehensive risk and logistical assessments to determine the safest and most cost-effective shipping methods before the project begins.
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Turnkey Project Management: End-to-end management of your cargo, from the manufacturer’s floor directly to the final project site.
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Strategic Planning: Detailed operational blueprints mapping out every phase of the logistics chain.
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SARS Staged Shipment Authorisations: Expert management of South African Revenue Service (SARS) staged consignment authorisations to ensure compliance and smooth customs clearance.
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Packing and Forwarding: Specialised export preparation, industrial packing, and secure forwarding for high-value or heavy equipment.
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Chartering: Arranging dedicated part or full charters for sea and air freight when scheduled commercial services cannot accommodate the cargo.
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Route Surveys: Physical route inspections to identify road conditions, bridge capacities, clearance limits, and necessary civil engineering adjustments for safe overland transport.
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Transport Coordination: Seamless synchronisation of multi-modal transport providers, escort vehicles, and traffic authorities.
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Vessel and Shipment Tracking: Real-time visibility and status updates of your project cargo throughout its journey.
Planning
- Detailed Equipment Review for Cost-effective transportation
- Vendor Origins
- Route Mapping / Planning
- Purchase Order required on-site dates
- Consolidation possibilities
- Export Preparation / Corrosion Prevention Requirements
- Material handling: Heavy Lifts or Sensitive items
- Document Requirements
- Communication Protocol
- Determine Performance Metrics / Reporting Requirements
Execution
- Dedicated Project logistics Team – a single point of contact with multi-disciplined staff
- Vendor Coordination for Material Release
- Multimodal Transportation
- Consolidation / Export Preparation / Container Loading / Blocking and Bracing
- Coordination of Special Equipment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Cargo Arrivals Activities
- Duty Exemption Management
- Delivery to Jobsite Requirements
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