this quarter
X2 Projects member Global
Shipping Services handle
massive move of 167 pieces
south of Houston). Once the vessel was
secured and US Customs boarded and
released the vessel, discharge
operations started.
With the trailers Pre-Staged to receive
cargo both direct and from the dock,
the cargo started to move quickly
and seamlessly.
The Global Shipping Services team,
were recently contracted to handle
the offloading, staging and delivery
for a total of 167 pieces of the
below cargo.
• 2 Compressors at 218,000kgs each
• 1 Booster Unit at 56,700kgs
164 Misc. crates ranging from 200kgs to
50,000kgs each
The vessel BBC Sapphire, docked at the
Port of Calhoun, Point Comfort TX (2 hours
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The transport trucks and trailers had been
pre staged by the GSS team so they
could begin receiving and transporting the
cargo to the local plant immediately. All
the cargo discharged each day had to be
delivered to the plant on the same day as
no storage was allowed on the dock.
The rigging crew was ready with cranes &
a 4 point Hydraulic Gantry system was set
up to receive the loads. Mobile lights were
used towards the end of the day to enable
the team to unload late into the evening.