Heavy lift and abnormal freight experts at Tuscor Lloyds have just completed a shipment of a specialist Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) on behalf of a large multinational oil and gas contractor.
The high tech robotic vehicle is used for critical explorations of deep sea oilfields. The size and complexity of the machine meant that it was necessary to ship the unit in pieces. Components listed by the shipper included a composite ‘A’ frame, a deck cart, and the workshop and control vans. Also included was a [...]
The dedicated projects shipping team at Tuscor Lloyds has just completed the complex and difficult movement of 2 marine risers for a leading manufacturer based in the UK.
The manufacturer had given this job to their regular freight forwarder but because of the urgency and complexity of the shipment, Tuscor Lloyds was called in to undertake smooth transit of the goods to their customer in Brazil. The specialist logistics provider is well known in the industry for complicated movements and this job proved [...]
From the projects desk
A little known but skilled aspect of the work we do for our customers is the discharging of cargo at destination. Of course this is not just a couple of 20ft containers – that would be too easy. This is a 68 Tonne single piece loaded onto 3 flat rack containers. Enter our very own [...]
