40-Ton Project Cargo
Hamburg to South Carolina
How we moved oversized industrial equipment across the Atlantic with zero damage and ahead of schedule.
The Challenge
A tier-2 automotive supplier in Stuttgart needed to ship a 40-ton hydraulic stamping press from their manufacturing facility to a new plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The equipment was oversized (4.2m × 3.1m × 3.8m), required specialized lifting, and had a hard installation deadline tied to their plant commissioning schedule.
Their existing logistics provider quoted 8–10 weeks and couldn't guarantee the timeline. Any delay would cost the supplier an estimated €50,000 per week in plant commissioning delays.
The Solution
Suaid Global designed a door-to-door project cargo solution:
Factory pickup with specialized flatbed transport to Hamburg port, RoRo vessel booking with dedicated deck space and lashing plan, US Customs pre-clearance with AES filing for oversized machinery, heavy-lift last-mile delivery using permitted oversize transport to the Spartanburg facility, and on-site coordination with the plant's installation crew for seamless handoff.
The Results
The press was delivered 2 weeks ahead of the original competitor quote, allowing the plant commissioning to proceed on schedule. The supplier has since engaged Suaid Global for all heavy equipment logistics, including 3 additional machine shipments.
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