When four mammoth transformers weighing in at 210 tons each had to be transported and placed onto foundation at Kuwait's Jaber Al Ahmed 'W' Substation, it was GAC Kuwait that was entrusted with the task.

Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company appointed GAC Kuwait to handle the transformers, based on its solid experience and long track record of managing the safe transportation of complex and heavy cargo.

Expert handling and meticulous planning
When the four transformers arrived from Japan at Shuweikh port, they were carefully unloaded from the vessel onto heavy-lift trailers. The trailers were then driven throughout the night - the safest time to transport such over-sized cargo ' to the Jaber Al Ahmed W substation.

GAC Kuwait had pre-arranged the police and other local ministry permission as well as special escort required for the twenty kilometres journey to the final destination.

'A lot of preplanning is required to carry out such an operation,' says Ronald Lichtenecker, GAC Kuwait's Managing Director. 'Despite the transformers' massive weight and special requirements, our experienced sea freight and project team handled the job smoothly thanks to our well-honed system. 'The jacking / skidding operations for example have to be carried out very slowly and with military precision. The excellent cooperation of our local transport partners played an important role as well.'

'GAC Kuwait has been handling specialised transport of heavy, wide and oversized cargo for many years, and this has given our team the solid knowledge and experience that it takes to take care of even the most challenging and unique of project cargoes,' he adds.