New World Logistics completed a project involving the round-trip air shipment of a rotor shaft for a steam turbine sent from Vietnam to Japan for repair. The multi-transportation project saw the unit transported from the client's site in Vietnam to Hanoi, flown to Japan by Boeing 747-8F aircraft, delivered to Okayama for repair and then the reverse journey back.
The rotor shaft had dimensions of 4.5 x 2.3 x 2.1m and weighed 6,800kg. The scope of work handled by New World Logistics included:
- Secure & safe plan for lashing, dunnage and craning
- Supervision during loading & unloading
- Local trucking transport in Vietnam from client's site to Hanoi
- Air transport by Boeing 747-8F from Hanoi Airport to Narita Airport in Japan
- Road transport from Narita Airport to Okayama
- The return trip after repair
New World Logistics are Cargo Connections members in Vietnam, experienced in handling a wide range of different cargo.
