Protranser in China with breakbulk transport for the ITER Project

The team at Protranser International Logistics in China were recently nominated as the agent to supervise and coordinate the transportation process of a set of key parts for the ITER Project.

The main body of the cargo and largest component weighs 313tns and measures 21.4 x 10.5 x 6.0m. It was loaded and delivered with SPMTs from the factory to the terminal in Zhangjiagang, 3km away, before being loaded on a breakbulk vessel to France.

The challenges faced by Protranser International Logistics included a tight schedule as the original plan was to load at the end of July - however, the cargo was not ready at this time and the schedule had to be put back and reorganized.

Another challenge was typhoon season with two typhoons affecting the port area which could cause port congestion with sudden rainstorms meaning the operation process must pause. The experienced team at Protranser International Logistics arrived the factory and terminal to collect the latest information and share it with related parties on time in order to reduce uncertainty and make sure the whole process ran smoothly.

Finally, the cargo was loaded onto the breakbulk vessel and shipped at the beginning of August successfully.

Leo Liu at Protranser comments; "We are proud to provide our support on this great project for a better world."

This is the third time Protranser has provided their expert services for the ITER Project with previously handled shipments in 2018 and 2021 which are also pictured in the gallery below.