Shortlist spotlight 2023: Overland Transport Provider of the Year

This award will be presented to an equipment-owning company that has executed an outstanding overland project cargo movement – by road, rail or inland waterway – in the last 12 months. Entries should demonstrate a commitment to the safe, efficient and innovative transport of heavy and oversize project cargoes. 

The shortlist for the Overland Transport Provider of the Year 2023: 

Allelys 

Allelys showcased its prowess in the overland transport sector with the delivery of 142 components from five different port locations across the UK to support the Slough Multifuel expansion project. Throughout the project, Allelys safely transported a combined weight of over 3,180 tonnes. The complex project required Allelys to work closely with its clients and site management team to deliver all of the energy from waste components at the right time in accordance with its thorough delivery plan. 

Caba & Misnak 

Our judges were impressed with Çaba & Misnak’s challenging and complex project, transporting 130 out-of-gauge cargoes from Mersin Port to a polyester plant construction project site, located approximately 56.7 km away. Although the transportation distance was relatively short, the transportation of oversized cargoes through an urban area presented significant challenges. The route is home to Turkiye’s second-busiest highway, and the convoys had to navigate through 10 overpassing bridges, three overhead bridges, three overhead pedestrian bridges, 67 overhead structures, 142 power transmission lines, and numerous items of street furniture.

CJ ICM 

CJ ICM earned its spot on the shortlist with a major project in Uzbekistan. It handled 61 heavy lift and out-of-gauge cargoes – including record-breaking 604-tonne absorbers – from China, Italy, Romania, UAE, Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia, and India. The impressive project involved transhipment operations on to river vessels and trucks; river/barge transport; transhipment operations on to trailers; as well as long overland transports from Caspian Sea ports to the jobsite.  

J M Baxi Heavy 

J M Baxi Heavy delivered 23,000 tonnes of offshore modules for the Bombay High offshore field for ONGC. The project involved seven extremely large and heavy modules, including a 2,159-tonne unit measuring 77.5 m x 33.4 m x 34.4 m, a 5,320-tonne jacket, a 5,086-tonne deck, and a TG module weighing 4,032 tonnes. The 2,159-tonne module was moved using 108 axle lines and six power pack units, while the jacket required 248 axles and 10 power pack units. The longest module measured 143 m and weighed 1,797 tonnes. 

LASO Transportes 

LASO Transportes demonstrated its expertise with the transport of renewable energy cargoes for the Barão De S. João wind farm in the Algarve, Portugal. The project involved the transport of several wind components, originating from Denmark, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. This included tower sections, nacelles, power trains and hubs. The main challenge, however, was the transport of blades measuring up to 82 m long along small roads and villages. 

Mammoet 

Also impressing the judges was Mammoet. It transported 35 heavy items (ranging in weight from 130 tonnes to 517 tonnes) for the construction of a new power plant in the city of Shirin, Uzbekistan. A route more than 2,000 km from the port of Bautino in Kazakhstan required a technical solution to spread the extreme weights of the units. Utilising its AL600 girder frame, Mammoet overcame infrastructure challenges, with the help of numerous route surveys and detailed analysis using its heavy lift and transport modelling software, Move3D.  

Prism Logistics 

Operating in heavily populated areas, Prism Logistics had to overcome technical obstacles and challenges – including the construction of roads, 40 bypasses and a jetty in Mundra – to deliver 34 over-dimensional cargoes from Hazira Dahej and Mangalore to Pachpadra in Barmer, Rajasthan for Larsen & Toubro. The landmark project involved handling a unit measuring 55 m x 9.7 m x 9.7 m, tipping the scales at 743 tonnes. One example of the complexities of the project came when the convoy had to cross the Narmada river canal; the river provides water to the state of Rajasthan from the state of Gujarat, and Prism had to liaise with two state authorities to stop the water flow for 15 days in order for transport operations to take place. 

The winner of this year’s Overland Transport Provider of the Year award will be announced at the Heavy Lift Awards 2023 ceremony on October 25 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. To join the celebrations, book your space today.