Philippines: Premiere for project cargo as breakbulk export
a. hartrodt organizes transport of drilling rig with kelly bar to Jebel Ali as port of destination.
Experts from a. hartrodt Philippines have shipped project cargo for the first time as breakbulk export. Despite the extreme time pressure, the team managed to get a 58-tonne drilling rig and a 12.2-tonne, 16-metre-long kelly bar for boreholes onto the ship to Dubai on time for a geotechnical company in the United Arab Emirates. "With us, the client was able to get the desired sailing departure date, which other freight forwarders could not guarantee," emphasizes Project Manager Teodulo Ramon Saporna, Manager Inland/Transport at a. hartrodt Philippines in Makati City in the capital region of Manila.
Smooth handling from Silang to the port of loading
"Eight employees from sales, export and transport departments were involved in the project," he reports. The team coordinated the smooth handling with the shipping line, a trucking partner and local authorities. The RoRo cargo for the Jebel Ali port of discharge was transported by truck from Silang, south of Manila, to the Bauan port of loading near Batangas City. "The kelly bar was positioned on a mafi trailer," explains Teodulo Ramon Saporna.
Tight cut-off time as biggest challenge
Only two days before the cut-off time by which the cargo had to be delivered to the RoRo terminal, a. hartrodt received the booking confirmation from the carrier. According to the Project Manager, meeting the extremely tight timeframe until the ship's departure on December 8, 2024 was the biggest challenge: "We made advance preparations for the export declaration and timely coordination with the shipper and trucking company for the transport from the warehouse to the port." As additional hurdle, the primary partner was not able to provide a truck on the set pick-up date. "Fortunately, we had a backup haulier," says Teodulo Ramon Saporna. The project cargo reached Jebel Ali on January 19, 2025.
The satisfied customer benefited because the a. hartrodt Philippines team kept an eye on the costs: "By choosing the nearest port of loading, we were able to minimize the duration and risk of land transport from the warehouse to the port," Teodulo Ramon Saporna sums up.