PROJECTS
Rolling Stock Replacement and Expansion
MARKET RAIL | SECTOR MINING
Origin(s)
London, ON, Canada or Muncie, IN, USA
Destination(s)
Customer Rail Yard, Port Hedland, Australia
Project
Rolling Stock Replacement
and Expansion
Equipment
Over 200 x Heavy Haul Locomotives
Total Volume
75,000+ cbm
Total Weight
40,000+ mt
Heaviest Lift
200 mt
Year
2003 – current
PROJECT OVERVIEW
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Westlink managed the full end-to-end logistics management for the delivery of new locomotives from various factory locations in Canada and USA to landing the locomotives on track in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
SCOPE
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Pre-shipment quarantine inspection and cleaning of locomotives
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Rail haulage – locomotive factories in Canada and USA to nearest capable port
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Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Toronto, Canada or Norfolk, USA to Port Hedland, Australia
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Heavy haulage – from vessel hook to customer’s Port Hedland rail yard
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Craneage – lifting and landing of locomotives from heavy haul trailers to rail head
HIGHLIGHTS
Mining Specific Logistics
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Zero LTIs
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Over 200 locomotives
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19 consecutive shipments during major expansion program
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Over 15 years of service
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Used/reconditioned and new locomotive deliveries
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Heavy lifting and haulage – each locomotive weighing 200 metric ton (mt) each
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Site management including rail network control
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Holistic logistics management from locomotive factory to rail yard
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