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PROJECTS

Iron Ore Rail Network Ballast Remediation

MARKET RAIL | SECTOR MINING

Origin(s)

Zutphen, Netherlands

Velletri, Italy

Destination(s)

Customer Rail Yard, Port Hedland, Australia

Project

Iron Ore Rail Network Ballast Remediation

Equipment

1 x RM80 Ballast Cleaning Machine

4 x MFS wagons

Other equipment

Total Volume

3,000 cbm

Total Weight

420 mt

Heaviest Lift

90 mt

Year

2014

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Westlink managed the cleaning, packaging, loading and international transportation for various components of a RM80-750 ballast cleaning machine from Velletri, Italy and Zutphen, Netherlands to rail head in Port Hedland, Australia. The machine was demobilised from Port Hedland and transported by Westlink from Fremantle, Australia to Gioia Tauro, Italy and Rotterdam, Netherlands after the ballast cleaning program was complete.

SCOPE

Pre-shipment cleaning programs in both Zutphen, Netherlands and Velletri, Italy
Shrink and tarpaulin wrapping on all machinery
Rail and Road Haulage – from Zutphen and Velletri to Rotterdam and Civitavecchia respectively
Multipurpose Vessels (MPP) – separate vessels from Rotterdam and Civitavecchia to Fremantle
Road Haulage and Craneage – from vessel hook to Hazelmere Rail Yard for unload and pre-commissioning
Road Haulage and Craneage – from Hazelmere Rail Yard to Port Hedland Rail yard and unloading of trailers to rail head for commissioning