PROJECTS

Rolling Stock Replacement and Expansion

MARKET RAIL  |  SECTOR MINING

Origin(s)

Dalian, China

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Destination(s)

Customer Rail Yard, Port Hedland, Australia

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Project

Rolling Stock Replacement and Expansion

Equipment

Over 4,000 x Iron Ore Cars

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Total Volume

450,000+ cbm

Total Weight

100,000+ mt

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Heaviest Lift

25 mt

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Year

2013 – 2019

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

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Westlink managed the full end-to-end logistics management for the delivery of new iron ore cars from Dalian, China to landing on track and commissioning in Port Hedland, Western Australia. 

SCOPE

• Pre-shipment quarantine inspection and factory completion of ore cars in China

• Multipurpose Vessel (MPP) – Dalian, China to Port Hedland, Australia

• Haulage – from vessel hook to Customer’s Port Hedland Rail Yard

• Craneage – lifting and landing of ore cars from trailers to rail head

• Commissioning – shunting, coupler and brake system attachments​

Mining Specific Logistics

HIGHLIGHTS

• Zero LTIs

• Over 4,000 ore cars delivered for this Customer

• 35 consecutive full shipments

• Over 6 years of service

• Pre-shipment quarantine inspection and factory completion of ore cars in China

• Site management including rail network control and commissioning

• Holistic logistics management from ore car factory to rail yard

GALLERY