case study
A CATALYST OF CREATIVE TIME CRITICAL AIRFREIGHT
MODE OF TRANSPORT: AIRFREIGHT, CHARTER & COMMERCIAL
ROUTE: EUROPE & UK TO IOWA
DATE: AUGUST 2021
THE CHALLENGE
Our U.S.-based client wanted to expand a maintenance project during a planned shutdown of their Iowa operations – 10 days before the required delivery date.
Failure was not an option as each additional day of a plant shutdown would cost over $1 Million USD. The necessary product had to be delivered within a very short window in order to prevent a push back in the maintenance plan. This required importing 180 tons of catalyst from multiple suppliers and countries across Europe for delivery to Iowa.
THE SERVICE
Green Worldwide Shipping’s Time Critical team secured an option for the customer to route the cargo through Canada, saving 10-12 days in permit processing, before the cargo was trucked to the final destination facility.
In the end, close to 700 drums of catalyst were successfully imported, primarily through two aircraft solutions; an Antonov AN-124 and an Ilyushin Il-76 and delivered to the plant just in time to complete their scheduled maintenance.
“I could not be prouder of how quickly Green’s Time Critical team were able to source the correct aircraft combination (IL76 & AN124), on the right route, at the right price for our client. Securing a time critical transportation method that met the requested timeline in order to prevent escalating costs for a plant shut down was the most important factor when putting together a creative solution to present to the customer.”
“Our ALN partner, Bendix, in Copenhagen provided field support and shipper coordination to ensure 140,000 kgs of product were delivered to the aircraft on-time, while ALN UK partner, Davies Turner, navigated the market capacity issues and secured space for 44,000 kgs of product to the USA.”
Troy Rybandt, Director of Operations, Time Critical Services
Green Worldwide Shipping
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