The biggest shipments ever moved - Records and curiosities

In the world of transport, extreme loads are always a special challenge.

The world records include 14,500-tonne oil rig delivered in the 1970s, which is in the United States were moved.

July 2023 a Prism Logistics, one of India's leading project logistics companies, has made a record oversized delivery. The project was designed to support the Numaligarh Refinery capacity increase, aimed at increasing refinery capacity from 3 MMT to 9 MMT.

A Mammoet in 2021 set a record in Kazakhstan when 3.400 km distance delivered five, each 42 metres long, overweight cargo.
During transport, the temperature -reduced to -30°C, which posed particular challenges for logistics operations.

A Jumbo Maritime Group's 'MV Fairpartner' heavy-lift project carrier In 2020, in record time, just in 29 days sailed across India, with three separate pallets, involving five ports. During the cruise, nearly 2.600 nautical miles and received a special shipping permit for each cargo from the Indian authorities.

These examples illustrate the modern logistics capabilities and the challenges of implementing oversize shipments on a record scale worldwide.

A FlashCars Ltd. for the handling of large loads is not only professional challenge, but a daily task. Precision, experience and the right tools it would be impossible to carry out such a project successfully. Be it about industrial equipment or about a specific structure, our team overcoming all obstacles.

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