With the advancement of infrastructure projects in regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America, the demand for international transportation of non-standard heavy goods exported from China, including engineering vehicles, steel structure modules, extra-long steel materials, and ton bag cargo, has gradually increased.

Due to their volume, loading and unloading requirements, and destination characteristics, the transportation process for such goods is more complex than that of standardized containers. Xinghan Tongda (Qingdao) International Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd., based in Qingdao, focuses on its core capabilities of "full-process transportation planning + international breakbulk/bulk vessel allocation + multi-country last-mile delivery" to provide logistics support for non-standard oversized cargo.

Bulk Vessel Transportation: Optimizing Solutions with an Engineering Mindset

"Some clients are not very familiar with the breakbulk shipping model, so we first assist them in clarifying the transportation logic," said the engineering logistics manager of Xinghan Tongda.

Taking a batch of steel structure components exported to Algeria as an example: the individual pieces were up to 15 meters long, some with asymmetric trusses, and the client originally planned to transport them disassembled. After on-site evaluation, the team recommended a breakbulk shipping solution using a chartered vessel with deck space, optimizing both transportation efficiency and cost while reducing operational time.

The company's breakbulk shipping services mainly cover the following types of cargo:

Engineering vehicles and machinery equipment (bulldozers, road rollers, crawler cranes, excavators, etc.)

Non-standard steel structures and building materials (bridge components, truss structures, steel plates, H-beams, etc.)

Heavy ton bag cargo (minerals, chemicals, grain, or cement packaging, etc.)

Roll-on/roll-off breakbulk cargo (self-propelled equipment or accompanying parts)

Leveraging cooperative shipping agents and port resources, the company can provide integrated services at ports such as Qingdao, Tianjin, Lianyungang, and Shanghai, including vessel schedule coordination, space application, loading/unloading, and center of gravity verification, proactively addressing port handling restrictions, lashing standards, and import regulations in destination countries.

From Port to Destination: Extending Last-Mile Delivery Services

The challenges in engineering cargo transportation lie not only in the shipment phase but also in destination delivery. Through partnerships with agencies in multiple destination countries, Xinghan Tongda offers customs clearance and delivery services under DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) and DAP (Delivered at Place) models at major ports in countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Australia, and the UK, alleviating clients' concerns about post-arrival last-mile connectivity.

Additionally, the company provides:

Multi-modal transportation solutions: Combining breakbulk and container shipping to meet unified scheduling needs for certain equipment and accompanying small cargo;

Multi-point consolidation services: Collecting, consolidating, and arranging unified shipment for components produced at different factories within the same project;

Loading supervision: Deploying personnel to monitor loading operations as per client requirements, ensuring compliance with standards and retaining relevant documentation.

The Core of Non-Standard Cargo Transportation: Enhancing Executability of Solutions

Given that the international breakbulk shipping market is influenced by factors such as fuel costs, port charges, and handling resources, Xinghan Tongda advises clients to involve logistics teams in the early stages of project assessment to improve the feasibility of execution.

"We aim to help clients avoid focusing solely on price while overlooking execution risks through rational transportation planning."

In the future, Xinghan Tongda will continue to uphold the philosophy of "Linking the Globe, Winning the Future", deepening operational coordination with ports in emerging markets to provide stable service support for non-standard heavy cargo transportation.

"As cargo characteristics become more complex, our services must be even more solid and reliable."

Marketing Director: Zhang Congyao