Unmatched synergies for seamless cargo movements 

Smooth operations and timely completion of development, construction, or infrastructure projects depends on the right equipment and raw material available at the required site, safely and when needed. Making these movements possible across 180 countries are leading logistics players like ECU Worldwide, backed by their global network, local expertise, digital-first approach, and customer-centric solutions.  

In what can be considered an ideal example of combining strengths to deliver excellence to customers, the teams at ECU Worldwide Philippines and ECU Worldwide Singapore recently carried out a breakbulk project to deliver fiber cement boards to the Philippines, in record time. 

Breakbulk vessel freight arranged Ex Jakarta, Indonesia to Bataan, Philippines Safety measures and precautions taken considering the huge risk of incurring vessel demurrage, threat of typhoons and heavy rainfall in the region, as well as challenges due to weight restrictions in road transport 20 x 40’ Tri axle flatbed trailers secured because these would be appropriate for the weight of the cargo and specialized trailers that can accommodate up to 50T per trip used to make each trip feasible Constant project management and site supervision carried out to ensure safe, seamless, and secure movement 10,502T of cargo in the form of 3030 pallets of fiber cement boards, Ex Bataan port to Pampanga warehouse, delivered in just 5 days The team that made it happen!

The project to move cargo from Jakarta to Bataan was a complex one, mainly due to the time sensitivity of the requirement. In view of the high demand for the material being transported, one of the key objectives of the customer was to ship the maximum possible quantity in the shortest of times.  

Even as weather conditions posed challenges, the team’s commitment to going the extra mile ensured that the project was completed well within the planned timelines, much to the delight of the customer.