We are international freight forwarders for heavy industry, providing a comprehensive door to door shipping service for oversized cargoes, with an extensive range of ancillary support services.
Freightplus is an international freight forwarder, project logistics company, NVOCC, regulated air cargo agent, ship charter broker, licenced customs broker and authorized marine cargo insurance agent.
Our core business is the international shipment of heavy and large cargo, for which we have various means at our disposal.
Sea Freight Services (International Shipping)
RORO roll on/roll off shipping
Break-bulk shipping
Conventional shipping
Project shipping
Container shipping
Out of gauge container shipping
Flat-rack shipping
LCT landing craft shipping
Tug & barge shipping services
International barge towing
Heavylift hovercraft
Ship chartering
LCL (less than container load) shipping
Consolidated shipping
Coastal shipping
Door to door delivery
Air Freight Services (International Air Freight)
International air freight using regular passenger aircraft services
Over-dimensional air freight services using scheduled freighter aircraft services
Aircraft chartering
Consolidated air freight
Small parcel express courier for parts or documents
Hand-carry escorts for small, urgent parts or documents
Door to door delivery
Pre-Shipment Origin Services (Preparing Heavy Machinery for Shipping Overseas)
As well as shipping heavy machinery around the world, Freightplus provides its customers with all of the necessary ancillary services. At origin, in preparation for export, our comprehensive range of services includes:
Pre-purchase, technical machinery appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment
Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery for international freight
Steam cleaning to Australian DAWR biosecurity standards for used machinery
Steam cleaning to New Zealand MAF biosecurity standards for used machinery
Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
Mechanical support prior to shipment
Supervision of ship loading
Full range of customs services, including documentation and formalities for export
Preparation of Carnets
Chamber of Commerce representation
Payment facilitation between buyer and seller (Escrow services)
SGS inspections
Marine insurance
Marine surveys
Comprehensive service ex job-site
Coordination of permits and licenses
Destination Services
There is much more to transporting massive machines from site to site than booking space on a ship. In addition to shipping heavy machinery between any two ports in the world, Freightplus also provides comprehensive post-shipment destination services.
When your cargo arrives at its destination port, Freightplus can help with a number of ancillary services:
Coordination of necessary permits and licenses
Payment facilitation between buyer and seller (Escrow services)
Post-shipment condition appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment
Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery
Steam cleaning to Australian quarantine standards for used machinery
Steam cleaning to New Zealand quarantine standards for used machinery
Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
Mechanical support during all stages of shipment
Supervision of vessel discharge
Crane services, with doggers and riggers
Container devanning
Fumigation
Full range of customs services for import
Full range of quarantine compliance services
Processing of Carnets
Customs tariff concession applications
Duty drawbacks
Duty audits
Greenhouse gases compliance and reporting
Marine insurance claims
Comprehensive job-site delivery
Pre-sale refurbishment
Project Management
If your project involves moving anything large from one place to another, Freightplus will make light work of it.
Project Logistics Management for Heavy Machinery Transport
Our very experienced crew is well versed in the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives, managing diverse and comprehensive solutions from planning to fruition. Freightplus have extensive knowledge and experience in project logistics management for heavy machinery transport and general freight forwarding.
Whether it’s relocating an entire mine camp, disassembling and reassembling a manufacturing plant for international shipping or mobilizing heavy equipment for new construction projects or gas and oil projects, why not talk to one of our project logistics consultants for some free, reliable and no-obligation advice?
Read more about our various services here.
Here are some examples of our recent project shipments:
- Equipment mobilization for new mine in Kyrgyzstan
- Shipping a tailings thickener from China to a Pilbara mine site
- International shipment of the Nyrstar aluminium smelter furnace
- Delivery of 83 units, mining and construction machinery from Indonesia and Philippines to West Coast Africa and Central Asia
- Shipment of non-operational mining trucks from Africa to Australia, including AQIS quarantine pre-clearance
- Shipment of 167-tonne mining trucks from Thailand to Russia
- Consignment of mining trucks from East Kalimantan job-site
- Shipment of 360 metric tonne crane barge ex Yamaguchi work-site, Japan to Adelaide, Australia – with offshore pre-clearance by Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
- Movement of 116 machines from various New Zealand sites to Ritchie Bros. Auction sites
With offices across four continents, you can access a Freightplus operator, face to face, at any time of the day or night, for good advice about shipping over dimensional or heavy left freight:
Freightplus is a close-knit international team of like-minded freight forwarding professionals; sharing a common vision and genuine enthusiasm for solving even the most challenging logistical situations.
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With offices worldwide and an extensive international network, Freightplus has the global reach to ship your large and heavy equipment in and out of every imaginable marketplace.
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The key to our success is our ability to recognize and avert potential dilemmas and to provide solutions to even the most challenging problems.
Check out some examples of the work we do, challenges we face and the obstacles we overcome in our day to day operations.
