Project Overview
A Swiss manufacturer of railway maintenance machinery required international transport of a track laying machine and track renewal train consisting of ten railcars. The shipment moved from Crissier, Switzerland to a national rail operator in Odenton, Maryland. The size and weight of each unit required specialized routing and careful coordination across several transport modes.
Origin
Crissier, Switzerland
Destination
Odenton, Maryland, USA
Port of Loading
Antwerp, Belgium
Cargo
Track laying machine and track renewal train (10 railcars)
Dimensions
10–28 m length, 3+ m width, up to 4+ m height
Weight
19–84 metric tons per railcar
Multimodal routing combining trucking, inland barge, ro-ro ocean transport, and final delivery
Oversized cargo planning accounting for infrastructure limits and route constraints
Adaptive scheduling to maintain delivery despite weather disruptions
Oversized rail equipment delivered successfully across multiple transport modes
Complex routing challenges managed despite weather and infrastructure constraints
Delivery completed in alignment with stakeholder requirements across international partners
We developed a multimodal transport plan beginning with truck transport to Basel, Switzerland, followed by inland barge movement to Antwerp, Belgium. The equipment then moved by roll-on/roll-off vessel to Baltimore before final truck delivery to Odenton. Our team coordinated each phase of the move and adjusted schedules as needed to maintain safe and timely delivery.
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