How to Delivery Your Overhead Crane & Goliath Crane? Tips for You
One of the most commonly asked questions is about crane transportation. How will the overhead cranes with long and heavy beams be transported? As a competent crane manufacturer and supplier, you can rest assured that all of your overhead cranes, gantry cranes, jib cranes, and open winch cranes will be supplied safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Challenges confronted of crane transportation
- For crane delivery, numerous obstacles must be effectively accounted for on the logistics and internal sides, including:
- Preparing the crane for delivery by dismantling it at the manufacturing factory
- Ensure that the right transportation trucks and oversize load escort vehicles are available for the delivery timeframe selected.
- Recruiting licensed drivers and equipment handlers
- Researching and choosing the safest transportation routes, keeping an eye on weight, height, operation hours, and commercial traffic restrictions.
- Coordinating with local civil and law enforcement agencies to obtain required licenses and ensure compliance with all crane transportation laws
- Having the appropriate equipment and staff for unloading, reassembly, and installation on hand at the delivery site
Ensure the highest levels of safety for all individuals participating in the transportation process at all times.
Ways of crane transportation
Clients have a variety of options when it comes to crane transportation. So far, the following ways of crane transportation have been available:
1. Crane transport by sea :
- LCL: less than container load
- FCL: full container cargo load
- Bulk cargo ship
2. Crane transport by railway
The following method of transportation is available for urgent crane component orders:
3, Crane transport by air
4, Door to Door express: FedEx，UPS， DHL， TNT， EMS
Cranes are typically transported by road and highway on truck trailers that are properly developed and equipped to manage these huge loads due to their size and weight. Heavy-duty hooks and straps, as well as strong steel chains, are used to secure the crane in position. This phase is critical since any errors here could cause a load change during delivery, causing delays and safety concerns. Cranes are occasionally transported by railroad, but vehicles are almost always involved at some stage in the process.
To choose the right transportation equipment, precise crane dimensions are essential. The bed must be long enough to accommodate the crane's height while still being low enough to allow clearance beneath bridges. The crane's weight has an impact on the amount of power required to move the load. Crane parts can also be loaded and unloaded with smaller cranes.
The most appropriate crane transportation schema will be proposed based on the entire circumstances of the cranes, such as the size, weight, and destination of the crane machines. In the meantime, the crane buyers' comments and choices are fully respected.
Factors affects overhead crane & goliath crane transportation
Many factors influence the transportation and delivery of overhead cranes and gantry cranes, including the size, weight, and restrictions of destination countries.
Crane design of long & heavy crane girder & crane beam
The transportation plan will be established ahead of time due to the crane beam's length and weight. Clients will choose from the following options for crane beam transportation before crane manufacturing:
- Fabricate the entire beam when the crane's length isn't so long.
- When necessary, divide the beam into two or three segments that may be assembled on site.
Many clients would misunderstand the safety of divided beams. In fact, beam division for shipping convenience is technically permissible and has no influence on crane performance. We've experienced far too many cases of divided beams, so don't let this concern keep you from moving forward.
Traffic rules of destination countries
In the case of crane transport, the destination countries' traffic rules must be considered. Because different countries have different traffic rules, it is best to confirm the truck length limit with the traffic department before fabricating the beams. In China, the longest truck is 17.5 m, and it can transport more than 30 m length beams; we just delivered a crane with a 32 m length beam a few days ago.
Cargo handling capacity of ports
Another thing to keep in mind is that certain ports have cargo handling capacity limits; for example, the port may not be able to handle beams longer than 30 meters; therefore, in addition to confirming the traffic limit, knowing the port information is critical.
Port loading of divided beams of overhead crane.
Crane delivery speed
Crane Delivery Speed is a term used to describe the speed with which a crane delivers its cargo. Crane delivery, as you could expect, takes a long time. To avoid local traffic or tight turns, the delivery caravan may have to travel at slower speeds or use alternate routes. In addition to considering probable weather conditions and geographic factors, estimating delivery time frequently necessitates a thorough examination of potential weather circumstances.
Costs of crane transportation
Due to permits, driver certificates, safety equipment, specialized equipment, and additional shipping time, crane transportation costs are greater than regular freight.
Our logistics experts have a wealth of expertise and knowledge in dealing with all of these challenges, and can effectively handle the crane delivery process.
Notices for successful delivery of your huge cranes
As a competent overhead crane manufacturer and exporter, we have accumulate a lot of experience on exporting overhead cranes and gantry cranes We have seen several incidents involving the shipping of overhead cranes and gantry cranes during the course of our years of export experience. There are a few things that both suppliers and buyers of overhead cranes and gantry cranes should be aware of:
Crane delivery note 1: Before shipping, crane delivery
The overhead crane or gantry crane can be brought to the shipping port in two ways.
1) After loading at the crane supplier's facility, the overhead crane and gantry crane will be transported to the port by vehicle.
2) Contact the crane shipping agent to have containers delivered to the crane factory for loading, as it is easier to load at the factory site, and loading at the factory site can save a lot of money in port handling fees. Additionally, loading at the factory site protects the packing from being damaged.
Crane shipping notice 2: Crane sea freight
The crane manufacturer has no control over the sea freight of overhead cranes and gantry cranes. Sometimes the order confirmation for overhead cranes and gantry cranes takes a long time after the quotation is provided, so there will be a sea freight difference between the quotation date and the order confirmation date. Crane buyers should understand that the crane supplier can only control material costs, while sea freight is out of their control scope, so the crane supplier will update the sea freight to the buyer the real sea freight, which may be lower or higher than on the quotation sheet.
Crane shipping notice3: Container or bulk ship?
The most popular shipment methods for overhead cranes and gantry cranes are container and bulk ship. Because there is a beam size problem, the method of crane shipment should be confirmed before the construction of overhead cranes and gantry cranes:
- If the beam size of the overhead crane and gantry crane is less than 11.9m, the container is the best choice for both the supplier and the buyer;
- If the beam size exceeds 11.9m, production will be done in two ways: a) cutting the beams into segments to fit into containers, and b) cutting the beams into complete beams to ship on the bulk ship, which is why the buyer must provide this information in advance.
Crane shipping notice 4: FOB
FOB FOB, CFR, and CIF are Incoterms used in crane shipping. All three trade Incoterms are accepted by crane suppliers, but when crane purchasers choose FOB Incoterms, there are a few things to keep in mind.
In this case, the crane buyer should inform the crane provider of his shipping agency in advance. Because sea freight is paid by the buyer to the agent, but some handling charges at the delivery port are paid by the crane supplier, the crane supplier has the right to reject any unreasonable charges from the crane buyer's shipping agent; of course, the crane supplier will communicate with the crane buyer about the unreasonable charges until a good shipping agent is found again.
Crane shipping notice 5: Destination port and custom clearance
In most cases, there will be a 7-day grace period to stock in the port warehouse; nonetheless, crane buyers must take possession of items within this time frame or face daily demurrage charges.
Furthermore, the crane supplier will remind the crane buyer of the vessel's ETD and ETA dates, as well as the importance of arranging custom clearance work ahead of time, particularly for long beam size overhead cranes and gantry cranes.
Crane shipping notice 6: Crane unpacking
Unloading and unpacking packages of overhead crane and gantry crane at workshop, warehouse, or manufacturing site; if feasible, make videos or pictures of each package so that crane buyer and crane supplier can check quantities and quality jointly to avoid any misunderstandings in further communications.
Some crane buyers will request that the crane supplier send an engineer to perform installation and commissioning work on site. In this instance, the crane buyer should preserve the packages intact until the crane supplier's engineer arrives to open them all together.
Article by Bella ，who has been in the hoist and crane field since 2016. Bella provides overhead crane & gantry crane consultation services for clients who need a customized overhead travelling crane solution.Contact her to get free consultation.
