ANTONOV Airlines, in cooperation with First Class Freight (FCF) BV, transported an oversized equipment from Hong Kong to Houston, USA. The cargo, which incorporated an Azipod, used to be seriously wished to be clear the protection of the ship`s amble across the Arctic below rude prerequisites.
Azipod is a marine propulsion unit consisting of a mounted pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola (“pod”) containing the electrical motor riding the propeller, allowing ships to be extra manoeuvrable.
Necessity of construct the transportation urgently used to be advanced by the form and size of the Azipod. Fundamentally, cargo of such size is transported by sea, nevertheless it takes additional time, depends on weather prerequisites and transport schedules.
“We had splendid three weeks to construct and manufacture the body and entire the transportation. The short and atmosphere friendly communication of First Class Freight BV played a key role. Thanks to the dedication and high professionalism of the concerned teams, we have been in a position to safely and timely entire this advanced transport”, added Olha Danylova, Business Govt, ANTONOV Airlines.
“Unlike sea transport, the airways equipped the a actually essential hump, even though it posed queer challenges with body construct, fittings correct at every stage of transportation, weight distribution within the plane cargo cabin, and loading planning, which used to be winning thanks to shut cooperation with experienced engineers and the airline crew”, commented Oscar Swidens, Managing Director of FCF BV.
“We are very gratified with the dedication and beef up of ANTONOV Airlines. Their personnel labored successfully with our engineers, adjusting loading protocols and providing the a actually essential equipment to construct this mission attainable. This operation location a brand unusual frequent for cooperation in air cargo transport, and we peek ahead to future opportunities to jointly construct bigger the boundaries of logistics”, accepted Bob Swildens, Director of Special Projects, FCF BV.
