Mining Project brief: With strict transport regulations in South Africa creating a tight shipping window, it was very important for Liebherr to find a solution to get the excavator to their customer in a safe and efficient manner. Any delays in delivery would have an effect on the reassembly of the components, with the potential to suspend production and create costly downtime for their customer. Case study Liebherr, partnered with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and Abnormal Load Services ( ALS) to get their new flagship the R9800 – one of the biggest mining excavators from its factory in Colmar, France to its destination in Durban. The ALS team in Moerdijk, Netherlands were responsible for the organisation and co-ordination of the transportation working closely

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