Do you need special transport and shipment for something to or from Australia? Need a sea freight forwarding company you can rely on? TSL is an expert freight forwarder based in Melbourne, Australia. No consignment is too large for us to ship – we’ll get the hugest of items to any destination quickly, effectively, and for fantastic value.

TSL excels in transporting large items as project cargo throughout Australasia, Asia, Europe and the USA. If you need to get oversized item, a fleet of large vehicles or some agricultural machinery overseas with zero hassle and for a fantastic price, get in touch with the TSL team today.

What Is Oversized Project Cargo Shipping?
Oversized Project cargo refers to any consignment that is loaded individually onto a vessel rather than being transferred onto a ship in a shipping container. These are the items whose dimensions are too large or bulky for a container. Shipping containers are usually maximum 40ft long and 9.5ft tall – and certain items, such as wind turbines, will just not fit into this space.

Project cargo shipping deals with the heavyweight stuff. It’s the bulky, heavy, tall items – the huge pieces of machinery, the vehicles and the motor homes. Some examples of this type of consignment are:

• Agriculture and farm machinery such as tractors, bulldozers, and excavators
• Large vehicles like campervans, motor homes, and buses
• Aircraft, for example, small planes and helicopters
• Boats such as yachts and sailing boats

How Will My Oversized Cargo Be Shipped?

There are various ways to transport oversized cargo via the ocean.

1. RoRo (or Roll-on Roll-off)

This is usually the most cost-effective method for oversized cargo shipping. With RoRo, your item is rolled or driven straight onto the vessel. It enters via a ramp and is then fastened securely before transportation. At the destination port, the cargo is rolled off again and is ready to be driven to its end point, or is rolled onto an HGV for onward travel.

RoRo is suited to any:

• Any motorised vehicle (e.g. car, lorry, motorbike, tractor, crane).
• Any cargo that can be carried using a trailer (e.g. boat, caravan, motor home, heavy plant equipment that runs on tracks)
• Any larger high and heavy static cargo can be placed on MAFI or roll trailers for RoRo shipping

How Can TSL Australia Help With Your RoRo Shipping?

At the moment, roll-on roll-off is one of the safest and most cost-efficient means of transporting special project cargo and oversized cargo. With the experts on our team, you can ensure that your precious cargo is dismantled and reassembled with the professionalism and experience needed to get it to its destination location in perfect condition.

But while roll-on roll-off shipping is certainly great, it isn’t without its risks. It’s by working with our team of professionals you can easily eliminate incidents like;

• Your precious cargo getting damaged while in transit.
• Occurrence of sudden damage to your high-value vehicles and machines.
• Mishandling of your expensive equipment.

The risk of all the above happening is made higher because roll-on roll-off is often a combination of road and sea transportation. So, to effectively minimise the potential hazards that your cargo may be exposed to, you need a team of specialists that you can always count on.

2.Flat Racks

These refer to shipping containers without sides or lids. They’re often used for cargo that is too tall to fit into an 8.5ft or 9.5ft high container. It’s extremely important that items being transported this way are secured properly since they are not protected by metal walls.

Flat-rack transportation is suited to:

• Larger boats
• Small aircraft
• Out of gauge cargo
• Heavy machinery

3. Breakbulk

This refers to cargo that is unable to be driven or towed onto the ship and is too bulky to fit into a shipping container. The cargo is lifted onto the vessel using cranes at the port terminal.

This method is often used for:

• Crated oversized cargo
• High and Heavy machinery
• Non-running vehicles
• Certain types of boat, such as large yachts
• Mining equipment
• Earth moving machinery and equipment
• Wind turbines
• Generator
• Transformers
• Oil and gas equipment

Oversized Cargo Shipping Made Easy

Transporting bulk and oversized cargo successfully internationally requires three things; experience, knowledge, and the right connections. At TSL Australia, we have all three qualities in abundance.

When you want to ship large equipment or project cargo across long distances overseas, we call on our teams’ vast experience and wealth of port-specific customs rules and regulations to guide the cargo to your destination.

By artfully combining the complex elements of sea freight with land and rail transportation, we not only get all the necessary permits and clearance paperwork for your shipment from the local and port authorities, but we also physically secure your cargo so it gets delivered in the same condition it was picked up.

What to Expect From Our International Cargo Shipping Services

Six things you can always count on our team for are;

1. Fast international shipment and delivery of oversized cargo of various shapes and weights.
2. Speedy clearance at all international ports.
3. Expert onsite packing, bracing, crating, and securing of all your sea freight cargo.
4. Door-to-door delivery service of your oversized sea freight cargo at your destination location.
5. Accurate referrals to fast-track the clearance process for your shipment.
6. Full insurance and security for all oversized cargo for as long as it is in our care.

Breakbulk Cargo Shipping You Can Count on

With decades of experience transporting these types of cargo, we’ve perfected the logistics of ensuring that your precious breakbulk shipment gets to its destination location in record time.

Shipping breakbulk cargo isn’t as easy or as straightforward as moving other types of cargo.

One reason for this is that breakbulk cargo requires intensive attention to detail. Also, it may require that special rigging and other mechanisms and facilities be put in place to ensure that the shipment stays firmly in position while it is in transit.

Another key reason you need a professional in your corner when shipping breakbulk cargo is that it may require the use of specialised equipment to load and offload the shipment containers.

With our shipping services, you can handle all the logistics needs for your break bulk cargo from one single point of contact.

Not only can our team handle the loading and unloading process but we can also take care of storage and any door-to-door delivery request you might have.

Our breakbulk shipping services range from:

• Providing experienced ocean freight delivery of your breakbulk cargo to any destination in the world.
• Performing extensive preparation services for your cargo shipment. This includes bracing, securing, and careful rigging and crating, should you require it.
• Extensively customised pickup and door-to-door delivery services.
• Arrangement of all necessary paperwork for the smooth and seamless transport of your breakbulk cargo shipment.
• Provision of warehouses and other storage facilities for your breakbulk cargo.

In the past, performing breakbulk shipping meant that you had to run point with various teams just so you can manage all the various aspects that such shipment entails.

Today, businesses and individuals in Australia don’t have to worry about such complex and exhausting affairs anymore.

The TSL Australia team was built with the sole purpose of making international breakbulk freight shipping a more accessible commodity for individuals and businesses in the country.

So, if you want to move something into or out of Australia, the only thing you need to do is tell our operatives when you’d like it done. We’ll put all of our oversized cargo shipping experience and resources into making it happen quickly for you!

TSL: Expert Freight Forwarding – All The Extras

TSL is here to organise your oversized project cargo shipping from start to finish – so why not just leave the job in our hands? We will organise customs clearance so that your oversized cargo passes through the port of arrival quickly and with zero hassle. We also offer a wide range of peripheral services as part of our comprehensive sea freight forwarding offering. These include warehousing and storage, DDU & DDP delivery, and inland travel.