DB Schenker said it recently transported critical power station equipment from China and Japan to Queensland in Australia.

The Toshiba-made power station equipment — made up of a heavy Transformer weighing 259 tonnes, a Generator at 262 tonnes, and its accessories, was successfully delivered to a Power Station in Central Queensland.

DB Schenker said its Global Projects & Industry Solutions (GPIS) with its team of projects experts has a proven track record of "executing excellence" gained over many years on the most challenging and remote projects on the planet, such as the Gorgon LNG project at Barrow Island, Australia, or South Flank Iron Ore in the Australian Outback.

Bernd Schuler, project manager, DB Schenker, said the transport was a "difficult but ultimately rewarding project", requiring out-of-the-box thinking with engineered solutions it executed with its partners in 50,000 manhours.

"Our end-to-end solution for the generator from Japan and transformer from China, bridging a travel distance of over 8,845km by heavy lift vessels to Australia, a barge transhipping operation at Gladstone port and the most challenging part for last — the 302 km on road requiring a specialised Girder trailer at transport length of 116m and weighing 665t to the power station in the Queensland hinterland," Schuler added.