Freight forwarder deugro has delivered 17,487 freight tons (FRT) of steel pipes in six-part charters from Masan, South Korea to Batam in Indonesia.

In a statement, the firm said the pipes were needed for the production of 15 jackets for a renewable energy offshore project in Taiwan. deugro was awarded the delivery contract by PT SMOE Indonesia, a group company of Sembcorp Marine.

deugro noted that in cooperation with dteq, both companies of the deugro group developed a comprehensive shipment plan involving six-part charters in line with the client’s production process to meet the tight fabrication schedule.

At the Port of Masan, the steel pipes were loaded using the ship’s crane and stowed under the deck on the pre-installed timber blocks for the safe transport across 2,500 nautical miles to the client’s private jetty in Batam, Indonesia.

Meanwhile, it said that the stowing was performed by deugro in accordance with the lifting, stowage, and lashing plans provided by dteq, and based on the stacking limit due to the weight of the pipes. 

deugro said as cross-country travels were not possible due to local restrictions, deugro’ s experts coordinated and supervised the operations remotely in collaboration with a subcontracted surveyor at the site to ensure deugro’s high-quality standards and the client’s requirements were met," deugro said in its statement.

"The frequently changing restrictions were challenging during this project. We continuously monitored the developments and ensured a secure and timely delivery,” said Ankit Neema, Head of Business Development, Key Accounts & Specialized Projects, deugro.