For a customer from Bavaria, Militzer & M\u00fcnch Germany is handling a project \u2013 the volume of the order: 200 to 250 containers. Over several months, the team is transporting fa\u00e7ade components and construction material from Bavaria to an American chemical plant near Chicago. In January, an extreme cold wave caused a state of absolute emergency in the USA \u2013 and posed quite some challenges to the team.<\/p>\n
<\/b>A chemical plant in Chicago is being expanded at this time. In late 2018, a Bavarian manufacturer contracted Militzer & M\u00fcnch to deliver the necessary fa\u00e7ade components and building material from Germany to the USA. The project is scheduled to be finished by spring 2020.<\/p>\n
Up To Seven Containers Per Week<\/p>\n
<\/b>So how do over 200 heavy-weight containers get from Bavaria to Chicago? \u201cThis is of course a big project\u201d, says Walter Weissig, Manager Ocean Freight and Deputy Branch Manager at M&M air sea cargo GmbH in Munich. \u201cFirst of all, we negotiated the tariffs, the potential routes and dates with the shipping line and their trucker, and closely coordinated with our Hamburg colleagues and our partner in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n
The freight for the American customer consists mainly of 40\u2019 HC containers and some 20\u2019 standard boxes. All in all, the team prepares five to seven containers for transport each week, some of them weighing up to 19 tons.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter we have loaded the containers at the exporter\u2019s location in Lower Bavaria, the first leg of the transport is via rail to Bremerhaven\u201d, says Walter Weissig. \u201cFrom there, we ship the cargo to New York or Norfolk. The shipping line is then in charge of rail transport to the destination hub at Chicago \/ Norfolk Southern Landers. The last leg to consignee is done by truck.\u201d<\/p>\n
Icy Cold Winters and Extreme Situations<\/p>\n
<\/b>In January, a sudden cold wave hit the United States. \u201cThe polar winds caused temperatures last winter to drop as far as minus 30\u00b0C\u201d, says Walter Weissig. \u201cThat was the second lowest value ever registered in the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Between New York and Chicago, there reigned an absolute state of emergency. \u201cContainers were stuck up to two weeks at the port, before they were trucked to New Jerseys where they were put on rails\u201d, says Walter Weissig. \u201cWhat\u2019s more, there is this lack of drivers in the USA. The customer of course insists on exact delivery times with the appropriate advance notice. This is not always easy to manage, as on the day the container reaches Chicago, we don\u2019t yet know which driver is assigned for the last mile.\u201d<\/p>\n
Going For It, With Full Commitment<\/p>\n
<\/b>Daily reconciliation of all shipments via tracking and tracing and via mail is indispensable. \u201cWith up to 30 containers at the same time with different status reports \u2013 loaded at shipper\u2019s warehouse, shipped on board, vessel arrival New York \/ Norfolk, discharged, transit to rail, rail departure, train arrival, picked up for delivery, delivery \u2013 this is extremely time-consuming\u201d, Walter Weissig says.\u00a0 \u201cIn the meantime, the transport chain has become established. Due to good cooperation between the shipping line, our agent and the customer, everything runs smoothly. Overall transit time is 30 days maximum.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Militzer & M\u00fcnch team is already working on a follow-up project. The Bavarian shipper has enquired about the transport of another sixty to seventy 40\u2019 containers. The consignee: another company, also in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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