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 worth millions, demands adequate packaging. It re- quires high-precision inspection and measurement. Should technical drawings be available, these are used in the process of working out an individual, customized packaging scheme. Pre- and post-car- riage runs from the production site to the port and from there to the destination by road, rail, river or ca- nal, need to be planned and authorized in the minut- est detail. It can happen that traffic lights and crash barriers need to be reversed or dismantled, trees near the road trimmed, or rail tracks closed. Secur- ing the cargo to the support eventually selected is often more difficult than for normal shipments. Not to speak of all the essential shipping and Customs documents... It rapidly becomes clear that breakbulk calls for a high degree of safety, expertise and expe- rience. So, is the business reserved for the big play- ers in the logistics sector?
DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH?
Even by major logistics groups, such tasks cannot be mastered alone. “On breakbulk, they do not them- selves provide all services, but have partner compa- nies everywhere, which undertake logistics services for them,” says Carsten Berger, General Manager and member of the Logcoop management board. All
Transhipment between two vessels is often possible at the multipurpose terminals.
you need is the right network. For that, he and the team of transport and logistics companies linked with Logcoop are at the right source. With an inde- pendent working group for sea/air freight and special services within the heterogeneously positioned alli- ance, with 21 group members from Germany, Bel- gium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria, for 18 months LogCoop has ensured a regular exchange, setting the course for individual ‘solutions made by Mittelstand’.
STRONG TOGETHER
The service portfolio of the working group is extend- ed by packaging professionals and LogCoop’s stor- age network at over 100 sites. “The strength of our network lies in its broad expertise. Previously most of our members were frequently unable to meet complex requests on overseas services, since the requirements did not fall within their core business. Through cooperation in the very functional alliance, these can now be met along with partners. This serves to strengthen ties with the customers,” is how Berger explains the motivation for launching the working group that now meets every two months. The group can draw on comprehensive expertise in its ranks, whether on intermodal solutions, container
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