Importing agricultural machinery into Chile

Urgent import to Chile from Germany of a self-propelled rolling harvester measuring 14.99 x 3.30 x 4.00 m (lwh) / 36,000 kg on a RORO vessel, resolving the issues arising from the European farmers’ strike that was affecting routes and transit times.

Urgent import of agricultural machinery to Chile

Given the start of the chicory harvest, a producer based in Chile needed to urgently import a harvester from Germany. The delivery date of the goods was therefore the key factor in this import operation.

What difficulties arose in the import of the rolling harvester?

In Europe, two situations were taking place that could affect the timely and proper delivery of the goods:

• The first mile of transport had to be carried out by road from Germany to Belgium, and farmers’ strikes were taking place in Europe, affecting routes and transit times.
• The maritime route between Europe and Chile was congested.

How was the operation to import agricultural machinery to Chile resolved

PROJECT CARGO
Origin: Herrngiersdorf, Germany.
Destination: Pemuco, Ñuble, Chile.
Scope of services: from FCA Germany to DAP Ñuble, special road transport at origin and destination, coordination of port operations, surveyor services at the port of loading (Zeebrugge) and port of destination (San Antonio), ocean freight on a RORO vessel.

As timelines were extremely tight, coordination of the road transport stage was essential, especially considering the situation in many European cities with road blockages. Therefore, to avoid unforeseen issues, both the first and last mile were carried out with escort.

The next decisive point, which was successfully overcome, was the management of space with the carrier, which made it possible to guarantee on-time delivery in Chile.

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