CEA Project Logistics Myanmar were contracted for customs clearance and transportation to aid in the construction of a temporary power plant which had to be commissioned within 60 days of the first containers arriving in Myanmar.

CEA’s scope of work was to provide transportation for 250 Shipper Owned and Carrier Owned Containers (SOC & COC) from central Yangon, 560km inland to the Myingyan district, approximately 100km south of Mandalay.

Along with providing inland road & water transport, CEA supplied 2 x 55 tonne 132Kv transformers, that were shipped by barge to the Myingyan district and then transported 30km to the power plant site by use of a Multi Axle Hydraulic Trailer. CEA also organised the mobilisation of a 70-tonne rough terrain crane transported by barge along the Ayeryawaddy River to the construction site.

The 12-day journey via the Ayeryawaddy River was necessary due to transport weight restrictions by the Burmese land transport department. This proved to be a more cost-effective mode of transport for the client. Onsite operations included a lifting plan for the transformers using a 220-tonne crane and a 70-tonne crane for use with the generators, inline transformers and general cargo. The project will continue throughout with the shipping of spares and other equipment for the duration of the operations.