Client Profile:

A new customer bidding for the building of floating docks, 20 barges and 16 tug boats for the Noumea market

Client Relationship:

BLA was awarded the project shipment from Ho Chi Minh to Noumena in providing the services of ocean freight and heavy lift

Challenges Faced:

• Setting up a suitable schedule for wet towage cargos from yard to alongside vessel
• Unsuitable cradle could have caused damage for tug boat in loading, transport and unloading
• Accessories inside barge
• Ocean transport Vn – NC
• Permit for wet stowage cargos from yard to alongside vessel
• Since the crew needed a lot of time to open the pontoon the cargoes had to be tied alongside to wait for loading
• Position of tide meant that the tug boat could not be put in the optimum position in cradle

Project Solving Process:

• We had to push the crew to open the pontoon as quickly as possible and had to designate a worker to look after the cargo at all times to ensure no loss or damage was caused
• Since BLAV has a close relationship with local partners we were able to help merchant arrange permit for wet stowage cargo exactly on time
• Due to the backward tide we decided to wait until next morning, when there was suitable tide to place tug boat in the best position.