Intercontinental Breakbulk Logistics for Heavy Food-Processing Machinery

CEVA Logistics managed the end-to-end multimodal breakbulk transport of a 13.5-metric-ton industrial tofu pasteurization machine for Polish food producer Uniflora. The machine's large dimensions in its shipping crate (12.57 meters long, 3.24 meters wide, and 2.73 meters high), exceeded standard containers, requiring a custom breakbulk solution from the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwain to the customer’s facility near Częstochowa, Poland. The transport project integrated ocean freight on CMA CGM's APL TEMASEK vessel, quayside transshipment, regulatory customs brokerage and specialized ground freight.

Our customer's business challenges

The primary obstacle was the unit's out-of-gauge profile. Given its width and height made conventional enclosed or open-top container transport impossible, the operation required customized flat-rack bedding on a container vessel deck.

At the Port of Gdańsk, the 13,500-kilogram crate required a direct transshipment lift from the container ship directly onto a specialized low-bed trailer for final ground transport.

Tangible Results

Leveraging close coordination between CEVA teams in Taiwan and Poland, the operational teams executed a flawless discharge. Polish customs clearance was completed with zero administrative delay, enabling the heavy-haul trailer to depart the Gdańsk quayside immediately.

The machine arrived at the Karczewice manufacturing facility on time, completing the final 500-kilometer ground transport under 24 hours from port discharge. The equipment was delivered with zero damage, allowing Uniflora to proceed on schedule with installation and factory commissioning.