Special Cargo Services

SAL Logistics offers military cargo services for supplies, equipment and mails delivered on a daily basis. The cargo, which travels by land, sea and air, requires special handling. Ensuring the safe arrival at the correct destinations of any and all military cargo is the responsibility of the well trained professional crew members. They load and unload supplies using material handling equipment such as forklifts and cranes, as well as plan and organize loading schedules, creates/reviews. SAL understands the urgency of speedy movement of supplies and equipment as demanded by military and is equipped to meet all exigencies.

Service Highlights

• Loading and unloading supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft (including internal and external helicopter loading)
• Executing services using various types and sizes of winches, cranes and forklifts
• Create load plans for air shipment and ocean liner vessels
• Operate ocean liner vessel equipment

Customer Benefits

• Full-service acquisition, logistics, engineering, and documentation services
• Responsive, integrated supply chain management for cost-effective, time-definite delivery
• Specially designed cargo systems to optimize weight to performance characteristics
• Total asset visibility

SAL Logistics has extensive experience in packaging and transporting hazardous material via. air, sea and road transportation. The company can arrange pickup and delivery from all major trading centers throughout the world. SAL Logistics is efficiently backed by a knowledge based team updated with governmental regulations worldwide including Australia, the European Community (especially Germany), Japan and many developing countries.

Our procedures concerning dangerous goods are based on the following references:

• ISM Code
• SOLAS regulation
• MARPOL convention
• IMDG Code
• French Vessel safety rules
• International Maritime Organisation

No dangerous goods can be loaded on SAL's vessels or vessels freighted by SAL without prior acceptance of SAL Dangerous Cargo Office who will issue acceptance number. Acceptance of hazardous cargoes does not relieve shipper and booking agent of their obligations and agent will be held fully responsible for any consequences arising out of their negligence, or negligence of any person working for them directly or indirectly.

Inclusions of Hazardous Cargo Request

• CONSECUTIVE HAZARDOUS REQUEST NUMBER
• VESSEL NAME
• VOYAGE NUMBER
• PORT OF LOADING
• PORT OF DISCHARGE
• FINAL DESTINATION
• PORT OF TRANSHIPMENT (if POD is different from FD)
• ROUTING (if POD different from FD and Port of origin is different from POL)
• TYPE AND SIZE OF CONTAINER
• NUMBER AND KIND OF OUTER PACKING
• KIND AND NUMBER (OR CAPACITY) OF INNER PACKING (Information compulsory only if declared in limited quantity and some particular cases)
• IS OUTER PACKING UN APPROVED (OR EQUIVALENT) YES / NO
• UN NUMBER
• CLASS / ADDITIONAL LABELS
• CORRECT SHIPPING NAME FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (Including chemical Hazardous Content name giving rise to hazard for NOS)
• GROSS / NET WEIGHT (Kgs)
• FLASH POINT (minimum in Celsius)
• MARINE POLLUTANT YES / NO
• EMS & MFAG (if not given by IMDG Code, shipper to provide recommendation)
• ADDITIONAL DETAIL (exemption/special permit/certificates control/weathering certificate, etc.)
• SOLID / LIQUID / GAS
• EMCT (Emergency Call Telephone Number) (for US regulated port)
• CONTAINER NUMBER (if possible at this ship)

After shipper's agreement the customer will receive a dangerous good declaration, which he will provide at the time of loading. For maritime transport of dangerous goods, materials or articles, the International Maritime Organisation has classified them in 9 classes:

• Class 1, Explosives
• Class 2, Gases
• Class 3, Flammable liquids
• Class 4, Flammable solids
• Class 5, Oxidizing substances organic peroxides
• Class 6, Toxic and infectious substances
• Class 7, Radioactive material
• Class 8, Corrosives substances
• Class 9, Miscellaneous dangerous substance and articles

SAL Logistics is committed to ensure that your perishable shipments will arrive on time. Different kinds of perishables that SAL Logistics has been handling include foodstuffs, agro-products, pharmaceuticals, livestocks & more. SAL Logistics works in compliance with the IATA and established International standards and regulations. Freshness is always maintained, as the products are stored in the cool rooms and freezers where the temperature is systematically controlled. The advanced facilities can hold dozens of ready-built aircraft pallets, and SAL Logistics aims to further expand such services in the future and meet the growing demands.

Service Highlights

• Cold room facilities to handle the broadest range of perishables
• Customized packaging and careful handling of the goods
• The consignment is always sent on the most direct route, with fewest transit stops, thereby minimizing the elapsed time and eliminating unnecessary climatic changes

Perishables Transported
We provide logistics services for the following products:

• Fruits and Vegetables
• Meats / Fish and Seafood
• Livestock
• Pharmaceuticals
• Hi-Tech Equipment with Climate / Temperature Control Requirements
• Any other Cool Chain Necessities

It is essential that the air waybills for perishable shipments are completed and should be accurate in all respects. Full name, address and telephone number of the shipper and consignee must be mentioned. Temperature requirements must be indicated in the air waybill and may be marked on packages in bold letters below the name and address of the consignee.

SAL Logistics is equipped to handle over-dimensional shipments safely, whether they are moving overseas, locally, or anywhere within the country. The company is well versed in the required permits, legal restrictions and necessary equipment to ensure the smooth transit of over-dimensional freight anywhere in the world.

Specially designed containers and material handling equipment are used to carry Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) and Over Weight Cargo (OWC) such as oilfield equipment, power plants, compressor stations and so on. For bulkier cargo, special equipment with larger capacity is used. We have well maintained transport facilities to move the ODC and overweight cargo from your factory to the gateway port or vice versa.

SAL Logistics moves millions of pounds of cargo with unusual requirement for handling / hauling, rigging / securing expertise, and complex planning / scheduling. The company's expertise in the area allows it to develop a comprehensive strategy that takes into consideration every facet of the project, from freight evaluation and carrier selection, to site surveys and route clearances. This results in considerable savings in both time and cost for our clients - and the avoidance of costly mistakes common with the transport of over dimensional cargo.

The services are intended for:

• Heavy Loads
• Generators / Transformers
• Industrial Equipment
• Heavy Transport
• Turbines
• Machinery Requiring Specialized Packaging
• Plant Relocation

We maintain the following equipment to load, secure and transport your heavy-haul and overweight shipments:

• Tri-Axle Chassis Fleet
• Cranes
• Top-Pick
• Heavy Forklifts
• Equipment and Expertise to Block and Brace Special Shipments