Chapman Freeborn, Antonov transport drill rigs for mining project in Australia

April 18, 2018: Charter solutions provider Chapman Freeborn arranges an air charter solution on short notice to keep the mining project on schedule. Chapman Freeborn’s US team collaborated with Ukrainian-based cargo operator Antonov Airlines to transport two 17 metre long drill rigs from the USA to an iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of […]

Chapman Freeborn, Antonov transport drill rigs for mining project in Australia
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April 18, 2018: Charter solutions provider Chapman Freeborn arranges an air charter solution on short notice to keep the mining project on schedule. Chapman Freeborn’s US team collaborated with Ukrainian-based cargo operator Antonov Airlines to transport two 17 metre long drill rigs from the USA to an iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The two Pit Viper 271 rotary rig towers were flown from Houston to Perth on an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100 aircraft.

The 21-tonne pieces were originally scheduled to be shipped to Australia as sea freight but Chapman Freeborn managed to do the preparations for the on-time delivery of drill rigs.

Overseen by Ana Bocchini from Chapman Freeborn and the Antonov Airlines crew, the loading process in Houston required the use of the AN-124’s ramp apparatus in addition to two external cranes brought in to safely manoeuvre the outsize parts.

Following the successful loading of the cargo, the aircraft departed on schedule and flew to Perth via stops in Hawaii, Fiji and Brisbane.

Speaking on behalf of Chapman Freeborn, Ana said: “As a global company, we are experienced in setting up international shipments of this kind on tight schedules. The project benefitted from the expertise of our local Australia-based team as well as the assistance of Antonov Airlines.”

Vitaliy Shost, deputy director at Antonov Airlines added: “The main challenge of this project was to load two oversized rotary rig towers by means of one set of loading equipment. This task required a non-standard technical solution offered by our engineers. I would like to note the fast and high-quality work of Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and the shipper on the preparation of cargo and the organisation of its delivery, without which this transportation would not be feasible in such a short time.”

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