CASE STUDY

Project Name: Gullen Range Wind Farm

Origins: China
Cargo Volume: 210,000 FRT
Duration: November 2012 / March 2014
Destination: Bannister, New South Wales, Australia
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Key components of this project included:

The transportation and shipping of 73 wind turbines The transport of 788 over-dimensional loads
ex China to Australia The strict adherence to Quality, Health, Safety and
The full ocean charter of 9 vessel carrying 210,000 Environment throughout the project
freight tons of project cargoes
The Interface management at load and discharge
ports including jobsite
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Project Pre-Feed
GULLEN RANGE WINDFARM - deugro Projects Australia
conducted the first road survey and project feasibility
study for the Gullen Range Wind Farm in October 2008.
More than 3 years later, on November the 13th 2012,
deugro signed the logistics contract with one of the
worlds leading wind turbine manufacturers.
One of deugro’s advantages in securing the contract
was the early involvement and profound knowledge of
the logistics requirements including but not limited to:
• Port of discharge / discharge terminal and limitations
• Transport routes to site, permits & turn-around times
• Potential travel curfews and traffic management
• Local contractors and their capabilities
• Project equipment and its availability
• Weather data
• Customs Clearance and Quarantine procedures
• Project bottlenecks, risk analysis and risk mitigation
• Identifying civil works requirements
Transport Engineering Department (TED)
An additional advantage to deugro’s proposal was the
early engagement of the in-house Transport and
Engineering Department (TED).
Transport Engineering Services
Project-Specific Solutions
TED supported the Gullen Range project in terms of:
• Transport drawings
• Method Statements
• Route Surveys
• Transport consultancy
• Packaging/lifting studies
• Risk Assessment
• Damage Prevention
With the support of TED, deugro designed an overall
cost-effective transport and logistics model for the
project and supported our client with calculating
reliable freight budgets.
Manpower
Part of deugro’s offer was a dedicated project team
from ‘start to finish’. deugro’s project manager was
involved at project inception from budget pricing to
feasibility studies as well as being an integral part of
the operation including supervision at port of loadings,
port of discharge, site activities and meetings. The
project team comprised of:
1 Project Manager
1 Project Lead Coordinator
1 Project Supervisor at Port of discharge, load in & out
1 Project Supervisor on site the wind farm site
1 Project Interface Manager China & Australia
1 Project Administration & Finance
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Project Execution & Contractor `Can Do´ Attitude

Jointly with our customers we develop clearly defined
Management
project-event process charts with consideration to
After a comprehensive pre-project set up which Risk Matrices, the installed QHSES and Compliance
included a rigorous carrier and vendor selection systems and time versus cost impact assessments.
process the first of nine full charter voyages was loaded
in China on the 25th of February 2013.

With different manufacturing locations within China

the shipping program needed to incorporated two
ports of call, namely Taican and Tianjin before arriving
at the final destination, Port Kembla, Australia.

The two load ports added pressure on the delivery

program providing further risk exposure to potential
port congestion and the possibility of not receiving the
cargo components alongside the vessel within the
agreed laycan periods.

On average we completed the loadings in both ports deugro On-site Personnel

within six days with a further eighteen days (average)
for the ocean voyage to Port Kembla.
In cooperation with deugro China we executed the
entire shipping program, on time.
This is done not only to pre-plan the entire transport
and logistics chain but also to identify and simulate
possible scenarios in case of unexpected changes to
schedules or events.

deugro Australia’s project team, together with deugro
China pre-inspected all the cargo prior to each voyage.
Cargo condition and integrity was checked including
adherence to Australia’s strict quarantine regulations
prior to loading to minimize the risk of potential
quarantine holds which would impact on the
construction schedule.
In addition we utilized CAR’s (Corrective Action
Reports) to raise any issues related to the cargo, cargo
handling or other project related issues. The CAR’s
assist both deugro and our clients to review and
improve processes in the logistics chain during the
execution phase.

Transport Engineering Services

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Onshore Services Australia Besides managing around 788 over dimensional loads
with blades of 50m in length, deugro also coordinated
Quite often the onshore logistics component of a
the unloading of the trucks at the Goulbourn windfarm
project, from receiving the cargo under the vessels
site in New South Wales.
hook up to final delivery to jobsite, can be complex and
challenging with additional pressure placed on the
construction schedule by issues such as travel curfews,
escorts and permit requirements.

Prior to contract award deugro undertook a feasibility

study of the two port terminals in Port Kembla
assessing key aspects such as storage area, availability,
type of material handling equipment, accessibility to
main highway networks, permitting requirements for
final delivery to site as well as QHSE procedures and
similar experience handling projects of this magnitude.

Last but not least commercials, value-added potential Convoy en-route

and flexibility working seven days a week if & when
required over a 12 month period, was taken into Strict QHSES Standards
account to complete the assessment. At deugro we maintain a zero accident philosophy. Our
organization has a top down commitment to QHSES
The end result being deugro managing a storage area and it is embedded in our company culture.
within the port of discharge of over 18,000 sqm
through the course of a 40 week load-out program.

Commitment to QHSES

We dedicate a considerable amount of time prior to

Wharf port storage
and throughout project execution to undertaking
Undertaking such a feasibility study adds comfort in effective & collaborative subcontractor management.
utilizing the most suitable infrastructure for the project. This includes but is not limited to vendor registration,
surveys, audits and performance tracking.
A similar process and due diligence was applied in
choosing the heavy haulage contractor and crane
company to undertake the unloading of the
components on site.
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Project Period November 2012 – March 2014

Track & Trace Whether by direct EDI access to our clients
management systems or by accessing the available
The use of deugro’s SCEM system (Supply Chain Event
online web-application, SCEM provides a user-friendly
Management) saves costs and man hours to both
representation of your order status on shipment, order,
deugro’s and our clients shipping, expediting and
item or article level.
procurement functions by reducing the risk of stock-
outs, doubled approaches to vendors and by facilitating
PO consolidation planning. The deugro Group
deugro Projects Australia is part of the deugro group
On top of simply tracing your PO movement, SCEM which was established almost 90 years ago in 1924 in
users can generate tailored dynamic statistics and KPI Frankfurt, Germany.
reports, or simply select any of our generic reports with
only a few mouse clicks: Today we operate an extensive network of over
Material status reports: seventy owned offices, covering all continents and
which are strategically located within gateways around
- Track & Trace on line item / article level the globe.
- “Orders ready but not received”
- “Orders received but not shipped”
- “Orders in transit”
- “Orders arrived but not delivered”
- “Orders under import clearance”
Volume Statistics by origin and mode of transport
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports:
- “Cargo readiness delayed“
- “Delays re. provision of supplier details“
- “Reminder sent re. cargo readiness“
- “Documents received with discrepancy“
- “Cargo delivery delayed“ At deugro we have assembled a team of the best minds
Planning & Scheduling reports in the transport and logistics business, giving us the
ability to focus on logistics excellence and service
leadership.

“Since 2003 deugro has shipped more than

2.061 wind turbines handling in excess of
over 4,000,000 million freight tons.”

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Shipment is delayed / requires action
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