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From Start to Finish
When British Sugar first envisaged their new biofuel facility at Wissington, one question immediately came to mind. "Given that the site is not water connected, what is the largest size that can be moved by road"? After extensive route surveys and discussions with local authorities, this question was soon answered. Having reached this stage, there then came the question of potential manufacturers, their location and the impact on cost and timing.
STG then set about examining each option. Various Memorandum Reports were submitted, highlighting botht he benefits and disadvantages of each supplier. Not unusually, there were enormous differences in both freight cost and transit time.
When British Sugar announced that the contract had been awarded to a company in India - we were confident that we had done our homework right. Some two years after the first survey, the vessel shown is about to leave the works in Pune, for what then must be the ultimate test - Can it be done? |
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It's big, it's generally yellow, and it's always awkward!
Construction equipment has been and will remain one of STG's largest markets. Whether it is...more > |
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The Port of Linz, Austria
Despite the fact that Austria is "landlocked", water transport (i.e. river) is playing an...more > |
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One New Change, London
Last month we featured the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, this month One New Change in the City...more > |
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The Guggenheim Bilbao
Designed by the American architect Frank O Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum is one of the landmark...more > |
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STG plays its part
Despite the fact that the climate change conference in Copenhagen achieved very little, at...more > |
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Blizzards Anticipated!
The task - to get this tunnelling machine, weighing 75 tons, from the UK to Barcelona as quickly...more > |
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Piccadilly
Piccadilly, stretching from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus, is one of the world's famous...more > |
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The Port of Santander
When you are moving 5.00m wide loads regularly across Europe, road tolls, together with permit...more > |
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STG are on television - yet again!
Little did Volker realise, when driving north, that he was about to appear on television....more > |
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At STG we are always searching for ......
the ultimate challenge. One destination that comes very close is the Canary Islands and the...more > |
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A very long time ago!
It seems a very long time ago - 1977 to be precise. Romania had suffered another earthquake,...more > |
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The Highways & Byways of Europe
Many know that the regulations in Europe vary enormously, from country to country, sometimes...more > |
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Stennis Space Center
Not unexpectedly, the aerospace industry demands the highest possible standards. The photograph...more > |
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Rail is the answer
Having started their journey by road, then having continued by sea, these fabrications are...more > |
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Brightlingsea
The small Essex village of Brightlingsea had seen nothing like it before. Here at the start...more > |
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Guadalajara - Mexico
When faced with the task of delivering to the Kodak factory in Guadalajara, speed and economy...more > |
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It's a very, very rare event!
In fact unique. It's not often that cargo comes up the Thames, least of all oversize and fragile...more > |
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Why struggle?
Why struggle, when it is possible to make things so much easier! AT STG we are impartial,...more > |
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