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Why struggle?
Why struggle, when it is possible to make things so much easier! AT STG we are impartial, to the point where it is almost an obsession. We like special trailers, but no more than rail wagons, aircraft, barges and ships. Each has its place, particularly ships. Once the cargo is on the high seas, we only need to worry about the problems at either end.
In this instance, the cargo was an overhead gantry system, used for handling nuclear flasks, destined for the wet hall at Sellafield. Originating from Zaragoza, Spain, a road movement through France was perfectly feasible. However, we felt it was worthwhile to look at other options. As luck would have it, a vessel was calling at Bilbao, with cargo already on route to the UK. After some swift negotiations, agreement was reached to discharge at Workington, just 19m/30km from the final destination.
Here the vessel is seen entering Workington harbour, within hours everything had been discharged and delivered. As we say - why struggle? |
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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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From Start to Finish
When British Sugar first envisaged their new biofuel facility at Wissington, one question...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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