Original news was published on 13 October, 2014

Five trucks removed from storage to work in copper mine

Van der Vlist completed the shipment of five Hitachi dump trucks, from its port in Moerdijk, to the Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The machines were shipped in from Canada in 2012, when the wheels were dismantled to move them across to the Moerdijk site for storage. Each dump truck measured 9.45-meters long, 4.98-meters wide and 4.62 meters high. The dumpers were stored in the AEO accredited storage facility for two years.

Once the request to move them was made, Van der Vlist’s Technical Services team set about ensuring that the machines were in perfect condition before leaving storage, which meant charging batteries, checking and refilling oils and coolant, along with installing a lubrication system, Van der Vlist said in a statement.

The trucks were driven the short distance to the ro-ro berth at Moerdijk and loaded onto the pontoon Jacob-Evert for the trip to Antwerp. The cargo was then loaded on a vessel and sailed for the DRC. Once it reached its African destination, the dump trucks were moved into Katanga where they will be used in a copper mine.

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