The temples, shipped in sections, were loaded at Chennai. They required specialized packing and purpose built crates, which were loaded onto containers. Wilhelmsen Ships service also took responsibility for obtaining the various government approvals for archaeological clearance, customs clearance and actual loading onto the vessel.
The consignment was then supervised right up to arrival at the consignee’s site.
Scale model of the temple to be erected in the UK.
Managing this project for Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Sachin Chitre of the company’s India Logistics team in Mumbai commented, “Wilhelmsen Ships Services has managed to move this project professionally with optimum care without facing any obstacles.” He adds, “This project is ongoing so we will be making regular shipments of this type here in India of many different types of cargo as the project progresses.”
Further information from:
Sachin Chitre, Wilhelmsen Maritime Services Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India.
Telephone +91 22 43415520 (office) +919833717270 (mobile) sachin.chitre@wilhelmsen.com
Solveig Saether, Market Communication Manager, Wilhelmsen Ships Service,
Telephone +47 67 58 45 78 (office), +47 90 63 49 77 (mobile) solveig.d.saether@wilhelmsen.com