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Your partner for project logistics solutions

Being one of the world’s leading logistics companies, project logistics is a field in which we specialize and excel. From turnkey logistics and special cargo services to multimodal transport, heavy haulage, chartering and engineering to offshore logistics: at Rhenus, all your needs are fully covered.

Explore our project logistics solutions

Rhenus specializes in comprehensive project logistics solutions using mixed transport modes to simplify your supply chain and ensure efficient handling for every shipment across a wide range of projects – whether they require special cargo services via sea, rail, air or heavy haulage.

From planning and procurement through delivery and installation, we manage the entire logistics process with full responsibility. Our logistics team collaborates closely with project managers and engineers to ensure materials and equipment arrive on time and at the correct place to support project deadlines.

In response to the complexity and wide-ranging nature of the industry, we apply a tailored approach that optimally meets your project’s requirements. By doing so, we prevent risks before they develop into issues while helping reduce transport costs. Our engineers are trained and equipped to make the right decision for your project.

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Benefits with Rhenus

Through the management of all necessary permits, customs documents and legal requirements, we help reduce legal risks.

Our access to specialized equipment and vehicles allows us to successfully handle the transportation of heavy and OOG cargo (out-of-gauge cargo) with full preparedness.

By considering individual challenges, we reduce the risk of delays and damage while helping prevent unnecessary costs.

Through the full planning and coordination of an optimized transport process, including route selection and the consolidation of multiple shipments, you can save time while significantly lowering project logistics costs.

With a streamlined organization, you can free up valuable energy and concentrate fully on your core business.

Why choose Rhenus for your project logistics

  • Benefit from seamless worldwide operations supported by a global network and strong local expertise.
  • Take advantage of project logistics solutions built on extensive industry expertise across multiple industries.
  • Choosing Rhenus as your freight forwarder means benefiting from company-owned assets such as terminals, barges, coaster vessels, trucks and containers while relying on dependable service with complete control.
  • Our in-house engineering department provides customized project planning developed specifically to meet your needs.
  • Let us provide you with flexible and expedited shipping options coordinated through a dedicated charter desk for sea freight and air freight.

Our project logistics solutions designed for you

We provide specialized cargo handling services designed around your logistics requirements for the transport, management and delivery of cargo that demands specific care, equipment or expertise.

Our project logistics services are based on customized solutions that consider various transport modes, specialized equipment and expert knowledge. For oversized and out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo, we deliver customized handling solutions ranging from heavy haulage in road transport to solutions for other transport modes. We remain focused on delivering project cargo safely and on time, creating clear advantages for industries handling complex and high-risk shipments.

Under a single contract, we combine sea, air, rail and road transport operations while coordinating the complexity of project logistics across multiple transport modes.

Through a coordinated process, our solutions optimize your supply chain by making use of the advantages offered by each transport mode. This creates greater efficiency in the form of enhanced sustainability, cost savings or flexibility.

We stand apart from the competition by integrating our own Rhenus assets, including terminals, barges, coaster vessels, trucks and our own container fleet to provide sustainable transport solutions.

Recognizing the specialized care involved in handling our clients’ cargo, we provide chartering options through multipurpose vessels, bulkers or coaster vessels. Our project logistics experts tailor their approach to your cargo needs while optimizing results to minimize risks. Our dedicated chartering team focuses on part charter and full charter, risk analysis and creating tailored charter agreements.

At Rhenus, we provide both pre-planning and on-site support to meet your transport engineering requirements. From trailer and lifting experts to heavy-lift port captains, our team supports you in ensuring safe and efficient project execution across your entire supply chain, including during unexpected changes in circumstances.

Within our transport engineering solutions, our experts carry out feasibility studies, deliver surveying services and develop method statements. Additionally, our engineering service includes the creation of technical drawings, transport consulting and measures for risk management and mitigation.

Backed by more than four decades of experience, our transport engineering department understands the operational and commercial challenges involved in every aspect of project logistics, from handling through to operations.

Choose Rhenus for customized offshore logistics solutions that support both the preparation and installation of offshore projects.

We provide wind farm services that include component and crew transport along with supply runs for offshore platforms, vessels or jack-up rigs. Our shore-based services take care of all cargo handling, customs clearance, waste management and container supply tasks. In addition, our project logistics experts offer turnkey measurement and marker buoy solutions together with operational vessel management and chartering services.

Our platform service delivers a complete solution, covering everything from personnel transfers by helicopter or CTV to shore base services. Take advantage of our comprehensive approach that includes cargo and bunker supply runs, purchasing services and vessel supply, together with equipment mobilization and demobilization.

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Heavy-lift logistics that set global standards

End-to-end project logistics from Mannheim, Germany, to Awaji Island, Japan

Our Project Logistics team recently delivered top-level performance across continents while meeting strict HSE standards. Read our Case Study to see how our Rhenus experts managed the end-to-end transfer of heavy cable drums via chartered sea freight – from pickup to final delivery.

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Looking for a reliable way to move heavy loads with precision and care?

With our expertise in special cargo services for heavy and oversized freight, you can rely on safe and dependable project logistics support.

Turnkey logistics for industrial projects

Rhenus oversees every aspect of your project logistics and supply chain for large-scale industrial projects. Through our end-to-end service approach, we simplify project management while ensuring seamless coordination.

Our project logistics experts evaluate the specific requirements of the project to develop a supply chain strategy that supports smooth operations, including route planning, cargo consolidation and choosing the appropriate mode of transportation.

To keep your project running according to plan, we proactively identify risks and develop customized solutions for your contingency plans, regardless of whether they relate to delays, customs clearance or transportation bottlenecks.