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Industry logistics · Machinery
Machinery shipping from China, engineered around the lift and the load.
Industrial machines, production lines, and out-of-gauge equipment from Jiangsu, Shandong, and Guangdong. As a heavy machinery freight forwarder we settle the container type, lifting points, and lashing plan before a booking is confirmed — because that is what decides whether the unit can be loaded at all.
Flat rackand open-top planning
Lashingplan per unit
Breakbulkwhen no box fits
Loadingattended at origin
Cargo profile
The dimensions decide the shipment, not the rate sheet.
Heavy machinery shipping from China starts with crated dimensions and weight distribution. Everything downstream — container type, lashing, port, unloading — follows from those numbers.
Production lines
Multi-crate shipments sequenced so the installation team unpacks in the order they build.
Out-of-gauge units
Cargo over standard door height or width, routed on flat rack or open top with a securing plan.
Spare parts & tooling
Urgent line-down parts moved by air while the main unit stays on its ocean schedule.
Engineering checkpoints
Five checks before a machinery booking is confirmed.
Each checkpoint produces a document. Together they are what a carrier, a port, and a receiving plant need in order to accept, load, and unload the unit.
| Checkpoint | What Prodoer checks | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions & weight | Crated length, width, height, gross weight, and centre of gravity | Equipment fit |
| Container selection | Standard, high-cube, open top, flat rack, or breakbulk | Booking type |
| Lifting & securing | Lifting points, slinging method, and how the unit is lashed to the deck or rack | Lashing plan |
| Export documents | Invoice, packing list, HS code, and machinery-specific certificates | Clean file |
| Destination handling | Crane or forklift capacity, access road, and the unloading window at the plant | Site-ready plan |
Project workflow
Survey, engineer, load, install.
Machinery moves once. The planning is front-loaded so the day of loading is uneventful.
01 — Survey
Capture the real numbers
Crated dimensions, gross weight, centre of gravity, and lifting points are confirmed against the machine, not the brochure.
02 — Engineer
Choose the equipment
We compare standard, high-cube, open-top, flat-rack, and breakbulk options, then issue the lashing and securing plan.
03 — Load
Attend the loading
Origin staff attend loading, photograph the securing, and confirm the unit matches the documents before the container is sealed.
04 — Install
Deliver to the plant
Customs, heavy-haul trucking, and unloading equipment are coordinated against the plant's access constraints and receiving window.
FAQ
Machinery shipping FAQ
Out-of-gauge routing, lashing, and what a machinery quote actually needs.
Can you ship machinery that is too large for a standard container?
Yes. Out-of-gauge cargo routes on flat rack, open top, or breakbulk depending on which dimension exceeds the box. The assessment happens at quoting: we take crated dimensions and gross weight, check them against each equipment type, and quote the option that can actually be loaded and discharged — including any port surcharges the out-of-gauge routing brings.
What information do you need to quote heavy machinery from China?
Crated length, width, and height, gross weight, centre of gravity, and the lifting points. Photographs of the crated unit help. Without those, any machinery quote is a guess, because they determine container type, lifting method, port handling, and whether the receiving plant can take delivery.
Do you arrange the lashing and securing plan?
Yes. Securing is not something to settle at the dock. We issue a lashing plan covering how the unit sits, where it is secured, and what protection it carries, then origin staff attend loading and photograph the result as part of the shipment record.
How do you handle an urgent spare part while the machine is in transit?
We split it. The main unit stays on its ocean schedule and the line-down part moves by air on a separate booking. That is usually far cheaper than accelerating an entire machinery shipment, and it is the pattern we use for commissioning parts discovered late.
Do you inspect the machine before it is loaded?
Origin staff attend loading, verify the crate against the packing list and documents, and photograph the securing before the container is sealed. Those photographs stay with the shipment record, which matters if a damage claim is raised at destination.
Machinery project intake
Send the crated dimensions. We will tell you what can carry it.
Share the crated size, gross weight, origin plant, and destination. A specialist replies with the equipment options, the lashing approach, and the destination handling requirements.
Send the crated dimensions. We will tell you what can carry it.
Share the crated size, gross weight, origin plant, and destination. A specialist replies with the equipment options, the lashing approach, and the destination handling requirements.