Loading practice6 min read
How to Load Irregular-Shaped Food Machinery into a 40HQ
Guards, chutes and control cabinets break every rectangular assumption. A practical sequence for planning a mixed food line into one 40HQ without a second booking.
Resources / Blog
Notes from the loading floor
No listicles about supply chain trends. Just the geometry, the compliance rules and the mistakes that cost money on a machinery shipment.
Load safety7 min read
Centre of Gravity Rules for Heavy Equipment Shipping
Why the 40% height rule and the 60% half-load rule exist, how to calculate them for a mixed machinery load, and what to change when a plan fails both.
Compliance5 min read
IPPC Marking Requirements: What Every Machinery Exporter Must Know
ISPM 15 in practice: which wooden packaging needs the mark, what the stamp must contain, and where machinery shipments get held at destination.
Container basics5 min read
40HQ vs 40GP: Which Container Fits Your Production Line
The 305 mm height difference, what it costs, and how to decide between a 40HQ, a 40GP and a 20GP for a full production line.
Loading practice6 min read
Seven Loading Mistakes That Cost Exporters Thousands
The recurring errors we see in machinery container plans, from volume-division arithmetic to cartons planned on top of non-stackable frames.
Load safety6 min read
Blocking and Lashing for Crated Machinery: A Practical Guide
How to stop a crate moving inside a container: floor blocking, cross-bracing, dunnage and the lashing decisions that matter for heavy machinery.
Want the compliance material in one file?
The 12-page export compliance guide covers IPPC, lashing, rust-proofing and the checklist we run before every shipment.