Air Charter Service (ACS) has completed a 163-tonne air cargo operation transporting outsize machinery and components from India to Ghana for a major power plant project in Kumasi.
The shipment originated in Mumbai and included machinery parts exceeding 12.5 tonnes in weight and measuring more than 10 metres in length. The initial cargo plan involved more than 150 tonnes of machinery, with the final shipment comprising more than 110 pieces after several changes to the packing list ahead of the operation.
Despite the changing requirements, ACS and the aircraft operator were able to reduce the original plan from three freighter aircraft to two, providing a more cost-efficient solution for the customer.
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The largest machinery components required a Boeing 747 freighter equipped with a nose-loading capability. Two external cranes arranged by ACS were used to load the bulkiest pieces onto the aircraft, while the remaining components were palletised and transported on a second Boeing 747 freighter.
Shahvez Jafary, Chief Commercial Officer of ACS’s Indian operations, said the company had been approached by a client in Mumbai seeking an urgent solution to move machinery and other components to Ghana for a major power plant.
Following multiple changes to the cargo requirements, the final shipment details were confirmed only days before the requested flight date. ACS subsequently worked with the operator’s loadmaster team and the customer to optimise the aircraft allocation and accommodate the outsize cargo.
The two freighters transported the machinery to Accra, where the cargo was safely offloaded before continuing its journey by road to the power project in Kumasi.
The operation highlights the role of specialised air charter solutions in moving heavy and outsize industrial equipment when conventional cargo capacity and loading infrastructure may not be sufficient.
