DHL transports construction machinery to Ghana on behalf of Papenburg

ACCRA, Ghana, August 7, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ —

• 125 machines with a total weight of 1,596 tons have already been delivered

• An additional 80 pieces of construction equipment will soon be shipped out of Hamburg

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and sea freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL (http://www.dpdhl.com) has successfully run a big part of a major ocean freight project from Germany to Ghana for the family-owned construction company, GP Günter Papenburg AG, Germany. 125 pieces of machinery and equipment including 15 bulldozers, 20 loaders, 10 excavators, 60 motor graders, and 20 tippers plus various spare parts were already delivered from Nordhausen to Ghana. During a period of three months, five partial deliveries with a total of 1,596 tons were moved. 80 more construction machines are to be shipped out of Hamburg in the last quarter of this year.

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“The planning, controlling and coordinating of complex large projects require highly competent consulting and professional expertise as well as considerable practical experience. We are happy that GP Günter Papenburg AG entrusts us with this assignment. This confirms our professional competence concerning complex transportation processes around the globe”, said Volker Oesau, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Middle Europe.

The contract between Papenburg and DHL includes the entire project management, handling of unpacked construction machines and equipment in the port of Hamburg, maritime transportation by RoRo vessels as well as insurance of the precious goods. Upon arrival at the African seaport, Tema, the Ghanaian Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development takes care of further goods distribution.

The Ghana government provides the individual district administrations with construction machinery and equipment. Giving the local administrations direct access to such equipment enables sustainable growth and development. The main goal is infrastructural development through restoration and maintenance of streets, feeders and long-distance roads. Before operating the equipment, Papenburg staff trains the drivers to ensure optimal usage of the machinery. In addition, the German company trains a local team in Ghana which will independently carry out the maintenance and repairs of the construction equipment in the near future.

Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL.

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GP Günter Papenburg AG

The family business, founded as an individual enterprise in 1963, now consists of a competence network of 34 subsidiaries and operating units under GP Günter Papenburg AG. About 3,000 employees are working nationwide in the fields of extraction of raw materials, production of building materials, structural and civil engineering, road and railway construction, machinery trade and service, freight forwarding as well as waste disposal, including recycling and landfilling. At the Nordhausen site, Papenburg develops and produces steel building products and motor graders of the brand HBM NOBAS.

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