Steel & Metals
Steel and metals, moved on a schedule that holds
Coils, billets, rebar and finished profiles are dense, heavy and unforgiving of delay: a late train idles a rolling mill. We run scheduled rail services with fixed loading windows, secured load plans and a named coordinator who owns your lane end to end.
15–20 days
China to Iran via Central Asia
60–70 t
Typical load per wagon
100%
Wagon-level securing checks
What makes steel hard to move
Steel shippers rarely lose money on freight rates. They lose it on demurrage, damage claims and a mill waiting for material that is two days late.
Weight and axle limits
Overloading risks fines and rejected consignments at weighbridges. Loads must be planned against axle limits for every country on the corridor, not just the origin.
Damage to finished surfaces
Coils and coated profiles scratch, bloom and stain when they shift or take on water. Poor dunnage and open wagons turn saleable material into downgrade stock.
Demurrage at both ends
Steel fills sidings. Without reserved loading slots and pre-cleared paperwork, wagons sit and the demurrage bill arrives long before the cargo does.
How we run steel lanes
One coordinator, one load plan and one set of milestones from the mill gate to your yard — with every handover documented.
Axle-load compliant planning
We calculate the plan per wagon and per border before loading, so nothing is rejected at the weighbridge or turned back at a change of gauge.
Secured, weather-protected loading
Steel-band lashing, timber dunnage and tarpaulin where required, with photo evidence of the load taken at the loading dock.
Reserved slots and pre-clearance
Loading windows at the origin yard and customs documents prepared ahead of arrival, so wagons are worked rather than parked.
Milestone visibility
Departure, border crossings and ETA pushed to your inbox and visible in your customer portal, feeding your mill's production plan.
Transport modes for steel
We match the wagon to the product: the right deck, the right restraint, the right cost.
Flatcar and gondola services
The workhorse for coils, billets and rebar — open or covered depending on surface sensitivity and weather along the route.
Containerised steel
Profiles, tubes and packaged products in 20ft and 40ft containers, ideal when the load also transfers to a truck at either end.
Block trains for volume
Dedicated full-train movements for repeat high-volume lanes, locking in capacity and a fixed departure window each cycle.
Cargo and equipment
Common steel and metals moves we handle every week.
Steel coils and sheets
Hot- and cold-rolled coil, plate and sheet, secured with timber cradles and steel banding to prevent shifting and water ingress.
Billets and blooms
Semi-finished long products loaded in stacks with separators, planned against axle limits for the whole corridor.
Rebar and structural sections
Bundles of rebar plus beams, channels and angles, banded and stacked to keep bundles intact through transloading.
Non-ferrous and finished metal
Aluminium, copper and zinc in sealed packaging with desiccant, handled as high-value cargo with seal checks at every handover.
From mill gate to your yard
Five stages, each with a named owner and a documented handover.
- 01
Lane survey
We walk the route, confirm axle limits, siding access and loading equipment before quoting a firm price.
- 02
Load plan
Wagon types, stacking, dunnage and lashing are fixed in writing and approved by your team.
- 03
Loading and sealing
We attend loading, check securing, photograph the wagons and apply seals recorded on the shipping documents.
- 04
Transit and borders
Customs clearance is prepared in advance and you receive milestone updates at each border crossing.
- 05
Delivery and reporting
Cargo is released at destination and you get a delivery report with any exceptions documented.
Steel & metals — common questions
What shippers ask us before their first rail movement.
Ship your cargo on rail
Tell us the product, the loading point and the destination. We will come back with a lane plan, a transit window and a firm price — usually within one business day.