A Ruslan International An-124 freighter has delivered a large replacement ball mill head from Australia to a mining company in Antofagasta, Chile. The existing mill head had become badly eroded and cracked, causing mining operations to slow dramatically. “Over many years we have demonstrated our expertise in providing fast transportation solutions for customers facing a loss of production when key pieces of equipment become damaged or fail altogether,” Paul Bingley, Commercial Executive at Ruslan International, said in a statement.

In this case, it took just 11 days to deliver the replacement piece once the contract was signed. Ten of those days were required to obtain the necessary flight applications and prepare the shipment.

Transport and logistics firm DSV Australia, the Air Charter team at DSV Projects in Denmark and the outsize cargo specialists at Ruslan International coordinated to expedite the shipment. The new mill head was manufactured in Perth. It measured 4.6 meters in diameter and weighed 19 tons. Due to its size, an An-124-100 was chartered for the flight.

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