The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

10
Auckland Airfreight - Sharks on a Plane!!
On 12 December 2010, Mainfreight
was lucky enough to be involved
with the import of five sand tiger
sharks from the USA for our
customer, Kelly Tarlton’s. This was
one of the longest shark
movements ever performed in the
world.
The sharks began their journey in
Maryland USA, and were
transported by road to New York.
In New York they were given their
final MAF clearance from the USA
and loaded onto a Qantas Freighter
aircraft, in three specially designed
tanks that allowed the handler to
be able to access the sharks during
flight should it have been required.
(Two of the major concerns for the
health of the sharks was the
temperature in the tanks could heat
to an unsuitable level or ammonia
levels could become dangerously
high).
When the animals arrived into
Auckland they were unloaded and
immediately taken to Air New
Zealand Cargo where their final
import MAF clearance was
completed. Mainfreight Metro then
transported the sharks back to
Mainfreight International’s depot.
Here the tank lids could be opened
and a water change completed for
the sharks.
Once this was completed the
sharks were loaded onto the truck
and taken to their new home at
Kelly Tarlton’s. This whole process
was filmed and aired on TV1’s
breakfast show – which was
excellent exposure for Mainfreight.
The whole import process ran
extremely well due to a wonderful
team effort from Customs,
International and Metro.
CaroTrans CFS, Auckland
Another Special Lift by the CaroTrans Team
This 40’ flatrack arrived from Great Britain with an over dimensional boat that required lifting off the flatrack
onto the specially made trailer.