May.22--PROJECTS FPS - the recently-established project forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka - has cleared and delivered a 9,000 cubic metre shipment of brewery equipment from Colombo to a new brewery at Meegoda, 35 kilometres inland.
    The project - which included 37 stainless steel tanks, the largest of which measured 15 metres long and five metres in diameter - arrived in Colombo aboard a chartered vessel from Denmark.
    Project FPS, a member of FPS, with its permanent secretariat in Hong Kong, transported the tanks inland over 10 nights, using two purpose-built 15 metre long low-loader trailers with rear steering to negotiate turns in the road.
    The trip to the new Millers brewery also involved passing under many low-hanging telecoms and power cables. This required the assistance of staff from Ceylon Electricity Board and Sri Lanka Telecom. All movements were conducted under police escort.
    Said Project FPS manager Mohan Lazarus: "This was a massive undertaking. Although the route was short, it included many challenging obstacles. But everything went well, and the customer was pleased. We would like to thank the police and utilities staff for their help throughout."

(Source:shippingazette)