Shipping Flare Stacks and Flare System Equipment
Flare stacks safely burn off excess gas at refineries, gas plants, and petrochemical facilities, standing tall above the process units they protect. A flare package combines long riser sections, flare tips, support structure, and the drums and controls that feed it. Texas International Freight ships flare stacks worldwide from the US Gulf as breakbulk and project cargo. Are you exporting a complete flare system to a new plant, or moving replacement riser and tip sections during a turnaround?
Flare Stacks We Ship
We handle elevated flare systems and the equipment that ships with them, from the tip down to the base structure.
- Self-supporting, guyed, and derrick-supported flare stacks
- Flare risers and stack sections
- Flare tips, pilots, and ignition systems
- Knock-out drums, seal drums, and liquid seals
- Derrick structural steel, ladders, and platforms
- Flare gas recovery skids and instrumentation
A flare stack ships in riser and structural sections rather than as one tall assembly, with the tip, drums, and controls crated or skidded to travel alongside the steel.
How Flare Stacks Ship
Long riser and derrick sections move as breakbulk or on flat rack and open-top equipment, and the tallest packages ship on a chartered vessel. Flare tips, knock-out and seal drums, and skids ship on flat rack or in containers with full blocking and bracing. We plan the mode and lift points for each section by length, diameter, and weight.
Our team handles export packing, protection for the flare tip and machined flange faces, and custom crating for ignition and control equipment. We block, brace, and lash every section for ocean transit and support long risers against bending. Because a flare system ships as a set of oversize sections, we run the project logistics from fabrication yard through port handling to site delivery. Flare drums and separators often ship alongside pressure vessels and columns in the same program. New flare equipment ships clean as general cargo, so dangerous goods handling is not normally required.
Documentation and Customs
Each shipment travels with a commercial invoice, packing list, and ocean bill of lading. We prepare a certificate of origin where the destination requires one and assign the correct Harmonized System code to the stack sections, drums, and flare tip so duties are assessed accurately. Acting as your customs broker, we manage clearance at origin and destination and keep documents matched to each section.
Texas International Freight ships flare stacks worldwide from our Houston base at 11511 Katy Fwy #320, Houston, TX 77079. Call +1 877-489-9184, email ship@txintlfreight.com, or use our contact page for a quote.
How is a flare stack shipped overseas?
A flare stack ships in riser and structural sections. Long sections move as breakbulk or on flat rack and open-top equipment, while tips, drums, and skids ship crated or on flat rack, then assemble on site.
Can you ship a complete flare system?
Yes. We consolidate riser sections, the flare tip, knock-out and seal drums, derrick steel, and controls into one project shipment and coordinate yard collection, port handling, and site delivery.
How do you protect the flare tip in transit?
The tip is crated and cushioned, machined flange faces are protected, and every section is blocked, braced, and lashed for ocean transit with long risers supported against bending.
What documents are needed to ship a flare stack?
A commercial invoice, packing list, and bill of lading, plus a certificate of origin where required and the correct Harmonized System code for the stack, drums, and tip.
Where does Texas International Freight ship flare stacks from?
From the US Gulf, handled through our Houston base, to refineries, gas plants, and petrochemical sites worldwide.
