Shipping Lithium Extraction and Processing Machinery
You move equipment for a lithium project, hard-rock or brine, and the package spans crushing, grinding, flotation, and conversion units that rarely fit a standard container. Texas International Freight ships lithium extraction and processing machinery worldwide from the US Gulf as breakbulk and project cargo, and coordinates the haul to the mine or the salar. What are you moving?
Hard-Rock and Brine Equipment
A hard-rock spodumene plant runs on crushers, grinding mills, flotation cells, and calcination and conversion equipment. A brine operation instead uses direct lithium extraction skids, pumps, filtration units, and the equipment that converts concentrate to battery-grade carbonate or hydroxide. Both routes mix modular skids that containerize with large process vessels and tanks that ship out of gauge. We plan the load list around the heaviest and largest units.
How the Equipment Ships
Modular skids and smaller units move in containers, while large tanks, vessels, mills, and process modules ship as breakbulk on flat rack and open-top units or on a chartered vessel for a full plant. Our crews handle export packing, blocking and bracing, and lashing, and we run the plant as coordinated project logistics with the rest of your mining equipment.
To the Mine or the Salar
Lithium sits in remote places, from the Atacama salars to hard-rock deposits inland, so the plan does not end at the quay. We coordinate the ocean leg and the heavy haul to sites that often sit at altitude, including the lithium corridors served through our shipping to Chile desk. Our customs broker desk clears the entry at destination.
Texas International Freight ships lithium extraction machinery 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.
What lithium equipment do you ship?
We ship both hard-rock and brine equipment, including crushers, grinding mills, flotation cells, calcination and conversion units, direct lithium extraction skids, pumps, filtration units, tanks, and process modules.
How does large process equipment ship?
Modular skids and smaller units containerize, while large tanks, vessels, mills, and process modules move as breakbulk on flat rack and open-top units or on a chartered vessel for a full plant.
Can you deliver to a remote salar or mine at altitude?
Yes. We coordinate the ocean leg and the heavy-haul trucking to remote high-altitude sites, including the lithium corridors of the Atacama, with route surveys and permits for the oversized units.
Do you ship a complete lithium plant?
Yes. A full extraction or conversion plant ships as coordinated project cargo, often on a chartered vessel, with the skids, vessels, and machinery planned as one shipment.
What documents does the shipment need?
A commercial invoice, a packing list, a bill of lading, and a certificate of origin, plus an accurate Harmonized System code for each unit. Our customs desk prepares the set and clears the cargo.
