Shipping Stackers and Reclaimers for Bulk Material Handling
Stackers and reclaimers build and draw down the huge stockpiles of coal, iron ore, bauxite, and grain that keep ports, mines, and power plants running. These are long-boom machines that travel on rails and carry bucket wheels, conveyors, and heavy counterweights. Texas International Freight ships stackers and reclaimers worldwide from the US Gulf as breakbulk and project cargo. Are you moving one relocated machine, or exporting a new stockyard system in modules?
At the quayside, the ship loaders that move that stockpile onto the vessel ship as the same kind of oversize breakbulk cargo.
Stackers and Reclaimers We Ship
We handle the full family of stockyard machines and the sub-assemblies they break down into for ocean transport.
- Boom stackers and radial stackers
- Bucket-wheel reclaimers and bridge reclaimers
- Combined stacker-reclaimers
- Booms, bucket wheels, and counterweight assemblies
- Travel bogies, rail trolleys, and slew bearings
- Conveyor sections, drive units, gearboxes, and control cabins
A machine of this size never ships in one piece, so the boom, bucket wheel, superstructure, and travel gear move as separate oversize units and reassemble on site.
How Stackers and Reclaimers Ship
Long booms and bucket-wheel assemblies move as breakbulk or on a chartered vessel, since their length and weight put them well beyond container limits. Gearboxes, drive units, control cabins, and smaller structural sections load onto flat rack and open-top equipment or into containers with full blocking and bracing. We plan lift points and mode for each module by length, width, and weight.
Our team handles export packing, corrosion protection for slew bearings and machined surfaces, and custom crating for drives and electrical cabins. We block, brace, and lash every module for ocean transit and protect long booms against bending. Because a stockyard machine ships as a set of oversize modules, we run the project logistics end to end, from factory collection through heavy-lift port handling to site delivery. The travelling conveyors that feed these machines often ship in the same program as mining conveyor systems. This equipment moves 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 structural modules, mechanical drives, and electrical gear so duties are assessed accurately. Acting as your customs broker, we manage clearance at origin and destination and keep documents matched to each module.
Texas International Freight ships stackers and reclaimers 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 stacker or reclaimer shipped overseas?
The machine is broken into modules. Long booms and bucket wheels move as breakbulk or on a chartered vessel, while drives, cabins, and travel gear ship on flat rack, open-top, or in containers, then reassemble on site.
Can you move a used stacker-reclaimer between sites?
Yes. We plan the dismantling sequence, lift points, and mode for each module, then handle export packing, ocean transport, and delivery to the new stockyard.
How do you protect a long boom in transit?
We support the boom against bending, block and brace it, and lash it for ocean transit, with corrosion protection applied to slew bearings and machined surfaces.
What documents are needed to ship this equipment?
A commercial invoice, packing list, and bill of lading, plus a certificate of origin where required and the correct Harmonized System code for each module.
Where does Texas International Freight ship stackers and reclaimers from?
From the US Gulf, handled through our Houston base, to ports, mines, and bulk terminals worldwide.
