Pre-Owned John Deere Combines Lashed Onto 40-Foot Flat Racks as OOG Cargo
By Simon West
CF&S is managing a transcontinental transport operation that moves used U.S.-made agricultural machinery to farms across Kazakhstan, tapping into a niche but expanding market for second-hand farm equipment.
The Tallinn, Estonia-headquartered logistics specialist is overseeing the full export process for pre-owned John Deere combines sourced by a U.S.-based client originally from Kazakhstan. The heavy-duty machines are bound for resale and reuse in Kazakhstan’s agricultural regions, with final delivery points including Astana and Kokshetau.
The combines, weighing about 15 tons apiece and measuring over 11 meters in length, are loaded for shipping – typically with wheels removed – and lashed onto 40-foot flat racks as out-of-gauge cargo at U.S. warehouses.
From there, the cargo is shipped either to Baltic ports in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, or via the Port of Poti in Georgia. On arrival, CF&S arranges for the equipment to be reloaded onto rail platforms for overland delivery to the final destinations.
“It is a complex operation, but with CF&S, every step is executed with efficiency and reliability,” the company said.
CF&S is the parent company of DAKO Worldwide Transport, acquiring the German project logistics specialist in December 2023.
CF&S and DAKO Worldwide Transport are exhibitors at Breakbulk Europe.
