Case study

Australia → international buyer — full woodchip carrier

Develop a large-scale eucalyptus woodchip chain from Western Australian origins to an international buyer, combining field supply, storage and moisture control, hold preparation, carrier loading, destination discharge and onward dispatch.

Woodchip carrier at quayside in Western Australia during loading.
Woodchip carrier at quayside in Western Australia being loaded with eucalyptus woodchip at full-carrier scale.
At a glance
>40,000 t
full carrier cargo
Western Australia
origin region
End-to-end
origin to destination process

Challenge

Build a dependable large-scale woodchip export chain from Western Australia to an international buyer, moving from forest origin and harvesting through storage, quality control, hold preparation, carrier loading, voyage interface, destination discharge and final dispatch. The chain had to work at carrier scale, maintain product integrity, and satisfy buyer-grade documentation and operational requirements.

What we did

  • Supported origin-side supply-chain design from forest resource through harvest interface.
  • Integrated field operations and harvesting into a practical export feedstock pathway.
  • Set storage layout, moisture-control and quality-control procedures for large-scale woodchip handling.
  • Supported vessel interface, including hold inspection and cargo-readiness checks before loading.
  • Coordinated documentation, scheduling and charter-side execution for a full woodchip carrier.
  • Followed the chain through destination-port discharge, quay-side storage and onward truck dispatch.
Plantation forest stand in Western Australia.
Western Australian plantation forest stand at the origin end of the supply chain.
Harvester operating in a eucalyptus plantation in Western Australia.
Large harvester working plantation eucalyptus in Western Australia.
Workers inspecting a bulk carrier hold before woodchip loading.
Carrier hold inspection before loading, helping ensure cargo cleanliness and no contamination.

Key results

  • Demonstrated a full-scale export pathway from Western Australian plantation resource to international buyer.
  • Validated carrier-scale loading and shipment, including a woodchip carrier loaded with more than 40,000 tonnes of eucalyptus woodchip.
  • Showed that cargo integrity could be protected through hold inspection, controlled loading and destination-port handling.
  • Confirmed that the chain could continue beyond discharge into quay-side storage and onward delivery.
Australian woodchip being unloaded from a carrier at destination port.
Destination-port discharge of Australian eucalyptus woodchip after ocean shipment.
Eucalyptus woodchip stacked at quay side ready for onward truck dispatch.
Eucalyptus woodchip stored at quay side after discharge, ready for onward truck transport.

Outcome

A full-carrier export chain validated from origin through destination: forest resource, harvesting, storage, hold preparation, vessel loading, discharge and onward logistics. The case shows practical execution at industrial scale and a repeatable pathway for large eucalyptus woodchip movements from Australia to international markets.

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