Heavy Machinery Packaging in Kolkata

Why Kolkata

Hooghly industrial belt and Haldia port complex: heavy engineering with riverine and coastal export.

Howrah is still called the Sheffield of the East for foundry, casting, fabrication and engineering goods. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) anchors shipbuilding and marine equipment on the Kolkata side. Burn Standard and related heavy engineering history sit in the same industrial culture. Haldia Industrial Belt holds Haldia Petrochemicals, Indian Oil and process plants that ship capital equipment and project skids. Kalyani and the northern industrial nodes add further engineering capacity on the Hooghly belt.

Packaging must handle monsoon humidity, riverine and coastal air on the approach to Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex, and multi-lift crane handling of high-mass fabrications. Ocean transit commonly runs 4 to 8 weeks; total sealed time with yard and CFS often reaches 12 to 20 weeks. Units from a few hundred kilograms to 120 tonnes and above, from Howrah fabrications to GRSE marine equipment and Haldia process skids, need engineered skids and sealed VCI, not a city-name crate template.

120T+On-site machine weight handled

GRSEShipyard and marine packing focus

24-36 moSealed VCI protection window

HaldiaKolkata port ready

Where we work

The Kolkata industrial belt we cover

Howrah engineering belt

Foundry, casting, fabrication and machine shops: the core heavy-engineering character of the Hooghly industrial belt.

Garden Reach & Kolkata port side

GRSE shipbuilding and marine equipment, plus port-area project cargo packing under humid riverine air.

Haldia industrial belt

Haldia Petrochemicals, Indian Oil and process plants shipping capital equipment and skids next to Haldia Dock Complex.

Kalyani & northern nodes

Engineering and manufacturing estates on the northern Hooghly belt, distinct access from Howrah city fabricators.

The export reality

From a Howrah shop floor to a foreign line

Export cargo from the Kolkata region loads at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port systems: Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex. Ocean transit commonly runs 4 to 8 weeks; total sealed time with yard and CFS often reaches 12 to 20 weeks. Two forces attack the machine: monsoon humidity and coastal or riverine moisture, and multi-lift crane handling of heavy fabrications and process skids.

BENZ answers both at source. Multimetal VCI (MIL-PRF-22019E class film family) and aluminium barrier bags with desiccants (DIN 55474 / MIL-D-3464E practice) hold humidity below the corrosion point for 24 to 36 month sealed windows when specified. Skids cover about 5 tonnes to 120 tonnes and above. Every solid-wood crate is heat-treated and ISPM-15 stamped. Full method: heavy machinery packaging.

What we pack in Kolkata

Machinery classes and scale

Foundry and heavy engineering equipment from Howrah, oil-free with multimetal VCI.

Shipbuilding and marine equipment for GRSE and port-area project cargo.

Process plant and petrochemical equipment from Haldia.

Presses and metal-forming machines. See press machine packaging.

CNC and machine tools. See CNC packaging.

Complete project cargo and multi-crate sequences, plus many more types on our full machinery packaging range.

Frequently asked

Heavy machinery packaging in Kolkata: questions

Do you provide heavy machinery packaging in Kolkata?

Yes. BENZ provides on-site heavy machinery packaging and export crating across Howrah engineering, Garden Reach and Kolkata port-side plants, Haldia industrial belt and Kalyani-linked nodes. We pack units from a few hundred kilograms to 120 tonnes and above.

Which industrial areas do you cover around Kolkata?

Howrah foundry and fabrication belt, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and port-side project sites, Haldia Petrochemicals and process plants at Haldia, Kalyani and northern Hooghly engineering nodes on the Kolkata and Haldia port export chain.

Do you pack GRSE-class shipyard and marine equipment in Kolkata?

Yes. We pack shipyard assemblies, marine equipment and port-area project cargo on the Garden Reach and Kolkata Dock System side of the belt. On-site survey sets skid, VCI and ISPM-15 design to mass, centre of gravity and sealed transit weeks under riverine humidity.

How do you export machinery from Kolkata?

Most consignments load at Kolkata Dock System or Haldia Dock Complex, then by sea. Ocean transit is commonly 4 to 8 weeks; total sealed time with yard and CFS dwell often reaches 12 to 20 weeks. We engineer packing for monsoon humidity and multi-lift crane handling.

How long does VCI protection last on Kolkata export packs?

For correctly sealed multimetal VCI packs on clean dry metal, we commonly specify 24 to 36 months for storage-plus-export programmes. Exact life depends on seal integrity, metal mix, humidity and barrier-bag plus desiccant use on wet-season sailings.

Are your export crates from Kolkata ISPM-15 compliant?

Yes. All solid-wood crating and skidding is heat-treated and carries the ISPM-15 stamp recognised by customs worldwide, with the treatment certificate supplied in the shipping documents.

What is the heaviest machine you can pack in Kolkata?

There is effectively no upper limit for our on-site teams. We pack from precision machines of a few hundred kilograms to Howrah fabrications, shipyard units, Haldia process skids and units well above 120 tonnes. That is packing capacity on our network, engineered to mass and centre of gravity for each job.

How much does heavy machinery packing cost in Kolkata?

It is quoted per machine, based on weight and size, protection level (including 24 to 36 month VCI when required), crate versus skid, any disassembly, port (Kolkata or Haldia) and destination rules. Book an on-site survey for an exact quote, typically within a few working days of request.

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