Not enough Fish in the Sea....YET

News Item Entered: Wednesday, July 06, 2005

This past April, Schenker Halifax, Frankfurt and Berlin teamed up to make waves. These offices pulled off a major logistical feat as they transported 21 live sturgeons across Canada. It was truly history in the making.

The project was undertaken for “The Society to Save the Sturgeons,” which was formed to help keep this species of fish plentiful. Sturgeons are large fish that have been prized in Europe for their meat and caviar for hundreds of years. Because of this they have been fished out and are now considered an extinct species.  The society’s goal is to replenish Sturgeon in the Baltic Sea by releasing juvenile offspring.

Shipping these surgeons was a logistical achievement that Schenker can be proud of. Twenty-one Live Sturgeons were transported in a "Rolling Aquarium" from Huntsman Marine Science Centre, NB to Halifax Int'l Airport. There they were met by a crew with aluminum boxes…which had been imported from Frankfurt.



Then the real work began as the fish had to be moved from the tanker to the boxes which would bear them to Germany. This undertaking required three specialists to go into the tanker and capture one sturgeon at a time in a stretcher. These meter-long fish then had to be transferred to a hydraulic truck, which lowered the stretcher and two men to ground level.  The aluminum boxes were fitted with two types of heavy duty plastic bags filled with water. Once the sturgeon was placed in the water filled bags oxygen was added…and the bag was sealed. The sturgeons were set to go!




Finally, we saw the process through. Schenker Halifax was on-site at Air Canada Cargo for both shipments to ensure special care was taken. We booked all pertinent documents which also ensured a safe and smooth transit. And the fish moved quickly through customs thanks to Schenker Frankfurt. 

We are happy to report the fish are all doing well! The Society to Save the Sturgeon already have plans in place with Schenker for their next move in October 2005.

Schenker of Canada spans a coast-to-coast network that extends to all major harbours, airports and border crossings. In just over half a century, 16 branches have emerged over 690 Schenker employees. The global exchange of goods is expedited by logistics specialists. Schenker of Canada Limited has a portfolio of five supply chain services in Canada: Contract Warehousing/Distribution, Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Land Transportation and Customs Brokerage.

With annual sales of 8 billion euros, 39,000 employees and about 1,100 offices around the world, Schenker is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics services, offering land operations, air and seafreight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a single source. Schenker is a part of the Transport and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG.