Operations

Export and logistics

Material moves by road from Miriyan to Kalaburagi ICD, then to Chennai (INMAA) for sailing. Everything below is measured from live shipments rather than from a schedule.

01 / Route

Route and transit

Load port: Chennai
Inland depot: Kalaburagi ICD
Fastest UK port: 28 days
Containers / month: 26
Ex-order to UK port: 52–64 d
Reported breakage: 0.7 %

Transit times by discharge port
Discharge port	Transit days	Service frequency
Felixstowe	28–32	Weekly
Southampton	29–33	Weekly
London Gateway	30–34	Fortnightly
Liverpool	33–37	Fortnightly
Dublin	34–38	Fortnightly

Lead times by stage
Stage	Duration
Order confirmation to cutting start	3 working days
Cutting, calibration and finishing	12–18 days per container
Crating, marking and inland haulage	5 days
Port cut-off to sailing	4–7 days
Total ex-order to UK port	52–64 days

02 / Loading

Container loading

Payload is the binding constraint on stone, not volume. Loading is calculated to keep the unit legal on the UK road leg.

Container types and quantities
Container	Payload	Area	Crates
20 ft GP	27.5 t	Approx. 480 m² at 20 mm	14–16
40 ft GP	27.5 t	Approx. 470 m² at 20 mm	14–16
20 ft GP (30 mm)	27.5 t	Approx. 320 m² at 30 mm	12–14

Container quantities per stone
Stone	Crates per 20 ft	Area per 20 ft	Crate gross
Shahabad Grey	15	480 m² at 20 mm	1,780 kg gross at 20 mm
Shahabad Yellow	15	475 m² at 20 mm	1,745 kg gross at 20 mm
Shahabad Maroon	14	445 m² at 20 mm	1,830 kg gross at 20 mm
Shahabad Cream	16	505 m² at 20 mm	1,690 kg gross at 20 mm

Forklift loading crated limestone slabs into a twenty foot shipping container at an inland depot — Two-row stuffing with dunnage between rows and against the doors

03 / Crating

Crate specification

Fixed internal geometry across the range so that handling equipment and racking do not change between stones.

Crate construction specification
Internal geometry	1180 × 780 × 950 mm
Timber	Heat treated, ISPM 15 stamp IN-KA-2287
Slab orientation	On edge against a braced back panel
Separation	5 mm closed cell foam between faces
Edge protection	Corner angle on all external edges
Strapping	Four steel bands, tensioned and sealed
Marking	Batch, stone, finish, thickness, area, net weight, two faces
Gross weight range	1,690–1,830 kg

Timber export crates loaded with grey limestone slabs stood on edge with steel strapping — Crated material awaiting inland haulage

04 / Terms

Quotation and minimums

Kept deliberately simple.

Quotations are issued to your nearest port or delivered to your yard, on request. Both are quoted per square metre with all handling stated on the face of the quotation.

One 20 ft container per stone and finish. Mixed-stone containers accepted from 120 m² per line item.

Request quote quotes@mallikarjunastones.co.uk