High-End Fine Art Logistics Based in Brazil
Waiver Arts, a joint venture between Waiver Logistics and Dietl International Services, was created on February 1st, 2013 in response to a rapidly increasing demand in high-end fine art shipments to and from Brazil, as well as for professional-caliber art services within Brazil. With nearly 50 years in combined experience in successfully managing and coordinating extremely delicate, time sensitive and high value shipments for a wide range of international clients, this partnership marries the state-of-the art logistic services from Dietl in the field of Fine Arts with the world class services of Waiver Logistics in the areas of Entertainment and Live Events.
Francis Bacon Exhibition
Francis Bacon Exhibition
- Commodity: 4 decades of work, 20 pieces of artwork, valued at $750MM
- Routing: Shipments originating from all over the world, temporarily imported to São Paulo, Brazil for MASP Exhibition
- Freight: Air freight, customs clearance
- Challenge: Critical timeframe to be accomplished, artwork “Portrait of Lucian Freud” leaving from London on March 18th morning to Luxemburg Airport in a dedicated fine arts truck, flew from LUX to VCP Airport in Brazil on March 19th , arriving on March 20th at 05:10am, Customs cleared was finished at 06:30am and delivered at MASP at 10:30am after a local trip of 120 Km in between. After its arrival crate must stay in a 24 hours quarantine for acclimatization for final installation for the Preview on March 21st starting at 08pm.
ANISH KAPOOR – SÃO PAULO 2024
ANISH KAPOOR – SÃO PAULO 2024
- Commodity: Sculptures and Installations
- Freight: (8) ocean containers (1x 20ft flat rack, 2x 40ft open top, 5x 40ft HC)
- Routing: London Gateway Port/UK to Santos Port/ Brazil
- Challenge: Rigging difficulties, overnight shifts, tight streets and over height crates are just a few challenges required to deliver this iconic exhibition to the Cidade Matarazzo in the heart of the São Paulo city.
BIENAL DO MERCOSUL 2022 – JAUME PLENSA Bienal do Mercosul
BIENAL DO MERCOSUL 2022 – JAUME PLENSA Bienal do Mercosul
- Commodity: Sculptures and installations
- Freight: (6) 40ft HC ocean containers
- Routing: Barcelona Port/Spain to Port of Rio Grande/Brazil
- Challenge: Oceanfreight market was suffering with container shortage, port omissions and vessels overbooked, causing arrival delays at POD and critical timeframe for Customs Clearance and delivery. Althought the arrival date at POD was just 03 working days before the absolutely last delivery date our team successfuly cleared and delivered the exhibition on time just before the Independency Day in September 2022.