Delivery of medical modules

Transportation of medical modules for construction of Federal Medical Centers (Resolution of the Russian Government №139)

PROJECT № 1 - Federal Medical Centre, Penza, Russian Federation
Distance: over 4 000 km
Cargo volume: cca 90 000 freight tons
Average module dimensions:
length - 22m, width - 5,5 m, height -up to 4,0 m, weight - 40 t
Number of modules: 327

Total number of items shipped throughout the project - 408.
Special features: Our scope of work included development and further implementation of a unique, comprehensive transportation scheme covering such aspects as trucking, ocean freight, transshipment, storage, special requirements for handling of high-priority cargoes as well as transport infrastructure along the route ex Germany and Turkey to Penza, Russian Federation.

Production of modules	Loading site, Germany
Loading site, Turkey	Delivery of modules to the port

Modules released from the plant were, within 1-2 days, loaded on trucks and delivered to the port,

where they were consolidated for ocean freight.

Loading on the vessel, Germany	Modules loaded in the hold
Off-loading at the Russian river port	Loading on trucks at the Russian port

To determine the best route for on-carriage from the local river ports to Penza construction site, our experts did a comprehensive survey of all roads and ports adjacent to Penza.

Based on the survey results, Ulyanovsk river port was chosen as the point of the modules' transshipment on trucks.

The first convoy

Checking cargo on the road	At the rail-crossing
On the road	Trucks waiting for off-loading on site

Throughout the project, delivery of modules was carried out on a daily basis, including public holidays and weekends.

The last convoy

5:30 p.m. November 17, 2007 - The last convoy delivered to Penza construction site

All shipments were completed in accordance with the rules and regulations for heavy-lift and oversized transportation in the Russian, German and Turkish territories and taking into account storage and cargo handling capacities of relevant ports.