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Three shipments that show how the corridors, the fleet and the warehouse work together. Figures are given as delivered.

Rail corridor · China — Azerbaijan

40 containers from Xi’an to Baku in 23 days

23Days door to door
40Containers 40'HC
6,500 kmAcross four borders

Task

A manufacturer was bringing components by sea through European ports: 45 to 55 days in transit. To keep the assembly line running they had to hold two months of stock, which tied up cash and warehouse space.

Challenge

The middle corridor means three changes of transport and two transshipments, each with its own operator. The Caspian ferry is the bottleneck: the schedule shifts with weather and loading. The previous contractor quoted 20 to 40 days with no commitment.

What we did

We took the whole route on ourselves: rail slots booked a quarter ahead, our own agent in Aktau supervising the ferry loading, receiving in Alat and delivery to our warehouse. Customs was started on preliminary documents before the ferry arrived, so containers never queued at the port. Wagons were unloaded by our own cranes on our own siding.

Result

23 days from the departure station to the warehouse instead of 50 by sea, with no more than two days of variance across six shipments. The client halved its safety stock and moved to regular monthly batches.

Cargo

CargoComponents for assembly production
Units40 × 40'HC containers
Net weight18.5 t per container, 740 t total
Volume76 m³ per container, 3,040 m³ total
PackingCrates on pallets, 20 per container

Route

Xi’an — Dostyk, container train6 days
Dostyk — Aktau Port, rail9 days
Aktau — Alat, Caspian ferry3 days
Alat — warehouse in Baku, road1 day
Customs and release4 days
Project cargo · Germany — Azerbaijan

A 96-tonne production line delivered through Poti

188.5 tTotal in 12 pieces
4.6 mHeight with the trailer
34Days including permits

Task

A plant bought a production line with a fixed installation date: the contractor’s crew was booked in advance, so any delay meant paying for idle people and equipment.

Challenge

Oversized permits are issued separately by Georgia and by Azerbaijan, and their timelines do not match. Two points on the route from Poti had height limits, a flyover and an overhead contact line. At 4.6 m the direct route was impossible.

What we did

We surveyed the route before the vessel sailed and planned a detour 60 km longer but free of height limits. Permits in both countries were processed in parallel with the sea leg, so no time was lost after discharge. Heavy pieces moved at night with two escort vehicles; the lighter ones travelled separately under tilt.

Result

All 12 pieces on site in 34 days, four days before installation started. No damage, no insurance claims, no penalties for breaching transport conditions.

Cargo

CargoIndustrial production line, 12 pieces
Heaviest piece96 t, 6.8 × 3.2 × 3.4 m
Second piece42 t, 5.4 × 3.0 × 2.8 m
Total weight188.5 t
Equipment8-axle and 4-axle low-loaders, escort

Route

Plant near Hamburg — port, road2 days
Hamburg — Poti, heavy-lift vessel18 days
Discharge and customs in Poti4 days
Poti — Ganja, low-loaders with escort6 days
Unloading on site, 200 t crane4 days
Southern corridor · Persian Gulf — Baku

24 runs a year from Bandar Abbas with storage in Baku

9Days to the warehouse
24Runs per year
480 tHandled annually

Task

A distributor worked through two contractors: one for the sea leg and the port, another for the road. Three to four days were regularly lost at the handover, and nobody was accountable — each blamed the other.

Challenge

Part of the cargo is classified as dangerous under ADR and needs licensed drivers, a separate document set and segregated storage. Seasonal queues on the Iranian side of the border made transit times unpredictable.

What we did

We closed the chain on ourselves: receiving at the port, the road leg with our own ADR-licensed drivers, customs clearance by our in-house desk. We added buffer storage at our warehouse with a dedicated area for dangerous goods, so the client draws down batches as needed instead of accepting 20 tonnes at once. Papers for the next shipment are prepared while the current one is still moving.

Result

Transit to the warehouse settled at nine days with no more than a day of variance. The client now has one contract and one manager instead of three contractors. We are in our second year, and volume has grown from 18 runs to 24.

Cargo

CargoChemical raw material for industry
ClassificationADR class 8, packing group II
Units200 l drums on pallets, 20' T11 tank containers
Batch20 t per run, 22 pallets
HandlingADR-licensed drivers, segregated storage

Route

Bandar Abbas — receiving and port formalities3 days
Bandar Abbas — Astara, road4 days
Astara — border formalities1 day
Astara — warehouse in Baku, road1 day
Storage and release in batchesto client’s schedule
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