Not long ago, our company completed an international transportation project involving the large-sized vertical turning lathe model VTL-32 CY3000, under FCA INCOTERMS. The shipment was arranged from the seller’s warehouse in Spain to the unloading site in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The primary goal of project logistics is to optimize logistical processes, reduce transportation and warehousing costs, and ensure seamless coordination among all involved parties.
Our international logistics specialists conducted a tremendous amount of preparatory work.
To successfully implement a project of this scale, every stage must be thoroughly planned — from procurement and supplier coordination to the management of critical milestones during the delivery process.
It is also essential to understand the technical specifics of the cargo in order to minimize risks and avoid potential issues.
The heavy equipment — VTL-32 CY3000 — was dismantled and packed into 24 cargo units, including 8 oversized items. The total weight of the cargo reached 201,289 kg.
After developing a detailed international transportation plan, we proceeded with the execution phase of this large-sized industrial equipment delivery project
Together with our Spanish partners, our team arranged pickup from two warehouses in Spain, road freight, and consolidation of all lathe components at the Port of Bilbao. We chartered the vessel KAIRIT to carry out the sea transportation along the route: Port of Bilbao (Spain) – Port of Saint Petersburg (Russia).
Our international logistics department independently managed all stevedoring operations at the port according to a pre-approved cargo handling and securing plan. After cargo loading, survey inspection, issuance of accompanying documentation, and the ocean bill of lading, the vessel KAIRIT departed from Bilbao to the Moby Dick Port in Saint Petersburg. The voyage took just over eight days.
At this stage, the client introduced a new request — not originally included in the project scope: to arrange temporary storage of the cargo for three months.
After customs clearance of the full shipment, the disassembled vertical turning lathe was placed into a covered bonded warehouse for storage.
Our staff signed a warehouse storage contract at the port, purchased tarpaulins and timber for covering and insulation, and arranged for additional power supply in part of the covered warehouse to maintain the required temperature conditions around the clock.
At the end of the three-month storage period, the client confirmed readiness to receive the cargo. We organized the retrieval of all 24 cargo units from the warehouse to the final delivery point.
At this stage, we provided transport vehicles for the cargo transportation and organized loading operations using 70-ton cranes and electric forklift
After loading was completed, the cargo was secured onto the vehicles and transported out of the Moby Dick port area. Throughout the organization of the international transportation of the large-sized vertical turning lathe model VTL-32 CY3000 from Spain to Russia under FCA terms, we handled a substantial amount of additional work, addressed the client’s requests, and complied with specific storage requirements. The cargo was delivered in full compliance with specifications and to the designated unloading location.
Our client was fully satisfied with the service provided and placed an order for the transportation of a second batch of similar cargo under the same conditions.
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