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The combination of unique experience in the transport of oversized loads and construction equipment, as well as heavy and project cargoes in Russia and Europe and agency relationships with the transport companies in CIS countries and Europe allows MTR satisfy any request and offer clients favorable conditions and shipping offers.

Quality of service of the company MTR meets the needs of the petrochemical, engineering, defense, metallurgical, construction and agricultural enterprises.

The main objects of transport are:

  • construction equipment - bulldozers, pavers, excavators, cranes, beams, drilling machines, etc.;
  • agricultural machinery - tractors, harvesters, trailers, etc.;
  • industrial equipment - boilers, turbines, transformers, reactors, press-shears;
  • various technological equipment (machines, production lines, etc.);
  • long goods (pipes, drills, electric towers, etc.);
  • extremely oversized cargo and super-heavy loads (power units for nuclear power stations, high-power transformers, autoclaves, etc.);
  • mobile factories, etc.

Cooperation with MTR through this service is:

  • Mixed and international transportation of oversized and heavy cargoes:
    • international transport of mobile bulky and heavy cargoes;
    • international transport of oversized and heavy cargoes in special containers like Flat Rack and Open Top;
    • development of optimal routes of international transport of goods through the main sea trade ports in the world;
    • solution of complex problems to combine shipping and road transport of goods with transportation, storage and handling of bulky goods;
    • customs clearance of bulky goods in ports;
    • delivery of oversized cargo by road to and from seaports;
    • insurance of oversized cargo;
    • informing the customer about the progress of the work on the international carriage of goods;
    • advice on routes of shipping and road transport of goods and the conditions of their customs clearance;
    • advice on optimizing existing schemes of delivery of oversized cargo.
  • Active use by MTR existing ferry lines in the organization of international transport of oversized and heavy cargoes:
    • from European ports (Lubeck (Germany), Sassnitz (Germany), Kiel (Germany), Kotka (Finland), Hamina (Finland), Bilbao (Spain), Tilbury (UK), Antwerp (Belgium), Zeebryuge (Belgium), Gdynia (Poland), the goods are delivered by direct scheduled service to the port of St. Petersburg;
    • the ports of North America (Houston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Charleston), the goods are delivered by direct regular service to the port of St. Petersburg.
  • Transportation of oversized, heavy and bulky cargo by rail across Russia and CIS countries in the own and leased universal rolling stock:
    • selection of the optimum rolling stock in order to reduce the cost of transportation;
    • obtaining approvals, permits and classification of solutions for transportation of oversized heavy cargo in the authorities;
    • development of process drawings of loading on rolling stock;
    • organization of handling and assembly work;
    • insurance and protection of cargo.
  • Transportation of oversized and heavy cargoes by own road transport through the territory of Russia and the CIS countries:
    • car park of the company to date consists of: special trailers (pole trailer, low loader), loading height from 0.5 to 0.9 meters, capacity of up to 50 tons, for transportation of construction machinery, agricultural machinery, industrial equipment, special vehicles for transport of goods up to 40 meters and weighing up to 60 tons, such as bridge supports, expansion joints and long-building construction, supports power lines;
    • development and analysis of the route;
    • survey of heights and the possibility of passage of transport under overpasses, power lines;
    • calculation and analysis of schemes for fastening cargo, leaving special engineering services for the loading of transport and organization of loading and unloading at customer's request;
    • convoy of cargo by guard cars, which are the property of the company and convoy of cargo vehicles by traffic police when needed;
    • organization towers of CCN (contact-cable network) during the passage of transport under power lines;
    • control of cargo movement on items passing by train, as well as an operational report on non-standard situations encountered on the route.