Militzer & Münch transported a production line from Spain to Uzbekistan for a supplier to the automotive industry. This allows the customer to bend and harden glass for car sidelights and taillights. The Militzer & Münch teams in Nuremberg (Germany) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan) completed the order together.
Militzer & Münch’s partner in Spain, Altius S.A., had commissioned this transport from Militzer & Münch Uzbekistan. In March 2017, eight standard trucks and three low-loaders set off on the more than 7,000-kilometer journey from northern Spain to the Uzbek part of the Fergana Valley. They were loaded with parts for a kiln that is used to bend and harden car sidelights and taillights. The transport from Aller in Asturias, Spain, to Fergana took around 16 days.
Strict entry requirements
For security reasons, access for foreign trucks to the Fergana Valley is strictly regulated. “Since it was difficult to find an Uzbek driver in Spain, we had to look for another option,” says Nelly Djurabaeva, Traffic Manager at Militzer & Münch Uzbekistan and head of the project. “Together with Denys Gumenyk, the head of the Nuremberg project team, we developed a route to Fergana with entry into the valley via Osh in Kyrgyzstan. Trucks from abroad can use this route to enter the Fergana Valley without having to reload in between. The transport ran smoothly.”
Lead by example
After the extensive transport from Spain to Uzbekistan went smoothly, the employees of Militzer & Münch Belarus the route recommended by colleagues – but from a different starting country. On board ten trucks they transported parts of textile machines from northern Italy to Fergana – again via Osh in Kyrgyzstan.