Barely 900 kilometers separate the Turkish city of Bursa from the destination, the city of Ploieşti in Romania. Not too long a distance, one might think, but the transport route leads through a total of three countries, two capitals, and across the Bosporus. The load: a 75-ton metal press. A task that Militzer & Münch Turkey mastered flawlessly.
Preston Makina, a good customer of Militzer & Münch based in Bursa, manufactures mechanical and hydraulic presses and relies on Militzer & Münch for the transport. A metal press measuring 8.60 x 2.35 x 3.20 meters and weighing a total of 75 tons had to be transported from Bursa to Ploieşti in Romania.
The heavy cargo was first lifted onto a low-bed trailer with a crane, then properly secured and wrapped. From northwest Turkey, the special transport went along the Sea of Marmara, across the Bosporus and through Istanbul, then passed through Bulgaria before crossing Bucharest and reaching Ploieşti some 100 kilometers further on.
“The order was handled to the customer’s full satisfaction, and the team did a really good job,” reports Kostas Sandalcidis, member of the Management Board.