Loaded with everything a hotel has to provide, 30 containers are crossing entire continents. The Militzer & Münch branch office at Eichenzell serves as the control tower for the scheduling, coordinating, handling and monitoring of the goods flow.
The project involves four continents: Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States. The transports from the different countries to Kazakhstan can take between 22 and 70 days – depending on where the transport starts. In a first step, the majority of the products go to Eichenzell, via airfreight, via sea or road. Once they arrive, the goods are trucked to Duisburg, where they are loaded onto trains and shipped to Astana in Kazakhstan. The train ride takes 20 days.
It’s all about cooperation
In cooperation with sister company InterRail, the Eichenzell Militzer & Münch team dispatches some 30 containers. The forty-footers are carrying a cargo of totally diverse goods: From furniture and electric appliances, toiletries and fitness equipment to kids’ toys and many more. The Militzer & Münch locations in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin are involved in the entire process as well.
Militzer & Münch draws up all documents for the customer: From packing lists to commercial invoices and export declarations. They also check the import licenses and any necessary certificates. Since the suppliers are sending their goods to Europe while the goods are headed for Kazakhstan, all original paperwork had to be translated into Russian for clearance in Astana.