The document summarizes the transportation of 3 large mill shells from Astrakhan port in Russia to Astana. Each shell has a diameter of 685cm, height of 395cm, and weighs 72 tons. They were transported by barge to the port, where an 8 hour unloading operation took place in high heat to precisely load the shells onto trailers using cranes for further transport to Astana.

1. Shell project shipment 2013
Overall route: Johannesburg area – Durban – Zeebrugge – Astrakhan - Astana
Part 3 – Astrakhan

2. Cargo: 3x oversized mill shells
Each shell with a DIAMETER of 685cm
Each shell with HEIGHT of 395 cm
Each shell with WEIGHT of 72t

3. Vessel in: Trucks out:
Sea/River geared barge Deeploading gear
Transshipment location:
Astrakhan port, Russia

4. Unloading operation in Astrakhan port:
8 hours operation in a customs zone pier in 42 ’C heat

5. Loading on trailers in Astrakhan:
Centimeter precision crane work – engineers closely control the operation