Move One has completed the latest in a series of high-value logistics projects that are part of a program of cooperation between the US and Pakistani Governments. The United States Government is currently pursuing a number of projects in Pakistan’s energy, agriculture, education and health sectors to help meet both immediate and long-term development goals.

Move One has played a key role in these projects addressing some of Pakistan’s most critical development needs, and has been transporting equipment and supplies via the US Embassy in Islamabad. The scale of the project was so enormous that, in the first week of August 2010, exploratory dry-run simulations had to be conducted. The evaluation process required a 40-foot flatbed truck and a 50-ton crane, purely to investigate the equipment and specialized transports that would be needed for the project itself.

After careful planning and extensive local research, the first shipment arrived in early October 2010, and several months later the project is now approaching its final stages. Over the course of the operation, Move One has transported an enormous volume of specialized equipment, including 32 modular buildings, 13 secured containers, three generator modules, a fire pump and 14 separate airfreight shipments that were alone in excess of 18 tons.

In addition to the sheer volume of the project, many of its key elements required specialized knowledge and expertise. Special slings and shackles were purchased in the UAE and sent to Karachi port, Pakistan in order to meet US standards for handling specific high-value cargo. Modular buildings and secured containers cannot stay in one place for over 96 hours, so Move Ones teams had to ensure that each transport would clear customs and dispatch from port within the allotted time frame. Secure lay-down space with Material Handling Equipment (MHE) support had to be acquired in Karachi and Islamabad for container loads to be kept secure until the consignee was ready to receive them.

As the project approaches its successful conclusion, only a couple of airfreight shipments of tools and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) material are required per month. Commenting on Move One Logistics’ outstanding contribution to the program, Zsolt Ormai, Project Manager for the job, explained “We are extremely proud to not only have been part of this diplomatic and humanitarian project, but to have been crucial in its success due to the experience, skills and professionalism displayed by all of our participating offices and teams.”

Move One Logistics has years of invaluable experience of assisting humanitarian projects in some of the most dangerous and challenging regions in the world. The company is constantly involved in worldwide aid missions, from donating blankets to orphanages in Kabul to delivering disease prevention supplies from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Move One is also pleased to be a valued partner of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

“Move One continues to deliver second-to-none logistics services in the most testing environments, while supporting humanitarian aid efforts,” added Ormai. “Move One has been providing supply chain services to humanitarian and peace keeping organizations for almost two decades, and is honored to be part of such extremely important initiatives worldwide.”

With eleven strategically located offices in Afghanistan alone, Move One Logistics has the experience and resources necessary to handle any logistical requirement in the region. Our services range from secure convoys, warehousing and online shipment tracking to air, sea, road and rail services, as well as purchase order management.

Tags: Move One