Project logistics for mobile bridges in Peru
a. hartrodt reliably handles document management and provides local logistics support.
Peru needs approximately 5,000 bridges to improve connections in its road network. The infrastructure of this Andean country is limited by flooding, landslides, and difficult-to-access terrain. Therefore, the government is building mobile bridges to maintain food supplies as well as shorten school routes, relying on the experienced team at a. hartrodt Perú. “We handle all documentation required for the letter of credit and provide comprehensive on-site logistical support, including land transport, container unloading, customs clearance and related services,” says Nicky Corrochano, Managing Director at a. hartrodt Perú in Lima. For project logistics, a. hartrodt Péru has built up special expertise.
Thousands of containers with components cleared
“Since 2010, we have been securing local logistics in Peru for leading manufacturers of mobile bridges from the USA, China, and Europe,” says Nicky Corrochano. According to him, a. hartrodt Péru has handled thousands of containers with components since then and delivered them reliably to the construction sites: “We accompany the entire process and go the extra mile to ensure that every project is completed on time and cost-effectively.”
90 containers with components for three mobile bridges
This year, the municipality of Lima purchased three 90-meter-long mobile bridges. In the future, they will connect two highways divided by a river. Starting in mid-July, a. hartrodt Péru coordinated the unloading of 90 containers with components from the USA at the Port of Lima. “We use equipment such as forklifts or safety chains professionally and have mastered all the necessary maneuvers because we have trained our partner's workforce accordingly,” says Nicky Corrochano. However, unloading points are often unsuitable: “We had to use heavy equipment to build paths for truck transport and improve construction sites in order to unload the components.”
Following the successful completion of this project within two months, 116 mobile bridges will be shipped in 460 40-foot containers from China and unloaded at the Port of Callao starting in March 2026. “We will once again work closely with the government throughout the entire process and go the extra mile,” says Nicky Corrochano.