Transportation of oversized and heavy equipment was effected from Mariupol port, Ukraine to Aktau (Kuryk) port, Kazakhstan in August/September 2013. Equipment, with total weights 4000 tonnes (3000 m2), was being delivered with two barges (SPA) and one vessel (Neva Leader – project RSD 49). Equipment was loaded on barges by gear of ocean vessel at Mariupol and discharged by shore cranes in Kazakhstan.
The projects of lashing securing stowage and towage was developed to guarantee the safety of cargo operations.