Lima, Peru, April 9, 2026 – For a critical water production expansion project in six districts of the remote Cusco Province in Peru, deugro Lima successfully delivered water pipes with a total length of over 7.4 kilometers, as well as further equipment and accessories. The project ensures drinking water production for the City of Cusco for the next 30 years.
The cargo had a total volume of over 7,325 cubic meters and was shipped on two vessels from the Port of Lianyungang, China to the Port of Callao, Peru. Besides the huge number of six-meter-long pipes with diameters of either 80 or 90 centimeters and single weights of over 1.6 and 2.0 metric tons, the cargo encompassed over 200 pallets and more than 50 wooden boxes.
After arrival at the Port of Callao, the cargo was discharged directly from the vessel onto trailers using the vessel’s cranes and then transported to an intermediate storage area under the personal supervision of deugro’s local experts. To ensure swift operations, deugro arranged for customs brokerage prior to the vessel’s arrival through advance customs clearance declarations. The strategically located 3,500-square-meter storage area near the Port of Callao was organized by deugro Peru’s local team for cargo inspection and for preparing the units for safe on-carriage to the construction site, including loading and securing them onto trailers.
After inspection, the cargo components were transported from the storage yard to the construction site in the remote Cusco–Oropesa area, located nearly 1,230 kilometers away. To safely move the large number of cargo units to the construction site, deugro arranged for a total of 172 overland trips using a variety of truck–trailer configurations, which were operated efficiently in rotation, moving 10 to 20 transport units per day. Due to the distance and the remote location of the site, each trip took a transit time of approximately three days, including the required rest periods for the drivers.
To maintain continuous rotation and ensure a steady delivery flow of the large number of individual cargo components in line with the construction site’s schedules and delivery sequences, every operational step had to transition seamlessly into the next. Extensive preparations and precise planning, along with close communication and proactive coordination among a core team of nearly 20 people—from project managers and HSE supervisors to trucking coordinators, customs brokerage experts, and surveyors—were paramount.
“One of the biggest challenges was the sheer volume of components that had to be managed. To ensure their safe, efficient and timely delivery, all activities had to be precisely aligned simultaneously with the equipment and personnel availability, the construction site’s delivery sequences, the project schedule and the budget, as well as the highest safety standards and applicable regulations. This included, among other tasks, the development of loading, load securing or QHSES plans and method statements. Truck–trailer units and drivers had to be coordinated to match the predefined schedules and the construction site’s delivery sequences, while personnel as well as cargo handling and lifting equipment had to be planned and deployed to ensure availability at the right place and time for trailer loading operations,” said Sarina Yance, Sales & Business Development Manager at deugro Peru.
“In addition, the project required close communication with all stakeholders and regular status updates to ensure efficient deliveries, maintain full transparency regarding delivery progress, and enable timely responses to short-notice changes in scheduling or delivery locations,” Sarina Yance, Sales & Business Development Manager at deugro Peru, added.
Thanks to meticulous project preparation, precise timing, close communication with the construction site and all partners, as well as proactive project coordination, the clockwork-like overland transportation and cargo collection from the intermediate storage yard, all cargo units were delivered safely, according to schedule and budget, while keeping the number of overland trips to a minimum and reducing the costs for the storage area at the same time,” said Roberto Rios de Azambuja, Branch Manager at deugro Peru.
