Physical Address Postal Address

Contact Information

R J Tilbury Building,
Plot 8599,
Lumumba Road,
Lusaka,
Zambia
P.O. Box 31831,
Lusaka Main,
Zambia
Tel: (+260-1) 287 333 / 4  
Fax: (+260-1) 287 334 Email: awsicon@coppernet.zm
Cell: (+26-97) 892 480 Web Site: www.aws-icon.com

Background   |   Services   |   The Partnership

 

Background

ICON CARRIERS LIMITED was established in 1983 and has grown to become an international logistics and transport management group specializing, but not limited to, the worldwide movement of primary commodities - particularly tobacco, cotton and tea. The group concentrates on third world and emergent regions providing specialists multi-modal services in difficult areas, for example inland Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe.

The Management philosophy is to establish own or joint facilities in these areas utilizing local expertise in order to offer clients a competitive single point of contact for the entire transport chain origin to end user.

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Services

ICON-MODUL OVERSEAS LIMITED aim to provide clients with a single coordinated point of entry to arrange the transport of their goods from point of origin up to the end users factory or warehouse in Russia or other CIS countries.

SEA FREIGHT.  Icon-Modul Overseas Limited maintains close links with all major shipping lines serving St. Petersburg is facilitated due to the Modul. Co. Ltd. Port office operating 24 hours per day.  This office is linked to the city office, port administration, railway station and other parties concerned by modern communication technology.  Personnel are well versed in the intricacies of operational procedures in the port and cargo handling methods.

CUSTOMS.  Modul Co. Ltd. Have established an exceptionally good relationship and an agreement with Baltic Customs thus no unexpected delays are incurred in the issuing of transit documentation, provided that clients submit the necessary documentation timeously.  Cargo registration is accomplished within 3 days by competent and certified officers from the Modul St. Petersburg office.

     

INLAND TRANSPORT.  Once cargo has transited the port, inland delivery by road or rail in FCL or breakbulk mode is possible.  Particularly were long distances are involved the group maintains competitive rail contracts and containers can be re-stuffed into wagons at Modul’s own stating facility located adjacent to the international feeder terminal in region 3 of the port.  As a result of Modul’s long term contacts with the railway no delays are experience in obtaining rail wagons or rail platforms.

CHARTER VESSELS.  Both, the UK and Russian offices, have experience in-house shipbrokers who are able to charter vessels tailored to clients needs for larger breakbulk parcels.  This includes sea / river boats utilizing the Volga-Balt and Volga – Don inland navigation system.

CHINESE CARGO.  An agency at the Chinese / Russian border is maintained to cater for the growing volume of Chinese traffic being delivered to Russia by the all rail route.  The office is located in Zabaikalsk on the Russian side of the boarder, and for clients buying on a “DAF Manzhouli” basis is able to receive Chinese wagons at Manzhouli, the Chinese side of the boarders, re-stuff into Russian wagons and prepare the Russian transit documentation. In providing the above services ICON-MODUL OVERSEA LIMITED offer the client a single contact point to arrange the full multi-modal transport link from origin to final destination.  In doing so, advice is available as to the comparative cost and reliability of the various transport options together with an in depth knowledge of the Russian receivers facilities and requirements.  Once the movement is undertaken regular status reporting is provided tailored to the clients specific needs.

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The Partnership

The co-operation between Icon Carriers and Modul Co. Ltd. commenced during 1996.  As a result of the synergy between the two companies a successful relationship was soon established with the partners working closely together to provide intermodal services from worldwide origins  into Russia.

It has thus been a logical progression to formalize the co-operation, and the joint venture ICON-MODUL OVERSEAS LIMITED was established.

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