Logistics

Crane lifts Cummins gensets onto concrete pads

We know that timely delivery of equipment is critical to successful project completion. Cummins has demonstrated success in delivering material and equipment to austere environments for more than 70 years and has been expediting the shipment of gensets and electrical equipment internationally since the 1930s. Since 2003, Berger/Cummins has provided logistical support and oversight of successful power project implementation in Afghanistan and Iraq, and our supply chain management is proven.

Through the use of an established global distribution network consisting of seven main regional distribution centers, 500 distributors and 5,200 dealers in 190 countries worldwide, Cummins has successfully provided emergency generator equipment on six continents, often under critical delivery deadlines. Berger/Cummins has proven in Iraq and Afghanstian that it will deliver equipment on time to inaccessible and hostile environments.

To support our projects worldwide, Berger/Cummins works closely with logistics and transportation partners to efficiently manage supply chain movement of all cargo. Depending on unique cargo demands and client timelines, Berger/Cummins is capable of quickly air freighting equipment into austere locations, as well as obtaining the necessary private security to line haul goods within active combat zones and high-risk, harsh environments.

For Middle East/Central Asia requirements, we manage the transport and rotation of equipment into/out of theater via Berger/Cummins offices on Victory Base in Iraq, Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan and the Cummins equipment depot and logistics support center in Dubai.

In 2007-08, to facilitate the nearly simultaneous mobilization of four sites in Iraq, Berger/Cummins coordinated the movement of nearly 5,000 metric tons of equipment and material by land, air, and sea, including the shipment of more than 250 containers and 25 vehicles from more than 15 points of origin. Our versatility and responsiveness are demonstrated in successful shipping from such varied embarkation points as Singapore, Mumbai, Jeddah, the UK, and multiple CONUS locations. Berger/Cummins trucked more than 125 gensets from Dubai to various project sites in Iraq, arranging up to 20 private security convoys to expedite equipment delivery as necessary. Likewise, Berger/Cummins contracted approximately 15 charter aircrafts to Iraq to rapidly service project requirements on Victory Base Complex and Al Asad Airbase.

Berger/Cummins was faced with a tremendous challenge to demobilize four Prime Power Plants and construct another in the closing days of the US Military presence within Iraq. One of the Prime Power Plants was the largest power plant constructed in Central Asia. The Berger/Cummins team met this challenge with a cadre of technicians that participated in the initial construction. This experience made the demobilization transition of 45 days possible. In the demobilization process the US Air Force requested that Berger/Cummins provide a 6.1 MW Power Plant to sustain their operations. Berger/Cummins responded and provided the 6.1 MW Power Plant in a record time of 32 days.