3.2 Armenia Transporters

Overview

Internal transport service providers in Armenia, are mainly small or medium size companies, who have countrywide transport capability. Most of these fleet are of Russian manufactured Kamaz, Zil and Kraz as well as DAF, IVECO, MAN, SCANIA, Mercedes, Volvo, Renault, Higer, trucks which are relatively old, however well maintained and operational. Most of trucks are equipped with 20’ DV containers and can carry 20 mt or 30 m³ cargo. Majority of these trucks are 4x4, which is an asset when driving during winter thorough mountainous roads. The maximum capacity of Zil trucks is about 5 – 6 mt, these are used for smaller consignments to rural mountainous areas.

The average fleet size of each transporter is about 10-12 trucks; however, this number can be increased because there are big numbers of individuals owning one or two trucks and ready for hire (DAF, IVECO, MAN) . It is important to mention, that the major producers usually own their fleet for organizing both – import of raw materials and distribution or transportation of their production to the final destination points. Likewise, wheat flour manufacturer Modus Granum LLC owns 60-65 DAF, IVECO, MAN and other similar trucks, with capacity 30 mt each.

The Republic of Armenia joined the TIR Convention in 1993. In order to implement the provisions of the Convention, “Association of International Road Carriers of Armenia” non-governmental organization was formed in 1999. AIRCA is a member of International Road Transport Union (IRU) and was recognized as guaranteeing organization for issuing TIR carnets. Presently, AIRCA has 51 member-organizations, which have a total of over 530 vehicles matching with international standards. However, the association is not engaged in price formation, so transportation rates basically vary due to fuel price and season.

Transporters are charging approximately 30-37 USD/mt on average for transportation of commodities inside Armenia.

Recently due to increasing demand for the movement of small tonnages there are a few companies who offer small (1.5 mt) truck transport solutions.

There are at least three major companies with big trucks, such as Apaven, Urban Logistics and Spayka. Spayka is specialized in export of agricultural goods to Russia, Urban Logistics is multipurpose company with domestics and international transportation services (they subcontract their vehicles) with cold chain transporting, handling, and storage and Apaven is moving copper concentrate from mining regions. There is an international transport company operating inside of country - Globalink Logistics LLC. Current capacity of companies is covering needs of the country.

Regulations or guidelines regarding temperature monitoring, storage, and handling of cold chain items during transportation and storage:

Compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is mandatory, and this requirement also applies to custom storage areas.

Documents required for shipping temperature-sensitive goods.

The lists are approved by the RA Government Decree N2 202-N of February 28, 2019 1, (Appendix 2)

https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DoclD=l91241

In the event of a temperature excursion or breach of cold chain integrity during transportation or storage, Compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is mandator.

For more information on transport company contact details, please see the following link: 4.8 Transporter Contact List

Urban Logistics Services Transport Capacity Summary
Regions Covered	In the entire territory of Armenia
Company’s main sector	Multi-purpose (food, NFI, chemicals, pharma) international and in country transport, warehouse facility, cold chain, customs brokerage
GDP authorization available?	Not required
	Number of Vehicles	Capacity per Vehicle (mt/ m³)	Comments / Condition of Vehicles [1]
Vehicle Type [2]	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vehicle Type	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vehicle Type	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Capacity
Additional Information	The company owns a big warehouse with the following facilities: dry, cold, racked, temperate controlled. They also have trusted partner who provide all services related with customs clearance.

APAVEN Co. LTD Transport Capacity Summary
Regions Covered	In the entire territory of Armenia
Company’s main sector	International transport, In country transport, Customs brokerage Apaven was founded in Yerevan in 1993. They have an office at the Port of Poti and have a customs warehouse and container freight station in Yerevan. They are licensed customs brokers in Armenia and Georgia. They are also active in the Russian port of Novorosiysk and the Ukrainian port of Ilichevsk. They are providing services for containerized shipments to and from Armenia through Georgian ports Truck and rail transport.
GDP authorization available?	Not required
	Number of Vehicles	Capacity per Vehicle (mt/ m³)	Comments / Condition of Vehicles
Vehicle Type	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vehicle Type	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vehicle Type	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Capacity
Additional Information	The company owns a big warehouse with the following facilities: dry, racked.They also have trusted partner who provide all services related with customs clearance. They use refrigerated containers to store temperature sensitive goods.

Disclaimer: Inclusion of company information in the LCA does not imply any business relationship between the supplier and WFP / Logistics Cluster, and is used solely as a determinant of services, and capacities.

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