New members are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are happy to announce you that INTERNATIONAL CARGO EXPRESS PTY. LIMITED is our new member from AUSTRALIA.

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INTERNATIONAL CARGO EXPRESS PTY. LIMITED
ADDRESS: 9 Lambeck Drive, Tullamarine VIC 3043, Melbourne, Australia
CONTACTS: John Mangiafico / Director and Branch Manager & Marcus Mangiafico / Global Forwarding Consultant
TEL: +61 (3) 8374 8200
WEB: www.icecargo.com.au

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International Cargo Express provides full-service freight forwarding on a global scale.

At International Cargo Express, they not only help bring their customers' cargo in or out of Australia, but can also handle all required documentation, clearances, and insurance allowing you to focus on their customers' core business because they are focusing on theirs.

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Original news was published 19 April, 2018

Driven by a strong growth in the container volumes, the port of Antwerp recorded its best quarter ever with a freight volume of 58.3 million tonnes.

During the quarter ended March 31, the port’s total volume, which increased by 7.1% on the same period last year, was pushed by a 9.5% surge in the number of containers.

The container volume rose to 32.6 million tonnes, or 2.7 million TEU, with March alone setting a new record for container volume with 980,000 TEU.

There was growth on all sailing routes, both for imports and for exports. The progress made by European container freight was the most notable, expanding by 14.5%.

Container trade with North America for its part was up by 14.7% compared with the same period last year, although the first quarter of 2017 in this sector was rather weak. On Asian routes there was growth of 7%.

“The current growth figures of 9.5% in the container segment not only confirm the need for additional capacity but also make it clear that the operational capacity limit will soon be exceeded and that an expansion in container handling capacity will become necessary much sooner than originally planned,” Jacques Vandermeiren, Port Authority CEO, said.

The ro/ro volume expanded by 6% to 1.3 million tonnes, with the number of cars handled rising by 2.3% to 323,901 units.

However, conventional breakbulk performed less well compared with the same period last year, falling by 3.1% to 2.5 million tonnes.

Liquid bulk experienced an increase of 4.6% to 18.5 million tonnes. Dry bulk finished the quarter at 3.4 million tonnes, representing growth of 7.4%.

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Original news was published 17 April, 2018

Konecranes is set to deliver a Gottwald Model 7 mobile harbour crane to Italy's Terminal San Giorgio (TSG).

The crane, which will be commissioned in June 2018 in Genoa, will handle containers, general and project cargo at the multipurpose terminal. It is designed to use power from the port's grid in the future, reducing energy consumption and eliminating exhaust emissions.

The crane will be the terminal's second Model 7, with the first commencing operation in 2013.

Maurizio Anselmo, managing director, TSG, said the high level of performance and reliability obtained from the first crane, plus the availability of a local Konecranes service team, lay behind the decision to invest in a second Gottwald Model 7 adding that "the two cranes will help us to fully exploit the potential of our terminal, which is the premier multipurpose terminal in the port of Genoa."

The Model 7 two-rope crane, a G HMK 7608 variant, provides a strong lifting curve with a maximum lifting capacity of 150 tonnes, and an outreach of up to 54 m.

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New members are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are happy to announce you that HAEWOO GLS CO., LTD. is our new member from SOUTH KOREA.

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HAEWOO GLS CO., LTD.
ADDRESS: 402 Gangseo-Ro, Jaeyoung B/D. 8F, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
CONTACT: John Yi - International Relations / Senior Manager
TEL: +82 2 3660 9747
FAX: +82 2 3664 3911
WEB: www.haewoo.com

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Original news was published 16 April, 2018

Marine terminals at the Port of Long Beach handled a total of 3.87 million TEUs during the first three months of 2018, marking its best-ever first quarter.

For the three-month period ended March 31, the port’s volumes jumped by 19.1 percent compared to 3.25 million TEUs reported in the first quarter of 2017.

Loaded imports were up by 7.3 percent at 267,824 TEUs, while exports surged by 18.3% to 142,419 TEUs. The Port of Long Beach added that its empties increased by 21.9 percent, reaching 165,015 TEUs.

The port’s March throughput reached 575,258 TEUs, an increase of 13.8 percent compared to 505,382 TEUs seen in the same month last year.

“Our March cargo jumped despite the shipping slowdown during the Lunar New Year holiday in China,” Mario Cordero, Port of Long Beach Executive Director, said.

“One of the most encouraging signs throughout this surge in cargo last year and this year is the operational efficiency at our marine terminals. We are handling record levels of cargo with no delays,” Cordero added.

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OPCA exhibited at Breakbulk China in Shanghai during 27-28 March 2018. Breakbulk China is the largest conference and exhibition in Asia addressing the needs of traditional breakbulk and project cargo logistics.

At our specially designed OPCA booth, we were quite busy to give information about OPCA and its member companies to many visitors on both days of the exhibition.

In the meantime, it was nice to have time with our members in our booth. Please always feel free to share OPCA booth with us to promote your company much more during exhibitions. Additionally, it was also nice to meet OPCA members that opened their own booth: Msharib Shipping & Logistics (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan. Our chairman Mr. KIRIKKANAT visited Msharib team in their own booth.

We enjoyed a lot of positive feedback and will continue to present our network OPCA and its valuable members in well-known project cargo events around the world!

Original news was published 12 April, 2018

Crane rental company Karl Scholl has taken delivery of a LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane from Liebherr.

The 70-tonne capacity crane, which has a 50 m telescopic boom, will replace an older 60-tonne capacity machine in Karl Scholl's fleet.

Karl Scholl's Andreas Merkel said: "The LTM 1070-4.2 with a gross weight of 48 tonnes delivers benefits for road licensing and is therefore extremely flexible in use. The new ballast distribution now also makes it possible to reduce the gross weight to below 40 tonnes. That is very helpful for us since more and more bridges are now restricted to a maximum weight of 40 tonnes."

The crane will be used for assembling prefabricated concrete structures and hoisting air conditioning systems onto high buildings, as well as handling the heavy modules assembled duing the construction of transformer stations.

Based in Heidelberg, Germany, Karl Scholl operates 15 mobile cranes with lifting capacities from 30 to 300 tonnes.

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New members are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are happy to announce you that M.A.Z. SHIPPING & CONSOLIDATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD. is our new member from PAKISTAN.

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M.A.Z. SHIPPING & CONSOLIDATION SERVICES (PVT) LTD.
ADDRESS: Suite # 1206-1210 12th Floor, Chapal Plaza, Hasrat Mohani Road, Off I.I Chundrigar Road, Karachi-74000, Pakistan
CONTACTS: Munir Ahmed / C.E.O & Akhtar Malik / Executive Director
TEL: +92 21 3244 6445-7
FAX: +92 21 3247 2806
WEB: www.mrgrouppk.com

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Original news was published 10 April, 2018

UK’s Port of Felixstowe has taken delivery of its first two remote control ship-to-shore gantry cranes.

The two new cranes, the 32nd and 33rd at the country’s largest container port, were delivered on the Zhen Hua 23 from Shanghai-listed equipment manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC).

“These new cranes are the latest acquisition in our ongoing investment programme to provide the best equipment, infrastructure and systems for our customers. They will further enhance our capability to work multiple mega-vessels simultaneously,” Clemence Cheng, CEO of the Port of Felixstowe and Executive Director, Hutchison Ports, said.

Remote control quay cranes at Felixstowe “will improve the working conditions of the drivers, enhance safety and benefit communications within operational teams,” Cheng added.

In addition to the new cranes, the port is creating an additional 18,000 TEU of container storage capacity, upgrading its terminal operating system, raising the height of 10 ship-to-shore cranes on Trinity Terminal and has eight additional yard cranes on order for delivery in early 2019.

The new cranes are capable of working vessels with containers stowed 11-high and 24-wide on deck.

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New members are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are happy to announce you that ROUND LOGISTICS LTD. is our new member from CHINA.

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ROUND LOGISTICS LTD.
ADDRESS: Room 2006 C Block, Silvabay Tower, No 469 Wusong Road, Shanghai - 200080, China
CONTACT: Hoya Ren / Global Biz and Project Dept
TEL: +86 21 33877057
FAX: +86 21 33872893
WEB: www.round-log.com

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Round Logistics is a global logistics organization with employees and partners. For over 10 years, they have been developing a flexible organization that is geared toward providing personal advice and tailor-made logistics solutions.

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