Original news was published on 12 May, 2015

CMA CGM has chosen HAROPA - Port of Le Havre to christen its new sea giant vessel, the Kerguelen. A choice which proves the confidence that the major world ship-owners have placed in the professionalism of HAROPA, the leading container port for the external trade of France.

Under the British flag, the Kerguelen of CMA CGM sailed from Asia on May 10, and will be officially christened in Le Havre on May 12, in the presence of Jacques R. Saadé, incorporator and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, of Agnès Canayer, Senator and deputy Mayor of Le Havre, and Hervé Martel, Executive Director of the Port of Le Havre.

Delivered in March 2015 by the shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, the Kerguelen measures 398 meters long, for 54 meters wide and can carry 17,554 TEU. The vessel will be positioned departing from Le Havre on the FAL1 (French Asia Line), the emblematic service of the company which connects Europe to Asia. This line provides the customers of the group with a weekly connection on fixed day between HAROPA and Central and South China.

The commercial offer of CMA CGM provides connection with 275 ports in the world via HAROPA. As a major and among the first customers to have used the Port of Le Havre, CMA CGM directly employs around 500 people along the Seine corridor, including 90 percentin Le Havre. The shipowner’s business generates a total of 3,000 direct and related jobs in the Le Havre port place.

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Original news was published on 08 May, 2015

The official launch of the Nor Lines RoRo service between the German Port of Cuxhaven and Norway took place on May 7 with the first departure of the LNG-powered 5,000 dwt short sea cargo vessel MS Kvitbjørn.

The newly built freighters, Kvitbjørn and Kvitnos, which are both powered by LNG, will in future leave the German North Sea coast from the Cuxport terminal bound for Norway once a week. Cable drums formed part of the cargo on board the freighter Kvitbjørn.

”The favourable location of the Cuxport terminal and its logistics expertise, particularly in the RoRo sector, played a major role in our choice of port,” said Sigurd Ur, Director for Sales & Marketing at Nor Lines.

The newly established RoRo service will connect the Oslo fjord in the south of Norway to ports on the west coast like Bergen, Ålesund and Trondheim and even include Hammerfest located north of the Arctic Circle.

Recently, Kvitbjørn became the world’s first vessel to operate between Asia and Europe solely on LNG as the ship’s bunker fuel.

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Original news was published on 08 May, 2015

Honolulu-based shipping company Pasha Hawaii has taken delivery of the MV Marjorie C, a combination Container and Roll-on/Roll-off Car Truck Carrier (ConRo), from Pascagoula-headquartered VT Halter Marine, a shipbuilding subsidiary of VT Systems.

The MV Marjorie C is the second U.S. Flag, Jones Act-qualified vessel built for Pasha Hawaii and will join her sister ship, the MV Jean Anne, providing additional service to Hawaii via the Hawaii/Mainland trade lane.

The 692 feet long MV Marjorie C has a vehicle shipping capacity of 1,100 units, the ability to carry 1,400 TEUs above and under deck, and over-high/over-wide cargoes on ten workable decks.

The sister vessel, Jean Anne, was Pasha Hawaii’s first Jones Act vessel and has been serving the Hawaii/Mainland trade since March 2005.

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COMPANY PROFILE 

Bar Baran Iran Int'l Freight Forwarders & Shipping Agency was established in the year of 1979. It is amongst the foremost and most reputable companies in Iran and since its inception has remained engaged in its profession, expanding steadily to its present status.

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Original news was published on 04 May, 2015

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Original news was published on 04 May, 2015

The first of seven tunnel boring machines for the US$22.5 billion Riyadh Metro project has been formally launched by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, according to a statement from the High Commission for the Development of ArRiyadh.

The TBMs will bore tunnels with lengths ranging from 90 to 120 meters at depths up to 30 meters.

Three international consortiums are in charge of building the various lines, and ordering their own tunnel boring machines. Lines 1 and 2 are being designed and built by the BACS consortium — Bechtel, Almabani General Contractors, Consolidated Contractors Company and Siemens — under a US$9.45 billion EPC contract.

The US$5.21 billion Line 3 is being handled by ArRiyadh New Mobility, a group of two consortiums:  the Electrical Work Group (Ansaldo STS and Bombardier Transportation) and the Civil Work Group of Salini-Impregilo, Larsen & Toubro and Nesma.

Lines 4, 5 and 6 are the responsibility of the FAST consortium, which is led by FCC and includes Samsung C&T, Alstom, Strukton, Freyssinet Saudi Arabia, Typsa and Setec. This contract is valued at US$7.82 billion.

Above ground, construction is underway on several stations, including Al-Olaya, Qasr Al-Hakam, King Abdullah Financial Center and at King Khalid International Airport, according to Arab News.

The 178-kilometer-long Riyadh metro will have six lines and 85 stations including underground, elevated and at-grade sections. The Blue Line will run 44 kilometers  with 39 stations from Olaya Street to Al-Hayer Road. The 22-kilometer Green Line will connect King Abdullah Road to King Fahad Stadium and contain 14 station. The longest line at 45 kilometers is the Red Line from Madina Al-Munawara to Rahman Al-Awal Road. The Orange Line will run from King Khaled International Airport to the new King Abdullah Financial District, while the Yellow Line will start from King Abdul Aziz Road. Finally, the Purple Line will connect Abdul Rahman bin Ouf Street to the Shaikh Hassan bin Hussain bin Ali Street.

The Riyadh Metro will begin service in 2019.

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COMPANY PROFILE 

The Agency for Maritime Services SA is an independent company owned by Cameroonian private offering total logistics solutions to its customers. Established in 2004, APM has rapidly established a reputation for its professional manner to meet the needs of its customers. 

APM is one of the companies offering logistics solutions adapted and tailored to its customers as a APM we know there is no second chance. All service must be made on time every time because for us nothing is neither too small nor too large. 

We rely on the strength, expertise and experience of our staff and our administration in the marine industry, to give total satisfaction to our customers. APM has always considered an extension of your company, we act as a department of your company in charge of your logistics operations. Thus we can take care of your every move cargoes, your office, store or factory to all destinations around the world and from any corner of the world to you.  We value the trust and mutual respect of our customers and transform our trade relations in lasting partnership. 

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Original news was published on 30 April, 2015

Freeport LNG Expansion has closed the US$4.56 billion in capital required for the construction of the third train of Freeport LNG's natural gas liquefaction and LNG loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. With that it has issued the greenlight to CB&I, Zachry Industrial and Chiyoda to proceed with construction, the consortium responsible for the first two trains.

The construction cost for the combined three-train project is expected to be US$12.5 billion, Freeport LNG said in a statement.

The first two trains are currently under construction and are on schedule to start operations by September 2018 and February 2019, respectively. The third train will begin production by August 2019. Each liquefaction train has a capacity in excess of 5 million tonnes per year. To date, about 13.4 million tonnes per annum of the production capacity of the three liquefaction trains has been contracted with Osaka Gas Co., Chubu Electric Power Co., BP Energy, Toshiba. and SK E&S LNG.

Freeport LNG believes the project will have a significant impact on the U.S. economy, as well as provide a reliable source of energy for American allies.

"Exports from the Freeport LNG project offer substantial geopolitical benefits as well, providing secure energy supplies to our key allies around the world and resulting in more than a 1 percent reduction in the U.S. trade deficit," Michael S. Smith, CEO Freeport LNG, said.

Freeport LNG received final approvals for FLIQ3  from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy in November 2014.

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Original news was published on 28 April, 2015

The most powerful mobile crane in southern Germany has reached its workplace in the Rheinauhafen in Mannheim where it will be used by Spedition Kubler at its Heavy Cargo Centre.

With a lifting capacity of 100 tons, the Liebherr crane arrived by river vessel to the Rheinauhafen in Mannheim. "This type of crane can not be transported long distance by road," Heinz Roessler, managing director and owner of Spedition Kuebler, said in a statement provided by Cargo Equipment Experts.

The 450-ton crane was shipped in pieces that weighed up to 200 tonnes. After reaching Rheinauhafen in Mannheim, were transported by road to the Spedition Kubler facility with local police blocking traffic along the route.

This new crane, along with a large 42-ton-capacity reach stacker, will conduct lifting services in the Mannheim Rheinauhafen. Heavy cargo, arriving by river, rail or road transport will get stored, packed, assembled and on-forwarded. Together with a Dutch partner, Kubler Spedition operates a heavy cargo liner service, handling this type of cargo every Friday for shipment to North Sea ports.

Assembled, the crane measures 12 meters wide and reaches 70 meters high, creating a new landmark at the Heavy Cargo Centre. The crane will begin operations by the end of April.

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Let's welcome TRANSIT AIR CARGO SINGAPORE PTE LTD. on board of Overseas Project Cargo Association together ! 

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Transit Air Cargo Singapore is a one-stop logistics solution specialized in the following areas of International Freight Forwarding, Exhibition / Conference Cargo Forwarding, Oil and Gas Project Shipment, Relocations, Projects Industrial Packing, Warehousing, Liner-Feeder Services (NVOCC) and Storage / Distribution Services.

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