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  • Hansa Heavy Lift Opens Shanghai Office

    27 Feb 2015 1:47 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 27 February, 2015

    Hansa Heavy Lift has opened a new representative office in Shanghai as part of an ongoing push to grow its Asian footprint.

    Headed by Wenhe Shi, the office will strengthen Hansa Heavy Lift’s position in the Chinese market and enable the team to further support customers in the region in real time.

    "There is a big drive to accelerate infrastructure as well as oil & gas projects in China and we continue to see increased demand from customers to help with bigger and more challenging cargoes due to increasing modularization," said Joerg Roehl, CCO and managing director of Hansa Heavy Lift.

    "In addition, our ships are equipped with cranes which have a combined lifting capacity of up to 1400 metric tons. All our vessels are equipped with various types of very flexible lifting equipment like specialized lifting beams, spreader bars, steel grommets and shackles," Roehl said.

    In addition to the new office in Shanghai/China, Hansa Heavy Lift has also offices in Singapore, Perth/Australia, Sao Paulo/Brazil, Houston/USA, and its headquarters in Hamburg/Germany. The exclusive agents in Denmark, UK, Argentina, Canada as well as Korea are also part of HANSA’s successful global expansion.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Change of contact details//Nexus Freight Management LLC

    27 Feb 2015 12:50 PM | Anonymous
    -MEMBER ALERT- Change of contact details // Nexus Freight Management LLC

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    Kindly be informed that we have moved into a nice premises and following will be the new contact details.

    NEXUS FREIGHT MANAGEMENT LLC 
    1st Floor, #2034, Old Agents Building 
    Inside Cargo Village Gate# 8, Airport Road, 
    P.O. Box 236618
    Dubai – U.A.E
    Tel: +9714-2822403
    Fax:+9714-2822413
    Best regards,
    Arun Kondath 
    Director 
    P.O.Box 236618
    Tel:+9714-2822403
    Fax:+9714-2822413
    Mobile:+97152-9747256 
    Email:arun@nfmuae.com 
    Web:www.nfmuae.com

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  • Port of Baltimore Posts New Volume Records

    25 Feb 2015 5:14 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 24 February, 2015

    The Port of Baltimore set new records in 2014, handling more cars than any other U.S. port for the fourth consecutive year. Overall, the Maryland port posted a record volume of 9.7 million tons of general cargo, including autos, forest products, ro-ro equipment, breakbulk and containers.

    Baltimore is ranked as the top port among all U.S. ports for handling autos and light trucks, farm and construction machinery, imported forest products, imported sugar, and imported aluminum, according to a Maryland Port Administration statement.

    Here are the highlights for record volumes across specific sectors:
    • Autos (public and private terminals): 792,795 cars (The previous record was 752,100 cars in 2013.)
    • Export Autos (public terminals): 259,312 exported cars, a 9 percent increase over last year’s record of 237,397 export cars.
    • 29.5 million tons of international cargo (public and private terminals) crossed its docks last year, valued at about US$52.5 billion.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Middle East Rail 17-18 March 2015 Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre

    25 Feb 2015 11:39 AM | Anonymous



    Overseas Project Cargo Association is the media partner of Middle East Rail.

    What is Middle East Rail ?

    The show where Middle Eastern governments come to design, plan and build their future rail networks. It is the only regional rail conference and exhibition run in partnership with the UAE government. Held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the expo is co-located with the region's leading conference on railway development strategy and technology for Government, rail operators and contractors. Middle East Rail will be visited by thousands of rail professionals from all Arab states. (Middle East Rail Website, Click Here!)

  • Safmarine MPV Increases South Africa-West Africa Service

    23 Feb 2015 4:58 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 23 February, 2015

    Multipurpose shipping line Safmarine MPV has upgraded its service between South Africa and West Africa from once every six weeks to monthly sailings.

    The change will allow the company and shippers to capitalize on Africa’s growing trade sectors, such as infrastructure, mining and energy.

    Along with more frequent service, Safmarine MPV will offer additional port calls. “The increased deployment allows us to provide the trade with both higher frequency and regularity, as well as more extensive port coverage through inducement into the Central West Africa port range (Cameroon to Ivory Coast),” the carrier said in a statement.

    Core ports of call on the SAFWAF service are Walvis Bay, Durban, Cape Town, Sonils (Luanda), Matadi, Pointe Noire and Port Gentil.

    The service upgrade begins in early April 2015 with the Safmarine Longa Voyage SA 15002.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • South Carolina adds BBC link

    20 Feb 2015 3:04 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 19 February, 2015

    In January, Charleston handled 65,153 tonnes of breakbulk cargo, slightly above plan for the fiscal year. The port of Georgetown handled 14,933 tonnes, bringing the facility's fiscal year gains to 15 percent ahead of forecasts.

    Meanwhile, heavy lift shipping line BBC Chartering revealed it will launched a new monthly breakbulk service connecting the Port of Charleston with the Chinese and Japanese markets. The South Carolina Ports Authority said the service would support strong market demand in North America for delivery of breakbulk cargo manufactured in China, Korea and Japan, as well as offer export opportunities from Charleston to Asia. Vessels in this service, which serves the ports of Shanghai, Masan, Kobe and Yokohama, will call the Columbus Street Terminal.

    "Charleston has become a very important hub for BBC, both for imports and exports, and the Columbus Street Terminal is a first class facility for moving specialised breakbulk cargo," said Per Petersen, BBC Chartering USA president. "The port offers great connections to the backcountry both by rail and truck, with clearance necessary for transporting the complex cargos being moved in and out of the port. We have enjoyed great cooperation with SCPA personnel in order to meet BBC's needs. We expect strength in this trade lane for years to come and look forward to expanding our services in and out of the region."

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Volumes up at north German ports

    18 Feb 2015 4:14 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 18 February, 2015

    The port marketing organisation said that the handling and storage of wind energy components, forest products and automobiles, as well as agricultural products, made a positive contribution to the results.

    A decline in the number of containers handled contributed to a two percent reduction in the tonnage of general cargoes handled to 7.05 million tonnes.

    Inke Onnen-Lübben, managing director of the Seaports of Niedersachsen: "In value-added business areas such as the handling and storage of over dimensional products, agricultural products and project cargoes, we see good developments in several locations."

    An official statement released by Seaports of Niedersachsen revealed that around EUR65 million was invested last year by the handling companies and local industry in the nine seaports.

    HLPFI understands that investment of a further EUR80 million is planned this year in expanding and maintaining the state's seaports. Projects are being prepared and implemented in the ports of Brake, Cuxhaven, Emden and Wilhelmshaven.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Chairman Site Visit | OPCA Member from HONG KONG | PIONEER SEA & AIR LTD.

    13 Feb 2015 10:21 AM | Anonymous

    Chairman of Overseas Project Cargo Association (OPCA),- Mr.Kemal KIRIKKANAT visited OPCA Hong Kong member "PIONEER SEA & AIR LTD." on FEB 2015.  Pioneer is a professional logistics company who has great experience in project cargo. Mr.Kemal said "My meeting with Pioneer Team was more than perfect. Starting from my first step into their office, I was very well welcomed and the conversation we had with Mr.Luke, Mr.Kun and Mr.Jay was like old friends in real meaning. I enjoyed every moment of the meeting. Especially, I had deep conversation with Mr.Kun regarding networking, he kindly mentioned their expectations from OPCA Management which I totally agree on every single point. After our meeting at their office, we went lunch together with Mr.Luke and Mr.Kun to a nice restaurant close to their office. We talked about history, OPCA AGMs and even about young generation. I must say that I look forward to meeting PIONEER TEAM who is professional in business and sincere in friendship. Thanks my friends at PIONEER Team".



    Mr.Luke stated that all members need to focus on providing project cargo one another and should do his best to make sales in an effective way since it is one of driven tools for the network.

    Mr.Kemal said "Mr.Luke is a quite busy business professional and he is sensitive on customer satisfaction. Once you had time with him, you can understand that he follows the operational process closely."


    Mr.Kemal said "Mr.Kun is a quality focused business professional. Therefore, he mentioned that he would like to see and cooperate with OPCA agents based on mutual benefits, - and grow together."

    PIONEER Logistics break-bulk services are always customized to meet client's shipping needs of over-sized, odd-sized or over-weight cargoes like train, boat, pipes, construction material, cranes, heavy lifters, etc.
    Mr.Kemal said "I had many email exchanges with Mr.Jay during last year and it was my pleasure to meet him in person. As I always mention, meeting face to face and one to one is the sole solution to start a friendship as well as cooperation.
    PIONEER WEBSITE (CLICK HERE!) | PIONEER OPCA PROFILE (CLICK HERE!)

  • Adani Ports Opens Kandla Bulk Terminal

    11 Feb 2015 1:15 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 11 February, 2015

    India’s port developer Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), opened a bulk terminal at Tuna Tekra, Kandla Port, with an annual handling capacity of over 20 million tonnes.

    The consortium led by APSEZ, formed a Special Purpose Entity named Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal after winning the contract in June 2012 to set up the bulk terminal. The terminal was completed within the stipulated time frame.

    The dry bulk cargo handling terminal facilities includes a T shaped jetty with four bulk berths, a vessel handling capacity of 1,00,000 DWT with (-) 16.2 m CD dredged depth and a capacity of 20 MMTPA.

    “The port facility is our fourth in Gujarat and fifth on the entire western coast. This new facility will play a crucial role in the Make In India campaign. We are now aiming to complete the container terminal project in Chennai in a record time frame,” said Sudipta Bhattacharya, CEO, APSEZ.

    APSEZ also operates ports in Mundra, Hazira and Dahej, in Gujarat, Dhamra in Odisha and operates specialized coal handling facilities in Mormugao in Goa, Visakhapatinam in Andhra Pradesh. It is currently setting up a container terminal in Tuticorin, Chennai.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • SAL Heavy Lift Completes West African Transport

    09 Feb 2015 4:18 PM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 09 February, 2015

    SAL Heavy Lift’s Frauke has completed a six-month project transporting oversize cargoes for a West African offshore development.

    This was no simple point A to point B transport. Two 620-tonne empty carousels, measuring 12 meters high and 26 meters wide, were loaded on the heavy-lift vessel in the Netherlands and carried to the U.S. Stateside, more than 2,000 tonnes of umbilicals were spooled onto the carousels, which brought their weights up to 1,465 tonnes and 1,875 tonnes.

    Especially challenging was the load plan that had to account for the heavy weight of the cargo on the hatch covers, SAL Heavy Lift said in a statement. Custom-built steel supports were installed beneath each cover and a grillage was designed to spread the weight of the heavier carousel.

    SAL Heavy Lift’s Frauke then transported the cargo to the West African project site. Frauke remained onsite for two months, providing support to the installation vessel. Upon completion, Frauke brought the no-empty carousels back to the Netherlands.

    *NEWS SOURCE

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