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  • 01 Jun 2017 11:35 PM | Anonymous

    OPCA World Wall Map delivered Trans-China De Logistic Co. Ltd. We are glad to share their picture as below and hereby present our thanks!

    YOUR PROJECT PARTNER @ CHILE

    TRANS-CHINA DE LOGISTIC CO. LTD.

    Trans China is a company established in 2011 with the aim of meeting the needs of companies with specific and tailored services. They are a company looking to support international trade and middle enterprising companies where proactivity and compliance with their agreements predominates.Trans China Logistics is a provider of fully licensed and registered logistics, cargo carriers and common carrier. They offer a variety of transportation options door to door across America and the world.With many years of combined experience in the transportation industry, ensures careful handling of your logistics needs. Their staff in Chile and the world always tries to provide a thorough and competitive logistics for management needs.


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  • 31 May 2017 10:45 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 26 May, 2017

    The state of Djibouti in East Africa has officially opened the Doraleh Multipurpose Port, adding capacity for 8.2 million tonnes of non-containerized goods.

    The new port has been developed at an estimated cost of US$590 million project and was jointly financed by The Ports and Free Zones Authority of Djibouti and China Merchant Holding.

    “This new port will significantly increase our capacities but also treatment of different types of boats and goods. The inauguration of the Doraleh Multipurpose Port, our flagship port infrastructure illustrates the commitment of our country to fulfill its mission to become a logistics and transportation hub,” said Ismail Omar Guelleh, president of Djibouti.

    The port features a draft of 15 meters and is the latest of four new ports to be constructed in the small state along with a series of mega-projects incluing including a liquefied natural gas plant, an oil terminal and two new airports.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • 30 May 2017 6:32 PM | Anonymous

    OPCA is going on to introduce you new partners. Today it is our pleasure to announce you the arrival of HUNTER CARGO & CUSTOMS from AUSTRALIA.

    We are also pleased that Business Development Manager, Wayne Kruger will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Bali, Indonesia at 01, 02, 03 October 2017. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners.

    Let's welcome our new agent on board of Overseas Project Cargo Association !

    HUNTER CARGO & CUSTOMS

    ADDRESS: Unit 4, 6 Revelation Close, Tighes Hill NSW 2297, Newcastle, Australia
    CONTACTS: Ashanthi Kruger / Managing Director
    Wayne Kruger / Business Development Manager
    TEL: +61 2 49220900
    FAX: +61 2 49220950
    WEB: www.hccnewcastle.com

    COMPANY PROFILE

    Hunter Cargo & Customs had its beginning in its present form on 1st July 2005. However, the founding company which is a partner in Hunter Cargo & Customs, Hunter Customs Agency Pty Ltd commenced operations in Newcastle as a Customs Agency on 1st November 1986. Approximately 12 years later Hunter Customs Agency formed an affiliation with Platt Trading to expand its services to embrace international freight forwarding and this arrangement was formalised in 2005 under the current banner of Hunter Cargo & Customs.

    Today, Hunter Cargo & Customs employs 9 specialist staff in addition to the business owners to provide the complete range of Customs Clearance & Freight Forwarding services both to and from all major destinations.

    From humble beginnings over 20 years ago Hunter Cargo & Customs is committed to the ongoing growth of its business, to secure the employment benefits of present staff and work to being a positive force in the Hunter region.

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  • 29 May 2017 9:07 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 26 May, 2017

    Navig8 Chemical Tankers has taken delivery of the Navig8 Spica, a 25,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tanker, from Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan.

    The Navig8 Spica is the first of two vessels contracted at Fukuoka to be delivered to the company and is the first of two vessels to be delivered under the sale and leaseback arrangements entered into with subsidiaries of SBI Holdings, Inc (SBI) earlier this month.

    Following delivery from Fukuoka, the Navig8 Spica was delivered to SBI under the terms of the sale MOA and then delivered back to the company under bareboat charter.

    Navig8 Chemical Tankers secured ten-and-a-half year bareboat charters for Navig8 Spica and her sister vessel, commencing at the time of their deliveries.

    The Navig8 Spica will be entered into and operated in Navig8 Group’s Stainless8 commercial pool.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • 26 May 2017 11:40 PM | Anonymous

    OPCA World Wall Map delivered Doam Global Shipping Co., Ltd. We are glad to share their picture as below and hereby present our thanks!

    YOUR PROJECT PARTNER @ SOUTH KOREA

    DOAM GLOBAL SHIPPING CO., LTD

    Doam is a full service privately owned and a licensed international freight forwarding firm specializing in innovative solutions to their clients' and agents' transportation challenges and operates based in Busan, Korea.

    Doam is one of the global service provider and specialised one-stop resource for all logistics requirements. They provide service in sea and air freight, intermodal service, bulk project, relocations and warehousing, customs arrangements. In an age and industry where it is imperative that the right product be avaliable at the right place at the right time, they function as a quality driven organization that aids you in adapting, competing and excelling in the dynamic global market.


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  • 26 May 2017 3:21 PM | Anonymous

    OPCA exhibited at Breakbulk Europe 2017 in Antwerp - the largest exhibition and educational forum in the world addressing the needs of traditional breakbulk and project cargo logistics professionals. 

    Event started with the welcome reception in the evening of April 24, 2017 and followed by formal meetings at the booths during next two days.

    At our specially designed OPCA booth that was all covered with OPCA 2016 Abu Dhabi AGM group picture and 2017 Bali AGM banner, we were quite busy to give information about OPCA and its member companies to the many visitors on both days of the exhibition.

    In the meantime, it was nice to have time with our members. Please always feel free to share OPCA booth with us to promote your company much more during exhibitions.

    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!












  • 24 May 2017 11:59 AM | Anonymous

    Herfurth Logistics (via Herfurth BV) announces that on 1 January 2017 it acquired all the shares of M-STAR Freight Services BV and Falconex BV, two Dutch enterprises, established in Rotterdam.

    M-STAR and Falconex are family companies specialising in Ocean Freight and Project Logistics and have over 20 years of experience in the sector. The companies together have 22 members of staff, are AEO certified and have the following services portfolio:

    • Project Logistics: years of experience in the logistics execution of large scale industrial projects for companies active among other things in Chemical and Petrochemical, Energy, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), Mining, Oil and Gas, Power plants, Shipbuilding and Sustainable Solutions.
    • Ocean Freight: o FCL (Full Container Load) o LCL (Less than Container Load) o Buyers / Sellers Consolidations o Sea / Air o Cross trades (third country to third country) o Door-to-Door transportation.
    • Multi Modal solutions specialising in the Caucasus, Central Asia and the CIS countries
    • Air Freight
    • Customs Clearance
    • Warehousing

    Herfurth Logistics, that forms part of the family-owned Herfurth Group which has been working from Antwerp for over 100 years, is active in international forwarding and logistics. Herfurth Logistics has its own offices in 7 strategic locations in Northern Europe and Turkey and can count on the support of a worldwide network.

    In addition to its core activities and with its stringent quality standards (ISO 9001:2008 and AEO Customs & Security) the constant aim of Herfurth Logistics is to offer a more comprehensive service package. This why the company developed the ‘Intelligent Cargo Care’ concept, a logistics programme with added value that goes further than simply forwarding.

    “As an integrated company we have built up a specific organisation around our knowledge centre in the area of transport and logistics. This acquisition should not only allow us to extend our scope in the Netherlands and in the area of Project Logistics to the whole world, but also to develop new concepts and therefore new commercial opportunities,” commented Olivier d’Hoop, CEO of Herfurth Logistics, upon the acquisition.

    “We are convinced that Herfurth Logistics and M-STAR / Falconex are complementary and that our cultures fit well with one another,” added Andreas Veith, General Manager of Herfurth Logistics Nederland. Jacques Schellekens, COO of Herfurth Logistics, supported him in this: “M-STAR and Falconex are active in sectors where personalised service provision, technical competencies and knowledge of geographic characteristics are of fundamental importance. These three elements have always been the basis for the development strategy of Herfurth Logistics.”

    Tom van Buuren as former DGA of M-STAR / Falconex only sees winners in this acquisition. “With the Herfurth Group as new shareholder M-STAR will be able to face the challenges of the present time with great confidence. In short: a win-win situation for all the parties involved!”

    Andreas Veith (General Manager) together with the present management team consisting of Edwin Bodenstaff (Manager Import), Jan Euwema (Business Development Manager), Peter Terhorst (Manager Export) and Bartjan van de Ree (Operational Manager Import / Export) will support the local management of M-Star/Falconex and Herfurth Logistics Nederland. Apart from the previous owner the present teams will all remain in place and their details are unchanged.

    The Herfurth group in the Netherlands is established on Waalhaven Z.Z. but the personnel of Herfurth Logistics Nederland will move in the near future to the offices of M-Star and Falconex on Sluisjesdijk.

  • 24 May 2017 9:22 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 23 May, 2017

    M/T Damia Desgagnés, the world’s first dual-fuel asphalt tanker, was christened at the Port of Montreal on May 18.

    The 14,700 dwt asphalt-bitumen-chemical tanker is the first in a series of four carriers built by Turkish Besiktas Shipyard for Canadian shipping company Desgagnés Group.

    The vessel, which was handed over to its owner at the beginning of April, can be powered by any of three types of fuel – heavy fuel oil, marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG).

    With a gross tonnage of 11,978 tons, Damia Desgagnés features a length of 135 meters and a width of 23.5 meters.

    The ship’s tanks offer a carrying capacity of 14,950 cubic meters when filled at 98%. In addition, the tanker can carry over 13,500 tons of asphalt at a draft of 7.8 meters in seawater.

    In response to Desgagnés Group’s desire to opt for an eco-friendly fuel, Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal have announced that an LNG supply solution for marine fuel will now be available at the Port of Montreal.

    Groupe Desgagnés, Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal joined efforts in developing an LNG supply system that will be operated by a Gaz Métro subsidiary. This system will be available to all shipowners in Quebec, including the fleets passing through the Port of Montreal, according to the port.

    “I would like to commend the leadership and vision of Groupe Desgagnés, which was the first commercial shipowner to order vessels destined to navigate in Québec able to use LNG as marine fuel… LNG is currently one of the best solutions available to replace petroleum products in the maritime sector, due to its environmental assets. In particular, it respects new Canadian and international maritime transportation standards that aim to minimize the emission of air pollutants (NOx and SOx),” Sophie Brochu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gaz Métro, commented.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • 22 May 2017 9:26 AM | Anonymous
    Original news was published on 21 May, 2017

    Greek owner of dry bulk vessels Diana Shipping has taken delivery of M/V Astarte, a 2013-built Kamsarmax bulker, from compatriot shipping company Thenamaris.

    The 81,513 dwt Astarte, previously known as Seatrust, was bought for USD 22.6 million in late April, according to data provided by VesselsValue.

    Last month, Diana’s board of directors approved the acquisition of three vessels including Astarte.

    With a gross tonnage of 43,500 tons, the bulk carrier features a length of 229 meters and a width of 32.3 meters.

    Astarte, which flies the flag of Malta, was built by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).

    Including the newly delivered ship, Diana’s fleet currently comprises 50 dry bulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of around 5.8 million dwt and an average age of 7.86 years.

    The company also expects to take delivery of one Post-Panamax bulker by the end of May 2017.

    *NEWS SOURCE
  • 17 May 2017 9:34 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 16 May, 2017

    Work has started at California’s Port of Oakland to heighten four 366-foot ship-to-shore cranes by 27-feet over a nine month project.

    The cranes, which are used to load and unload container vessels, will be better able to reach containers stacked high above decks on modern-day megaships.

    The first of the four units was pulled off its guide rails last week and shuttled to the eastern edge of OICT’s Oakland Estuary dock, where the work will take place beginning next month.

    Over a nine-week period, engineers will brace the crane on supports, cut away its lower legs and affix extensions. The modified crane is scheduled to return to duty before withdrawing the next one for raising in August.

    “This is a commitment to the future of shipping in Oakland,” John Driscoll, the Port’s Maritime Director, said, adding that “vessels are getting bigger and bigger and we’re providing the infrastructure to keep them coming our way.”

    Oakland International Container Terminal’s (OICT) cranes will be raised in partnership with SSA Marine, the terminal operator under the project which is estimated to cost around USD 14 million.

    The port said that crane-raising is part of an overall effort to strengthen Oakland’s competitiveness among West Coast ports. Other projects underway or expected to begin soon include doubling the size of the nearby TraPac marine terminal, constructing a 287,000-square foot Cool Port for refrigerated cargo transport and developing the first 27 acres of a Seaport Logistics Complex that will attract additional imports and exports.

    *NEWS SOURCE

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