Very professional partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to share with you that CARGO EXPERTS LTD  joined our group from GREECE.

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

CARGO EXPERTS LTD 
ADDRESS:233 Leoforos Singrou, 17121 Nea Smirni, Athens Attica Greece
CONTACTS:Stathis Tsomidis / Managing Director
John Kallipetis / Managing Director
John Papachristos / Projects Manager
Petros Kakouriotis / Project Executive
TEL:+30 210 931 1020
FAX:+30 210 931 1021
WEB:www.cargoexperts.eu

COMPANY PROFILE
Cargo Experts Ltd is an experienced transport partner that has the knowledge of local and regional regulations and conditions. They are offering professional service and tailor made logistics solutions for all kind of transport means (air, ocean, truck, rail), to the customers and partners for Greece and the Balkans area (Bulgaria, FYRO Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo).

Services
• Container shipping service
• Cargo consolidation - Groupage
• Dry Bulk shipping service
• Liquid Bulk in tank containers
• Heavy-lift and project cargoes
• Intermodal / Combined service
• Classified Hazardous and waste cargoes

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From today, Swedish Orient Line (SOL) is increasing the frequency of its sailings between the port of Gothenburg, Sweden and Zeebrugge, Belgium to seven times per week in each direction.

The line has added Ark Forwarder, a new ro-ro vessel, which has a capacity of about 2,700 lane metres, carrying trailers, containers, SECUs and other rolling cargo.

All sailings will be calling PSA Wielingendok in Zeebrugge and Gothenburg RoRo Terminal in Gothenburg.

SOL is active in project freight through its Transprocon brand and handles the transport of project cargo and military transport as well as charters, and also manages the operation of ro-ro and lo-lo ships.

Original news was published on 22 November, 2016

Gothenburg-based shipping company Swedish Orient Line (SOL) plans to expand its departure frequency between the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden and the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium.

The company’s vessels will now depart from Gothenburg seven times a week. Until now, there have been five departures of SOL’s vessels from Gothenburg.

“We’ve seen an amazing increase in volumes during the past year and we’ve hit the ceiling in terms of capacity,” Ragnar Johansson, Chief Executive of SOL, said.

To handle the additional departures, the company has brought a new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel into service, the Ark Forwarder. The 185-meter vessel will call at the Gothenburg Roro Terminal. The ship has a capacity of about 2,700 lane meters and carries trailers, containers, SECUs and other rolling cargo.

The first departure of the Ark Forwarder is scheduled for November 24, 2016.

The Port of Gothenburg said it now offers five Ro-Ro services to Belgium with a total of 16 calls each week.

Apart from SOL, the RoRo companies CLdN and DFDS Seaways also operate services to Belgium – to Zeebrugge and Ghent respectively.

“Zeebrugge is an important freight hub for many Swedish import and export companies that operate in Belgium and northern France,” Jacob Minnhagen, Senior Manager, Business Development at Gothenburg Port Authority, said.

Belgium is Sweden’s eighth largest export market with annual exports worth around SEK 50 billion (USD 5.42 billion).

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Original news was published on 19 November, 2016

Antonov Company announces that its Antonov An-124-100 joint venture company, Ruslan International, formed in 2006 together with Volga-Dnepr Airlines, will cease operations on December 31, 2016.

Throughout its decade-long existence, Ruslan International has consistently demonstrated a combined expertise in the outsize and heavyweight cargo market.

At the same time, Antonov Airlines team in the UK which will take the lead in the global sales and operations of this unique cargo aircraft.

Dreamlifts (trading as Antonov Airlines) is managed by an international group of well-known experts from the outsize and heavyweight cargo industry. With decades of experience between them, Antonov Company expects a seamless transition for its customers in the global supply chain and a continuation of its flexible and highly personal service.

Antonov currently operates a fleet of seven An-124s including the AN-124-100M-150 with a payload of up to 150 tonnes. It also operates the unique capability An-225 Mriya with a 250 tonne payload and the world’s largest turboprop, the An-22 Antei.

Oleksandr Kotsiuba, president of Antonov Company, said, “Antonov Airlines’ activities are supported by Antonov Company’s in-house design and development capabilities providing unrivalled expertise for the most challenging logistic projects. As the maintenance authority and life extension authority, we will continue to offer these proven and reliable airframes to the market for many years to come. We look forward to working with the experienced and exciting team in the UK, and can see a bright future going forward with our customers.”

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Original news was published on 17 November, 2016

ZPMC Crane Services has transported and installed the tallest port crane in North America APM Terminal’s Pier 400 in the port of Los Angeles.

The project involves upgrade of 10 cranes at the port as well as installation of an energy-efficient LED lighting system, forestay repairs, and repositioning of equipment.

ZPMC Crane Services is the service and support team for Chinese multinational engineering firm Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, or ZPMC. The subsidiary was formed in January this year and is currently working on working on projects to install new cranes in the port of Jacksonville, Florida, and Port of Charleston, South Carolina, which both handle significant breakbulk traffic.

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Original news was published on 15 November, 2016

The huge Antonov 225 aircraft has landed at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport to load 160 tonnes of freight for delivery to Chile'

Mitteldeutsche Flughafen subsidiary PortGround helped load the cargo on board the freighter, which made its way to Chile with a stop en route in Iceland.

It was the aircraft's 21st visit to the central German hub. According to Leipzig/Halle Airport, the freighter has called at no other European airport more frequently, apart from the AN-225's home base at Kiev Gostomel.

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Original news was published on 11 November, 2016

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown an 88-tonne jaw crusher for the gold mining industry across Russia from St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport to Sokol Airport in Magadan on board one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

The jaw crusher - which was delivered alongside other associated equipment and tools - will be used for primary ore crushing during the gold mining process in the Magadan region of Russia.

Volga-Dnepr loaded the cargo using the AN-124's on board loading system, which it said removed the need for additional costs related to hiring in specialised lifting equipment.

The airline's technical department also prepared recommendations for the customer on the positioning of the consignment on the trailer that delivered it to the St Petersburg airport.

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Original news was published on 08 November, 2016

Japanese shipping company NYK Line has launched Magellan Straits Express, a new, monthly South America roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) service from Florida’s Port Everglades.

The new service was scheduled to start on November 7, 2016, with the vessel Rigel Leader, destined for the Port of Santos, Brazil.

The service will also include port calls in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, according to Port Everglades.

Port Everglades is Florida’s leading container port, serving as a gateway to Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

The port’s container throughput for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, amounted to 1.04 million TEUs.

Compared to the prior fiscal year 2015, total TEUs were down by 2 percent from 1.06 million, which port officials attribute to market fluctuations.

However, the port posted its best September throughput ever with 90,641 TEUs compared to 80,550 TEUs in 2015. Looking at growth over the past five years, TEU throughput is up almost 18 percent from FY2011 to FY2016.

In addition, bulk and break bulk cargo increased 13 percent from 1.56 million tons in FY2015 to 1.76 million tons in FY2016.

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Original news was published on  04 November, 2016

German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd plans to launch the SW Service, a new weekly shipping service linking North Europe, the Caribbean and West Coast South America, starting from February 2017.

The company said it will consolidate all its present services from North Europe to South America West Coast.

The new SW Service is planned to commence on February 8, 2017, in Valparaiso, Chile, with the northbound departure of M/V Valparaiso Express.

The first southbound sailing is expected to begin on March 7, 2017, in Rotterdam, with the same vessel.

Hapag-Lloyd said it will operate four out of nine ships with a capacity of 10,500 TEUs and 2,100 reefer plugs each.

In addition, the new SW Service will deploy two feeder vessels covering Paita in Peru and Guayaquil in Ecuador, synchronized with the mainline vessel in Buenaventura, Colombia.

The new service will call the ports of Rotterdam (Netherlands), London (United Kingdom), Hamburg (Germany), Antwerp (Belgium), Le Havre (France), Caucedo (Dominican Republic), Cartagena (Colombia), Manzanillo, PA (Mexico), Buenaventura (Colombia), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Paita, Callao (Peru), Puerto Angamos, Valparaiso (Chile).

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