Original news was published on 15 August, 2016

Project cargo specialist ALE has completed transport and heavy-lifting of breakbulk cargo as part of the SARB4 offshore project in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

The project involves weighing, land and marine transportation, lifting and installation for heavy components in the oil field project, located 140 kilometers offshore northwest of Abu Dhabi.

“ALE’s U.A.E. branch were awarded an 18-month turnkey project, contracted to deliver numerous pipe rack, process modules and substations, weighing between 170 tonnes to 1,700 tonnes, from Mina Zayed Port and various fabrication yards via the Arabian Gulf, to the project site on Zirku Island,” a spokesperson for ALE said.

The ongoing project will also include engineering, ballasting and sea fastening as well as load-ins, load-outs and barge chartering on site. Headquartered in Staffordshire in the UK, ALE has more than 30 regional offices around the world.

The firm focuses on heavy-lift projects in oil and gas, civil, nuclear, offshore, renewables, petrochemical, ports, marine, minerals and metals and mining.

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Original news was published on 08 August, 2016

Turkish breakbulk firm Izmir Vinç and heavy-lift specialist ALE have transported and installed critical components for the STAR Aegean Refinery Project in Aliağa, Turkey.

The components included a 600-tonne vacuum tower and an 800-tonne crude column, which were lifted at the greenfield petrochemical site in Izmir province. The lifting operations were the first performed in Turkey using ALE’s AL.SK190 crane, one of the world’s largest capacity land-based cranes.

“In today’s competitive market, this type of equipment is mostly being fabricated and shipped from overseas. The selected crane configuration allowed the foundations, chimney, pipe racks, substations and compressor buildings to be constructed well in advance of the arrival and installation of the heavy equipment,” Jose Angel Morquillas, project manager at ALE, said.

The AL.SK190 crane has a lifting capacity of 4,300 tonnes and a maximum boom height of almost 200 meters. The crane has so far been used for breakbulk projects in the USA, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.

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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 KHIMJI RAMDAS SHIPPING L.L.C joined our group from OMAN.

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

KHIMJI RAMDAS SHIPPING L.L.C
ADDRESS :PO Box 19, PC 100, Greater Muttrah, Muscat, Oman
CONTACT :Chacko Jose / Sr. Assistant Divisional Manager
TEL : 00968 93206140
FAX :00968 24796545
WEB :www.krshipping.com
           www.khimji.com

Khimji Ramdas Shipping is a full-fledged Shipping arm of the Projects & Logistics Group, Khimji Ramdas. With qualified and experienced staff, we have the right people to mobilize cargo within the GCC. With offices in all Omani ports, we are the only shipping and logistics company that employee’s maximum number of Nationals who are trained and capable of handling customs documentations and various shipping and logistics related activities. Our years of experience in the industry have made us well versed with all commercial and custom formalities of Oman.

Our Transport division is equipped with a large fleet of trucks of various types and shapes which run the length and breadth of Oman. All our vehicles are PDO approved and IVMS fitted, enabling us to monitor our fleet at all the times. Apart from our group’s cargo, we also handle and transport cargo belonging to other major customers in Oman. With our excellent reputation in the industry, we have handled many project cargo movements in Oman. We are fully equipped to offer an all-inclusive assistance in project handling & specialized cargo movement with qualified staff members to handle all kinds of special jobs.

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This notification is for your kind attention from OPCA member: SHENZHEN FOCUS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORPORATION LTD., CHINA

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Focus Global SCM Listed in Stock Market

We hereby want to share an exciting news with your good company: Focus Global Supply Chain Management (Subsidiary company: Shenzhen Focus Global Logistics and Shenzhen Snack SCM) were successfully listed in stock market on 05-Aug, 2016, stock code: 838170.

Being a stock market enterprise, we have to standardize our operation and operate very legally with great sense of risk control for both us and our clients. In addition, we will have the ability to develop better resources such as: capital, operation resources, purchasing capacity, professionals, etc, which will improve our integrated services in more Sectors. In the meantime, we will have more chance to be involved in more government projects.

In this special moment, we eagerly hope we can take this good chance to work closer and serve better for your esteemed company.

This notification is for your kind attention from OPCA Chile member: INTEGRAL CHILE S.A.

Please be informed that OPCA member from Chile: INTEGRAL CHILE S.A. has made some changes in their staff just in order to serve their most valued clients and partners Worldwide.

Miss Lorena Silva - Traffic Manager in charge of Operations and Customer Service Team, focus in General Cargo
Mr. Alejandro Peña in charge of maritime cargoes for general and projects merchandise.
Miss Elena Zapata - General Manager and continue being Projects Manager.
Mrs. Paulette Cabriolet - Accounting Manager

For your kind information.

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Original news was published on 08 August, 2016

Authorities at Jurong Port in Sinagapore have opened a new terminal, the first of its kind at the port capable of berthing multipurpose vessels handling both breakbulk and containers.

The new terminal is expected to boost cargo handling efficiency by 50 percent and greatly reduce the time needed to unload a vessel. The terminal features specialized lifting equipment fitted to cranes, to allow simultaneous handling of both containers and general cargo.

With three dedicated deepwater berths, each measuring 575 meters long, the terminal has a 15.7 meter draft and capacity for up to 1 million tonnes of general cargo a year.

Speaking at the launch of the terminal Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon told local news agency ChannelNewsAsia that the new capabilities would “strengthen Singapore’s position as a well-connected, attractive business location” adding that the terminal was “maximizing assets for best value.”

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New partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to share with you that KSP SHIPPING & LOGISTICS LTD joined our group from NIGERIA.

We are also pleased that Managing Director, Kola Aderibigbe will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at 26, 27, 28 October 2016. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event.

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

KSP SHIPPING & LOGISTICS LTD
ADDRESS :3B, 2nd floor, Banana Close, off Lateef Salami St, MM International Airport Road, Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria
CONTACT :Kola Aderibigbe / Managing Director
TEL :002348177779993
002348174412222
WEB :www.ksp-ng.com

KSP Shipping & Logistics Ltd is one-stop shipping company, engages in the business of:

•    Supply Chain Management
•    Global Logistics Services
•    Project Cargo
•    Ship Agency and Management
•    Customs Agent
•    Total Logistics Support

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We are glad to inform you that JL LOGISTIC GMBH has become a T-Shirt Sponsor for the Overseas Project Cargo Association 3rd Annual General Meeting Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. With their sponsorship JL LOGISTIC GMBH will now be able to significantly increase their brand awareness not only during the event but also for the remainder of the year.

If you would like to further promote yourself and easily increase your company’s exposure please consider one of our sponsorship packages.  Please contact us at info@overseasprojectcargo.com with any questions or to sign up for sponsorship.

We are proud to highlight our most recent sponsor and delegate:

Mr.Jörg Conigliaro
from JL LOGISTIC GMBH
GERMANY
www.jl-logistic.de

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Original news was published on 08 August, 2016

Turkey’s third-largest city is getting a shipment of rail cars that reportedly will be the first, made-in-China articulated subway cars ever to reach that country.

The aluminum wagons for the Izmir Metro system were manufactured at state-owned a CRRC Corp. plant in Tangshan and exported by ship from the Port of Tianjin on July 20, state media reported.

The shipment coincided with a visit to the Tangshan rail car factory by officials representing potential buyers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia and Slovenia. CRRC is working hard to sell subway cars in Europe as part of the Chinese government’s Belt and Road overseas commerce initiative.

The shipment was the first batch of 95 rail cars, for a total 19 trains, ordered by Izmir Metro. The schedule calls for batches to be delivered over the next 10 months.

Some Izmir streetcars in service were built at the Tangshan factory and delivered in 2013.

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Original news was published on 4 August, 2016

Florida’s Port Tampa Bay has signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement with Ports America to extend breakbulk concessions for a further five years.

The new breakbulk concession agreement includes two one-year extension options and comes alongside an extension for container handling. Ports America has handled general cargo and container operations at the port since 2006 and the renewed container agreement will be valid through May 2046.

“Our on-going partnership with Ports America has time and again proven successful in working with a variety of cargoes, including steel, autos, project cargo and of course containers, and we are delighted to carry on this mutually rewarding tradition for the next 40 years,” said Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson.

The port of Tampa Bay covers about 5,000 acres and recently inaugurated two new post-Panamax cranes at the port’s container terminal.

“As we usher in a new era of efficiency and capability here at the port, it’s really outstanding to have our major partner present to see our new cranes dedicated and then to solidify one of the most important relationships that we have,” Anderson added.

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