Original news was published on 20 November, 2015

Filipino officials from the National Economic and Development Authority, or NEDA, have backed the development of the new Cebu International Port, potentially paving the way for a raft of EPC, breakbulk and heavy-lift contracts in the Philippines.

The development "will help decongest not only the base port, but the roads as well,”said Efren Carreon, NEDA regional director, adding that the new port would primarily serve cargo vessels.

The proposed development is estimated to cost about US$190 million to complete and will add significant new capacity to the region. The port authority is expected to apply for a loan of US$200 million from the Export-Import Bank of South Korea for its construction.

Development of the port is expected to take three years, with construction due to start in mid-2016. The new port will cover an area of 60 hectares and will cater to the major cities outside Cebu City, acting as a drop-off site for international ships.

The new port is needed to reduce heavy congestion in the region, which is a result of rapidly increasing containerized imports bound for manufacturing firms in Mandaue City and the Mactan Economic Zones in Lapu-Lapu City. It is hoped the new port will also help decongest Mactan Channel as international vessels will be able to go straight to Tayud.

*NEWS SOURCE

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

Strong partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to share with you that MCDAN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED joined our group from GHANA.

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

MCDAN SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED
ADDRESS:Block 10 Aviance Cargo Village, Room A & B, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
CONTACT:Obodai Sai / Sales & Marketing Head
Yogen Vankadkar / Sales & Marketing Manager
TEL:+233 303 210146
+233 302 762280
FAX:+233 302 770456
WEB:www.mcdanshipping.com

When it comes to managing complex transportation of oversized & heavy-lift project cargo, experienced, intelligent and knowledgeable personnel who are committed to researching all options McDan is the best company to deal with.

McDan Shipping Company Limited handle special projects where time and cost is our priority. No project is too big or too small from telecom, mining, energy, road and rail, building and construction.

McDan is truly committed to maximising productivity and efficiency by delivering uniquely designed Shipping and Logistics solutions to both corporate and individual clients. McDan is the leader in Project Cargo services and has over the years grown it coverage to almost every industry.

The company is the first and only Freight Forwarding Company to obtain the Air Carrier Licence in handling chartered cargo flights in Ghana and currently has the GSA for Global Aviation in West Africa.

Original news was published on 19 November, 2015

Industrial contractor KBR has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement with Magnolia LNG to develop a liquefied natural gas facility at the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The plant will feature four LNG production trains each with design capacity of 2 million tons per annum, creating significant demand for breakbulk cargo. Most notably this will include two full containment LNG storage tanks, with volumes of 160,000 meters cubed each.

“KBR’s long history of success in global LNG, ammonia and plant modularization make us a natural fit for this exciting project and we are pleased to have the opportunity to bring our unique skills, together with our self-perform construction capability and outstanding safety record, to create exceptional value for MLNG,” KBR President Stuart Bradie said.

The project will be led by KBR with work conducted as a joint venture with SK Engineering & Construction of South Korea. It is expected that the project will receive final regulatory approval in the first quarter of 2016 at which point construction mobilization will begin.

The KSJV joint venture has started work under a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) with engineering and procurement services already underway. Magnolia is developing the LNG export facility in Louisiana to take advantage of increased demand for U.S. natural gas worldwide.

“We are delighted to work with Magnolia LNG on this ground-breaking project for more innovative, cost effective, efficient and greener LNG,” Bradie added.

*NEWS SOURCE

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

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 THOCOMAR SHIPPING AGENCY joined our group from SENEGAL.

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

THOCOMAR SHIPPING AGENCY

ADDRESS:5, Rue Mage x Parchappe P.O. Box 1781, Dakar, Senegal
CONTACT:Michel Thoumas / Managing Director
TEL:+221 33 889 26 26
FAX:+221 33 822 75 44
        +221 33 823 37 34
WEB:www.thocomar.sn

You can click here to see company profile of our new agent.

Dear All,

Please be informed that OPCA member from Thailand: TCC LOGISTICS LIMITED has recently moved to a new office and their new office address is as below:

TCC Logistics Limited
Lumpini Tower, 3rd Floor, No. 1168/5, Rama 4 Road,
Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand 

For your kind information.

Original news was published on 17 November, 2015

The crane is equipped with 165 tonnes of counterweight, an 84 m main telescopic boom, 91 m of luffing jib and 56 m of fixed fly. The new model was immediately deployed to its first job in Corsham, Wiltshire, lifting 26-tonne data modules.

"These are very exciting times at King Lifting with the addition of the LTM 1500-8.1 further enhancing our position in the UK heavy crane rental market," said Steve Wathen, heavy cranes director at the company.

King Lifting will take delivery of another LTM 1500-8.1 in early 2016, as well as a LTM 1750-9.1 equipped with 204 tonnes of counterweight, a 52 m main telescopic boom, 91 m luffing jib and 65 m of fixed fly.

Earlier this year King Lifting added three new 150-tonne capacity MAN TGX prime movers to its fleet, in order to support its growing roster of heavy-duty mobile cranes.

*NEWS SOURCE

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

Strong partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to share with you that BRUNEL SHIPPING & LINER SERVICES (LONDON) LTD. joined our group from UNITED KINGDOM.

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

BRUNEL SHIPPING & LINER SERVICES (LONDON) LTD.
ADDRESS  : 9 Town Quay Wharf Abbey Road Barking, Essex, IG11 7BZ, United Kingdom
CONTACT  : Mike White A. / Inst. F.F. Logistics Director
TEL : +44 (0) 20 8591 7348
FAX : +44 (0) 20 8594 0505
WEB: www.brunelshipping.co.uk

Project Cargo - Out of Gauge - RO-RO

Our projects team have 25 years experience and it is with confidence that we can say that no job is too large, too small or too challenging.

We offer everything from moving one box to chartering a complete vessel, with a Global Network. We can offer Export, Import and Crosstrade services. Specialist services include.

    Project movements
    Out of gauge (OOG) / In Gauge
    Loading and Lashing
    Chartering
    RoRo
    Abnormal loads / Break-bulk
    Plan Routing
    Loading & Discharging Bulk Shipments
    Low-Loaders
    Mafi Trailers / Step Frames
    Stevedoring
    Loading inspection / survey reports
    Factory relocations
    Export Packing
    Industrial Projects

You can click here to see company profile of our new agent.

Dear Project Cargo Specialists, 

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 PT. LESTARI ABADI SAKTI joined our group from INDONESIA.

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

PT. LESTARI ABADI SAKTI
ADDRESS :Pantai Mentari Blok N-24 Kenjeran Surabaya, Jawa Timur, 60123, Indonesia
CONTACT :Latif Fahmi
TEL :+62313536068
WEB:www.las.co.id

PT. LESTARI ABADI  SAKTI, is one of the best specialist moving  company by using our owned Landing Craft Tank (LCT) and tug + barge vessels. Our prior goal is on the movement of Heavy equipments, Industrial / Construction Machinery, oil and gas equipment & Project material in all indonesia port and in the world.

"Think Fast and Trustworthy"

We are doing our job according to our company motto, Think Fast and Trustworthy. we serve customer fast and match with our costumer schedule. Trustworthy, because we always provide the best services to guarantee the quality and safety as we work with our mind and heart.

Our range of services is to provide all service as below :

    - Ship Builder
    - Shipping Services
    - Project Cargo
    - Shipping Agency
    - Stevedooring
    - LAS Transport (In-Land Transport)
    - Custom Broker

We are Ship Owner

We can guarantee our vessel reliability, Loading and Stowage Plan, schedule and competitive price

Customer can track their cargo

With our Tracking Services, we give daily update position report and wheather condition to our customer. Also our customer can track their cargo themself in our tracksite System 24 hours or Just Call us

We have experience

With our experience to handle cargo, our customer can rest assured when their goods are with us and we always listen and meet our customers requirement by providing a one transportation solution

You can click here to see project experiences of our new agent.

Original news was published on 13 November, 2015

Handling solutions company Kalmar is to supply 12 machines for handling breakbulk for Melbourne's new international roll-on, roll-off and automotive terminal.

Kalmar, which is part of Cargotec, received an order from Australia's newest and largest automotive and ro-ro terminal due to open in April 2016.

The order includes four Kalmar DCE330-RoRo forklifts for moving breakbulk cargo both on the wharf and onboard vessels; four Kalmar DCG160-12 forklifts also used for moving breakbulk and assisting in research and development operations; and four Kalmar TR618i terminal tractors modified for MIRRAT's requirements – entailing increased capacity, lowered height and special programming to enable weight distribution.

The delivery of the 12 Kalmar machines is due late March through to early April 2016.

Michael Wahab, Kalmar Australia general manager of Mobile Equipment, said: “We are delighted to be awarded the order and to be recognized as a provider of clean and environmentally sustainable solutions to the Australian port industry.”

The terminal has been designed, constructed and will be operated by the newly formed Melbourne International RoRo and Automotive Terminal, or MIRRAT.

Commenting on why MIRRAT chose Kalmar, Jed Smith, head of commercial and stakeholder management at MIRRAT, said: "Kalmar are assisting on two fronts. Firstly, by aiding us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. One of MIRRAT's key offers to the market is efficiency, and to achieve and deliver on this it is important our team have the right tools at their disposal. The Kalmar machines will provide that support and allow us to work more effectively.

“Secondly, we are committed to sustainable low-impact operations, and Kalmar's ability to provide EU Stage IV/EPATier 4 Final engines on a number of the machines helps us achieve this goal.

“Our procurement decision was based on several factors, reliability, operational flexibility and environment factors. Kalmar represented the best balances of these elements.”

*NEWS SOURCE

Original news was published on 11 November, 2015

Indian conglomerate Adani Group has signed an agreement in principle to acquire the Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu on the east coast of India from L&T Shipbuilding.

The port is of importance to the breakbulk sector due to its location near to some of India’s largest industrial zones in neighboring Chennai.

Adani will make the purchase via its subsidiary, Adani Kattupalli Port, a part of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone. L&T Shipbuilding is a joint venture between Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp. Ltd., or TIDCO.

“The Kattupalli port is a strategic complement to our Ennore Container terminal which is getting commissioned next year. Both these ports will substantially help reduce congestion in the region and will thereby help contribute to the rapid growth of the State of Tamil Nadu and the surrounding regions," said Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group.

Earlier this year the port handled one of its largest breakbulk consignments to date with more than 6,300 tonnes of Barites powder for export to Iraq. Other breakbulk cargoes handled at the port include steel coils, steel plates, steel sheets, TMT Rebars, steel pipes, dredging pipes and machinery.

*NEWS SOURCE