Dear Project Cargo Specialists, 

New agents are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are very happy to announce you that LOGISTICS EXPEDITORS SDN BHD has joined among us from MALAYSIA.

We are also pleased that Business Development Manager, Florence Lim  will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now LOGISTICS EXPEDITORS SDN BHD has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group. 

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,
 
Very Professional agents are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are very happy to announce you that SEAKING SHIPPING & LOGISTICS has joined among us from INDIA.

We are also pleased that Export Manager, Md Farooque will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now SEAKING SHIPPING & LOGISTICS has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group. 

SEAKING SHIPPING & LOGISTICS                               
ADDRESS    :302, B-Wing, 3rd Floor, Rolex Heights Building, Near Satellite Tower,Rolex Bakery Compound, Subhash Nagar Road, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai, 400060, India
CONTACTS:Md Farooque / Export Manager
TEL    :+91-22-65873280
FAX    :+91-22-28346064
WEB    :www.seakingshipping.com

Seaking Shipping and Logistics was established in 2003 and the company rose to become a reputed freight forwarder almost immediately. Today it has more than a decade of experience behind it. Seaking Shipping and Logistics has provided cargo-forwarding solutions to a number of companies across the globe, who continue to retain their services for the uninterrupted value and excellence provided.

The company began with niche services in Africa, which itself was a no mean feat, considering the remote locale and the complexities involved. Few freight forwarders are willing to take on this difficult destination even today and for Seaking it is a matter of pride to report that it is the one of the leading forwarder to all parts of this vast continent. Currently the company covers destinations that map almost the entire globe.

Seaking Shipping and Logistics runs on a team of highly qualified and responsive professionals, who are dedicated in providing an unmatched service. Our team members bring to the table, their varied and long held experience in all matters pertaining to freight forwarding, documentation, clearing and much more.

Seaking Shipping and Logistics thrives on challenges and has undertaken several difficult assignments successfully. The company moved 150 TEU’s (containers) to inland destinations in East and Central Africa. Considering the complexities of the logistics to such remote locations, this has been a record movement.

Original news was published on 26 October, 2015

International classification society Bureau Veritas is to class the series of Arctic-capable liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers which will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to service the Yamal LNG project in Russia’s high Arctic.

A series of fifteen vessels will be built, each capable of transporting 172,000cbm of LNG, and operating year-round in second year ice up to 2.5 m thick.

Yamal LNG has awarded Sovcomflot, MOL, Teekay and Dynagas one, three, six and five vessels respectively. They will be built to dual Bureau Veritas/Russian Register class.

Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice President and head of BV’s Marine and Offshore Division, said: “We have made extensive investments in research into ice loads and navigation in ice, working with major Russian institutions and Asian shipyards. This effort, coupled with our world-leading expertise in large LNG carriers gives us a strong technical base to class these highly sophisticated vessels.”

The 300m long vessels will carry 172,000cbm of LNG in four membrane tanks of the GTT NO 96 type. The hull form is designed with a moderate ice bow forward and a heavy ice-breaking profile aft.

The ships are dual-acting, navigating in light ice or open sea bow first, then navigating astern to break heavy ice. The astern ice breaking mode is assisted by a podded propulsion system which consists of three pods delivering around 45MW of power. Separate engine rooms housing the diesel generator power plants will be encased in a double hull to give protection from the ice and a high level of redundancy.

The ships will be built to Russian Register Arc7 standard, equivalent to an intermediate level between Polar Class 3 and Polar Class 4 of Bureau Veritas rules. The vessels will be highly winterized with Bureau Veritas winterization notation COLD (-45,-52), which means that the hull is prepared for operation in -45 Celsius ambient temperature and the equipment should be able to work at -52 Celsius.

*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 TRANSPORTS INTERNATIONAUX PHILIPPE PESCHAUD joined our group from MOROCCO.

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

TRANSPORTS INTERNATIONAUX PHILIPPE PESCHAUD
ADDRESS    :    38  Rue Karatchi –  Casablanca 20110 Morocco
CONTACT    :    Younes El Ouali / General Manager
Ali Bennani / Director of Operations and Logistics
Ismail El Ouali / Freight Operations Coordinator
TEL    :    +212 522 30 99 31 / +212 522 30 29 31
FAX    :    +212 522 30 57 71
WEB    :    www.tip-peschaud.com

COMPANY PROFILE
Located in the new industrial area near Casablanca International Airport (CMN) and main motorway hub of Morocco, our logistics projects are built on two sites of 11,000 square meters each. The first project is divided into 15 warehouses with an average size of 400 square meters each dedicated for rental. After the first success and to respond to an important demand of our customers, a second platform of 6400 square meters have been constructed. This project is divided in 8 warehouses with 840m² each, loading docks and 15 meters high.

With an experienced team in project management, supported by network of agents equally efficient, T.I.P Peschaud is able to complete major industrial projects throughout Morocco combining special transports, stevedoring, customs clearance and handling on site.

Our last achievements :
Manufacturing and transport of 980T of bundlings.
Oversized transport and stevedoring of complete drilling station and the delivery at site in Turkey.
Discharging- loading of heavy weight and oversized material.

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

New partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to announce you that VESCO-MTO (M) SDN.BHD. is our new member from MALAYSIA.

We are also pleased that General Manager, Sivaram Rao Apalanaidu will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now VESCO-MTO (M) SDN.BHD. has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.

ADDRESS :   No.2, 1st & 2nd Floor, Jalan PP 2/1, Taman Putra Prima, Sepang, 47100, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
CONTACTS: Sivaram Rao Apalanaidu / General Manager
                      Mohanaroo Apalanaidu / Executive Director
                      Jayaram Rao Apalanaidu / Airfreight Manager
                      Jagannath Apalanaidu / Accounts & Admin Manager
TEL :             +603 8051 5174
FAX :             +603 8051 6354
WEB :            www.vescomto.com.my

VESCO-MTO is a locally incorporated company with humble beginnings from May 06, 1999 with the blessings, support and guidance from it’s founder late Mr. Sri Balakrishnan S. Alagirisamy whom had an industry experience of 25 years since 1974 in logistics.

VESCO-MTO is a team focused multi-skilled personnel embracing a common conception of “say what we can do and do what we say” and staying together as a Vesco-MTO team players.

VESCO-MTO provides services of:
Airfreight import & exports around the globe
Seafreight import & exports around the globe
Packing, warehousing, transportation and Oil & gas logistics

VESCO-MTO services are supported by it’s own facilities of:
customs licensed broker with edi & eft fleets of trailers, 10 tonner trucks, tail-gate trucks, crane-trucks, refrigerated trucks and 7 ton & 3 ton forklifts cold chain & pharmaceutical storage at cargo terminal, klia airport 60,000 sq. ft. warehouse at port klang oil & gas logistics warehouse at labuan f.t., East Malaysia.

VESCO-MTO is a member of Airfreight Association of Malaysia (AFAM)
and Selangor Freight Forwarders and Logistics Association (SFFLA)
& affiliated to Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF)
& Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI)

VESCO-MTO is established for the past 16 years in the industry as a reliable logistics service provider.

Original news was published on 22 October, 2015

Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) executive director, Curtis Foltz, has outlined an ambitious ten-year plan to enhance its Brunswick Terminal on the US Eastern Seaboard.

"In order to ensure efficient processing of cargo, our capacity must remain higher than current demand," said Foltz. "To that end, we will be improving Brunswick facilities serving each of our major business sectors here, including automotive, breakbulk and bulk cargo."

He described a capital improvement plan amounting to USD152 million, which includes the addition of a fourth ro-ro berth at Colonel's Island Terminal. A permit request has been submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Foltz hopes construction can start in 2016.

"Served by eight ocean carriers, Colonel's Island Terminal offers three modern ro-ro berths and four on-terminal auto processors, handling cargo for more than 60 auto and heavy machinery manufacturers," said GPA board vice chairman Jimmy Allgood. "With 696 acres (281.6 ha) in use and 641 acres (259.4 ha) permitted for expansion on Colonel's Island, GPA can easily accommodate additional ro-ro business," he added.

GPA is currently preparing 40 acres (16.2 ha) of land on the south side of Colonel's terminal ready for new port customers. During 2016 further additional earthworks will be completed, as will the next phase of the Anguilla Junction Rail Yard expansion, the first phase of a berth upgrade at Mayor's Point breakbulk terminal, East River Terminal improvements, and upgrades to Colonel's Island agribulk facilities.

"Another important infrastructure improvement is the maintenance dredging that must be funded by the federal government," explained GPA chairman James Walters. "While the president has included USD5.8 million in his budget proposal for FY 2016, Congress has yet to pass an Energy and Water Appropriations Bill at this time. Securing sufficient funding for Brunswick harbor maintenance is our top priority right now."

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

Very Professional agents are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association from all around the world. Today we are very happy to announce you that OCTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES LLC has joined among us from UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

We are also pleased that Managing Director, Clevin Joseph Correya will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now OCTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES LLC has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.

OCTAGON FREIGHT SERVICES LLC

ADDRESS: Clover Bay Tower, 1901, Business Bay, 119063, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CONTACTS: Clevin Correya / Managing Director
                     Ghazala Sheikh / Manager
                     Vinod P.V / Manager
TEL : 0097143741100
WEB : www.octagonfreight.com

"With professionals in this field, movement of heavy weight cargo is done with expertise and ease. Whether it is large land rig, manufacturing plant, mining or construction of community buildings/houses we will help you show the way on how it is done with expertise. OFS has the wherewithal of intricate logistics challenges and can help the client with complete rational analysis. Our team works closely with the client on transportation, site surveys at all levels, advising the client from time to time on blocking and handling techniques. Full and slot chartering can be done to reduce costs. Rolling stock cargo is advised in movement using RO/RO vessels. Our team has the requisite experience in moving large cargo and arrange for all the necessary road permits. Our project movement’s expertise can help clients in countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, CIS countries and the GCC countries moving earth moving equipments for construction of oil refineries. We can deliver complete oil rigs, armored cars on car carriers, air charters to Iraq and Afghanistan as well as out of gauge freight like industrial tanks and allied equipments."

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 WORLD CARGO SERVICES PTY LTD joined our group from SOUTH AFRICA.

We are also pleased that Managing Director, Colin Atkins will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. Please click here for full information on our event. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now WORLD CARGO SERVICES PTY LTD has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.

WORLD CARGO SERVICES PTY LTD

ADDRESS : JHB - 3rd Floor 16 Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview, CPT – 21 Falcon Crescent Airport City, DBN – 16 Solstice Umhlanga P O Box 920 Bedfordview 2007, South Africa

CONTACT : Colin Atkins / Managing Director

TEL : 27 861 222927

WEB : www.worldcargo.co.za

PROJECTS

Project planning and management of projects undertaken worldwide with our very experienced global partner/agent.

Movement of specialised cargo such as furnaces, mining plants, smelters, water treatment plant to and from around the globe.

Finding the most cost effective and time efficient method of moving large projects.

Chartering and inducement of vessels/aircraft.

Special equipment: Flat Rack & Open Top containers and Mafi’s – all abnormal vehicle requirements – specialised handling, cranage, rigging, lashing.

Original news was published on 21 October, 2015

With the delivery of five Rubber-Tire Gantry Cranes (RTGs) and two Ship-to-Shore (STS) gantry cranes, the new 1.3 million TEU deep-water APM Terminals Izmir facility is nearing completion in anticipation of beginning commercial operations in early 2016, the Dutch terminal operator APM Terminals said.

One more STS crane and five additional RTGs are scheduled to arrive in December, bringing the container handling equipment complement to three ULCS-ready STS cranes and 10 RTGs.

The new container terminal on Turkey’s Aegean coast will be the biggest container terminal in the Aegean Region, according to APM Terminals.

Operating under a 28-year concession agreement with Turkish petrochemical conglomerate Petkim, the APM Terminals Izmir facility will have 700 meters of quay and a 16 meter depth during its first phase of development, with the ability to expand annual throughput capacity to 4 million TEUs annually.

The new port, which is part of the Petkim Petrochemical Complex development geared for export production, represents an investment of USD 400 million.

Following implementation and testing of the cranes and other container handling equipment, APM Terminals Izmir expects to receive its first vessel call in March 2016.

Currently Europe’s seventh-largest economy, the Turkish government has announced plans to increase Turkey’s exports to USD 500 billion annually by 2023. Global trade analysts with HSBC Bank have projected that industrial machinery and transport equipment will be responsible for one-third of Turkish export growth between 2021 and 2030, increasing from 29% for the five-year period of 2015 to 2020 as Turkey finds new markets for more advanced manufactured goods.

“Turkey’s very ambitious plans to become one of the world’s ten largest economies will rely in part upon new and greater access to the global logistics chain, and the larger vessels serving world trade, and we are proud that APM Terminals Izmir will play a large role in that process” said APM Terminals Izmir Managing Director, Mogens Wolf Larsen.

Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

Great partners are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to announce you that UWL EUROPE B.V. is our new member from The NETHERLANDS.

We are also pleased that Manager of the Projects Department, Frank Pool will be attending our coming Annual Meeting in Malaysia at 12,13,14 November 2015. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners. We are looking forward to meet you all soon.

By their registration to the November meeting, now UWL EUROPE B.V. has the privilege of becoming OPCA member till October 2016. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.

UWL EUROPE B.V. 
ADDRESS : Plaza 4a, 4782 SK,Moerdijk, The Netherlands 
CONTACTS : Frank Pool / Manager of the Projects Department 
Eelco Cossee / Vice President 
TEL : +31-88-205-4300
WEB : www.shipUWL.com

PROJECT CARGO LOGISTICS
Global In-house Project Teams Specialized in Project Cargo
Moving project cargo requires collaborative partnership, attention to detail, and constant communication across the supply chain. Our network of dedicated and strategically located specialists, and extensive expertise and knowledge of project cargo ensures strategic navigation of complex, heavy and over-dimensional equipment transportation in a safe and secure manner. 
Our best-in-class customer service project teams handle projects of any size, regardless of how large or small. We have assets and experts strategically positioned to maximize safety and efficiency. Integrated logistics project management and rigorous planning goes into each and every load; attention to detail is the only way to succeed with zero margin of error.
Services:
•Full Service, Licensed NVOCC
•Licensed and Bonded, Asset-Based Freight Forwarder
•Delivery, discharge and storage at water-connected Port Facility
•Coordination of lifting equipment (e.g. port cranes, stackers, heavy duty forklift), warehouse facilities, storage containers, welding facility and equipment
•Loading quay side onto sea-going vessel
•Customs and Port Authority management
•International and domestic warehousing, distribution and transportation services
•Design and engineering services