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  • Bertha TBM Repair Delayed

    28 Jul 2014 9:58 AM | Anonymous

    Retrieval pit digging already behind schedule

    Workers in Seattle have encountered difficulties in digging a 120-foot retrieval shaft, which will allow for a crane to lift the tunnel boring machine Bertha’s front end to street level and begin making necessary repairs. Bertha has been largely idle since December 2013 when its main bearing was damaged.

    Seattle Tunnel Partners, the contractors responsible for the Alaskan Viaduct Replacement, released its repair plans in June. Installation of a concrete ring in the retrieval shaft was on schedule as of late June, but subsequent work has slowed, according to a report from The Seattle Times. Washington State Department of Transportation has not yet released details of the problem, but it is expected to do so this week. The update will include an update from Seattle Tunnel Partners.

    Seattle Tunnel Partners scheduled a Bertha’s restart for March 2015, a deadline it may still be able to meet because of extra days built into the repair timeline. In fact, a March restart is likely, Matt Preedy, deputy Highway 99 director for WSDOT, told a City Council waterfront committee meeting last week, unless some kind of unexpected damage is found when Bertha’s drive parts are disassembled. Crews are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the access shaft.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • China Shipping Container Line borrows US$430 million to build liquidity

    26 Jul 2014 8:55 AM | Anonymous
    Original news was published on 24 July, 2014

    STATE-OWNED China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has announced several loans totalling of US$430 million to improve working capital.

    Some $200 million will come from its parent conglomerate, China Shipping Group (CSG) and $100 million from CSCL HK, its wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, according to an exchange filing.

    "The loan will be mainly used for replenishment of CSCL HK's liquidity and increase its cash flow, which in turn will serve to enhance its ability to continue as a going concern," said the filing.

    Separately, CSCL said it plans to borrow $130 million from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) the third largest bank in Australia.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • New Member from CANADA

    25 Jul 2014 1:20 PM | Anonymous

    New agents are going on to join our group from all around the world. Today it is our pleasure to announce that Tri-Alliance Freight Services Inc. joined among us from CANADA.

    Another good news is that Group President Mr. Peter Sequeira will be with us in coming Annual Summit in Turkey at 20,21,22 November 2014. It'd be nice to see all project cargo specialist in Istanbul together.

    By their registration to the November meeting, now they have the privilege of becoming OPCA member till July 2015. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.

    You can also register our Turkey meeting and enjoy 1 year OPCA COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP!

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    TRI-ALLIANCE FREIGHT SERVICES INC. - CANADA

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    Hereby let us share the recent project shipments they have organized as below:
    110,000 kgs Gas compressor - from Canada to Indonesia


    Wires reels 20 x 50 tons each for Mines – from Europe to Canada


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    All you need is to fill OPCA online application form, as meeting member then you can take the full advantage of it.

    If you cannot join OPCA 1st AGM, then you may prefer to get a 50% discount on the membership fee for the first year. Please contact us for more detailed information.

    To monitor member agents please visit our online members directory. For more information, please contact us via info@overseasprojectcargo.com.

  • Tuscor Lloyds Moves Big Plant Equipment as Ro-Ro Cargo

    25 Jul 2014 8:39 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 24 July, 2014

    From Port of Veracruz, Mexico, to Misurata, Libya

    Tuscor Lloyds handled the transport of 80 tons of plant equipment from Mexico to Libya.
    The cargoes included asphalt plant machinery and a scalping screen, which were shipped as ro-ro cargo on specially manufactured trailer chassis. Due the the nature of the chassis and cargo, the pieces could not be top-lifted, Tuscor Lloyds said in a statement.
    Once cargoes were loaded onto a vessel at the Port of Veracruz, the chassis were secured using heavy duty ratchet straps. The ship sailed to the Port of Antwerp where the equipment was loaded and lashed
    to a second vessel for the voyage to Misurata.
    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Evergreen re-starts REX 3/ARC 2 Far East-southern Red Sea service

    24 Jul 2014 8:31 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 23 July, 2014

    TAIWAN's Evergreen Line is to resume services of direct connections to Far East-Southern Red Sea in a joint service with CMA CGM, UASC and CSCL on their REX 3/ARC 2 service following its suspension of services three years ago.

    The re-branded ARC service will deploy seven vessels downsizing from the 6,000-7,000 TEU range to vessels of 4,250 TEU.

    ARC turns in 49 days and rotates through Xiamen, Shenzhen-Yantian, Shenzhen-Shekou, Port Kelang, Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Port Kelang and back to Xiamen.

    The first sailing from Xiamen was scheduled for July 24 deploying the 4,404-TEU CMA CGM Amber, according to Alphaliner.

    The reviving of the service will complement its existing Far East-Red Sea service (FRS) jointly operated with Cosco to focus on northern Red Sea ports.

    Evergreen's closure of its 'REX 3/SRS 2' service in May this year will be compensated by its new slot arrangement with UASC allowing it direct connections to Far East-southern Red Sea.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • New Member from Bangladesh

    23 Jul 2014 2:29 PM | Anonymous

    Dear Project Cargo Specialists,

    Very Professional agents are going on to join Overseas Project Cargo Association all around the world. Today we are very happy to announce you that AVANT LOGISTICS LIMITED joined among us.

    We are also pleased to announce that Managing Director M. Mashiur Rahman will be attending our coming Annual Summit in Turkey at 20,21,22 November 2014 together with one more representative of their company. The gathering will be a great opportunity to meet all OPCA partners.

    By their registration to the November meeting, now they have the privilege of becoming OPCA member till July 2015. It would be our pleasure to serve our new agent for a long term cooperation in our group.  

     ADDRESS: Flat-2B, House 22, Road 18, Sector-3, Uttara,1230., Dhaka, BANGLADESH
    CONTACT: M. Mashiur Rahman - Managing Director
    TEL:+880 2 8956656
    FAX: +880 2 7913610
    WEB:www.avant.com.bd

    AVANT LOGISTICS LIMITED - BANGLADESH

     AVANT Logistics Ltd. is an independent logistics solution provider, a single source of your transportation and logistics requirements. Supported by its own management team, AVANT has a team of professionals that follows high standards for each and every job they are entrusted with. AVANT aims to be the most reliable project logistics management company in the country for serving its valued clients.AVANT Logistics Ltd. is a provider of Logistical & Transportation Solutions in Bangladesh. A logistics support company providing logistical solutions to meet today’s diverse and demanding transportation requirements within Bangladesh.
      
    Please click here for more information about our new agent,  thank you !           
                 
    Please click here for more information about THE PROJECT CARGO SUMMIT, 2014.

                 

  • Siemens Supplies Turbines to Third Nordfriesland Project

    23 Jul 2014 8:29 AM | Anonymous
    Original news was published on 22 July, 2014

    Siemens Energy will supply a dozen wind turbines for Süderlügum wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, located about 20 kilometers from the North Sea coast in northern Germany. The 3-megawatt turbines will provide the publicly-operated facility with 36 megawatts of installed capacity. The direct drive units can produce power in both windy and still conditions by using reactive power.

    “This option enables the wind turbines to stabilize the alternating current power grid when no wind is blowing, by producing reactive power and feeding this power into the grid,” Reinhard Christiansen, one of the wind farm’s managers, said in a statement.

    Siemens will install the turbines late this year.

    This onshore order from the coastal region of Nordfriesland is the third project with Siemens to be implemented by Christiansen, who manages the publicly-operated wind farm business together with Horst Leithoff and Peter Steffens. Siemens turbines were installed at the Grenzstrom Vindvedt and Ellhöft wind farms.

    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Nicaragua Canal to Start with Brito Port

    22 Jul 2014 8:25 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 21 July, 2014

    Entire project to be completed in five years

    Nicaraguan officials have revealed further details about the construction of its US$40 billion inter-ocean canal. The route extends from the southeastern coastal city of Brito to the mouth of Punta Gorda river in the Caribbean, passing through more than 105 kilometers of Lake Nicaragua.
    The Great Canal Commission and representatives of the Chinese HKND Group, who have the rights to build the canal, made it clear Nicaragua would retain jurisdiction of the the route. The canal route would remain Nicaraguan, not Chinese, territory, Telémaco Talavera, a member of the commission, said in a press conference covered by La Prensa. But territorial ownership is not the only concern about the ambitious project.
    During the commission meeting last week, members of the Indigenous Monéxico Council of Nicaragua protested the project. They fear the canal could jeopardize natural resources and destroy their cultural heritage.
    At the meeting, a concern was also raised about the possible contamination of Lake Nicaragua with salt water from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Talavera said planned floodgates would prevent such contamination.
    As previously announced, work will begin in December of this year. Initial construction will consist of building a new port in Brito, which will provide access for the heavy equipment and components needed to build the canal. In all, the project includes two ports, bridges, an airport, a free trade zone, a tourist center and road development. The committee also said the Nicaragua Canal will be completed in five years, which means it should be operational by the end of 2019.
    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Antonov Carries Heat Exchanger

    21 Jul 2014 8:34 AM | Anonymous

    Original news was published on 18 July, 2014

    147-tonne weight no challenge for AN-225 Mirya

    Karpeles Flight Services, an arm of DB Schenker, chartered the Antonov AN-225 undefined the world’s largest aircraft undefined to carry a 139-tonne heat exchanger from Germany to Canada.

    The equipment with its specially-constructed load cradle and associated handling equipment weighed a total of 147 tonnes and was much too heavy for any other aircraft, Antonov Airlines said in a statement.

    “When a really large load such as this needs urgent transportation, the unique AN-225 Mirya really comes into its own, providing an attractive alternative to long and time-consuming ocean voyages and long, highly complex road haulage operations,” Antonov Airlines’ commercial executive Andriy Blagovisniy, said.

    The heat exchanger was flown from Leipzig to Edmonton via Keflavik, Iceland and Goose Bay, covering a distance of 8,400 kilometers.


    *NEWS SOURCE

  • Port of Wilmington Extends “Top Banana” Operation

    19 Jul 2014 9:15 AM | Anonymous
    Original news was published on 17 July, 2014

    Chiquita agreement signed, lease options to 2029

    The Port of Wilmington has renewed its agreement with Chiquita Brands, which means the port will continue to be Chiquita’s mid-Atlantic distribution hub for at least the next five years.

    The agreement between Diamond State Port Corporation and Chiquita also includes two 5-year lease renewal options, which will extend Chiquita’s relationship with Wilmington until 2029, the port said in a statement.

    In 1988 Chiquita consolidated its mid-Atlantic supply chain operations at the Port of Wilmington, which is located on the Delaware River. Wilmington is the produce importer’s largest port operation in North America. It leases 28.7 acres at the port and its vessels make about 52 calls each year. The vessels arrive from Central America with Chiquita’s containerized produce and then load forest products, used automobiles and general cargo for the return trips.

    *NEWS SOURCE
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