Thai Ports & Shipping 2009
This is a shot from the floor of the Thai Ports & Shipping 2009 Conference & Exhibition which was held in Bangkok the last week of October, 2009. On the left you can see the booth of the Port Authority of Thailand and on the right you can see the Jebsen & Jessen booth.
Moscow-based Alfa Logistics has organized the trans-shipment of a tunnel-boring machine (TBM) from the Le Creusot, France, headquarters of NFM Technologies to Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. The cargo will land at Rostov from where it will be on shipped to Kazan, where it will used for tunneling the extension to the Kazan subway.
This 5.89m diameter Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBM was designed for the subway line 1 extension in Kazan, following on from the initial order in 2005 for the subway.
“The first machine was chosen quite by chance,” said Marat Rakhimov, director of Kazmetrostroy, the authority in charge of the construction of the subway. “This machine was chosen from experience.”
Alfa Logistics is transporting the machine, which has been given a Tatar girl’s name meaning “as beautiful as the moon” from Le Creusot at the beginning of August on its journey to the work site, where it is expected to arrive at the end of September.
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I took this shot from the river boat Creole Queen in New Orleans. I have always loved this city. We were visiting the city for the 20th BreakBulk Conference and Exhibition which was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The 21st BreakBulk Conference and Exhibition will be in Houston, Texas, so we tried to see as much of New Orleans as we could.
This work was part of an ongoing one year contract for Wilhelmsen Ships Service (Barwil) Saudi Arabia to be the nominated logistics partner for China Harbour Engineering Company Limited for the construction of the harbor at the Raz Az Zawr Port EPC Project. Raz Az Zawr is located 350 kilometers outside of the DammamPort and this particular shipment consisted of 50 trailers of pipe casings and tools. This is a considerable project requiring time sensitive customs clearance and delivery on an ongoing basis for multiple containers and break-bulk shipments where the consequences for delayed delivery are severe.
The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) is the premier non-exclusive professional projects logistics network of independent companies specializing in international projects movements by air, sea and land as well as specialized lifts and the special handling of oversized, out-of-gauge and heavy lift cargo.
Following an earlier announcement of Peters & May Ltd.’s acquisition of U.K.-based performance yacht and motor boat logistics provider, Complete Freight Ltd., the company also revealed an exclusive agency agreement with Oceanbridge Shipping Ltd. of New Zealand. The agreement covers the marine sector of Oceanbridge Shipping’s businesses and commenced on May 25th 2009.
On making the announcement, Peters & May’s managing director Jan Rydgren-Knudsen, said: “We are very happy to announce this tie up with Oceanbridge Shipping, a company with an expanding portfolio of clients that has proven itself to be dynamic and most professional – qualities that mirror the philosophy and ideals of Peters & May.”
“We look forward to working with them and are confident that this new relationship will be a valued enhancement to the services we deliver to our clients as the service and support of Oceanbridge will be
available to our net work of 12 world-wide offices.”
Oceanbridge Shipping had previously worked closely with Peters & May’s new acquisition, Complete Freight and established a marine division that has rapidly developed to become the leading marine logistics provider in New Zealand. Furthermore the company is the largest independent NVOCC in New Zealand.
Alister Wishart, chief operations officer of Oceanbridge Shipping, commented: “The acquisition of Complete Freight by Peters & May is very much welcomed and the joining of the two companies will, I
believe, lead to significant opportunities for future development and growth.
“We are extremely excited to have signed this exclusive agency agreement with Peters & May and eagerly look forward to supporting their worldwide clients’ shipment needs. The agreement is mutually
beneficial and will both enhance and strengthen Oceanbridge’s position as the leading marine logistics provider in our region.”
Peters & May has over 30 years experience in the provision of marine logistics and offers global boat transportation and freight forwarding via air, road, rail and sea from a global network of 12 offices and
numerous exclusive agencies.
The company ships 8,000 vessels through more than 150 ports in over 60 countries and is the preferred shipper to many of the world’s leading boat builders, including Sunseeker.
The summer months are especially busy for the company — with Cowes Week and the Fastnet Race under a month away, Peters & May have been busy shipping the most modern and extreme sailing yachts into the U.K. in top condition for their owners to start preparations.
