Suku Sudhakaran (L) is the Assistant General Manager of Consolidated Shipping Services LLC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and John Van Bergen is the Managing Director of Cory Logistics in the United Kingdom.

For the second year in a row the Global Project Logistics Network has shown its commitment to Breakbulk Asia. Breakbulk Asia is the largest and most important gathering in Asia for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional breakbulk cargoes. It is where shippers have the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with the leading specialized carriers, forwarders, ports, terminals and packers who have the expertise and resources to handle oversized cargoes with unique handling requirements. Exhibitors include the world’s major carriers, forwarders and ports that handle specialized heavy-lift, project and breakbulk cargoes. The Breakbulk Asia event is an outgrowth of the Breakbulk Conference and Exhibition held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the southern part of the United States since 1989 and the Breakbulk Europe event held in Antwerp since 2006. In addition to a bustling exhibition floor, Breakbulk Asia featured a two-day conference with top speakers addressing the theme “Charting the Recovery”. The in-depth program delved into today’s most pressing breakbulk transportation issues: from cargo security to trade compliance and materials tracking initiatives. Speakers also discussed the hottest regions for breakbulk and project cargo, and review sectors such as oil and gas, and other power generation markets.

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Europe Cargo was approached for the reception in Antwerp ex geared coaster up to barged to Fluor Terminal Frankfurt, Germany. The vessel, MV Jumbo Vision loaded in Punta Cugno, Italy and sailed from Punta Cugno port. The project consisted of 37 pieces of preassembled steel rack (858.303 mt / 14,095.695 m3), two cases of lifting equipment (2,276 mt / 6 m3) and eight pieces of lifting equipment (adjustable spreader bars / extenders: 7478 mt / 18 m3).

Europe Cargo’s supervisor reported that the cargo was loaded under deck as well as on deck. On Europe Cargo’s instructions, the crew unlashed the chains and unwelded stoppers and D-rings upon arrival at the Antwerp port.

The cargo was unloaded at the Europe Cargo terminal with specialized and necessary stevedore lifting equipment (extenders – easily adjustable) and by two Gottwald motorized mobile cranes with capacities of 100 mt (not by ship’s gear due to outreach and storage onto the shore and two cranes instead of one due to length of the cargo).

Due to the large storage area required, MV Jumbo Vision had to shift 40 m. Europe Cargo jointly surveyed unloading operations with the receiver’s appointed surveyors. Europe Cargo also arranged customs clearance in Antwerp. After unloading, necessary repairs and cleaning of the frames was arranged and took several days. When this was completed Europe Cargo ordered and arranged loading of four barges (110 m x 45 m) for the inland transport via Rhine river to the final Frankfurt site.

Europe Cargo’s profressional expertise in the project was highly appreciated by the receivers’ engineers!

Europe Cargo’s GPLN profile:

http://www.gpln.net/members/Europe/Belgium/EuropeCargoBVBA.html

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The Carbon War Room's founder Sir Richard Branson, chairman José Maria Figueres, Maersk CEO Nils S. Andersen and Arild B. Iversen, CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

Progressive shipping lines have started to increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions using innovative low carbon technologies.

The Carbon War Room is able to play a key role in bringing together this low carbon shipping “eco-system” as they are an independent body whose sole focus is on the delivery of a low carbon shipping economy.

On December 16th, 2009, an event took place in Copenhagen that forms part of Carbon War Room’s operation in shipping, designed to convene all stakeholders in the industry; shippers, large customers, port authorities and technology companies, around specific market-based solutions. This includes involving all the key players required and putting together sometimes-unlikely partnerships to improve economic and environmental performance.

WWL is very proud to have been part of this event that took place on December 16 in Copenhagen. The Carbon War Room’s founder Sir Richard Branson, chairman José Maria Figueres, Maersk CEO Nils S. Andersen and Arild B. Iversen, CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics all showcased how progressive shipping lines have started to increase efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions using innovative low carbon technologies.

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.

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This event brought together many of the decision makers in the wind energy and power industries in Europe as well as several of the best known international project shipping and logistics service providers. The conference was organized by Hanson Wade, who are also planning three similar events in 2010 in Singapore, Houston and Frankfurt.

Combi Lift's desk at Heavy Lifting & Transport for the Power Sector Conference

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For the 3rd consecutive year the Global Project Logistics Network participated in Trans Middle East. Trans Middle East is the largest annual ports, shipping and transport logistics exhibition in the Middle East.

The 5th Trans Middle East 2009 was organized by Transport Events Management Ltd at the Gulf International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Manama, Bahrain. The 6th Trans Middle East 2010 will be at the Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza in Alexandria, Egypt.  GPLN will be taking part.

Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN)

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.

Local Support – Global Reach!

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