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Original news was published on 20 March 2019

PSA International has signed an agreement with the Polish Development Fund (PFR) and the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF) to jointly acquire DCT Gdańsk, the largest container terminal in Poland.

The shares would be purchased from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) managed fund Global Infrastructure Fund II, MTAA Super, AustralianSuper and Statewide Super.

With a quay length of 1,306 meters and a maximum depth of 17 meters, DCT Gdańsk is the only terminal in the Baltic that can serve ultra large container vessels (ULCVs), the world’s largest container ships with a capacity of up to 23,000 TEUs.

Following a significant capital expenditure programme, the port’s capacity doubled in 2016 with the completion of a second quay. Container volumes have grown steadily over the years to reach 1.9 million TEUs in 2018.

Given the constant growth and development of the business, the terminal is expected to reach full capacity utilisation in the upcoming years. To allow for further development of DCT Gdańsk, PSA, PFR and IFM Investors will explore the construction of a new expansion area and further increases in capacity.

“DCT Gdańsk is PSA’s first investment in Eastern Europe, and we look forward to working closely with our partners PFR and IFM to further develop its facilities and to strengthen its position as the preferred port of call for Poland and the Baltic Sea,” Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO of PSA International, said.

“Through leveraging our global network and our expertise in creating value for the port and shipping communities, PSA will partner with shipping lines, logistics operators and cargo owners to deliver more efficient, flexible and robust supply chain solutions for the region.”

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Original news was published on 19 March 2019

Last week Emirates announced that from July 1 onwards, it will add a second daily service on Dubai-London Stansted route. The Dubai-based airline will operate the service with its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration with 6 private suites in First Class, 42 fully-flat beds in Business Class and 306 seats in Economy Class.

Emirates customers will now have 11 daily flight options to and from three London airports.

The additional flight will double the daily cargo capacity offered by to a total of 40 tonnes each way, benefitting the freight division of Emirates, Emirates SkyCargo and also the trade between the two countries.

This additional flight will help to meet steady demand from both leisure and business travellers to and from the region, as well as international student traffic to Cambridge, informed the airline through a statement.

Emirates customers travelling from London Stansted will also have more access to destinations across the airline's global network with convenient connection times.

A statement from the airline tells us that its partnership with flydubai provides even more destination options for outbound travel, with seamless connections to Zanzibar, Kathmandu, Faisalabad and Asmara, to name a few.

Travelling to Dubai for a weekend getaway or short work trip will also be more convenient with a morning or evening arrival option in Dubai and afternoon or evening arrival in Stansted.

Starting July 1, the first daily flight on the route will operate as EK65, departing Dubai at 0900hrs and arriving in London Stansted at 1330hrs. The return flight, EK66 will depart London Stansted at 1500hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0105hrs the following day.

The second daily flight, EK67, will depart Dubai at 1415hrs and arriving in London Stansted at 1845hrs. The return flight, EK68 will depart London Stansted at 2110hrs and arrive in Dubai at 0710hrs the following day.

This second daily flight to London Stansted brings Emirates' total weekly flights to the UK to 140 - six services a day from Heathrow, three daily from London Gatwick and Manchester, two daily from Birmingham, Glasgow and London Stansted, and a daily service from Newcastle and Edinburgh.

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FM valued member BIS - BEYOGLU INTERNATIONALE SPEDITION GMBH, Germany referred one of its reliable, experienced and active partners MAJLAN INTERNATIONAL CARGO SERVICES CO., Jordan.

We are happy to announce you that MAJLAN INTERNATIONAL CARGO SERVICES CO. successfully completed membership requirements and joined among Freight Midpoint professionals from JORDAN.

Let's welcome our new member on board of the Freight Midpoint..!

Have a great cooperation together!
 
MAJLAN INTERNATIONAL CARGO SERVICES CO._JORDAN
ADDRESS: 33 Arar Street, Al Hassan Compound - 3rd Floor, Office 20, and 21. - P.O. Box 815598 Amman Wadi Saqra 11180, Jordan
CONTACTS: Riham Al Hindi
Anas Rihawi
TEL: +962 6 4628925
FAX: +962 6 4628926
WEB: www.majlan-jo.com

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We are glad to inform you that CTI GLOBAL LOGISTICS (HK) LIMITED has become a Lunch Break Sponsor for FM 6th AGM, INO Summit 2019 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. With their sponsorship CTI GLOBAL LOGISTICS (HK) LIMITED will now be able to significantly increase their brand awareness not only during the event but also for the remainder of the year.

If you would like to further promote yourself and easily increase your company’s exposure please consider one of our sponsorship packages. Please contact us at info@freightmidpoint.com with any questions or to sign up for sponsorship.

We are proud to highlight our most recent sponsor and delegate :

Mr.Derrick Yu
CTI GLOBAL LOGISTICS (HK) LIMITED
HONG KONG
www.ctigl.com.hk

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Original news was published on 13 March 2019

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV Fresh Partner Airport.

Perishable cargo volumes grew about 12% at the airport last year and are expected to keep growing. Perishables make up about 8% of total air cargo volume.

Two of HKIA’s cargo terminals, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) and Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL), have achieved the certification and Cathay Pacific, the home-based carrier at HKIA, is expected to complete validation of the certification within a few months.

The IATA Center of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) certification is a global standard to ensure excellence in the transportation and handling of perishable air cargo, which requires stringent temperature-controlled process at globally assured standards

The certification process includes staff training, on-site assessment of facilities and handling processes to identify gaps as well as a final validation to ensure compliance to the standard.

Hactl, which was presented with its certificate at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium in Singapore, created a new, fast-track ‘Fresh Lane’ through its handling processes, designed to create an organised and structured journey through its facility, and so minimise the time taken to unload perishable cargo and either release it to customers, or place it in temperature-controlled storage.

Among other upgrades are the segregation of different perishable commodities through dedicated truck docks, and the mapping and visual marking of optimum storage positions in its cool rooms (its so-called ‘Blue Belt’). Dedicated active ULD charging areas have also been installed, already stringent hygiene and pest-control practices have been tightened further, and suppliers have been instructed on what they must do to comply with the new standard.

Wilson Kwong, Hactl chief executive, said: “Certification such as CEIV Fresh is very useful to benchmark the quality and standard of an organisation, and Hactl applauds both IATA’s initiative in driving the adoption of CEIV Fresh throughout the industry, and HKIA’s leadership of this project in Hong Kong. We urge all air cargo businesses to join this movement towards uniformity, which will create higher service standards for perishables handling across the industry.”

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This notification is for your kind attention.

FM member CTI Global Logistics (HK) Limited, Hong Kong continues their Freight Midpoint membership in Premium Level.

Kindly review company details as below:

Company Name: CTI Global Logistics (HK) Limited
Membership Level: Premium
Main Contact Person: Derrick Yu
Tel: +852 2785 2628
Fax: +852 2785 4668
Website: www.ctigl.com.hk
Address: Unit 1502, Telford House, 16 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Original news was published on 11 March 2019

The Airbus Foundation and Air Senegal have organised their first goodwill flight to transport medical equipment, toys, clothes and books on the airline’s Airbus A330neo.

The aircraft took off from Toulouse airport carrying 13 tonnes of goods donated by Aviation San Frontieres, L’Institut Universitaire du Cancer-Toulouse Oncopole and La Chaîne de l’Espoir to Air Senegal’s base at Blaise-Diagne International Airport in Dakar.

The items will be distributed to the Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Louis du Sénégal and to the Foundation Servir Senegal, which is led by Marème Faye Sall, the first lady of Senegal.

Servir Senegal will use the donation for medical, housing and dietary assistance for the elderly, and the books for children’s education.

Philippe Bohn, CEO of Air Senegal says: “The acceptance of our latest A330neo is made more meaningful as we transport humanitarian goods to those in need. This mission is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the power of cooperation in aviation to bring relief to people in the region.”

Guillaume Faury, president of Airbus Commercial Aircraft and member of the Airbus Foundation’s board of directors says: “I am proud that a brand new Airbus aircraft is being delivered with humanitarian goods on board. I welcome Air Senegal to our network of Foundation partners and thank all involved for their logistics support and tireless efforts to make this mission a reality.”

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Original news was published on 04 March 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has signed a US$238.7 million, 25-year agreement with terminal operator SSA Marine to develop and operate a new container terminal at the port's Blount Island Marine Terminal.

SSA Marine will contribute up to US$129.7 million for the use of the terminal and facility upgrades, including the addition of three new 100-gauge container cranes. JAXPORT will complete US$109 million in berth rehabilitation and upgrades that are already underway and allow the terminal to accommodate two post-Panamax vessels simultaneously.

“We are thrilled to partner with a major international terminal operator that is as dedicated as we are to contributing to the economic vitality of Northeast Florida,” said JAXPORT CEO Eric Green. “The significant investments SSA Marine has committed to this facility, accompanied by their unparalleled industry knowledge and experience, allows us to take full advantage of all of the opportunities the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening project creates for our port and our region.”

The new facility is an expansion of SSA Marine’s current leasehold at Blount Island and will offer deepwater berthing space to accommodate fully loaded Post-Panamax container ships calling JAXPORT from Asia.

The Seattle-based company has been a partner with the port for over 40 years and currently leases 50 acres at Blount Island that will expand to 80 acres with the new terminal that is estimated to create or protect 3,000 jobs over the first 10 years of the contract.

“SSA Marine has a longstanding commitment to Jacksonville and we are proud to invest in this community in such a meaningful way,” said SSA Conventional president Mark Knudsen. “The port’s strong leadership team and strategic location in the growing southeast U.S. market—combined with the efficiencies created by a deeper harbor— give us the tools we need to operate a world-class container terminal and further position Jacksonville as a gateway for global trade.”

SSA Marine is a privately-held marine terminal operator at more than 250 facilities and rail operations in the U.S., Canada, Latin and South America, Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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Original news was published on 04 March 2019

Cavotec has signed a order for its MoorMaster automated mooring system

Cavotec has signed an agreement with a port operator to equip two berths at a terminal with its MoorMaster automated mooring systems.

Cavotec declined to name the customer, but said the MoorMaster system will cover two berths, delivery will start in 2019 and the systems will enter service in 2020. The order value is approximately EUR 10.3 million, the majority of which will be booked in 2019 and the remainder in 2020.
 
Cavotec now has competition in vacuum mooring system from Trelleborg Marine Systems, which has developed its own “Automoor” system to compete with MoorMaster.

Cavotec notes that “Twenty years after the installation of the first system, it [MoorMaster] is the only proven and widely used automated mooring technology on the market. To date, around 280 MoorMaster units have performed some 500,000 moorings at ferry, bulk and container handling ports, as well as locks and ship-to-ship applications worldwide”.

This application was installed to mitigate wave induced vessel motion at a 500m berth extension built outside the port’s breakwater. The system, which featured a total of 42 vacuum mooring units was designed to withstand temporary immersion during storm conditions when waves can overtop the berth.
 
The MoorMaster units were installed in pairs, with one each side of a fender.

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