May, 2011

CSS Join Hands With Freight Plus

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CSS – Freightplus now handles High and Heavy RoRo/Break bulk cargo – regardless if it is single cargo or part of a project movement. Cargo can be easily loaded on specialized vessels and stowed on high and heavy decks. Lorries, trucks, trailers, busses, excavators or big moveable machinery is the basis of the CSS – Freightplus Global Cargo movements door to door worldwide!

As part of CSS’s diversification and product development plans CSS is delighted to advise in line with our Business Development ambitions the new partnership with a well reputed company Freightplus who is a well known service provider and a specialist in the world market.

Together with Freightplus, CSS has embarked on yet another journey in order to service and add value to the Global Shipping and logistics market-offering specialist shipping services for new and used construction equipment. The leverage of the combined networks and varied expertise will be a driving force to provide end to end services in the identified market segment and to provide total unified logistics and freight for new and used construction equipment.

With the association and carefully selected global partners Freightplus and CSS will be positioned as one of the only few project forwarders specializing in the international movement of heavy machinery.

In fact, moving heavy machinery across the world is what we now do, shipping new and used mining machinery, construction equipment , earthmoving machines, exploration and drilling equipment and agricultural machinery, every day of every week.

Whether our customers are shipping a Caterpillar dozer, a Hitachi excavator, a Komatsu dump truck or a Tadano crane, the well trained experienced crew know exactly what is required to transport heavy equipment in the safest and most economical shipping configuration.

CSS and Freight Plus will maintain an extensive technical database with machinery specifications of nearly all major earthmoving, construction and mining plant and equipment.  This means customers will not have the hassle of having to provide technical drawings or machinery spec’s whenever they are shipping machinery internationally.

Our operations now  boasts average industry experience exceeding 15 years per person.  A third of our crew each has more than 20 years experience, much of that time directly involved with shipping heavy equipment, using scheduled RORO services, break bulk and container vessels and dedicated charters for larger parcels.

Whether it’s CSS or one of our competitors, we strongly recommend the use heavy lift specialists when moving valuable heavy machinery and other challenging cargoes, internationally.

Customers can talk to CSS and Freightplus representatives, face to face, at any time of the day or night for good advice about shipping mining equipment, construction machinery or earthmoving machines, transporting drill rigs, relocating a drag line, decommissioning a mine, relocating a manufacturing plant, repositioning military equipment, importing farm machinery, exporting generators or moving over dimensional cargo.

Customers can be advised that with the geographical spread of our offices,  by land-line, mobile phone, email messaging, ensuring that the inquires can be responded to efficiently in a timely fashion.

As well as shipping heavy machinery around the world, Freightplus provides a number of ancillary services.  At origin, before shipment, our comprehensive range of services includes -

• Pre-purchase, technical machinery appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment
• Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery
• Steam cleaning to Australian quarantine standards for used machinery
• Steam cleaning to New Zealand quarantine standards for used machinery
• Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
• Mechanical support prior to shipment
• Supervision of ship loading
• Full range of Customs services, including documentation and formalities for export
• Preparation of Carnets
• Chamber of Commerce representation
• Payment facilitation between buyer and seller (Escrow services)
• SGS inspections
• Marine insurance
• Marine surveys
• Comprehensive service ex job-site

There is much more to transporting massive machines from site to site than booking space on a ship.

As well as capably shipping heavy machinery between any two ports in the world, CSS and Freightplus now also provides comprehensive support services.

When your cargo arrives at its destination port, CSS and partners can help with a number of ancillary services;

• Coordination of necessary documentation and export licenses
• Payment facilitation between buyer and seller
• Post-shipment condition appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment
• Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery
• Steam cleaning to Australian quarantine standards for used machinery
• Steam cleaning to New Zealand quarantine standards for used machinery
• Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
• Mechanical support during all stages of shipment
• Supervision of vessel discharge
• Crane services, with doggers and riggers
• Container devanning
• Fumigation
• Full range of Customs services for import
• Full range of quarantine compliance services
• Processing of transport permits
• Customs tariff concession applications
• Duty drawbacks
• Duty audits
• Greenhouse gases compliance and reporting
• Marine Insurance claims
• Comprehensive job-site delivery
• Pre-sale refurbishment

April, 2011

Ritchie Bros. Conducts Record – Breaking $57M Unreserved Dubai Auction

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the industrial auctioneer, conducted a record-breaking auction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week (March 8 – 9), selling $57m of heavy equipment and trucks—the highest gross auction proceeds ever generated from a Dubai auction.

The auction also set new Dubai site records for on-site and online bidder registrations. In total, more than 800 unique bidders from 59 countries participated, competing for the 2,340 heavy equipment items and trucks sold. Buyers from outside the United Arab Emirates purchased close to 60% of the equipment in the auction ($32m worth).

Of the 2,340 heavy equipment items and trucks sold on behalf of more than 240 consignors in last week’s Dubai auction, there were 20 late model Caterpillar 777D rock trucks, which sold for a combined $15.7m to buyers from Australia, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

Ritchie Bros. also conducted several other multi-million dollar unreserved auctions last week in Fort Worth, Texas; Toronto, ON, Canada; Saint Aubin Sur Gaillon, France; Olympia, WA, USA and Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Strategically positioned and Head Quartered in Dubai UAE, CSS Group has become a name to reckon within its own field of knowledge and has created its own trademark and brand name when it comes to providing a complete customised new and used construction equipment shipping and logistics support services to manufacturers, distributors Auction houses and their associated clients when dealing with of all types of new and used heavy construction equipment. CSS’s ability to supply this demanding sector with innovative logistical solutions for new and used equipment is recognised throughout the world and we are proud to be considered as the prime option for most of the leading manufacturers. At CSS We offer a complete range of logistics management services – IT Systems, inventory management, warehousing and operations management.

Watch out for the next auction in Dubai, UAE on May 10th and 11th 2011, log on to www.rbauction.com for more details.  For enquires email: ship-heavy-equipment@cssdubai.com

March, 2011

About Breakbulk

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The Breakbulk (www.breakbulk.com) division of UBM Global Trade has been the most trusted source of intelligence for the Breakbulk and project cargo industry since its first Breakbulk conference in 1989. The Breakbulk division includes the bimonthly Breakbulk Magazine, three annual conferences, access to all business news articles, indices, archives and more on Breakbulk.com and the weekly e-newsletter, Breakbulk Newswire. Authoritative editorial content in the forms of daily news and in-depth analysis ensure Breakbulk members have the data and information necessary to understand the issues facing the Breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo shipping sectors. For membership information visit www.breakbulk.com/membership

March, 2011

About UBM Global Trade

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UBM Global Trade is the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide. The company’s portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, Breakbulk, RailResource, PIERS and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in Newark, NJ, with offices throughout the United States. For more information, explore www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-223-0243 (+1-973-848-7250 outside the U.S. or Canada).

January, 2011

Breakbulk Asia

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Breakbulk Asia is the leading and most important gathering in Asia for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional Breakbulk cargoes. It will be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention Centre from January 24th to the 26th, 2011.

The success of CSS Group’s foray as an exhibitor at Breakbulk Asia in 2010 has led to the increased participation of not only Group offices but also network partners.

Oliver Hahn, Regional Manager, IFS Doha/Muscat, a leading freight forwarder and the network partner of CSS in Qatar will be participating alongside CSS Group in this year’s exhibition. Specializing in professional freight forwarding services which add value to the overall supply chain is the primary focus of its operations in Doha in addition to handling turnkey project movements for the Middle East region.

In addition to the CSS network partners the following CSS Group offices will also be participating:

Dean Landers, General Manager, from CSS Kuwait will be participating in Breakbulk Asia for the first time since the office inception in 2005. In addition to handling all facets of the freight forwarding, logistics, and projects oil and energy industry, CSS Kuwait specializes in the handling of dangerous goods and the transhipment of cargoes to Iraq via KFTZ.

Located in the heart of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, CSS Bahrain offers its clients an expertise in projects handling and yacht and marine logistics in addition to owning and operating its own CFS facility within Mina Salmaan Port. Narayan Tagore, General Manager of CSS Bahrain will also be participating at Break Bulk Asia for the first time, having been a visitor for two years consecutively.

Console Shipping Services Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading Freight Forwarding and Logistics Company in Pakistan. Specializing in Air Freight handling of project movements, CSS Pakistan offers clients a reliable, economical and flexible consolidation service to various destinations. Asim Saeed, Managing Director, CSS Pakistan will be participating at Break Bulk Asia for the first time since its inception in 2001.

With the increase in the participation of CSS Group network partners and group offices Break Bulk Asia will serve as an ideal platform for which CSS Group will not only strengthen its visibility within the Asia and the Middle East market but also establish itself as a key player in the shipping industry.

Finally from the UAE, Suku Sudhakaran, Assistant General Manager of CSS Abu Dhabi who has served as a visitor will now be a participant at the Break Bulk Asia Exhibition. CSS Abu Dhabi has been successful in providing optimum solutions for the requirements of the freight forwarding and logistics industry while also concentrating in the niche areas of local and international land transportation, yacht and marine logistics, projects management, Oil and Gas sectors and personal effects management.

Also in attendance will be T.S. Kaladharan, Chairman CSS Group and accompanying him will be Amith Horra, Marketing Manager, CSS Group and Chandra Kala, Management Trainee Projects, Oil & Energy Division, CSS Group.

For more information about the exhibition, please log on to:

www.cssgroupsite.com and http://asia.breakbulk.com

January, 2011

Welcome Breakbulk 2011 Singapore

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CSS Group is participating in the Breakbulk conference and exhibition 2011, at the Suntec city, Singapore. As a group company, the active participation at Singapore is from the CSS offices of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Pakistan and network partner IFS Doha. Breakbulk conference and exhibition always provide a platform to meet and greet the customers and well wishers, to understand the growing trends, to hear the concerns and to discuss and evolve solutions for the industry grievances.

The Breakbulk (www.breakbulk.com) division of UBM Global Trade has been the most trusted source of intelligence for the breakbulk and project cargo industry since its first breakbulk conference in 1989. CSS Group is delighted to be associated with this prestigious establishment.