September, 2011

The Free Zones And The Trade

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Free Zones have been used internationally to promote export, attract foreign direct investment and to spur the economic growth. The generic free zone concept has evolved overtime. There is several Free Zones found internationally including export processing zones: EPZs (industrial free zones for export manufacturing industries), and commercial free zones (for trading, warehousing and export activities).


Several countries in Middle East were late adopters of Free Zones with the UAE amongst the leading Free Zones in this region. As one of the largest and fastest growing free zones, Jebel Ali Free Zone (“JAFZA”) aspires to be the international business hub of the Middle East. JAFZA has successfully been attracting investors in all business sectors from all over the world by sheer force of its unique value added offerings and propositions. More than 6000 of the world’s finest companies are currently based in JAFZA. The present JAFZA profile includes more than 150 of the Global Fortune 500 companies. It has seen a phenomenal 300-fold growth in its member strength growing from 19 companies in 1985 to over 6000 in 2007. Since the turn of this century the number of companies in JAFZA has grown by more than 350 per cent. The other free zones in the UAE include Airport Free zone, Hamriyah free zone, Sharjah Airport International, Ras Al Khaimah FTZ, Abu Dhabi Ports Company, Dubai Logistics City, Abu Dhabi Airport, Ajman and Fujairah Free Zone.


The key benefits of trading in free zones are the tax benefits, investment incentives and other value added advantages, which include:

• 100% import/export tax exemption
• No customs duty between free zones and option to pay the customs on the imported materials at the final destination
• 100% Foreign ownership companies
• Abundant and inexpensive energy
• Online customer service (e-services)
• A one stop shop facility for processing of all documentation including immigration, registration and licensing

CSS had a clear vision of establishing its own state-of-the-art facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone to cater to the growing trends in the market and it became a reality in September 2002 with the commissioning of Consolidated Shipping Logistics Centre (CSLC 1) built within a sprawling area of 200,000sq.ft in the heart of the Jebel Ali Free Zone.


The supply chain management facility of CSS was set up in 2004, also situated in Jebel Ali Free Zone with an operational space of 140,000 sq.ft. with 22,000 CBM capacity along with CSLC 1 has become a landmark of success for the CSS Group.


Tariq Bin Khalifa, Director, Account Management – General Cargo, DP World, UAE Region said


“We believe the integrated multi-modal cargo transport process created by the cooperation between DP World, the UAE Region and Dubai Airports, as well as our Free Zone partners in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), is a logical step forward in Dubai’s continuous evolution as one of the finest trading hubs in the world.  It brings together a sea-land-air logistics platform that delivers true value to our common customers and benefits the growth of Jebel Ali Port, DWC-Al Maktoum International and Jafza.  Organizations like CSS Group who began their operations in 1995 have significantly contributed to the growth and development of Jafza and associated Free Zones amongst the freight forwarding and logistics fraternity.”

September, 2011

CSS Breakbulk New Orleans 2011

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CSS Group will be showcasing its products and services offered at the 22nd Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 25th until 27th, 2011 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Exhibitors include the world’s major carriers, forwarders and ports that handle specialized heavy-lift, project and Breakbulk cargoes.

One of the largest and most important gathering in the Americas for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional Breakbulk cargoes,  Breakbulk Americas is the ideal platform for CSS to introduce its products and services. 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.

In addition to a bustling exhibition floor, Breakbulk Americas will feature a 2-day conference with top speakers addressing industry issues. The in-depth program will delve into today’s most pressing Breakbulk transportation topics. Speakers will also discuss the hottest regions for Breakbulk and project cargo, and review sectors such as oil and gas, and other power generation markets.

Visit CSS at booth # 845

If you wish to set up an appointment at a specific time and date, kindly contact us by email: infoprojects@cssdubai.com

We look forward to meeting you in New Orleans.

For further information, please visit: www.cssgroupsite.com

June, 2011

As Fresh As Ever CSS Airfreight

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The Air Freight division of CSS Group was started over 15 years ago, after recognizing a gap in the Air Freight industry. Since then the division has experienced immense growth and success year after year while maintaining and strengthening its position as an important player in the market.

Consolidated Shipping Services is well known for its capability of handling any type of Cargo regardless of size or shape, weight or volume.  Given any time constraint CSS can execute any job, using our expertise and experience that we have obtained over a decade.

Consolidated Shipping Services in the Middle East and India operates out of dedicated modern facilities, which therefore ensures that the best service is given to our clients and to the entire Air Freight industry. Due to our constantly evolving nature, the Air Freight division has invested time and energy in researching and developing our existing facilities, through modernization and implementation of new services. In addition, given the recent change in the economic landscape, CSS endears to offer not just the best service but also the most cost effective solutions for our clients. One of the key ways in which we have done this, is by ensuring that our team consists of people from different nationalities and different levels of expertise which allow for us to come up with out-of-the box solutions to delivering our clients needs without increased costs

Recently, the Air Freight division has moved its premises to the Cargo Mega terminal at the Dubai International Cargo Gateway (Dubai Cargo Village), which overlooks Dubai International Airport Terminal 1 & 3. The new location is ideal not only because of the view that visitors and the team gets to enjoy, but is also a constant reminder of our vision to not just succeed, but also evolve and transform, in order to ensure that the best service is provided to all our clients and customers alike.

Keeping in mind the core values of CSS Group, the Air Freight division, thrives on challenges and overcoming obstacles to attain the highest levels of customer. One of the vital reasons for our success is our ability to provide any shipping related service to our client due to the in-house support of our own multi modal transport division from air to sea transport, projects, relocation requirements etc.  The client does not need to look elsewhere, and therefore is rest assured that the cost he receives is by far the most competitive in the market.

Jacob Isaac, General Manager, CSS Air Freight Division feels that, ‘it is the periodic enhancement of service levels and the expertise of Air Freight forwarders that encourage clients to remain loyal and therefore ensure a constant flow of business for key players in this market during economic downturns.’

June, 2011

Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference & Exhibition

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October 25-27, 2011
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA, USA

The Breakbulk Exhibitions and Conference has been strategically positioned worldwide and is recognized as a premier Heavy Lift Exhibition. After its inaugural appearance at the 2010 Breakbulk Americas Conference and Exhibition in Houston, Texas USA, CSS Group has secured its place for the 2011 Breakbulk Americas Transportation Conference and Exhibition to be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, USA from October 25-27. Please visit us at Booth No. 845 and lookout for more details on www.cssgroupsite.com

June, 2011

Wood and Machinery Show

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H.E. Dr. Rashed Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water, inaugurated the 6th edition of the ‘Dubai International Wood & Wood Machinery Show’, the regional landmark event for wood trade and investment, at the Dubai Airport Expo which took place from April 5th-7th, 2011. There were over 300 exhibitors and 10,000 specialized visitors who made it the most successful show in this region for this business sector.

Dubai Wood Show is the stage for wood products such as timber, hardwood, softwood, plywood and hardboards, wood and timber flooring, treatment products, spraying equipment and raw wood materials. Various wood machineries including boring and combining machines, blades and knives, drying kiln equipment, plywood manufacturing machinery and dust control equipment, to name a few, were exhibited.

Wood and wood product importers and exporters, suppliers and end users gathered at the Dubai Wood Show to display products, forge beneficial partnerships, and explore actionable strategies to expand into the global wood industry.

The event featured six international pavilions- the Malaysian pavilion; American pavilion; French pavilion; German pavilion; Canadian pavilion and the Chinese pavilion. The American pavilion, which is being hosted by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), is the largest of the six pavilions and will feature leading US companies that offer a variety of American hardwoods species.

Suku Sudhakaran, AGM CSS Abu Dhabi and Sajesh P, Transport Supervisor both attended the 2-day exhibition and were extremely pleased with the attendance and the networking session during the show. “The Dubai Wood Show was an excellent platform to network with various people and organizations as CSS has a dedicated Industrial Crating and Lashing division whereby we need to maintain existing and new potential vendors ensuring only premium materials are used for the services, directly benefiting the end user,” added Suku Sudhakaran.

CSS Industrial Packing & Lashing Divisions offers a wide range of services to meet your requirements.

SERVICES OFFERED

Industrial Crating:

• Undertake all kinds of crating requirements

• Well trained and skilled carpenters for fabrication of industrial crates, minor and major carpentry works

• Providing all types of packing inside the crate

• Use only top quality materials for all the packing

• Arranging heat treatment with ISPM certificates

• Flexible and timely arrangements of crating

• All personnel use standard PPE and adhere to Safety Standards

Industrial Lashing:

• Undertake all types of lashing and securing

• Using top quality materials with certificates

• Providing certificates for lashing

• Well trained and skilled riggers for the lashing

• Over dimensional and over weight cargo lashing

June, 2011

Multi Million Dollar Auction In Dubai

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Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, selling more equipment to on-site and online bidders than any other company in the world. The Company has over 110 locations in more than 25 countries, including 41 auction sites worldwide. Ritchie Bros. sells, through unreserved public auctions, a broad range of used and unused industrial assets, including equipment, trucks and other assets utilized in the construction, transportation, agricultural, material handling, mining, forestry, petroleum and marine industries.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer conducted an unreserved equipment auction on May 10 – 11, 2011 at its auction site in Dubai, UAE. More than 1,700 items from 200+ owners were featured in the auction, including 700 transportation items, of which, 80 are late model MAN TGA33.400 6X4 truck tractors. The highlights include several late model Komatsu rock trucks and a diverse selection of heavy equipment items. The bids were placed at the Dubai auction site on auction day, online in real time at www.rbauction.com and by proxy.

The auction also featured hundreds of heavy industrial equipment items, including, 70+ hydraulic excavators, 50+ wheel loaders, 25 plus dump trucks, 25 plus rock trucks, 25 mixer trucks, nearly 20 crawler tractors and many more items. This is the second Ritchie Bros. sale conducted at the site this year. At a previous Dubai auction held on March 8 – 9, 2011, more than US$57 million of heavy equipment and trucks were sold—the highest amount of gross auction proceeds ever generated from a Dubai auction.

“Besides a broad range of heavy construction and mining equipment items, our customers are also able to bid on a large selection of transportation items,” said Steve Barritt, Regional Manager, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. “A highlight in the Dubai sale was the package of 80 late model MAN truck tractors. As always, there are no minimum bids or reserve prices in our auctions and all items are sold on auction day. The Dubai auction will be a great opportunity for anyone looking to buy trucks, trailers and other assets they need.”

The Heavy Equipment Logistics department led by V.P. Business Development Ken Dinnadge along with Hinna Hussain, Key Account Manager and Rahul Mathew, Key Account Manager attended the two-day auction. As per Ken “ This was a great opportunity to network with the buyers and sellers at the auction as it gives us a platform to promote CSS and its first class services offered.  We were able to assist and secure logistical solutions for the buyers and sellers to ensure their equipment’s reach from point A to B in a safe and cost effective manner. Basically we provide ‘Local Knowledge with Global Expertise!’ added Ken.

A Ritchie Bros. auction is an exciting event: millions of dollars of equipment, thousands of bidders, an item selling almost every minute – often for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Here are some interesting facts and records about Ritchie Brothers:

THEIR FIRST AUCTION
1958 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada – CA$2,000 of furniture sold

THEIR FIRST AUCTION OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
1987 – in Liverpool, the United Kingdom

THE LARGEST AUCTION IN RITCHIE BROS. HISTORY
US$190 million of equipment sold over five days at our Orlando, Florida auction site (February 2008)

THEIR LARGEST CANADIAN AUCTION
CA$93 million (US$79 million) of equipment sold over three days at our Edmonton, Alberta auction site (April 2009)

THEIR LARGEST AUCTION IN EUROPE
US$67 million of equipment sold over three days at our Moerdijk, the Netherlands auction site (November 2004)

THE HIGHEST BID EVER PLACED AT A RITCHIE BROS. AUCTION
34 million Euros (US$46 million) – for the 220-ft mega yacht Apoise, at an auction in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (March 2010)

THE HIGHEST BID PLACED ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AT A RITCHIE BROS. AUCTION
US$3.7 million – for a Liebherr LR 1800, 800-ton crawler crane at an auction in Sacramento, California (April 2006)

THE MOST BIDDERS AT ONE AUCTION
More than 8,500 people registered to bid on-site or online at an auction at our Edmonton, Alberta auction site (April 2009)

THE MOST LOTS EVER SOLD AT A RITCHIE BROS. AUCTION
Over 8,300 heavy equipment items and trucks sold over six days at our Orlando, Florida auction site (February 2009)

MOST EQUIPMENT SOLD TO ONLINE BIDDERS AT ONE AUCTION
US$36 million of equipment sold to online bidders participating in an auction at our Orlando, Florida auction site (February 2009)

THEIR LARGEST AUCTION SITE
Orlando, Florida – 200 acres

THEIR FIRST PERMANENT AUCTION SITE
Edmonton, Alberta – opened in 1976