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PROJECT CARGO: SPAIN

GPC, thanks to its twenty-year long experience in project cargo, recently shipped a tanker designed for aircrafts petrol supply. The cargo was 18 mt long. Shipment has been articulated in 2 steps: BY SEA from Livorno port to Valencia port BY TRUCK from Valencia to Sevilla  

MOROCCO: NEW RULES

From 1st March 2019, it is necessary to put on transport documents (BL/CMR/ etc.) the ICE number (Identification Commun de l’Enterprise) of the consignee as requested by Morocco Customs. Consignee must communicate it to the supplier.

SAUDI ARABIA: NEW RULES

GPC advises about new rules adopted by Saudi Arabia Port Authority concerning Delivery Orders. It will be released only if the freight forwarder (indicated on BL as consignee/notyfy) was licensed by Saudi Arabia Ministry of Transport. Governemnt inspectors are monitoring and checking the offices responsibles for Delivery Ordrers and te local freight forwards. The absence […]

CYCLONE IDAI: DISASTER IN MOZAMBIQUE

14th March : Mozambique is destroyed by Cyclone Idai which devasted the 90% of area around Beira port. The main streets are collapsed and the town now seems an “island in the ocean”. Fortunately during these days it has been possible to restored : communication for some mobile operators, although only in certain parts of […]

FOCUS: ECTN SOUTH SUDAN

The South Sudanese Customs Authority is introducing the Electronic Cargo Tracking Note for all shipments to/from South Sudan . The shipper or his forwarder is required to issue an ECTN at port of loading and submit it to Antaser Afrique for validation. Each Bill of Lading must be covered by at least one ECTN and […]

11th Worldwide Conference WCA

GPC took part at the 11th Worldwide Conference WCA (World Cargo Alliance). We met new partners, and created new potential area of business, to guarantee our customers always an efficient and global service everywhere in the world. Between the countries we met, we point out : Russia Uganda Ghana Mali Lagos Cameroon Khazakistan/Uzbekistan Tagikistan Tanzania […]

11th Worldwide Conference WCA

Greenshields Project Cargo will partecipate to the 11th Worldwide Conference of WCA in Sigapore from 18th to 22nd February, to guarantee our customers always an efficient and global service. Through this event, our company would consolidate its relationship and create new ones with new potential partner and agent from all over the world.

FOCUS AUSTRALIA: HAZARDOUS GOODS

The Australian Agricultural Minister ratify a special fumigation treatment for the import to prevent the arrival of infests microorganisms. In attached list of hazardous goods.    ATTACHMENT

FOCUS : SAUDI ARABIA & DANGEROUS GOODS (2nd Part)

The Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) has recently revised their operating schedule for Dangerous Goods (DG) units discharged at Dammam seaport with final destination “Riyadh dry port”. Hereafter, SRO will rail the dangerous cargo containers to Riyadh, only once a week every Thursday. Consequently some delay in arrival of dangerous cargo containers at Riyadh dry port […]

FOCUS : SAUDI ARABIA & DANGEROUS GOODS

Jeddah Islamic Port Authority has issued a circular exempting containers with certain dangerous commodities from providing the custom approval / dangerous goods permit. This permit was earlier required to discharge cargo at Jeddah Islamic Port, however, with immediate effect, the below listed commodities are now excluded from obtaining the dangerous goods permit and can be […]