Central Oceans Meeting The Challenge

The team of Central Oceans, a Project Freight Forwarding company in United Kingdom, were asked at a very short notice to find a heavy lift vessel capable of lifting and shipping a 250 MT Bunker Barge from the Port of Antwerp to Malta .

Finding an excellent candidate to perform such a task was not easy with such a little preparation time but the team did find the perfect solution. They sent their team of experts to the Port of Antwerp to coordinate, supervise and document the loading. After a very smooth operation, the barge was loaded and sailed to its new home in Valletta where the barge will assist in supplying Bunkers to the local market .

This is a perfect example where the collaboration between both our principals and client proof again to be a vital part if the Project Freight Management capabilities of the Central Oceans team.

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