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We work with a range of publications, networks and association to ensure that our message reaches every corner fo the breakbulk market, from shipper to carrier.

industry PARTNERS

We are proud to have the support of the following industry publications. Be sure to see if there are any media partners who can help spread your message.

w.w.s.a.

Worldwide ship agencies association (W.W.S.A.) is created with the aim to form a worldwide network of independent Agency Companies, exchanging information about the ports they cover, but also general information about changing rules and regulations related to shipping as well as changing legislation in the countries that the various members operate in. Thus, creating a worldwide data bank with immediate access for all connected members. By fostering harmony and promoting cooperation, W.W.S.A. is a trusted platform for international business collaborations and also a focal point for advice, consultation and dialogue on matters concerning the global shipping industry.

Project Freight Network

Project Freight Network is an exclusive project freight network with a focus on offering added value to our members, offering tools that are industry unique and that have been recommended and praised by multinational corporations. PFN is about quality and this is what we offer as a networking organisation, looking for the best in class companies that will together form the PFN Quality Network.

iBrabble

iBrabble BV is a company active in the Educational, Media and Events side of the business. Our educational programs consist of industry related training of which our Project Freight Management (PFM) and our Project Logistics IT related programs are the ShippersForum endorsed programs. iBrabble has trained over 1000 professionals in the past few years and is proud to have a score of 4.9 out of 5 from our participants.

Cross Ocean

Cross Ocean is a network of project freight forwarders belonging to the CLC Projects Group. Cross Ocean focus on both general cargo as well as project cargo. The company started on April 1 2018 and has currently 70 members active in 50 countries worldwide. Cross Ocean members meet every November in Bangkok, Thailand. The company, together with CLC Projects, similarly provides members with contacts and intel for shipowners worldwide on a VIP level. Sales and potential cargo information is shared from the network to members on a regular basis. The company allows a maximum of 2 members per country except in the biggest and most populated countries of the world.

CLC Projects

CLC Projects is a network of project freight forwarders consisting of about 140 members in 110 countries around the world. The aim of the network is to service companies that need more contacts around the world and to seamlessly connect these members enabling them to secure business in a global world where customers expect their freight forwarder to have offices everywhere. The network allows only 2 members per country, except for large nations, and conferences are held twice a year in alternate geographical locations. CLC Projects also has a section dedicated for service providers which means shipowners, surveyors and port captains, insurance companies, hauliers, train operators etc and in this division you will find some 15 members including some of the worlds most well known companies providing services to the project freight forwarding industry.

Universal freight organisation

Universal Freight Organisation (UFO) was formed in January 2000 and today the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified association boasts representation in 100+ countries. UFO are proud to have maintained a ‘One Member per Country’ policy (with the exception of USA and China), making them one of the only remaining exclusive freight forwarder networks in the world.

Project cargo network

Established in 2010, Project Cargo Network is a ISO 9001 & 14001 certified organisation comprising of the world's top project cargo and heavy life specialists, who handle the transportation of oversize and heavy shipments that consist of complex components

cargo connections

Based in the UK, Cargo Connections was formed in the summer of 2014. Cargo Connections is an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified general cargo network offering a Restricted Representation policy, which means membership will be offered to a limited number of forwarders who offer air, sea and road freight services in each country.

Overseas Project Cargo Association

Overseas Project Cargo Association is a premium, global agent network of professional project cargo freight forwarders and logistics companies. It was launched in January 2014 to provide a high level of expertise for the transport of XXL cargo and complex project cargo shipments on a global scale through its experienced and qualified member agents.

smmt

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is one of the largest and most influential trade associations in the UK. Its resources, reputation and unrivalled automotive data place it at the heart of the UK automotive industry. SMMT is the voice of the UK motor industry, supporting and promoting its members’ interests, at home and abroad, to government, stakeholders and the media. SMMT represents more than 800 automotive companies in the UK, providing them with a forum to voice their views on issues affecting the sector, helping to guide strategies and build positive relationships with government and regulatory authorities.

World Freight Network

World Freight Network (WFN), ISO 9001:2008 Certified, successfully links together 25+ independent freight forwarders in 106 countries. Based in London, UK, WFN exists to facilitate the safe and profitable exchange of business between its Members. WFN recruits strong, high calibre forwarders, dedicated to providing an excellent service. Upon joining WFN, forwarders are introduced to an international group of proficient, vetted partners all sharing one goal: to increase business volumes. WFN has achieved a truly global presence and its Members have the local expertise necessary to meet the demanding requirements of the world's top importers and exporters.

Specialists Freight Network

Based in London, UK, Specialist Freight Networks (SFN) exists to facilitate the safe and profitable exchange of business between its Members. SFN, ISO 9001:2008 Certified, is an International Group of Exclusive and non-Exclusive Specialist Freight Networks operating under one unifying umbrella. SFN links together 240+ elite independent small and medium sized freight forwarders in 106 countries, who are united in their quest to find global, trusted, specialist agents. Experts in their respective fields, SFN Members are able to handle the requirements of global importers and exporters, in an efficient and professional manner.

International Freight Network

International Freight Network (IFN) brings together 180+ independent freight forwarders in 106 countries. Based in London, UK, IFN provides its members with the platform to connect and exchange business with other strong and proactive freight forwarders. IFN ensures it recruits only top quality companies; those dedicated to providing a highly expert service to their fellow members. In short, IFN is a growing international group of vetted business partners, ready and able to professionally handle business requests, all around the world.

MEDIA PARTNERS

Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International

Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding International is the leading platform for news and information about the transport, lifting, handling and installation of project cargoes. Published six times a year the magazine is distributed globally to cargo owners, manufacturers, EPCs and OEMs and project forwarders involved in construction, energy (renewable and non-renewable), mining, oil and gas, offshore and heavy engineering. It is also distributed to owners and operators of shipping lines, heavy lift equipment, overland transport operators, ports, terminals etc. In a recent study more than one third of advertisers said the used the magazine to contact advertisers. It is supplemented by two weekly digital newsletters, a website updated daily and there are direct marketing opportunities.

Forwarder Magazine

Forwarder Magazine brings you the latest press releases on a daily basis, as they're released by the global freight and transportation players. We include many of these articles in the printed version of the magazine, with a gentle bias towards those relevant to the monthly topical and regional focus.

flows

Flows is the leading Dutch-language news platform for the freight transport world. Flows brings independent, expert reporting on facts, developments and people in shipping, transport and logistics. It offers news from a Belgian perspective, but with a broad view of international business. The reporting in Flows is the work of professional journalists, each with a sharp focus on one or more sectors in the wide landscape of freight transport.

Logistics Voices

The Logistics Voices website is part of a larger network of news and “Voices” websites. These sites contain the latest news, videos, video presentations, interviews and case studies.
A Different Business Model:
This website’s revenue stream is generated entirely through our integrated partner platforms.
We’re 100% online
We DO NOT charge for submitting press releases
We DO NOT offer “Banner Advertising”. Advert space is reserved for “supported events” and companies using The Press Rooms and eCirculate platforms. The Editorial Team also uses this space to help promote new products and services which they feel are either original or innovative.
For more information please contact pr@logisticsvoices.co.uk.

Actualidad Matitima y Portiaria

Actualidad offers daily jobs into the Maritime, Port and Logistic sectors - News, Vessels, Companies, Ports, Customs and Events. Send to us your job offers and will be published totally FREE in a professional and specialised media.

Logistics Handling

LogisticsHandling.com is the leading European web-site and weekly E-newsletter for material handling, logistics news and solutions. The portal carries research papers, case studies, product reviews, as well as informed and thought-provoking opinion from some of the most respected spokespeople within our industry. All key equipment sectors are covered, ranging from lift trucks, automated storage & equipment, racking & shelving, conveyors & sortation, dock equipment, packaging solutions, WMS, voice-picking, transport, distribution & key events in the material handling calendar.

Free subscription to the weekly e-newsletter online: www.logisticshandling.com/newsletters

Follow on Twitter: @LogHandling

Breakbulk.news

Breakbulk.News is a news site which is keeping you informed of the latest in the Breakbulk, HeavyLift, and Project Freight and Logistics industry.

Part of iBrabble Education, Breakbulk.News is committed to delivering industry related news and know how to a wide audience of project forwarders, heavy lift companies, rigging companies, ocean liners etc.

ajot

The American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) is the oldest and most established North American publication for the transport industry. Established for over a 100 years the journal is read by senior maritime decision makers throughout North America. Its editorial credentials are second to none with well established journalists not only in North America but also in Europe and Asia. AJOT is the predominant magazine Project Cargo and Breakbulk in North America. AJOT additionally has a variety of digital options from a website to a daily e-newsletter. For further details please visit www.ajot.com

International Trade Magazine

International Trade Magazine (ITM) is an international business market leader. The print magazine is sent to over 35,000 subscribers in the industry, who either manage a logistics budget, trade budget or influence one. Our global digital platform consists of over 78,000 opt-in subscribers and an average of 130,000 unique visitors per month. International Trade Magazine is an award-winning industry leading international media platform ranked, in search and social metrics analysis, sixth ‘Best Trade Magazine’ in Feedspot’s Top 10 Trade Magazine Awards.

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Project Cargo Weekly

Project Cargo Weekly, belonging to CLC Projects Group, is a neutral online newsletter focusing on project cargo and shipping worldwide. The e-newsletter provides non biased and none advertising prone weekly information with fresh interviews uncut, and supports its readers with shipping news, trade intelligence and other useful inputs that any project freight forwarder, shipowner or any other interested parties in shipping would need. The online database reaches currently some 40,000+ receivers worldwide and it has become increasingly popular in part because it is not like an IKEA catalogue full of advertising. Project Cargo Weekly allows ONLY 4 banner ads in each posting. PCW does not serve anyone's own agenda in shipping and will therefore interview anyone with a valid contribution to make to shipping and it does not warrant a subscription or an ad to be interviewed!

Oil and gas innovation

Oil and Gas Innovation embodies the true driving force of growth in the Oil and Gas sector, innovation. We are a trusted, established and expert voice in this constantly changing industry. Always on top of the latest trends with in depth analysis of innovative technologies for the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. We pride ourselves in bringing industry related trends, news and results to our worldwide readers which is otherwise difficult to obtain. We do a great job highlighting your technology, which our readers want and need.

Supply Chain & Logistics Group

Headquartered in Dubai (UAE), Supply Chain & Logistics Group (SCLG) is a membership driven industry business group engaged in advancing supply chain & logistics industry locally, regionally and globally. SCLG currently has a membership base of 200+ corporate organizations and is growing. SCLG is a purpose based organization delivering values through bringing policy-centric discussion, connection, communication, collaboration, creation, motivation, empowerment and encouragement to individuals, organizations industry and economy. SCLG engages in supporting and conducting industry-centric conferences, roundtables, educational awareness, site visits and supports publications and co-ordination of magazines and research notes aimed at growth and innovation of organizations.

Africa Logistics magazine

Africa Logistics Magazine (ALM) is the 1st digital media specialized in the field of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Africa. Our main objective is to promote the logistics sector while raising awareness on current issues to help governments making right decisions for the economic future of African continent. In our magazine, we deal daily with questions related to transport, logistics and Supply Chain. Our main partners are: DHL, Bollore Transport-Logistics, CMA-CGM, Dakar Port Authority, Senegalese Customs Administration, CFMPL… Africa Logistics Magazine is present on Linked-In (895 followers with a growth rate 80%), Facebook (3, 210 followers), Twitter (1,000 followers).

Tank News International

Tank News International provides global news coverage of the tank storage and liquid bulk sectors, with a focus on the storage terminal, tank containers, road tankers, shipping, port and rail industries. The quarterly magazine includes exclusive content in the form of product launches, case studies, regulation changes and technical articles.

Move it Magazine

Move It Magazine is a bimonthly publication within the world of port handling, material handling, heavy lift, transport and mining in Europe, Africa and the Middle East followed by over 100 000 readers whose daily profession is exercised in the world of exceptional. With a distribution of 10 000 copies, each issue is edited in English and French, available in print as well as in digital format supported by a weekly newsletter send to over 40 000 qualified emails. On daily basis, our team of reporters provides valuable informations on major projects, energy, offshore, mining, construction and procurement. To get in touch: marketing@moveitmagazine.com

Freightbook

Freightbook Ltd was launched in July 2009 as a new concept of linking forwarders together at a low-cost and as an alternative to a traditional freight network. Since then 1500+ companies in 140+ countries have registered with Freightbook and are promoting their services on a global scale whilst at the same time driving traffic to their own websites. Freightbook also provides a useful Smartphone Service where forwarders and suppliers to the freight industry can be found quickly on mobile devices.

logistics business

Logistics Business magazine is the only pan-European logistics journal. It is the top lead-generating magazine in this industry, thanks to our unique subscription service. Many of our readers we have personally met and we match their purchasing requirements with our advertisers’ products and services. Our editorial is dedicated to the best-in-class application of technology and services spanning the supply chain: from materials handling and warehousing equipment to transport and distribution services, logistics solutions, IT, software and transit packaging. Logistics Business is a quarterly journal, with issues published in February, May, September and November, plus a weekly eNewsletter and daily news updates at www.logisticsbusiness.com

supply chain brain

SupplyChainBrain, the world’s most comprehensive supply chain management information resource, is accessed year round through a wide range of ever evolving multi-media formats by hundreds of thousands of senior level industry executives. In addition to addressing the fundamental principles of supply-chain management, SupplyChainBrain identifies emerging trends, technologies and best practices, forward thinking ideas and cutting-edge solutions-and continues to write and report about these as they evolve and mature.

Jura mope sea

The international business magazine JURA MOPE SEA published in English, Chinese, Russian, and Lithuanian languages, is well known in the international market and to the transport, logistics specialists, leaders of transport business and politicians of the Eurasian region since 1999. The magazine is published 6 times per year with the circulation of 4-10 thousand paper copies. Each issue is distributed in several international transport and logistics events in Europe and Asia, Airports in Lithuania, DFDS Seaways ferries and in other places. Readers of the magazine are the leaders and managers of transport business, politicians, diplomats, scientists, students, analysts of maritime and transport business in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Ship2Shore

Ship2Shore was founded in 2004 to create a leading magazine and become a point of reference in Italy, providing the latest news and events regarding the shipping industry, often ahead of its competitors in terms of time and copyright. Now a cornerstone of the shipping sector, Ship2Shore delivers insight and valuable information, offering the market a high quality product, innovative in its format and contents. Ship2Shore is a daily newspaper (the website is updated every day) as well as a weekly digital magazine, published every Monday on www.ship2shore.it and a weekly e-newsletter which highlights the headlines of the articles.

SNAME

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was organized in 1893 to advance the art, science, and practice of naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean engineering and other marine-related professions. Today, SNAME is an internationally-recognized non-profit, individual member society serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers. For many, SNAME has been essential to their career development and success. With more than 6,000 members worldwide, SNAME is THE International Community for Maritime and Ocean Professionals. Contact us to learn more about membership as well as our exciting new Corporate Affiliate Program, where organizations can engage with our members year-round.

heavy world

Heavy World – Events & Media – is the international company, the leader of the event industry in the sphere of heavy lift and oversized cargo transportation. Starting from 2009, we have been successfully holding conferences devoted to transportation and installation of project loads in Germany, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran. We have established efficient business events in promising developing markets. Apart from conferences, our team creates unique projects we can be truly proud of.

international transport journal

The International Transport Journal ITJ is published every fortnight in three identical and separate English, French and German editions. On top of this, we also publish Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian versions. We report on developments in every mode of transport– maritime and inland shipping, aviation, forwarding and logistics, railway transport, road haulage as well as intermodal operations. The ITJ’s readers live in 152 countries all over the globe, from Vatican City all the way to Down Under. We also distribute our regional Specials – focusing on the USA, Russia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle and the Far East, amongst others - at trade fairs worldwide.

crane-locator

Unique Marketplace and Information Hub for the Project Logistics Industry. We digitalize the equipment and services of the Project Logistics industry This is all about super-heavy oversized cargo. Loading, transportation and installation at the site. Connect Heavy-Lift and Transport Project equipment & Owners services, Searchers and Contractors. Helps searchers to find right machinery by requested parameters and in requested region for rent or purchasing. It increases selling for owners and reduce the equipment downtime. Pushing small and medium-size companies to the large International market. Globally optimizes the selection of equipment and services.

export-seller

Part of the IMS Shipping Group, Export-Seller have 45 years’ experience in the export of all types of vehicles to Africa, the Middle East and the rest of the world, we have built up a considerable customer database consisting of both the foreign buyers and the suppliers. The platform is a user-friendly and orderly platform where supply and demand come together. Customers from anywhere in the world can search via Export Seller for a vehicle that meets their needs. They can choose from for instance passenger cars, vans and SUVs, as well as coaches for passenger transport. For commercial customers, there is a wide range of trucks, trailers, construction machinery and agricultural machinery.

Sponsors

We thank the following companies supporting a focused, niche platform for the breakbulk industry.

Konecranes

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. The Business Area Port Solutions offers a full range of container handling equipment, equipment for handling bulk, general and project cargo, shipyard handling equipment and heavy-duty lift trucks, backed by a complete range of services. The portfolio also includes Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes to serve all types of terminals, vessels and applications. In 2018, Group sales totaled EUR 3.16 billion. The Group has over 16,100 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries.

Italgru

ITALGRU S.r.l. has proven experience in providing specific operational solutions in the cargo handling industry. These solutions cater to the most important logistic segments such as harbour, off-shore, shipyard, and steel mills businesses. Competence and innovation are the pillars behind the ITALGRU brand, designs and developments.

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Head of Marketing
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Marketing

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Marketing Executive
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