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Wilhelmsen Ships Service dispatches helicopter airframe from Shanghai to Baltimore |
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Saturday, 13 March 2010 |
The Maritime Logistics department at Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s office in Shanghai has just completed the dispatch of a helicopter frame from Shanghai port to Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The 2000 kg helicopter frame was shipped on a RO-RO vessel on 22
February 2010. Wilhelmsen Ships Service undertook of all the procedures
from shore to ship. The company managed the terminal handling, lashing,
the RO-RO space chartering and the customs documentation for the
customer. The shipment marks the start of a cooperation with the
internationally known helicopter manufacturer and it is expected that
Wilhelmsen Ships Service will gain further business to deliver more
helicopter frames for the corporation during this year.
Victor Xia, Logistics Manager for Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Shanghai
comments “This is the latest of several new contracts in the project
logistics business area for Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s Shanghai office
which has also included a number of truck shipments. Over the past year,
there has been impressive growth in this area, despite the economic
challenges of 2009.”
Source: Wilhelmsen Ships Service
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