Bram van Olphen

Independence Day Finland On behalf of the whole team at Central Oceans, we want to wish our customers, partners and colleagues in Finland a good 102nd Independence Day this coming Friday. Our Finland office will be closed, but in case...

AAL Nanjing calling The Agency Team in Hong Kong is very busy this month with five vessels planned in the coming weeks. The first call was MV AAL Nanjing that was loading crane parts in the middle of Victoria harbour....

Pet Food Factory Equipment on the Move The teams in China loaded the final equipment destined for the expansion of a pet food factory in the South America. The shipments were loaded successfully at various inland points in China and...

Project Forwarder of the Year! We are the proud recipient of the "Project Forwarder of the Year" at the Project Cargo Network annual summit in Botswana. The two-stage judging process that consisted of a shortlisting, followed by a final judging...

Smart Sewage Systems! The team in Singapore and China have assisted with the first shipment of tunnelling machinery for the second phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System deep underground Singapore. The machines will assist in making tunnels that serve...

Pharmaceutical delivery The team in Singapore completed the delivery for a brand new pharmaceutical plant in Indonesia last week on time and within budget. The team assisted our long term partners with the transshipment in Malaysia, shipment to Indonesia, trucking...

Plastic Free Rivers The team in Singapore assisted the Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup with the delivery of mooring sets in Malaysia for the "Interceptor" project that was only revealed last week. The team ensured that the mooring systems were...

Fit for Purpose? We often get requests for additional services, for instance to assist customers with packaging services. As packaging cost represent a substantial cost, the important question is not "what is seaworthy packaging," but rather what is "fit for...

Happy Diwali On behalf of the whole team at Central Oceans, we want to wish you a happy Festival of Lights! We hope it will be a festival of joy, peace and prosperity for you and your family. Wishing that...

Thank you Houston! We are glad to have again received so many of our international friends and colleagues on the break-bulk conference in Houston. The exhibition, that lasted a full two days, was a great opportunity to catch up with...