Welcome to the September edition of the PANGEA e-Newsletter.
PANGEA Global Meeting 2015 – Social Agenda
The PANGEA Meeting is about much more than shaking hands, having one-2-one meetings, trading business cards, exchanging leads. Social networking during the meeting is very important and really helps to strengthen business relationships.
Here is a resume of the carefully organized agenda and social activities for this year’s Meeting (all included in the Delegate and Spouse registration fee).
Team Building – Barcelona Challenge
Monday 19 Oct from 2pm
Dress code: Casual clothing / confortable footwear
Team Building puts everyone in a spirit of agreement and makes the rest of the official Meeting Program more amicable, motivated and productive.
The Experience is an interactive and participative way to discover the city, explore different aspects of the Mediterranean culture, gastronomy, local traditions and discovering the most amazing sites that Barcelona can offer to visitors.
Sharing, thinking, creating, laughing, exploring and competing … are some of the things you need to do in teams to overcome the Barcelona Challenge.
TAPAS Night – Welcome Dinner
Monday 19 Oct from 8pm
Dress code: Smart casual
This year we will enjoy a group welcome dinner themed as Tapas Night outside the hotel. It will take place in a Restaurant located in the Dome of Centro Comercial Las Arenas just nearby the conference hotel.
Las Arenas is a shopping, leisure and cultural center opened in 2011 and located in the renovated building of the old bullring Las Arenas in the Plaza España.
International Gift Exchange + Extra ruffle
You are encouraged to participate in an International Gift Exchange during the Tapas Night – Welcome reception (Monday 19 October evening).
If you want to participate in this exchange, you just need to bring one wrapped up gift consisting of a local souvenir or typical gift from your country within a price range of USD 50. Please nothing like alcohol, perishable/edible or heavy items. In return you will receive one gift brought from another of your fellow partners.
Thanks in advance for your participation!
Guided City Tour
Tuesday 20 Oct from 6:30pm
Dress code: Smart casual
We’ll maximize our stay in the city with a guided private tour. The customized route will allow us discover Barcelona’s most iconic sights with an official personal tour guide. The tour will end at a Barcelona’s seafront Restaurant for our group Dinner.
Barcelona Seafront Group Dinner
Tuesday 20 Oct from 9pm
Dress code: Smart casual
Savour excellent Mediterranean seafood cuisine as well as enjoying the exceptional views of the fisher-men’s quay and the marina area of the Port of Barcelona.
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FOX Brasil Project Logistics transports 6 gantry cranes for the construction of Néstor Gambetta tunnel in Peru
FOX Brasil, your PANGEA partner from Brazil, has coordinated a shipment of 6 used gantry cranes, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, till Callao port, Peru.
The cargo was shipped for a construction of a tunnel. The project in Av. Néstor Gambetta vehicle includes two tracks with three lanes on each side, a central berm for future emergency rail and pedestrian tunnels, and is being constructed to reduce traffic congestion in the city and will improve access to the first port. The work will be completed in the first half of 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).
TRANSORIENT INT’L FORWARDING, awarded Türkiye’s First Low Carbon Heroes by Green Logistics
TRANSORIENT INTERNATIONAL FORWARDING Inc, your PANGEA Partner from Türkiye, is proud to announce that they had recently been honored by the award ‘’LOW CARBON HEROES ‘’ by supporting Green Logistics in Türkiye & Europe with their self owned 5000 45Hcpw Containers that are fully used by Railway or RO-RO + Railway from Türkiye to whole Europe and Europe to Türkiye for the first time between all forwarders and Logistics companies in Türkiye.
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OTIM, Italy, first over-sized shipment from their new CIS Division
OTIM SpA, your PANGEA Partner in Italy, has handled their first big over-sized shipment ex Italy to Chelyabinsk Russia from their new CIS countries division.
The shipment consisted of 2 trucks weighting 52 Tn and 44 Tn, as well as 5 standard trucks. Below is a picture of this shipment.
As previously informed, OTIM Group opened this June a new “CIS COUNTRIES” Division. The main markets involved are: RUSSIA , KAZAKHSTAN , UZBEKISTAN , TURKMENISTAN , TAGJIKISTAN UKRAINE , BYELORUSSIA, GEORGIA ,ARMENIA , AZERBAIJAN AND BALTIC STATES.
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VANTAGE CARGO, UK, joins The British International Freight Association (BIFA)
VANTAGE CARGO, your PANGEA partner in UK, has recently been admitted as a registered Trading Member of the British International Freight Association (BIFA). In order to qualify for BIFA membership, VANTAGE CARGO has proved to meet set criteria including: submission of annual financial returns, adoption of the Association’s Standard Trading Conditions, adequate liability insurance cover and a demonstration of industry competence and commitment to staff training.
As a member of BIFA, VANTAGE CARGO is required to comply with the BIFA code of conduct and adopt the Association’s Standard Trading Conditions into its international freight contracts.
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Please keep us updated about your Company
Is there any news or information of interest about your Company that you would like to share with us?
- New dependencies or process improvements
- Obtention of an industry certification or award
- Special shipment or project handled
- Successful cooperation with your PANGEA partners
- Promotion of a new service, route, traffic, etc.
- Training program, sponsorships
We just need a few details, we will work on the contents and inform your partners of your efforts and achievements. Pls. contact us for further details.
Looking forward to receiving and working on your information!
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Thanks for your time and best regards,
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