NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Sydney, Australia, 2010/06/16 - Global 3PL project cargo specialists the Project Professionals Group has made a strategic appointment in Mauritius, a key trading hub for the Eastern and Southern African region.

PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said Austral Transit International Ltd and Austral Shipping Agency Ltd had been appointed as a Project Forwarding Member and Project Support Member respectively. Both firms are members of the Austral group of companies operating in the Mauritius Freeport.

Mr Stephens said Mauritius had trade agreements which provided preferential access for goods of both Mauritian and African origin to the European Union and the United States.
He said membership of Mauritius to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Southern African Development Community regional blocks also allowed preferential access for goods that satisfy the origin criteria to a regional market of some 425 million consumers.

Mr Stephens said PPG members would have access to Austral’s general freight and project cargo capabilities, shipping services and warehousing.
Meanwhile, he PPG annual conference will be held in Antwerp from June 30 to July 3.

Conference sponsors include the Port of Antwerp, Rickmers-Linie GmbH; Beluga Chartering GmbH; The Port of Corpus Christi Authority; Coli Shipping & Transport N.V (Belgium); Sea-Concert (Thailand); TransProject LLC (USA); Sahil Freight Express (India); Polytra N.V. (Belgium); and Quebec Stevedoring.

The Antwerp Hilton in the Groenplaats, in the heart of the old city, is the conference venue.

PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said 120 registrations had been confirmed from 54 countries for the conference including members, sponsors and special guests.

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