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Transworld Group, NAWAH Partner To Serve Iraq’s Growing Demands, Commenced Shuttle Service Between UAE and IRAQ

Shipping, Logistics Companies to Spur International Trade Between Iraq and Major Commercial Markets in India, Far East, Americas

Press Release DUBAI, 13 Oct 2014 - Dubai-headquartered Transworld Group and NAWAH announced today that the two firms have entered into a formal agreement to service Iraq’s growing demand for imports, linking their considerable shipping, logistics, marine services and port capabilities.

As part of their agreement, Transworld Group and NAWAH Port Management, NAWAH’s port operations business unit, will team up to increase the flow of essential goods coming from the broader Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Far East and Southeast Asia into the historic Port of Basra with seamless linkage to commercial centers throughout Iraq.

“Iraq stands at such an important moment of time – historically and commercially - and we are keen to play a part in this phase of growth,” said Ritesh S. Ramakrishnan, Transworld Group’s Director of Strategy and Business Planning.

“The sheer scale and magnitude of development occurring today in Iraq, along with a growing middle class, requires logistical flows of epic proportions. Aligning with NAWAH provides Transworld Group with first-class logistics solutions and unrivaled port operations in Basra and one of the most reliable door-to-door capabilities in Iraq,” explained Mr. Ramakrishnan.

Transworld Group, established in 1976, brings nearly 40 years of expertise in integrated shipping, logistics, multi-modal transport and marine services. The group owns and operates a fleet of 30 vessels and has offices at all major ports in the United Arab Emirates as well as other Arabian Gulf countries. The company also has significant presence in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United States.

NAWAH Port Management (NPM) operates the first modernized, containerized terminal in the Port of Basra (also known as Al Maqal Port), located in downtown Basra along the banks of the Shatt Al Arab waterway. Along with sister company NAWAH Supply & Distribution, NPM offers customers a full spectrum of door-to-door, supply-chain capabilities for cargo being transshipped into UAE’s mammoth Jebel Ali Port and bound for Iraq’s oil and gas fields and commercial markets.

“Together with Transworld Group’s four decades of shipping experience and NAWAH’s in-depth knowledge and operational capabilities within Iraq, we are confident that we will redefine logistics in the Middle East,” said Nicholas Kunesh, NAWAH Port Management’s president and CEO. “Through our combined expertise, market reach, state-of-the-art technology and customer-focused shipping and logistics services, we will enable Basra to continue its accelerated march to becoming a key strategic trading center in the Middle East, bridging East and West.”

Transworld Group and NAWAH have already initiated joint cargo movement from Jebel Ali Port to NPM’s Port of Basra terminal with containers from Transworld Group’s Balaji Shipping Lines transiting via NPM’s feeder vessel service into southern Iraq. Containerized and refrigerated cargo volume is forecasted to grow substantially in the next six months.

About NAWAH 


Having developed a world-class terminal operation at the Port of Basra and an oil and gas equipment distribution that serves the Iraq market, NAWAH continually focuses on high-return frontier market opportunities. Dedicated to the communities it invests in, NAWAH establishes and maintains strategic, long-term local partnerships, while maintaining the most rigorous international standards of transparency and accountability. More information about NAWAH and its port management and supply and distribution businesses can be found at www.nawah.com, www.nawahportmanagement.com and www.nawahsupplyanddistribution.com.

About Transworld Group

With its global head office located in the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali Free Zone, Transworld Group of Companies has forged a strong reputation in the maritime industry since it was established in 1976. The company’s list of diversified activities range from ship owning, feeder operations, shipping agency and ship management to freight forwarding, contract logistics and non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) operations. More information about Transworld Group can be found at www.transworld.com

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For further details about Transworld Group services please contact

B. Mannan, General Manager - Projects

Transworld Projects FZE, 

Jebel Ali Free Zone (South), Dubai

E-Mail: PROJECTS@TRANSWORLD.COM

Web: www.transworld.com/projects/

Transworld Group Projects Team, TLSS INC attends Break Bulk Americas 2014, Houston, Tx, USA

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For further details about Transworld Group services please contact

B. Mannan, General Manager - Projects

Transworld Projects FZE, 

Jebel Ali Free Zone (South), Dubai

E-Mail: PROJECTS@TRANSWORLD.COM

Web: www.transworld.com/projects/

Transworld Group - One Stop Shipping Shop

The Transworld Group of Companies, established in 1976, is a leading and multi-faceted Shipping, Marine and Logistics industry conglomerate in the region. The activities of the group include: Ship Owning (Container, MPVs & Bulk Carriers), Feedering, NVOCC, Project Logistics, Supply Chain Management, CFS's, Ship Management, Shipping Agency Services and Information Technology. 

Transworld – We Bring You The World

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For further details about Transworld Group services please contact

B. Mannan, General Manager - Projects

Transworld Projects FZE, 

Jebel Ali Free Zone (South), Dubai

E-Mail: PROJECTS@TRANSWORLD.COM

Web: www.transworld.com/projects/



Mr Ramesh S. Ramakrishnan bestowed with 'THE VISIONARY AND BUSINESS MAN OF THE DECADE AWARD'

It is a moment of pride and pleasure for all the members of Transworld Group Family to inform our valued customers, business partners and friends that our Chairman Mr Ramesh S. Ramakrishnan has been bestowed with 'THE VISIONARY AND BUSINESS MAN OF THE DECADE AWARD' at a grand function of 'Maritime And Logistics Award 2014' held in Mumbai, on 12th Sep 2014. The list of many accolades continues and the award is yet another recognition for the Chairman of Transworld Group for his outstanding contributions, visionary leadership and continuous commitment to the developments of Maritime industry, both in Indian subcontinent and Middle East Region

The Art Of Heavy Lifting And Haulage - Post sponsored by Transworld Projects

Despite my strong quest for good (music) sounds, the spine chilling, rhythmic sounds made by a configured set of slow moving, heavy lifting modular platforms, commonly known as Hydraulic Axles, loaded with a mammoth single load weighing hundreds or thousands of metric tons in weight, have always mesmerized me. By virtue of my occupation, I was privileged to be part of some highly skilled heavy lift project engineering teams, managing the whole events right from receiving the super heavy lifts or over dimensional loads under the ship’s hook to delivery upto the designated project site including placement onto the foundation. These deliveries getting executed within a stipulated period of time would eventually transform the construction of any project to attain its shape, as to what we see any industrial plant.

The project logistics requirement, at times demanded, to spend few consecutive days & nights at major seaports in India, waiting for the nominated heavy cargo to come out of the performing vessel’s deck. It used to be a competitive test for my patience. But the subsequent challenging journey alongwith the haulage team, traversing through hundreds of kilometers, had always been a tiring delight. The whole team had to literally jog in pace with the moving mass of machinery. Whenever the heavy lift specialists team performed a critical maneuvering enroute, I repeatedly managed to ensure myself to be standing near the load, to hear that mesmerizing, rejuvenating sound of Hydraulic Axles which eventually made to learn the basics of heavy lift haulage.

Each and everyone of the technical crew had to play their part of responsibility in making the heavy load to be on the move. The actions also included lifting of live electric wires with high levels of accuracy to get the heavy load pass through. The support teams had to preplan and arrange necessary permissions from concerned authorities for removal & refixing of overhead signboards, block the traffic on a national highway, delay a train for while at the nearby station, shut down H.T electricity, reinforce the roads wherever needed and at times construct bye-pass to avoid going over a weak bridge, all for allowing the heavy load to reach its designated destination. These set of actions usually done with a very minimal verbal communication, reminded me of seeing a war movie, sequencing the mobilization of military equipments to the frontlines, always with an element of surprise…

In the ever growing, competitive field of Logistics, the concept of Heavy Lift Project Logistics has been relatively perceived as simple but in contrary is highly complex. In Heavy lift logistics, every single movement is regarded as a project which is unique on its own requirement and it is an every time challenge with a difference. It demands precise pre-planning, highly specialized information, personnel and equipments. It stipulates designing & execution of innovative transport solutions to perform complex tasks, possibly in a remote and volatile terrain.

For academic interest - [Project] Logistics was originally a military term used to describe the organization of moving, lodging and supplying troops and equipments. It was clearly somewhat broader in scope than transport, since it covered everything needed to deliver the troops and equipments to the right place, at the right time, and the right condition. Modern business [Project] logistics is based exactly on the same concept, aims at delivery of what the customer / project owner wants – providing the cargo at the right time [Time Utility], at the right place [Place Utility] and in the right quantity [Possession Utility] and ofcourse at the right price [Cost Utility]. To make it complete, the sequential cyclicality of the multi modal transport system is inescapably needed with perfection. Any failure will make even a very well established, strong organization, unwittingly, become embroiled in situations of irreversible commercial and reputation loses. Ofcourse, the element of risk bearing is commonly out of proportion due to the multiplying uncertainties in the present economic scenario.

Contributed by : B. Mannan - General Manager, Transworld Projects FZE

Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited (SSL), part of Transworld Group of Companies, has received “The 2014 Gateway Award” for the best coastal ship operator of the year

Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Limited (SSL), part of Transworld Group of Companies, has received “The 2014 Gateway Award” for the best coastal ship operator of the year in recognition of its investments and pioneering efforts in coastal ship operations in India. The Gateway Award is one of the most coveted awards in the maritime industry honouring individuals, organizations and companies across India’s maritime industry. SSL is the pioneer & India's first container feeder owning & operating company and recently added a 1613 TEUs capacity vessel M V SSL Mumbai to their fleet.