A Rare Honour

T.S. Kaladharan featured in the Book of Achievers


The contributions of top business leaders and professionals from Kerala in the GCC are being unfolded again by The Book of Achievers, a coffee table book, when it launched its second edition recently.

Selected numbers of 37 personalities are featured in this edition of Achievers. It contains the inspiring growth stories of dozens of visionaries, their insights on current economic scenarios and future market outlook. It narrates the pain-n-gain stories of a series of high net worth entrepreneurs who have brought in the remarkable facelift of the Gulf region with their service over the past several decades. T. S. Kaladharan, Chairman of CSS Group is one among the Achievers in this edition.” The book identifies and honors accomplished business leaders and top professionals from Kerala based in the GCC countries, and I am extremely privileged to be a part of it” mentions Kala.

This volume will be made available through prominent libraries, chambers of commerce, business and professional organizations across India and the GCC as well as selected libraries in Europe and the US.

Publisher and Editor Biju Ninan said, “The book talks about their contribution to GCC economies and their native state, Kerala, India. It unfolds an untold story of select achievers, who made it big for themselves and for millions of others through their entrepreneurial excellence and hard work”. This multi colour, 248-page hardbound book contains photographs of these Personalities and their families.

These achievers were handpicked by a special jury comprising of Isaac John, deputy business editor, Khaleej Times and senior businessman & philanthropist Dr. Ram Buxani based on factors like the number of jobs created by their respective companies, the positioning of their businesses and the soundness of their corporate citizenship (corporate social responsibility).

The coffee table book is conceived, designed and published by Grey Matter, FZ, LLC, a 360-degree media-consulting firm in Dubai, UAE.

Projects At A Glance Cabling Project

As part of the cabling project, CSS Projects, Oil & Energy was appointed as the logistics provider to transport the shunt reactors as well as cable drums to the site location, which is one of the new generation residential hubs in the heart of Dubai. The 50-ton shunt reactors were transported on hydraulic multi axle trailers to the site and were installed onto the foundation by jacking & skidding methods. In addition to this, 272 cable drums were also transported and offloaded at the facility. The CSS Projects, Oil & Energy team were at the prime location and supervised the entire operation and represents yet another milestone for the team.

Attendance At 2011 Breakbulk Europe Conference Jumps 30 Percent

Signaling a strong return to business growth, UBM Global Trade’s 6th Annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition posted a record turnout of 4,343 attendees and 190 exhibitors, reflecting respective increases of 40 percent and 28 percent over the previous year.

Held May 17th-19th at the Antwerp Expo Centre in Antwerp, Belgium, the conference program showcased industry leaders and noted analysts over two days of discussions, which addressed the multipurpose fleet, combating the scourge of piracy, the changing emphasis on short sea shipping, infrastructure developments in India, the status of Middle East and North Africa projects, and energy generation prospects.

“Keynote speakers over the two days highlighted ‘Energy Outlook’ and delivered captivating views for the growing risks of oil shock, as well as detailed forecasts for the production of natural gas, offshore oil and gas, and green energy,” said Siby C Kurian, General Manager Sales & Marketing who represented CSS at the Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition. “We were able to learn where major growth is under way and what factors are impacting these markets.”

Breakbulk Europe is one of three major conferences and exhibitions organized annually by UBM Global Trade’s Breakbulk division. From February 28-March 1, 2012, the first Breakbulk China Conference and Exhibition is scheduled to be held in Shanghai. The event is an alternate to the successful Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition that has been held in Singapore for the past three years. Breakbulk Americas, held alternately each year in Houston and New Orleans, is the original Breakbulk event that has been held continuously for the past 21 years. CSS Group will be exhibiting at the Breakbulk Americas Conference & Exhibition, booth # 845, stay tuned to www.cssgroupsite.com for more details!

Relief Mission

Disaster recovery and Business continuity


As part of the business continuity process CSS has launched its Disaster recovery sub site at Twin Info Solutions, its business continuity back office in Kerala, India. Disaster recovery is the process, policy, procedure and early planning of the company to protect its business critical data or technology infrastructure from loss or from any outside threat. As information technology systems are growing with mega bytes or terabytes of data, a fast growing organization like CSS needs to take strategic steps for protecting its essential data in a highly secured area.

This was the compelling factor for creating a replica of its production environment. CSS was following the off-site backup technique for quite a long time till they created its own backup site in 2010. The company allocated 10% of its annual IT budget for disaster recovery planning and measurements.

In the event of an unexpected stalemate, the IT infrastructure will start working within no time from its back office location and take control of the situation, preventing the loss of data of all CSS offices. The backup sites can be categorized into three. They are cold sites, hot sites and warm sites. CSS has setup a hot site which is a replica of the original site of the organization, with fully automated systems. The capacity of the hot site may vary from that of the original. This type of backup site is very expensive to maintain as well. CSS is also planning to go for disaster recovery sites for its entire IT related business process support systems such as portal solution to customers, communication servers, file servers, etc.

Indian Club – Western Union UAE Open Badminton Tournament 2011

The prestigious “India Club-Western Union UAE Open Badminton Tournament 2011” began on Tuesday, 24th May 2011 at India Club, Dubai with the finals scheduled for Friday, 17th June 2011.  Cash Prizes, Trophies, etc. amounting to over Dhs. 50,000/- will be the highlight of the tournament.

This year, the tournament is open to players from outside the UAE also, irrespective of their visa status.

All of the matches will be played in line with rules & regulations of the World Badminton Confederation.

As part of CSS Group’s and India Club’s drive towards Corporate Social Responsibility, matches have been scheduled under a separate pool for the Special Needs Children / Individuals. The categories will be based on the number of entries received.  Invitations have been sent to various Special Needs Institutes in Dubai and no entry fees will be charged.  All participants will be given a certificate of participation and a memento.

Besides the cash prizes and trophies, the winners of Men Singles, Ladies Singles, Boys Singles under 18 years and Girls Singles under 18 years will also take away Jet Airways return air tickets from Dubai to Jet Airways destinations within India.  The winners and runners up in all the categories will also receive gift hampers from Swiss Arabian Perfumes Trading and Carrera Sunglasses.

As co-sponsor, CSS Group and India Club would like to thank the Badminton Committee comprising of Prakashan A. K, Kishore Setpal, Anil Mohan and Sunita Maheshwari for all their support and efforts in conducting the tournament.

The matches will commence daily from 7.00 p.m. and on Fridays from 10.00 am onwards.   As many as 15 matches will be played on a daily basis and over 50 matches on Fridays.

This tournament started in the early 1980’s.  With every passing year, the tournament has been getting better & better.  Players from Qatar / Bahrain / India / Pakistan / Philippines / Oman / Thailand / China / Indonesia / Sri Lanka / Denmark & UK have taken part in the tournament.

Last year (2010), a record number of 501 entries were registered and a record number of 460 matches were played in various categories.

CSS Group is proud to be associated with the India Club Dubai and the UAE Open Badminton tournament and we wish all of the participants best of luck.

CSS – GO KARTING 2011

As part of the employee engagement activities on 30th April, CSS organized a Go Karting Tournament at Dubai Autodrome, which is located in Motor City, Dubai, UAE. The employees were given the freedom to bring their friends, family members or customers for participating in this event. The race started at 10:00 PM and 18 participants competed for the best lap time. Winner, Mr. Sai Prakash from Emirates Sky Cargo who started the race on a low note got his best lap time in the 4th lap even though Mr. Suku Sudhakaran AGM, CSS Abu Dhabi and Mr. Ken Dinnadge, VP Business Development gave a tough battle to the winner. Ms. Sulaiya, Executive, Thai Embassy won the title in the ladies section. “Thanks to CSS for inviting us to this event it was fun filled sporting event and an opportunity to interact with the employees and their families” one of the participants commented.

The Dubai Center for Special Needs – Dubai Charity Centre

The inaugural clothing drive at CSS occurred in March 2011. It was a great achievement as employees from different offices in the United Arab Emirates contributed on a large scale and we were able to collect the clothes, which weighed approximately 225 kgs. CSS senior management has always supported these activities to cultivate the culture in employees to be socially responsible. The collection of clothes has been donated to The Dubai Center for Special Needs-Dubai Charity Centre for onward distribution to those who are less fortunate. On May 31st, 2011 with the support of CSS Homeward Bound (Personal Effects Management of CSS) the clothing was transported to The Dubai Center for Special Needs-Dubai Charity Centre and handed over to Elizabeth Operations Supervisor & Delhna Cama Public Relations Coordinator.

Amith Horra Marketing Manager, CSS and Deepu S Dev Marketing Coordinator represented CSS Group for the CSR initiative.  “We are pleased to be associated with The Dubai Center for Special Needs and we look forward to engaging in other activities to continually build upon our CSR initiatives at CSS. I would like to thank everyone involved in the clothing drive because without your support this would not be possible,” added Amith Horra.

The Dubai Center for Special Needs is an established, non-profitable institution that provides the highest standards of service in specialized education and therapy, for children with various disabilities.  It is a caring environment, largely dependent on the generosity of the local communities and corporations.  Its aim is to provide each and every one of its students the key to a positive life, thereby “Lighting the path to a brighter future”. They provide academic assistance and after that concentrate on prevocational training taking them to various organizations within Dubai for work experience and finally help them to gain employment within the community and to take their rightful place in this world which is their moral right.

Twinkle twinkle little star…

The little faces were all lit up when they got new bags and umbrellas on the very first day of this school year at the Government Lower Primary School at Valiyaparambu, Thrikkunnappuzha. The bags and umbrellas were donated by T.S. Kaladharan, Chairman of CSS Group and Devas Group of companies. The distribution of the same was done on the 01st of June, which was the inaugural day of the academic season in Kerala by Vinod Kumar, the Grama Panchayat President of Thrikkunnappuzha. Hareendran C, Manager for Devas Farm House, Mohanan

Kavassery Desam Get Together

Kavassery Desam is one of the socio-cultural organizations in UAE. It is unique in its nature due the representation of all the Kavasserians from Palakkad district in Kerala. The family consists of over 300 members who are promoting cultural and social welfare activities across the UAE. As part of the 12th anniversary celebration they organized a get together for the members at the Royal Palace Hotel Apartments. The evening showcased several activities where the member’s family as well their children performed in various cultural aspects. As per Mr. Rakesh Menon, Senior Manager, CSS Logistics, “It was a proud moment for CSS Logistics as sponsors because we were able to be part of this auspicious occasion and network with the member’s.”

Green Logistics

“CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT THE PLACE FOR COMPETITION”


Logistics is the integrated management of all the activities required to move products through the supply chain. For a typical product this supply chain extends from a raw material source through the production and distribution system to the point of consumption and the associated reverse logistics. The logistical activities comprise of freight transport, storage, inventory management, materials handling and all the related information processing. The main objective of logistics is to co-ordinate these activities in a way that meets customer requirements at minimum cost. In the past this cost has been defined in purely monetary terms. As concern for the environment rises, companies must take more account of the external costs of logistics associated mainly with climate change, air pollution, noise, vibration and accidents. It is important that we examine ways of reducing these externalities and achieve a more sustainable balance between economic, environmental and social objectives.

The ‘Green Logistics’ refers to plan, control, management and implementation of the logistics system through the advanced logistics technology and environmental management, aiming to reduce the pollutant emission. According to the logistics link, the evaluation criterions of enterprise green logistics are Green Transportation, Green Storage, Green Packing, Reverse Logistics and Green Technology.

What we call ‘Green Logistics’ represents the convergence of several strands of research that began different times over the past 40 years. In these years it has developed as a an academic discipline, extending its original focus on the outbound movement of finished products – Physical distribution to companies entire transport, storage and handling systems – Integrated Logistics and then to interaction with business upstream and downstream- Supply Chain Management. Other major contextual trends includes the growth of environmental awareness, regulations, and development of national and international standards for environmental reporting and management that many companies now adopt as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. Partly as result of these trends, the volume of statistics available to ‘Green Logistics’ researchers has greatly expanded.

In measuring the environmental effects of logistics it is important to distinguish the first order and second order impacts. The first order environmental effects are those which are directly associated with the freight transport, warehousing and material handling operations. Second order impacts results indirectly from these logistics and take various forms. For instance, the increase in air freight and other traffic is resulting from global sourcing is first order effect, where as the increase in infrastructure, such as roads, buildings in sensitive areas, is a second order effect.

A large body of survey evidence has accumulated to show that companies around the world are keen to promote their green credentials through the management of logistics. It is difficult to gauge, however this reflects a true desire to help the environment by enhancing public relations.

CSS At The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show

CSS Abu Dhabi And Peters & May
Attend The Abu Dhabi Yacht Show Conducted From 24th To 26th March 2011

The ADYS inaugurated on the 24th of March by H.H. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research) is the 3rd Yacht Show held in Abu Dhabi. Since its inception in 2009, the show has attracted some serious buyers and has been a very important show for the leading players in the Yacht Industry worldwide. Abu Dhabi, with its expansion plans and development of Marina based projects; the influx of Yachts in the ports is only inevitable. The leading players notice that the time is priming to make their presence felt especially in Abu Dhabi market which had bounced back the quickest with least effects of the global economic slowdown.

CSS Abu Dhabi and Peters and May (Suku Sudhakaran AGM CSS Abu Dhabi and Edward Morgan – Manager Yacht & Marine Logistics) had attended the same. They met a number of clients that they have been servicing and also learnt that a number of their clients had signed a number of high profile contracts thus ensuring a large amount of business for their office. CSS and Peters and May, being one of the top players, have already been approached for logistics assistance for handling the various aspects of the Yacht logistics from sourcing small spares to moving luxury yachts . There has been an equal mix of enquiries for imports and exports alike, with a lot of yachts moving into Abu Dhabi and leaving to areas within the Middle East.

CSS and Peters and May feel it is important to be visible at such exhibitions as they are vital for promoting the company’s products and services and networking with clients.  Due to the success of this years show both CSS and Peters and May are closely working together to secure a place for the 2012 edition of the Abu Dhabi Yacht show.

CSS Abu Dhabi

Presence At The Arabian Construction Week / Intermant 2011 Exhibition At ADNEC

As part of its portfolio of supporting the logistic requirements of the new and used construction machinery and equipment clientele CSS Abu Dhabi have attended the recent Arabian Construction Week exhibition at ADNEC. The exhibition was held between the 28th and 30th of March 2011. Termed “The Middle East’s International Exhibition for Sustainable and Innovative Construction” clearly states it’s prominence to the region which is developing in every aspect.

Despite the economic slowdown in 2010, the construction industry in Abu Dhabi has witnessed fresh contracts awarded valued at US$35.5 billion; 66% of the value of all contracts awarded in the UAE for 2010 (courtesy:  Ventures Middle East).

2011 is seeing Abu Dhabi awarding new projects to the industry. There is an estimated USD 560 billion worth of construction contracts to be awarded in 2011. We are positive that a record number of our construction clients will be awarded these prestigious contracts and we at CSS Abu Dhabi aim to add value to the clients proposal by providing and equipping them to be competitive in their bids to win projects, enabling to execute the projects ahead of projected hand over dates.

At CSS Abu Dhabi we have the right know how, a strong global network, dedicated professionals, strong relations with leading suppliers for Air, Sea and Land carriage and strong communication capabilities to name a few. With these aspects CSS Abu Dhabi has already created a name for itself in the market as being the preferred logistics partner for some on the biggest names in the New and Used Construction machinery and equipments industry.

CSS Abu Dhabi and Book Logistics

CSS Abu Dhabi was approached by one of our Book Logistics network partner mentioning that their client would like to have some assistance at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair recently held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre between the15th March 2011 to 20th March 2011. Ms. Eunice Tse, Director – Business Development at TSE World Wide Press, Hong Kong was introduced to us and she was in need of some help in getting acquainted to Abu Dhabi and also for having a person who could help her with introductions and translations for her Arabic speaking visitors and prospective clients at the Abu Dhabi Book Fair. The task was handled by Rose Fawzy, Customer Service Executive at CSS Abu Dhabi who handles the customer service and agents enquiries communications. Rose with her proficiency in both English and Arabic, her friendly and helping nature made the client comfortable and she in turn helped the client generate many leads which we are sure will convert into business.

Abu Dhabi is going to see at least 20 new education institutions ranging from schools to universities scheduled to be opened 2011 through till end of year 2012. This will increase in the requirements of books printed materials etc from many parts of the world. CSS Abu Dhabi is coordinating imports of books coming in from USA, UK and Far East. We feel that the increasing demand will create imports from other parts of the world as well; we will see increased volumes coming in from the sub continent as well. With these prospects, CSS Abu Dhabi along with the CSS Air Freight division are benefiting special rates from the airlines and therefore offering the most competitive packages for its clients.

CSS Shake Hands with Peters & May

CSS enters into a strategic alliance with Peters& May, the global yatch transporting company, providing total logistics support for the latter in the Middle East region. Consolidated Shipping Services’ strategic positioning in the Jebel Ali Freezone and the advantage of Global presence, kindles a smooth completion for all project activities, both companies undertake.

“It has always been our goal to select partners that are well-placed and capable of meeting the requirements of our worldwide customers. We recognize Consolidated Shipping Services proven ability to deliver service to the highest caliber because of its set-up of offices in key locations, strong contacts and access to local officials and customs clearance for quick and efficient support. Due to the increased volume of business being carried out by our local Dubai office, we have found it necessary to appoint an agent with an existing network of offices in the region, which will support the growth that we are anticipating in the region,” said Gerald Price, Managing Director of Peters & May about the partnership.

T S Kaladharan, Chairman, Consolidated Shipping Services states, “With the growth in the number of waterfront developments being completed in the UAE we too recognized the need to partner with a firm that has received global recognition in boat transportation. In addition, we both share the same unmatched professionalism that has made us recognized leaders in our specialized fields.”

Peters & May has over 30 years experience in the provision of marine logistics and offers global boat transportation and freight forwarding via air, road, rail and sea from a global boat transportation and freight forwarding via air, road, rail, and sea from a global network of offices and exclusive agencies. The company ships 8000 vessels through more than 150 ports in over 60 countries and is the preferred shipper for many of the world’s leading boat builders, including Correct Craft Inc, Gulf Craft, Princess Yachts, Sunseeker and Viking Yacht Company.

CSS Abu Dhabi Relocation

UAE always know for being expat friendly, security, good quality of life, tax free, high GDP and a long list which can go on has attracted a lot of people to come and stay in the UAE either on employment or running own businesses. This has created a huge demand for relocations to and from the UAE. With Abu Dhabi being the capital and also with the Oil and Gas sector being very prominent there are a lot of people who are relocated on project basis and thus has a higher demand of relocations. At the CSS Abu Dhabi Relocation Division we believe in making a difference in the market which is already being catered to by players both big and small. CSS Abu Dhabi Relocation Division is being recognised  and has been growing at an extremely fast rate.

CSS Abu Dhabi Relocations have a group of friendly and customer oriented surveyors, well experienced professional packers, our own warehouse and own vehicles to ensure that we provide a complete package to the client so that they do not have to deal with subcontractors or any kind of third parties.

Being Members of CAM, IAM and ARA we have partnered with professional companies worldwide who are recognized not just for the name but also for the service hence we ensure that we take care of the client thought the whole move when it comes to international relocations. Local moves may be less hassle for the client but it holds the same importance with us and we do not compromise on the quality of the packing methods and materials.

SERVICES OFFERED:

  • Worldwide packing and moving of personal effects
  • Local and International removals (Homes and Offices)
  • Customs clearance and door to door service
  • Warehousing
  • Transportation
  • Comprehensive insurance



OUR FACILITIES & STRENGTHS:

  • Own warehouse facility
  • Operating a fleet of own trucks
  • Multilingual staff
  • Well trained and experienced professionals

Warehouse And Logistics

CSS Abu Dhabi has been seeing an increased number of enquiries from various clients for safe, clean and secured cargo storage in the Mussafah.

CSS Abu Dhabi ICAD 1 Logisitics facility has been instrumental to cater to this requirement of our client. The warehouse being completely managed by our own well experience personnel and equipment makes handling our client’s requirements very easy. This being a multipurpose facility is used for short (daily) and long storage of cargo (yearly), container stuffing and destuffing, cross stuffing, packaging, palletizing, being a semi racked facility we can provide for client who requires racking for their cargo as well as clients who require just the floor space. Being in ICAD (Industrial City of Abu Dhabi 1) we are in a secured area and we always maintain the highest of safety standards in all our handling of cargo.

Industrial Packing And Lashing

  • Safety trained Professional Carpenters and Riggers
  • Trained surveyors for conducting survey and assessments of cargo and loads to be packed / lashed,
  • Lloyds Germanischer certified lashing materials.
  • Our packers are trained by Cordstrap who is one of the most recognized training centres in the region.
  • Own warehouse / carpentry shop equipped with the state of the art machinery
  • Mobile units to do packing and lashing at client locations and emergency requirements.
  • Multinational Clientele.
  • Arrangement of Third Party Inspection, Insurance, Crane, Transport etc.

Oil And Gas Industry

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, ADIPEC was inaugurated with the attendance of His Highness Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser to a footfall of over 10,000 vistors on Day 1 of the event alone.

The highly anticipated ADIPEC 2010, also witnessed for the first time a join participation between CSS Abu Dhabi and GPLN at one of the largest International Petroleum Exhibition and conference in the world.

The event, which lasted over four days, had a total footfall of over 38,000 visitors at the end of Day 3 only. Over $4bn dollars of deals have been confirmed as a result of this year’s Adipec (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition) with some of the biggest names in the global oil and gas industry securing contracts and re-confirming deals at the four day event.

Hifazat Ahmad, event director of ADIPEC, said: “There has been a real buzz on the show floor, whether its deals being discussed, relationships being formed or partnerships coming together. Many of these deals may have been in talks for months but companies recognize that ADIPEC is an ideal platform to sign on the dotted line and confirm the projects.”

During the course of the 4 day exhibition, Suku Sudhakaran, Asst General Manager, Ahmad Fuad, Branch Manager and Gillian Alexander, Manager – Sales & Customer Service with the GPLN members took the opportunity to increase their visibility amongst the key players in the Oil and Gas industry while meeting various members of the GPLN fraternity through which numerous partnerships were created and commitments made for future business.

CSS Join Hands With Freight Plus

CSS – Freightplus now handles High and Heavy RoRo/Break bulk cargo – regardless if it is single cargo or part of a project movement. Cargo can be easily loaded on specialized vessels and stowed on high and heavy decks. Lorries, trucks, trailers, busses, excavators or big moveable machinery is the basis of the CSS – Freightplus Global Cargo movements door to door worldwide!

As part of CSS’s diversification and product development plans CSS is delighted to advise in line with our Business Development ambitions the new partnership with a well reputed company Freightplus who is a well known service provider and a specialist in the world market.

Together with Freightplus, CSS has embarked on yet another journey in order to service and add value to the Global Shipping and logistics market-offering specialist shipping services for new and used construction equipment. The leverage of the combined networks and varied expertise will be a driving force to provide end to end services in the identified market segment and to provide total unified logistics and freight for new and used construction equipment.

With the association and carefully selected global partners Freightplus and CSS will be positioned as one of the only few project forwarders specializing in the international movement of heavy machinery.

In fact, moving heavy machinery across the world is what we now do, shipping new and used mining machinery, construction equipment , earthmoving machines, exploration and drilling equipment and agricultural machinery, every day of every week.

Whether our customers are shipping a Caterpillar dozer, a Hitachi excavator, a Komatsu dump truck or a Tadano crane, the well trained experienced crew know exactly what is required to transport heavy equipment in the safest and most economical shipping configuration.

CSS and Freight Plus will maintain an extensive technical database with machinery specifications of nearly all major earthmoving, construction and mining plant and equipment.  This means customers will not have the hassle of having to provide technical drawings or machinery spec’s whenever they are shipping machinery internationally.

Our operations now  boasts average industry experience exceeding 15 years per person.  A third of our crew each has more than 20 years experience, much of that time directly involved with shipping heavy equipment, using scheduled RORO services, break bulk and container vessels and dedicated charters for larger parcels.

Whether it’s CSS or one of our competitors, we strongly recommend the use heavy lift specialists when moving valuable heavy machinery and other challenging cargoes, internationally.

Customers can talk to CSS and Freightplus representatives, face to face, at any time of the day or night for good advice about shipping mining equipment, construction machinery or earthmoving machines, transporting drill rigs, relocating a drag line, decommissioning a mine, relocating a manufacturing plant, repositioning military equipment, importing farm machinery, exporting generators or moving over dimensional cargo.

Customers can be advised that with the geographical spread of our offices,  by land-line, mobile phone, email messaging, ensuring that the inquires can be responded to efficiently in a timely fashion.

As well as shipping heavy machinery around the world, Freightplus provides a number of ancillary services.  At origin, before shipment, our comprehensive range of services includes –




  • Pre-purchase, technical machinery appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment

  • Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery
  • Steam cleaning to Australian quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Steam cleaning to New Zealand quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Mechanical support prior to shipment
  • Supervision of ship loading
  • Full range of Customs services, including documentation and formalities for export
  • Preparation of Carnets
  • Chamber of Commerce representation
  • Payment facilitation between buyer and seller (Escrow services)
  • SGS inspections
  • Marine insurance
  • Marine surveys
  • Comprehensive service ex job-site



There is much more to transporting massive machines from site to site than booking space on a ship.

As well as capably shipping heavy machinery between any two ports in the world, CSS and Freightplus now also provides comprehensive support services.

When your cargo arrives at its destination port, CSS and partners can help with a number of ancillary services;



  • Coordination of necessary documentation and export licenses
  • Payment facilitation between buyer and seller
  • Post-shipment condition appraisal – covering a wide range of used heavy equipment
  • Dismantling and reassembly of heavy machinery
  • Steam cleaning to Australian quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Steam cleaning to New Zealand quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Steam cleaning to USA quarantine standards for used machinery
  • Mechanical support during all stages of shipment
  • Supervision of vessel discharge
  • Crane services, with doggers and riggers
  • Container devanning
  • Fumigation
  • Full range of Customs services for import
  • Full range of quarantine compliance services
  • Processing of transport permits
  • Customs tariff concession applications
  • Duty drawbacks
  • Duty audits
  • Greenhouse gases compliance and reporting
  • Marine Insurance claims
  • Comprehensive job-site delivery
  • Pre-sale refurbishment

Safety Is Of Paramount Importance To CSS

Abu Dhabi Is Now Focusing Heavily On Road Safety

As part of our own safety initiatives CSS is pleased to report that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is now focusing on the importance of setting up a National Committee for Traffic Safety State was recently highlighted as an ideal framework to coordinate the efforts of various relevant parties.

The symposium recommended at the conclusion of its effectiveness in Abu Dhabi to include the proposed committee which includes representatives from all agencies and institutions and departments concerned with traffic safety as well as specialized NGOs, and that they have full powers in regard to issues of traffic safety.

The participants decided at the symposium organized by the Emirates Traffic Safety in cooperation with the International Organization for the prevention of road accidents and the Arab Organization for Traffic Safety, to raise the proposal of the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers of Interior and the Arab Organization for Traffic Safety. And to create an Arabic Monitor for traffic safety, entrusted with the establishment of an arab database and carry out studies to ensure a deeper analysis of the causes of road accidents and determine the terms of reference and sources of funding and a particular framework and methods of work.

The symposium was held over two days under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and supported by the Ministry of Interior and the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi and the National Transport Authority, The event aimed to set up national strategies to be consistent and integrated based on a scientific basis, taking into account the various aspects of traffic safety. Identifying the objectives and the financing possibilities for the implementation and scheduling of time and evaluation tools, and channels of review and correction of the progress of the various pivots on the basis of evaluation results.

The recommendations of the participants in the symposium highlighted the importance of paying attention to an ambulance and rapid medical intervention to road accidents, both at the level of equipment, or medical supervision or coordination systems and interference between the various parties concerned and they recommend creating a unified emergency number globally as well as rehabilitation of victims of traffic accidents by sending specialized centers.

Retired Brigadier General Ahmed Hassan Al Hosni secretary of the Emirates Traffic Safety and thanked the extent of His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior for taking care of the symposium, which was held over two days at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi. This included participation of experts, researchers, academics and NGOs working in the field of traffic safety and government officials from different specialties related to road accidents. This had a large impact on the success of the symposium.

The final recommendations of the participants, review of the legislation based on studies calendar takes into account the extent to which laws supported in and how it influencing the behavior of road users. Merged with the particulars of economic, social and psychological for each country and the adoption of intelligent transportation systems and modern technology to control which leads to greater transparency in the preview traffic violations.