Advance Helps Plug Gap in Supply of Containers for Out-Of-Gauge Cargoes
Summary
Jawad Kamel, Advance International President and CEO, said: “There is a tremendous shortage of special container equipment in China for oversized cargo.“The first 200 units of the total order which will be delivered to Advance over the next 12 months are available for collection from container manufacturers’ factories near Ningbo and Shanghai, but can also be positioned in any part of China.Advance prefers the port of destination for the 40’ Open Tops to be Genoa, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, New York, Los Angeles or Chicago.We would rather give other operators the opportunity to use this equipment at rates and conditions to be agreed before delivery, on a case-by-case basis.“The first 200 units of the total order which will be delivered to Advance over the next 12 months are available for collection from container manufacturers’ factories near Ningbo and Shanghai, but can also be positioned in any part of China.For the 40’ Flat Racks, the preferred ports of destination are Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Houston, Seattle or New York.Adds Mr Kamel: “With such a tremendous shortage of this type of equipment, especially in China, we are sure that there will be a large demand.