Flexible Pro Line builds project division

THERE IS certainly space to develop the SA and southern African project markets, according to Asmus Seubert, recently-appointed owner’s representative of Hamburg-based Pro Line. “The market is developing well,” he told FTW. “Looking at general and breakbulk cargo as well, I’m happy to note that there has been a good overall increase on the Far East to SA run. “This includes project cargo.” That fits Seubert’s development brief for the multi-purpose line - to increase business and market the line’s benefits through closer association with its client base. Pro Line’s primary product is breakbulk and project cargoes between the east coast of South America, southern Africa and the Far East with owned tonnage working the two-way trade. The countries served include China, Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Southern Africa, Argentina and Brazil. “SA is a focus,” said Seubert. “There is a lot of project cargo inbound from the Far East to SA, and the other southern African markets are also increasing.” But Pro Line offers a “flexible service”, Seubert added. The operating policy is to have certain base ports and all other ports on inducement. The owned fleet is self-geared for project cargo, and Pro Line will also charter in on demand. Latest call in SA was the Pro Asia, calling at Cape Town at end-April. “She was carrying a 27-metre long reactor with a unit weight of 85-tons,” Seubert said. “Brought in from the Far East, the project cargo was discharged in Cape Town using a floating crane.”