Break-bulk, project cargo and heavy lift specialist Chipolbrok will enter the Australia trade, according to Brisbane-based Quay Shipping, which has been appointed as the company’s exclusive agent.
Quay reports that Chipolbrok, and subsidiary HongFa Shipping, own and operate a fleet on modern multipurpose, geared, semi-container triple-deckers of nearly one million deadweight. The ships have a total combined crane maximum capacity of 700 tonnes.
Chipolbrok and HongFa Shipping provide the following liner services:
CHIPOLBROK
- FAR EAST – PANAMA- AMERICA – FAR EAST
- FAR EAST – RED SEA – MED SEA – BLACK SEA – FAR EAST
- FAR EAST – SUEZ– EUROPE– FAR EAST
HONGFA
- FAR EAST – SOUTH AFRICA & EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA – FAR EAST
- FAR EAST – WEST COAST SOUTH AMERICA – FAR EAST
- FAR EAST – SOUTH EAST ASIA & OCEANIA – FAR EAST
Jin Hao, deputy managing director of HongFa Shipping, said, “The Chipolbrok name is famous throughout the world for being a dedicated and established company in the specialised market of multipurpose shipping. The company has been carefully and successfully expanding the global service. HongFa shipping, the dedicated southern hemisphere brand on Chipolbrok has been providing inducement voyages to/from Australia on an ad hoc basis for several years. We have carried many types of project cargo, windmill, module, RTG, equipment, transformer, metro, locomotive, fabrications, pipes, steel structures, log etc. However, now we want to put an anchor into this trade and to do so we needed a dedicated, professional partner and after careful consideration appointed Quay Shipping as our Australia partner”.
Quay Shipping managing director Darren Dumbleton said, “we are delighted to be appointed as Chipolbrok/HongFa exclusive agent in Australia. Mr Jin and I have known each other a long time, it’s a great honour for Quay Shipping to partner with Chipolbrok/HongFa, a trusted global brand. It’s a great opportunity for Quay to expand its principal coverage and work with Chipolbrok/HongFa to develop a dedicated service to/from Australia”.
Founded 70 years ago on 15 June 1951 by the governments of China and Poland, Chipolbrok’s head office is located in Shanghai, China, and its European base is in Gdynia, Poland.
