June 2 - Heavy lift and project forwarder network, WWPC, has appointed UMA Tunisie as its exclusive member for Tunisia.

Based in Tunis, UMA Tunisie was set up in 2002 as a shipping agency committed to providing tramp and liner agency services, and a range of other activities related to shipping, including project cargo logistics. 

WWPC has also announced that its 10th Annual Conference will take place in Kuala Lumpur from January 28-30th 2010. The network's 9th Annual Conference took place recently in Frankfurt and with 69 attendees, was yet another successful event says WWPC director, Wolfgang Karau.