APL provides ocean transport for world premiere of Cleopatra exhibition
Cairo, 5 July 2010 - Container shipping line, APL, has safely transported artifacts from Egypt for their first US visit for the world premiere of an exhibition on the life and times of Cleopatra.
The exhibition, “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt”, links unique remnants of the great pharaoh’s rule with the current search for her complete history. It is organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM).
“It’s a great honour to be chosen to carry such unique and precious cargo,” said APL’s President for South Asia, Goh Teik Poh. “APL has a deserved reputation for the handling and safe carriage of special freight but this consignment was clearly in a league of its own.”
A collection of 142 artifacts is showcased in the exhibition, including colossal red granite statues of a Ptolemaic King and Queen with a combined weight approaching 5 tons, which APL transported in two 40-foot ocean containers. APL also handled statues in the likeness of the goddess Isis, sphinxes, and an array of ancient tools.
APL project teams from Egypt, Dubai, the US and Singapore worked closely with the organisers and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, which assigned a representative to accompany the antiquities on their 9,000km ocean voyage.
“APL is our partner in the successful execution of this international event. We express a deep-felt thank you to APL as a company and also for the support given to us by your teams in Cairo, Port Said and Alexandria,” said Mohamed Zohdi of UCF Overseas Transport – the Supreme Council of Antiquities logistics representative.
The exhibition began its run at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia early last month. It will subsequently travel to four other North American cities. For more information on the Cleopatra exhibition, go to www.fi.edu/cleopatra/
APL began operating in Egypt through an agency arrangement in 1994. It established its own company, APL Egypt LLC, in 2008. Headquartered in Cairo, APL Egypt LLC provides container transportation and logistics services throughout Egypt, linking the country to major markets in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
About APL
APL is a global container shipping business offering more than 60 weekly services and more than 500 calls at more than 140 ports worldwide. It combines world-class intermodal operations with leading-edge IT and e-commerce. APL is a unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), global shipping, logistics and marine terminals company. APL Web site: www.apl.com
Media Enquiries:
Paul Barrett
Telephone: (65) 6371 7959
paul_barrett@apl.com
The exhibition, “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt”, links unique remnants of the great pharaoh’s rule with the current search for her complete history. It is organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM).
“It’s a great honour to be chosen to carry such unique and precious cargo,” said APL’s President for South Asia, Goh Teik Poh. “APL has a deserved reputation for the handling and safe carriage of special freight but this consignment was clearly in a league of its own.”
A collection of 142 artifacts is showcased in the exhibition, including colossal red granite statues of a Ptolemaic King and Queen with a combined weight approaching 5 tons, which APL transported in two 40-foot ocean containers. APL also handled statues in the likeness of the goddess Isis, sphinxes, and an array of ancient tools.
APL project teams from Egypt, Dubai, the US and Singapore worked closely with the organisers and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, which assigned a representative to accompany the antiquities on their 9,000km ocean voyage.
“APL is our partner in the successful execution of this international event. We express a deep-felt thank you to APL as a company and also for the support given to us by your teams in Cairo, Port Said and Alexandria,” said Mohamed Zohdi of UCF Overseas Transport – the Supreme Council of Antiquities logistics representative.
The exhibition began its run at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia early last month. It will subsequently travel to four other North American cities. For more information on the Cleopatra exhibition, go to www.fi.edu/cleopatra/
APL began operating in Egypt through an agency arrangement in 1994. It established its own company, APL Egypt LLC, in 2008. Headquartered in Cairo, APL Egypt LLC provides container transportation and logistics services throughout Egypt, linking the country to major markets in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
About APL
APL is a global container shipping business offering more than 60 weekly services and more than 500 calls at more than 140 ports worldwide. It combines world-class intermodal operations with leading-edge IT and e-commerce. APL is a unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), global shipping, logistics and marine terminals company. APL Web site: www.apl.com
Media Enquiries:
Paul Barrett
Telephone: (65) 6371 7959
paul_barrett@apl.com