CTO Brasil Worldwide Logistics has joined the Project Professionals Group as its overdimensional logistics specialist in Brazil. PPG General Manager Kevin Stephens said CTO Group (www.ctonet.com) had extensive international experience in the transportation of overdimensional cargo since its beginnings in 1974. The Brazil office is located in Sao Paulo offering a range of airfreight, oceanfreight and special project services. Meanwhile, Mr Stephens said the PPG Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management professional development course was open to all breakbulk and project cargo logistics specialists and their intermediaries transporting heavy-lift cargos, particularly those involved with the management of large-scale projects. The two-day course has ISO 9001:2008 certification and is now certified by the Project Management Institute (Arabian Gulf Chapter) for education and training in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The next two courses will be held during Breakbulk Americas in Houston (5-6 October) and Breakbulk Middle East in Abu Dhabi (25-26 October). Further information, including testimonials and registration, is available at www.ppgprojects.com and www.breakbulk.com