Port of Galveston ditches grain for more profitable project cargo
The Port of Galveston is set to demolish its century-old grain elevators to make way for new cargo types, including roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) cargo and wind…
DAKO starts shipping blades for two wind projects in Texas
DAKO Worldwide Transport is getting a fair share of requests from the wind energy sector which is growing at a significant speed. A record 116,065…
Denzai secures funds to invest in heavy machinery
Denzai K.K. has continued investing in heavy machinery capable of handling large onshore and offshore wind components. The company has secured a 12.2 billion yen…
Enercon’s wind blade prototype passes heavy transport test
Wind turbine manufacturer, Enercon, has reached a major milestone as it concluded the heavy transport for its E-175 EP5 prototype. Following a multiple-day journey by…
On to the next one
More wind turbine components reach Port of Kaskinen
Handling of wind turbines arriving at the Finnish port of Kaskinen has only been picking up since starting in February this year. A regular guest…
ZF turns to waterways for powertrains transport
The demand for wind energy is increasing worldwide and turbines are getting bigger and more powerful, and so are all the other components, like the…
Sarens completes first TCI job in India for Clean Max
Heavy lifting and engineered transport specialist, Sarens, has recently completed its first transport, crane and installation (TCI) job in India. Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions…
EMCO: A look at Egyptian project cargo
What do 1,300 Russian-made train wagons and a shipment of 213 wind turbine blades have in common? They are both project cargo shipments that have…
Protranser delivers wind turbine blades to Germany
Protranser International Logistics has delivered 4 sets of wind blades from Taicang county, in Jiangsu province, China, to Rostock, on the north coast of Germany.
Port of Duluth receives record breaking shipment of wind turbine blades
Duluth Cargo Connect, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority’s project cargo entity, received a shipment of wind energy cargo from Europe, including the longest wind turbine…
Shipping
Boomsma makes first voyage with wind-assisted multipurpose vessel
PRESS RELEASE – Some eight months after signing the contract COVID-style, Boomsma Shipping has now installed its first two eConowind VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion units. Even…
Shipping
UWL takes delivery of new deck carrier BraveWind
United Wind Logistics (UWL) has taken delivery of its second newbuild deck carrier, the MV BraveWind. The vessel is currently on its way to Europe…
Renewables
Vestas secures new onshore wind project in Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer Ia Bang Wind Power, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power…
Collett hauls 128 components for Inverclyde wind farm
Collett has completed the delivery of all 128 components for the Inverclyde wind farm in Scotland, consisting of eight Enercon E82 wind turbines, each featuring…
Shipping
China Navigation launches Swire Projects with former Zeamarine staff
China Navigation is ramping its project cargo business by launching Swire Projects, a new business that will develop an “independent global strategy in the multipurpose…
Ports & Terminals
Zeebrugge’s onshore windpark is taking shape
PRESS RELEASE – The wind-turbine project in Zeebrugge is taking shape as the first of eleven wind turbines got assembled on Friday the 21st of…
Wind energy logistics
Port of Bilbao records strong growth in wind components despite Covid-19
The Port of Bilbao has recorded strong growth in the throughput of wind energy components in the first half of 2020. Despite the coronavirus, which…
OEM
Vestas increases revenue by 67% despite “challenging circumstances”
Vestas has increased its revenue by 67% in the second quarter to a total of EUR 3.5 billion. While the pandemic is creating some difficulties,…
Wind energy
Siemens Gamesa bags 170 MW in new turbine orders for Chile
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received two new orders totalling 170 MW for the Cabo Leones I and III projects in Chile. Both wind…
Heavy haulage
Universal Transport delivers wind turbines for Enercon
PRESS RELEASE – Heavy load logistics provider Universal Transport has delivered two complete wind turbines from their production sites in Northern and Central Germany to…