Cost reduction, as well as cutting CO2 emissions are the driving forces behind decisions to combine cargo for multiple projects whenever possible. General Electric (GE) turned to BigLift Shipping, part of the Spliethoff Group when...Read more
Bolloré Logistics’ unit, Bolloré Transport & Logistics Benin was busy throughout the end of February and the whole of March moving electrical transformers in the West African country. Bolloré Transport & Logistics Benin teams transported...Read more
Offshore windGE Renewable Energy is calling on the transport and logistics industry to come with innovative solutions. With the next-generation of 13MW wind turbines set to enter the market this year, the manufacturer is searching for...Read more
Ro/roWagenborg has secured a large wind turbine transport contract for its ro/ro liner service between the Netherlands and Sweden. The company will ship 33 windmills and additional components which will take 17 voyages to complete. Read more
Offshore windSiemens Gamesa has announced a new 14 MW offshore wind turbine to challenge GE’s 12 MW Haliade-X turbine. Figures show it will be slightly bigger than the Haliade-X but the nacelle will be 100 tonnes...Read more
Consolidation among wind turbine manufacturers is set to intensify. Wood Mackenzie expects the top five global turbine OEM’s will control three-quarters of the market by 2028. Western manufacturers will become even more dominant, although Chinese...Read more
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Jumbo Maritime has delivered the nacelle of the second prototype of GE’s new Haliade-X mega offshore wind turbine. It was shipped to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth,...Read more
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the 12MW Haliade-X ha just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in...Read more
Offshore windGE has found the first commercial buyer for its new Haliade-X mega wind turbines of 12 MW. Ørsted will deploy the units on two offshore wind farms in the United States.
The Haliade-X currently is the...Read more
Offshore windShipped by the Heavy Lift Group, the worlds largest wind turbine has arrived in Rotterdam where it will be installed onshore for testing. The 12-megawatt strong wind turbine reflects the next step in offshore wind...Read more