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 powertrains. Responding to the market demand, ZF Wind Power has...Read more
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 in Babra, India was the first client to book Sarens’...Read more
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 been handled in Egypt by EMCO.Read more
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.Read more
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 blades ever handled by the Port of Duluth-Superior.Read more
Boomsma makes first voyage with wind-assisted multipurpose vessel
ShippingPRESS 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 with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, both companies worked...Read more
UWL takes delivery of new deck carrier BraveWind
ShippingUnited Wind Logistics (UWL) has taken delivery of its second newbuild deck carrier, the MV BraveWind. The vessel is currently on its way to Europe carrying barges from Nantong in China to the port of...Read more
Vestas secures new onshore wind project in Vietnam
RenewablesPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer Ia Bang Wind Power, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power producer Gia Lai Electricity. This is Vestas’ second project with...Read more
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 39-metre long blades and 69-metre high towers.Read more
China Navigation launches Swire Projects with former Zeamarine staff
ShippingChina Navigation is ramping its project cargo business by launching Swire Projects, a new business that will develop an “independent global strategy in the multipurpose & heavy-lift market”. The company has hired seasoned professionals from...Read more
Zeebrugge’s onshore windpark is taking shape
Ports & TerminalsPRESS RELEASE – The wind-turbine project in Zeebrugge is taking shape as the first of eleven wind turbines got assembled on Friday the 21st of August. The parts of the eleven new wind turbines arrived...Read more
Port of Bilbao records strong growth in wind components despite Covid-19
Wind energy logisticsThe Port of Bilbao has recorded strong growth in the throughput of wind energy components in the first half of 2020. Despite the coronavirus, which caused many manufacturers to temporarily shut down factories, volumes rose...Read moreVestas increases revenue by 67% despite “challenging circumstances”
OEMVestas 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, the turbine manufacturer is confident about the remainder of 2020...Read more
Siemens Gamesa bags 170 MW in new turbine orders for Chile
Wind energyPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received two new orders totalling 170 MW for the Cabo Leones I and III projects in Chile. Both wind farms will become operational in 2021. Read more
Universal Transport delivers wind turbines for Enercon
Heavy haulagePRESS RELEASE – Heavy load logistics provider Universal Transport has delivered two complete wind turbines from their production sites in Northern and Central Germany to their site of operation, a wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia...Read more
IEA: Corona crisis threatens to derail renewables growth
Renewables2020 was forecasted to be a record year for the renewables industry but without government action, the corona crisis could considerably disrupt its momentum, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA). In Europe, wind turbine manufacturers...Read more
Siemens Gamesa: “We will maintain manufacturing and installation operations”
Wind energyWhile the coronavirus is reaping havoc and the oil price plunged below 30 dollars, Siemens Gamesa has provided a shred of good news in an otherwise disastrous week: the wind turbine manufacturer will be able...Read more
US wind market drives project cargo growth in Duluth
Wind energyPRESS RELEASE – A rise in project cargo pushed the total cargo volume in the Port of Duluth to 33.5 million tonnes in 2019. Thanks to a growing US wind industry, the handling of project...Read more