On behalf of DHL, shortsea shipping company Wilson moved two heavy units from Belgium to the UK.
All seafastening was performed in accordance with IMO standards using certified equipment, noted Wilson.
The company added that its project cargo services also include loading and discharging using shore/floating cranes, and the provision of supporting calculations and documentation.
Offshore wind ro-ro vessel Rotra Futura has officially commenced operations with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the USA.
Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose rate index has held steady. The analyst’s average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift vessel stood at USD12,905 at the start of July 2025, up 0.08 percent month on month over the June figure.
The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes’ (ESTA) European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) for modular hydraulically suspended trailers (MHST) is on track to be finalised by the end of the year.
As part of a repowering project in Lorup, Lower Saxony, turbine manufacturer Enercon is replacing 16 older turbines with 10 modern E-175 EP5 units. Rotor blade transport systems (RBTS) from TII Scheuerle are being deployed to move the 86 m-long blades.
Deufol Döhle Projects (DDP) has delivered the first critical shipment for a major hydropower project under construction in Laos.
Project freight forwarder DAKO Worldwide Transport has delivered 24 wind turbine blades from Qingdao, China to the ports of Cuxhaven and Rostock in Germany.
