XLProjects (XLP) member Freight Traders (FTL) has handled a shipment at the port of Tauranga, New Zealand.
The combined weight of all 108 cargoes totalled 538 tonnes. The heaviest unit – a generator stator - weighed 163 tonnes and measured 7.5 m x 4.2 m x 4.3 m.
Other pieces included a generator rotor, turbine rotor, three turbine casings and a cooler frame.
At the port, a geared vessel unloaded the cargoes ready for transportation to the final destination. This is part of an ongoing project.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
Combi Lift successfully completed lots one and two of complex multimodal transport project, delivering a complete chemical plant from Chennai port, India, to Proctor, West Virginia, USA, via the port of New Orleans.
Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal wind turbine foundations for two of Europe’s biggest offshore wind farm projects: RWE’s Nordseecluster A (Germany) and Thor (Denmark).
