Turkey-based heavy transport and logistics service provider Yilnak has delivered nine Nordex blades to the Erciyes wind farm in Kayseri.
Measuring 81.5 m in length, the blades were loaded onto a 69 m-long Faymonville trailer and transported 1,048 km by road from Izmir to Kayseri ready for installation by Nordex.
One set of blades took five days to move, said the company.
Last September, wind turbine manufacturer Nordex Group established a maritime subsidiary at its office in Barasoain, Spain, and established a regular liner service with northern Europe and Asia.
Heavy-duty trailer manufacturer Faymonville has launched the HighwayMAX All-In-One modular trailer for the North American market.
China-based Protranser has coordinated the delivery of 605 cu m of cargo from Tianjin port to Iskenderun, Turkey.
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.
