As part of its continuing strategy to focus on growing business sectors in the UK, GAC has opened a new quayside office in Great Yarmouth to meet the needs of the renewable energy sector in the Southern North Sea for integrated shipping and logistics services. Offshore energy Great Yarmouth, along with neighboring Lowestoft, has supported…
Wind Logistics assets acquired by BNSF Logistics
BNSF Logistics, LLC, a global multi-modal transportation and logistics service provider, announced the acquisition of the wind energy related assets and contracts of Vectora Transportation, a Chicago based third-party logistics provider specializing in bulk commodities and dimensional cargo transport solutions. “Vectora’s tower fixture technology and market position in the wind energy arena are the perfect complement to BNSF Logistics’…
What role does transportation and logistics play in the wind industry?
The problem with moving wind-turbine components is their size–they are gigantic. Nacelles can weigh as much as 205,000 pounds, while half of a tower can be 15-ft wide and almost 120-ft long. And blades–conversation stoppers on most highways– easily span 180 ft. Moving these structures takes special equipment, trucks, trains, ships, and harbors. Siemens is…
Challenges in moving huge and heavy components
In an ideal world, logistics directors would schedule a train to deliver tower sections, nacelles, and blades to a storage area within a few miles of their wind farm. Trucks would complete the delivery. But the ideal quickly runs off the rails because a few rail tunnels are too narrow for nacelles, many loads are…
What are the logistics involved in wind turbine installation?
The growth in the size of wind turbines and their components have negatively affected America’s transportation industry. The wind industry has pushed high-load permits to high numbers. Four to five truck loads are needed for each turbine. By one count in 2009, 22,000 truck loads were needed to ship 5,000 wind turbines. Even a small…
AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop: Logistics
Moderator: Nikhil Amin, President, Trinity Logistics Group Panel: – Vikash Patel, Transportation & Logistics Manager, GE Energy Logistics – Sally Chope, Transportation & Logistics Manager, Siemens – Terrance Moore, Dir. Business Development, American Electric Power (AEP) River Operations 1:30p – Vikash Patel, GE Energy – Quality of logistics from OEM is key in earning business…