AAL shipping transported 43 turbines from China to Queensland on behalf of RES Australia. The turbines were destined for the Dulacca wind farm, which has a power generation capacity of 180 MW, making it one of Australia’s largest windfarms. AAL’s shipments included all 43 Vestas wind turbines (towers and blades), transformers, electrical cables, and other goods with a total weight of 375,000 freight tonnes (FRT).
The V150-4.2MW wind turbines, supplied and installed by Vestas and carried by AAL, are said to be the tallest installed in Australia, at nearly 250 metres from base to tip. RES says construction of the project is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023.
“The shipments into Brisbane for Dulacca were loaded in several Chinese ports including Tianjin, Taicang and Yangzhou and we worked with multiple logistics companies in their execution, each with their own specific timeline and cargo requirements. We therefore utilised two different vessel classes on the project, our ‘mega-size’ 31,000 deadweight (DWT) A-Class and the more compact 19,000 DWT S-Class – to manage both large and small shipment sizes with as much efficiency and economy of scale for our customers as possible.”
Andrew Mangan, Chartering Manager at AAL
