en.Wedoany.com Reported - AAL Shipping has delivered a total of 125,175 revenue tons of wind turbine blades and towers to the 105 MW Kings Rock wind farm in Western Australia across two voyages. The operation deployed AAL's 32,000 dwt Super-B class vessel AAL Antwerp and the 31,000 dwt A class vessel AAL Shanghai, enhancing overall logistics efficiency and schedule integrity for the project. Typically, such transport would require three to four voyages.

On the final shipment, AAL Antwerp arrived in Bunbury, Western Australia, carrying 91,739 revenue tons of wind energy cargo, including 51 wind turbine blades, each 80 meters long and weighing over 36 tons. These blades were stacked up to six wide and five high. This single shipment accounted for over 70% of the project's total cargo volume. Renate Poppe, Regional Operations Manager for AAL Shipping Australia, stated that by optimizing cargo stowage and vessel utilization, the company consolidated work that would typically require multiple voyages into two, delivering financial and scheduling benefits to the client while maintaining high standards of safety and cargo care. Nicola Pacifico, Global Engineering Manager at AAL Shipping, added that the discharge operation of AAL Antwerp in Bunbury faced challenges, particularly regarding safety measures required when handling upper-tier blades stacked five high, and adapting to port crane height and outreach limitations. The entire process was completed safely within nine days. As environmental requirements tighten, AAL indicated last month that it is decoupling fleet growth from emission output.