While the bidding war for Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit heats up between DSV and CVC Capital Partners-led consortium, DB Schenker itself continues to move project cargo around the globe. In its recent undertaking, the company is moving a total of 240 wind turbine blades from a plant in Sheyang, China to Kandla Port in India for Envision Energy, India’s top wind turbine supplier.
Thorsten Meincke, Member of the Management Board for Air and Ocean Freight, DB Schenker, said, “We are proud to support India’s shift from fossil fuels to green alternatives. India is rapidly developing, and economic growth goes hand in hand with energy production. The provision of 80 wind turbines fosters the creation of both a stable and sustainable power supply.”
DB Schenker’s Global Projects & Industry Solutions team is overseeing the transportation of 240 wind turbine blades, a project that started in May and will go on until December 2024.
“DB Schenker is a world leading logistics partner for renewable energy projects. This large-scale logistics project of safely transporting wind turbine blades demonstrates DB Schenker’s unparalleled project management and technical capabilities. Our teams in China and India collaborate intensively and fulfill this assignment with the highest efficiency and reliability,” Daniel Wieland, Senior Vice President Global Projects & Industry Solutions, DB Schenker.
The project involves the transportation of a massive volume of cargo, totalling almost 274,000 cubic meters and weighing 4,600 tons. Each blade measures 76.8 metres in length and weighs nearly 19.3 tons. The span of a single wind turbine, at 153.6 metres, exceeds the height of the Statue of Liberty.
The company is responsible for handling all aspects of the shipment, including pick-up, export clearance, loading, unloading, and ocean freight.