SAL transports components for offshore wind farm

· Thursday, October 20, 2016

SAL Heavy Lift, a subsidiary of “K” line, has entered a contract with Van Oord to transport foundations for wind turbines to be used at the Walney Offshore Wind Project.

SAL Heavy Lift, a subsidiary of “K” line, has entered into a contract with Van Oord to transport foundation components for wind turbines to be installed at the Walney Offshore Wind Project in the Irish Sea.
The carrier’s vessel, Svenja, will be chartered for 30 voyages to ship 87 offshore wind turbine monopoles and related pieces from northern Europe to Belfast.
This is the second contract SAL has signed in support of offshore wind farm development this year. SAL’s vessel Trina has just finished support work for the Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm Project in the German North Sea, transporting 68 foundation pieces via 11 voyages from Aalborg to Eemshaven.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.