Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
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I have an optimization problem..
Our clients wants to transport blades that come in packs of 18 blades
Package 1: 48.954 x 4395 x 3000 mm
Package 2: 56848 x 4395 x 3000 mm.
Available ships enable a max. lenght of 93-95 mts and 10 mts in height.
We want to change the packing in order to decrease transport costs.
Ideas?
Our clients wants to transport blades that come in packs of 18 blades
Package 1: 48.954 x 4395 x 3000 mm
Package 2: 56848 x 4395 x 3000 mm.
Available ships enable a max. lenght of 93-95 mts and 10 mts in height.
We want to change the packing in order to decrease transport costs.
Ideas?





RE: Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
RE: Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
The blades are single piece and can not be "deconstructed" in any practical sense for shipping.
The goal here is to reduce the shipping costs in total by reducing the container size (because freight is often calculated by volume-weight). Because they can't change the weight, they are trying to reduce the volume. If the volume is reduced enough it's possible they may be able to fit another "strip" of blades on the ship (although from what I've seen this is not likely).
I hope this helps.
RE: Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
Well you are less than 93 meters long and less then 10 meters in height. Unless you give us some idea of what the shipping charges are based on it is hard to understand your question.
Bill
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Jimmy Carter
RE: Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
RE: Marine Transport of 50m long blades / wings of wind power generators
Blade twist may limit how tightly you can pack the blades that way. Are the blades flexible enough to allow shipment in a de-twisted state, or a slightly bent state, or both?
... deferring the question of how one actually gets the deformed blades into the lifting frame. ... perhaps the blades could be loaded with the frame in some partially unfolded state, and then the frame could be winched tighter around the blades and pinned?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA