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tr a d in g c ompani e s ,


will install the two-part towers and all that gear on the AMV3, the world’s largest ship custom-designed to extract one of the world’s most precious stones. BBC Chartering’s Marko


Stampehl shares that anecdote, along with some thoughts and forecasts about the project, arguably one of


the most romantic sectors in the logistics business.


Good Outlook As the industry continues


to navigate the pandemic, Stampehl,


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Head of Marketing and Public Relations, says, “This year, 2021, looks healthy, as does 2022, so we are rather optimistic for the short- to medium-term


outlook.” Namely,


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Bill Hensel, spokesperson,


Port Houston, notes that BBC Chartering recently transported tube bundles weighing up to 250,000 pounds each from Italy to Texas. The cargo was bound for oil and diesel refineries in Kansas.


especially offshore wind energy.” At the same time, Dan


Cipolli, senior manager, Breakbulk Sales US, at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, sees rising petr o l eum


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“The pandemic only impacted our volume during Q2 and Q3/2020.


Aſter that we saw a strong volume rebound overall.”


-- Flavio Batista, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.


In addition to that project,


he says, “The amount of wind power


equipment


moving across the docks is up significantly through March compared to the same period last year.” Ritesh Nair, Global Sales director, Rhenus


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Logistics, meanwhile, calls the project cargo market “very robust.” He also predicts tailwinds will be stronger for alternative energy than for oil


prices contributing to a boom in oil and gas freight, and likewise agreeing with Nair that, as he puts it simply, “The project business is improving.” More specifically, Flavio


Batista, WW’s senior vice president, Sales, Americas, notes that while the Norwegian/Swedish maritime operator saw a pandemic- driven dip in volumes during 2020’s second and third


be energy projects,


which COVID-19 had forced to


suspended, are now


beginning to materialize, he says, echoing many other C-suiters here.


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The BBC Pearl, a BBC Chartering MPP heavy-liſt vessel, loads lower part of a diamond-drilling tower weighing 159 tons at the Port of Tallinn, Estonia. (Photo courtesy of Sinisilm. ee for BBC Chartering)


and gas. “With the recent push by


government for renewable energy and infrastructure development, this is likely to continue into the foreseeable future,” says Nair, adding: “Though investments in the oil and gas sector have dropped significantly—one can say to a grinding halt, compared to the past—there is increased activity in renewable energy projects,


“We are rather optimistic for the short- to medium-term outlook.” -- Marko Stampehl, BBC Chartering.


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