Manora Logistics organised together with its overseas partners a dinner in restaurant ’t Zilte, on top of MAS Museum in Antwerp, which was attended by many of our customers. Also colleagues from the various offices attended, and everyone could meet in a relaxed atmosphere, while overlooking the port and city. Chef Patron Viki Geunes, supported by his team, and not least by sommelier Sepideh Sedaghatnia, offered us all not just good food and wine, but truly a gastronomical dining extravaganza!

Manora Logistics organised the logistics for 49 pieces project cargo, totalling almost 6.000 freight ton from factory in China upto delivered final destination in The Middle East. All cargo was first inspected, thereafter loaded on barges in China, and transported to Hong Kong, where cargo was loaded on m/v HR Recognition with final destination Saudi Arabia.  This transport was part of an ongoing project, where Manora has been involved since 2013.  All went well, within time and budget. We want to thank all involved in this critical shipment, one of the largest under this contract.

We were requested to transport a 800 ton capacity Linear Winch together with its components and spares, such as reels, power units, control units and some containers, from Europe to Onslow in Australia. After careful arrangements, for timely delivery and without facing delays due to AQIS regulations upon arrival in Australia, the cargo left on two separate vessel to Fremantle. There the cargo was delivered as per schedule to the customer by our local partners. After a few weeks work, assisting the customer in a marine works project, the winch will come back, including the reels of 124 ton. Another successful project for Manora Logistics, especially thanks to great support from the customer and from our partners in this project!

As informed earlier, Manora Logistics is involved in the deliveries of equipment for a Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Al Jubail – Saudi Arabia. We were requested by the customer, one of the world’s leading EPC contractors, to organise a urgent, last minute transport from Linhai, China to Al Jubail. They themselves called it a challenge, as planning would be very tight. Together with our partners in Asia, we arranged for two barges in the factory, while the cargo was still being painted and packed. After loading and customs clearance, the cargo was brought to Hong Kong. There the cargo was loaded midstream, direct overside onto the deep sea vessel, which took the cargo into Saudi Arabia. Careful planning, close follow up and as always a bit of luck helped us to finish this transport seamlessly ! Many thanks again to all parties who assisted in this transport.

Manora organised the transport of some urgent shipment of excavators and bulldozers from the Netherlands to Tanger in Morocco via the port of Antwerp. All cargo was picked up by trucks from the Netherlands and delivered to the port, where it was loaded on board mv Marley. After a short transit time, all cargo was timely delivered at destination. Many thanks to all involved!

Much more than a ground-breaking expedition. The Greenlad Ice Expedition by seasoned polar explorers Dixie Dansercoer & Eric McNair-Landry attempt a new world distance record in the Arctic, by completing a circumnavigation of Greenland this Spring season: 5000+ km in 80 days, using only sledges, kites and the katabatic winds. If they succeed it will be the Longest Arctic unsupported snow-kiting expedition.

This dynamic multi-generational team exudes an innovative and ambitious approach toward polar exploration. During the trip, they will also be investigating the climate of Greenland, using multiple  scientific data collection tools.
Manora facilitated the logistics for this project, delivering all equipment and foodstuffs (including temperature controlled) for the expedition by a small plane from Belgium to Kulusuk, Greenland. The expedition is to start in a few days now, and all materials have meantime arrived safely.

We wish Dixie and Eric lots of success on their long journey !

This week Manora organised the transport of an upending tool and power pack, as well as cleaning tools from Belgium and the Netherlands for Tees in The UK, where the cargo will be taken over by an installation vessel, working on a Windfarm in the North Sea. The services included transport, lashing and providing of written procedures. With the upending tool weighing 90 ton and the cleaning tool having a diameter of 8,5 meters, again a nice and challenging transport. Many thanks to all involved!

Manora Logistics was requested by our customer, one of the world’s largest providers of technical engineering and EPC services, to arrange the transport of large components for a Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Saudi Arabia. They are part of a ongoing project upto end 2014. The first 2 units were loaded in Masan, Korea on SAL’s m/v Grietje. Each unit was about 40 meters in length and 7 meters in diameter and had a weight of approx 300 ton. All going well, the cargo should arrive at destination by 2nd half December. Early December another 3 similar units will be loaded on Hansa’s m/v HHL Macao, which will also include a heavier and even larger unit. Great thanks to all involved!

During completion of last voyages of the Dan Tysk Project, Manora started the first load out of foundations for the Humber gateway project. Humber gateway, with 73 installed turbines, will have a installed capacity of 219 MW, and provide electricity for some 170.000 families in the UK. Each transition piece weighs some 250 ton, and has a length of over 30 meters. Again Manora coordinates all transport activities, and designed the sea fastening on board of the pontoon. We are responsible for the deliveries from yard upto alongside the installation vessel MPI Discovery, which will take the units directly on board, using its own crane. First T/P was loaded under a bright and sunny sky, hope this may continue during the rest of the project.

Manora Logistics organized the logistics for 2 brand new Liebherr LR 1750 cranes to Kitimat, Canada from Flushing, the Netherlands. The heaviest pieces weighing 60 ton, the vessel Copenhagen, was almost full under deck. The cranes will be used in a new mining extension project in British Colombia in Canada for next few months. The vessel is meantime well underway and will sail directly from Europe to Canada East Coast via the Panama Canal. All going well, the vessel will discharge her cargo by mid August !

After successful completion of a mining project in 2012, Manora Logistics will this year again assist one of its customers with deliveries to Africa for a new iron ore mine. The first deliveries of equipment are taking place in the second quarter of 2013, but due to some delays in the start up of the mine, the material will first be stored for some time in the port of Antwerp. Manora is therefore, together with its overseas offices and partners, organizing the logistics from China, Brazil, Germany and The Netherlands, and will consolidate all the cargo for some time in a warehouse until the site is ready to accommodate the project cargo.

Under a tight hour by hour schedule, Manora Logistics organized the transport of a jacket of 1000 ton, from The Netherlands to Belgium, on a pontoon 100 x 33 meters. For this transport a total of 4 bridges had to be passed, including ‘The Hef’ in Rotterdam, where we had only one meter air clearance on a 47 meter high convoy, and 50 cm under the keel. A challenge for all parties, but again a successful completion for our team, with thanks to all partners involved!

Just before Christmas and the days of early January, Manora Logistics, together with colleagues in the USA, delivered a CC6800 crane to Conemaugh, PA , coming from Europe. A large number of trucks, including low bed trailers, were required, and de-stuffing organized in the port of Baltimore for onward delivery. Although, due to the holiday period and port strikes, we faced some problems, still the customer was very satisfied about our performance and punctual and within budget deliveries. Great thanks to all partners and colleagues in the USA!

Together with our colleagues in the US, Manora Logistics organized the shipment of several land rigs from USA, via the port of Baltimore to both Angola and DRC.
Some types of drill rigs were wheel mounted, whereas others were track mounted. Several RoRo lines were used, and pre- and on-carriage was done using special lowed trailers.

Manora Logistics Antwerp organized in close cooperation with partners in Mexico, the shipment of project cargo to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico.
Precarriage was organized from Netherlands and Belgium, and cargo consolidated in the port of Antwerp
Over 100 containers, including open top and flat racks were loaded at Antwerp mainly on CSAV vessels, with short transit time of about 20 days to Lazaro Cardenas. Last cargoes left just before Christmas period, and will arrive in Mexico by Mid January.
Another successful project.

During the rainy days of last few weeks, Manora Logistics successfully loaded the first units for a new offshore wind park being build off the coast of the island of Sylt in the German North Sea. In total 80 units will be transported, each weighing 300 ton, and over 26 meter in height. Tailormade sea fastening has been developed and installed onto the pontoons for this purpose.

Manora Logistics has developed a excellent reputation in offshore wind energy, and next to DanTysk several more projects will be executed in the coming year.

Manora Logistics completed successfully the first shipment of 15 trucks of a large order for Africa. The trucks were delivered to Antwerp from France, and loaded on a RoRo vessel sailing for Africa. In Antwerp also a prey shipment survey has been organized, to ensure the trucks arrived in excellent condition with the customer. All the trucks are destined for a large mining company in Africa.

We spent the weekend with the Manora colleagues in Dublin, Ireland. A beautiful city, with good company, excellent food, plenty of places to have fun and sunny weather, what more can you ask for?

Thanks to the organizer and thanks for everyone’s presence!

FLiDAR is an offshore meteorological station designed for marine renewable energy technologies such as offshore wind, wave, tidal etc.

Manora was awarded the contract to organize the transport (inclu the packaging and special overland transport) to the UK, for a new offshore project of the customer.

Another successfully completed project.