SWIRE PROJECTS, SHIPPING PROJECT CARGO, BREAKBULK AND HEAVY LIFT CARGOES FROM AND TO EAST ASIA - WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA

As a heavy-lift operator, we offer a regular semi-liner service connecting East Asia with the West Coast of North America. We call at base ports of Qingdao, Taicang, Vancouver (Canada), Vancouver (USA), Everett and also ports subject to inducement such as Busan, Kobe, Nagoya, Kaohsiung, and Stewart. Our vessels are equipped to handle breakbulk, project, and heavy-lift cargo in these ports.

In this article, we explain why project forwarders and cargo owners should partner with us, outlining the cargo flows we handle, the markets we serve, and our business approach. Additionally, we briefly highlight several ports we are able to serve in China, as well as in South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan Region, Southeast Asia and on the West Coast of the USA and Canada.

Why work with Swire Projects for your project and breakbulk cargo?

•    As a heavy-lift operator, we offer reliable service between Asia and the West Coast of North America. Our team brings extensive expertise in cargo flows, as well as loading and discharge ports.

•    Thanks to our multipurpose semi-liner service, we can accommodate a wide range of breakbulk, project cargo, and heavy-lift shipments, which we’ll explore further in this article.

•    We call at dedicated ports in China and West Coast USA and Canada, and offer flexible solutions, including inducement ports along the trade route, such as in Korea, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan Region, and Southeast Asia.

•    At Swire Projects, we understand the needs of shippers and project forwarders. We have all the necessary digital tools in place, including shipment tracking.

Industries we serve

First, let’s have a look at the industries we are active in. Swire Projects offers tailored solutions to several industries, including the Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Mining, Construction & Infrastructure, Power Generation and Chemicals markets.

Heavy lift solutions for the Renewables market

Swire Projects has extensive experience in handling the unique challenges of transporting heavy and oversized equipment for renewable energy projects. Whether it’s wind turbines, towers, solar panels, or other renewable energy components, we provide specialised transport engineering solutions, well-equipped vessels with the necessary lifting capacity, and years of expertise to ensure safe and efficient delivery.

Shipping solutions for Oversized Construction & Infrastructure cargoes

Transporting oversized, heavy, and specialised cargoes for construction and infrastructure projects is something we often ship. Whether its large modules, heavy equipment, steel beams, pipes or other specialised cargoes for construction or infrastructure projects, our team is ready to provide a reliable, safe, and effective shipping solution that meet specific requirements.

Recently, we shipped cranes and accessories from Taicang, China to the port of Singapore. Over 40 units weighing each 2,565 cbm were successfully transported with our MV Pacific Excellence. We have also supported the construction of a new shipyard terminal in Western Australia where 18 units of steel modules of about 2,780 cbm were successfully transported from Taicang, China to Darwin, Australia.

Specialised transportation solutions for the Oil & Gas industry

Swire Projects has a proven history of successfully handling complex project cargo shipments for leading oil and gas companies worldwide. Our expertise encompasses the transportation of large and heavy equipment, intricate machinery, and essential materials critical to the operations of this industry.

What heavy lift, breakbulk and project cargoes do we ship?

Cargoes that we can transport ranges from shipment of oversized modules, columns and towers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, material handling equipment, sensitive IMDG cargo, minerals and metals, yachts, work boats, defence, barges, pontoons, mining trucks, construction cranes, power generation equipment (including turbines, generators, and transformers), renewable energy equipment (including wind turbines, towers, hubs, nacelles and solar panels), bulk commodities (grains, minerals, coal, and bagged goods) and forestry products (including logs, lumber, and pulp).

Our versatile fleet of heavy lift vessels

Now you know the cargo flows we can ship, let’s have a look at our fleet. We have 9 multipurpose (MPP) vessels that are specially designed to carry this wide range of cargoes. Utilising Swire Projects’ H-Class 28,500 dwt and I-Type 19,000 dwt MPP vessels, both equipped with lifting capacities between 80 to 480 tonnes, our service ensures the safe and efficient transportation of complex cargoes.

Need a heavy lift solution?

Swire Projects offers transpacific breakbulk and project cargo services between Asia and North Asia to the West Coast of North America. Our sailings cover key ports, including Everett, WA, and Vancouver, BC, with additional West Coast North American ports available on a sub-inducement basis. Similarly, we provide flexible port calls in Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan, also on a sub-inducement basis, ensuring tailored solutions for our customers' transportation needs. In most of the regions, we have commercial agents, such as in South Korea and Japan.

Here is a list of ports we call, including but not limited to:
•    Port of Busan, Korea
•    Port of Everett, USA
•    Port of Ensenada, Mexico
•    Port of Guaymas, Mexico  
•    Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Region
•    Port of Keihin, Japan
•    Port of Kobe, Japan
•    Port of Portland, USA
•    Port of Qingdao, China
•    Port of Seattle, USA
•    Port of Singapore, Singapore
•    Port of Stewart, Canada
•    Port of Taicang, China
•    Port of Tacoma, USA
•    Port of Vancouver, Canada
•    Port of Vancouver, USA
•    Port of Yokohama, Japan

Contact our heavy lift & project cargo specialists today

Get in touch with us if you need to transport your breakbulk and project cargo to or from Asia, and West Coast North America. Swire Projects is headquartered in Singapore and has offices worldwide, including Shanghai, Hamburg, Vancouver, and Houston.

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