A SHIPMENT of wind turbine blades is on its way to Tasmania – not by the more usual breakbulk method but onboard PCTCHöegh Sunlight.
The frame-mounted, 25-metre blades, carried on Höegh Autoliners’ 80-foot roll trailers, were taken aboard in Bremerhaven at the end of November and are now en route to Melbourne, via other load port calls in Sweden, Belgium and Spain and then a South African visit before arriving mid-January.
Once in Melbourne they will be transhipped across Bass Strait to Tasmania where they will be used to replace blades of an existing turbine farm, the company says.
“The island’s energy project is one of the major developments making progress possible, as it is focused on replacing as much diesel-based generation as possible with renewables, providing reliable electricity to the whole island,” Höegh said.
Meanwhile, CEO Andreas Enger has welcomed the one-year suspension of USTR port fees, effective 10 November, as providing welcome operational relief as the company reported a strong month.
In November 2025, Höegh Autoliners transported 1.3 million cbm of cargo on prorated basis. Transported volume in the last three months (September-November) was 3.8 million cbm.
Average prorated gross freight rate in November 2025 was USD 90.3 per cbm (-0.4% compared to average gross rate in the last three months). Average prorated gross freight rate in the last three month was USD 90.6 per cbm.
Average prorated net freight rate in November 2025 was USD 77.6 per cbm (-0.7% compared to average net rate the last three months). Average prorated net freight rate in the last three month was USD 78.1 per cbm.
HH/BB (high & heavy/breakbulk) share of prorated volumes carried in November was 22%. Last three months the prorated HH/BB share was 22%.
This month Höegh Autoliners will take delivery of the seventh Aurora-class vessel, further increasing lifting capacity from 2026.