What Comes Next?
16 industry execs share expectations
Source: Breakbulk Magazine, January/February 2011 Issue – Excerpt: BDP/Project Logistics, Aaron Randolph Chen, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, www.bdpprojects.com
Throughout this region, the winds of change are blowing. Virtually every country has announced at least one wind energy project. Even Indonesia, which can rely on its massive coal reserves, has embraced “greener” power generation with its project in Aceh, Sumatra.
China is no doubt the leader as authorities hold tenders for massive wind power concessions throughout the vast country. Besides well-known players such as Siemens, GE, Vestas and Suzlon, China boasts more than 90 companies manufacturing wind energy equipment. We will see an increase in tower and blades of more than 40 meters in length being transported across the Asia-Pacific region during 2011.
In addition, smaller hydro and coal-fired power plates are slated to break ground in 2011 across the region, including in Indochina and Indonesia. There is also strong demand for enhanced power transmission and distribution; hence, transformer manufacturers such as ABB (with plants in China, Thailand and Vietnam) are working hard to satisfy this seemingly insatiable demand.
At the other end of the scale, Korean giants such as Samsung and Hyundai will be moving material from the Far East to the Middle East for four massive nuclear power plant projects, in addition to several new petrochemical complexes.
In addition, China’s rising costs along with its coastline are driving manufacturers to relocate their plants westward, promising an increase in domestic project cargo movement.
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