Flexible Project Cargo Solutions from Blue Bell Shipping
7th February 2023
Blue Bell Shipping are new PCN members in Iraq! With impressive project cargo expertise and a proactive team, Blue Bell Shipping offer flexible project cargo solutions. They are an MNR approved logistics company and have experience in project moves from diverse sectors such as oil & gas, construction and power & energy as well as aid cargo.
Aditya Menon (Commercial Manager) introduces the company; "Blue Bell Shipping are experts in project logistics and over-dimensional cargo services. Our team can manage entire projects - from the initial consultations during the budgeting phase right down to the final on-site assembly operations. Having delivered various prestigious projects in challenging areas, the Blue Bell Project Division is experienced in every aspect of project freight management. Whatever the nature, scale or location of your project, talk to us about how we can take care of the logistics."
"Our areas of expertise include multimodal heavy lift & OOG transport, breakbulk, RO/RO & containerised freight solutions, port operations, heavy lift planning & execution, surveys, customs clearance & complete documentation, on-site representation, ship & aircraft charters, oil, gas & energy cargo, military & government shipments and dangerous goods."
Khor Mor 250 Project
For this project, Blue Bell Shipping contributed by working directly with the oilfield operator but also numerous EPCs and suppliers/vendors to streamline deliveries from many origins across the globe. Hundreds of OOG flat racks and containers were moved as well as numerous multi-purpose vessel charters.
One particular shipment involved over 5,500cbm and 800mt of skids and pressure vessels delivered from Hamriyah in the UAE and Mumbai in India to the Khor Mor Site in Northern Iraq. The cargo was moved on a geared multi-purpose vessel which consolidated the cargo by calling at the two origin ports before heading to the destination port in Turkiye where the Blue Bell team discharged the cargo and arranged trucking and escorts to the site.
Tawke Recycle Gas Injection Project
Blue Bell Shipping first participated in the Phase I expansion whereby over 10,000cbm of cargo and many heavy-lift units were transported from Canada, the USA and Romania to the site. During this period, there was a severe shortage of traditional breakbulk and multi-purpose vessels, so the Blue Bell team completed a feasibility study and were able to move heavy lift cargo from Europe by road.
For the Phase II expansion, Blue Bell Shipping was once again awarded the complete scope of work from one of the EPCs and also supported the oilfield operator directly with many shipments. So far, it is estimated over 12,000cbm and 65+ shipments of cargo have been moved for the phase including multiple vessel charters, containers and airfreight consignments.
The images show some key pieces of cargo moved either as traditional breakbulk, breakbulk on container vessels or on OOG flat-racks including skids, compressors and LED units shipped from various international origins to North Iraq via Turkiye.