DEE Delight Handles Wind Turbine Components for Thai Power Project
DEE Delight Port Stevedoring Services is handling wind turbine components including blades exceeding 90 meters long for a Thai power plant project, leveraging engineering expertise and specialized heavy lift operations to meet manufacturer
DEE Delight Port Stevedoring Services is advancing its expertise in heavy lift and project cargo operations by supporting the transport of wind turbine generator components for a wind power plant. The company applies engineering knowledge, planning, and risk management to handle specialized large components while meeting manufacturer safety standards. This builds on recent success handling super heavy modules weighing over 800 tons at Chumphon Port for export to Baytown, Texas.
Krisad Sitongon, CEO of DEE Delight Port Stevedoring Services, explained that wind turbine component handling falls under Project Cargo and Out of Gauge (OOG) categories, with each component having specific constraints regarding size, weight, center of gravity, and lifting methods. The work requires detailed engineering and logistics planning, from component analysis and risk assessment to lift design and equipment selection, ensuring safe delivery that meets schedules and manufacturer standards.
Key components DEE Delight handles include wind turbine blades exceeding 90 meters long weighing approximately 37 tons each, hubs weighing about 53 tons, nacelles weighing about 40 tons, and drive trains weighing nearly 100 tons. The 90-meter blades are particularly sensitive to wind forces and require careful control to prevent bending or twisting during lifting and movement. The drive trains, weighing nearly 100 tons, require precise lifting point design, load distribution, center of gravity assessment, and vessel balance evaluation to ensure safe operations.
The company's previous experience with super heavy modules weighing over 800 tons provides a foundation for applying engineering expertise, risk management, and multi-party coordination to each project. Krisad stated: "Thailand's investment direction in clean energy, infrastructure, and large industry is creating opportunities for the heavy lift and project cargo sector. DEE Delight's goal is to strengthen Thai personnel capabilities alongside developing engineering and safety standards to support large domestic projects and enhance Thai businesses' competitiveness at the regional level."
About DEE Delight Port Stevedoring Services: DEE Delight is a heavy lift service provider and project cargo specialist using engineering-based services covering component assessment, risk analysis, lift design, equipment selection, and management of oversized or out-of-gauge cargo requiring specialized planning to ensure safe and efficient transport.
