

Breakbulk and project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping delivered a cable carousel measuring 23 metres in diameter (73-metre circumference) to the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project. The cargo was loaded in Jebel Ali and transported on deck of the 19,000 dwt heavy lift multipurpose vessel AAL Nanjing to the project marshalling port Taichung, Taiwan.

While the trade in pineapples has slowed, trade in exotic fruit like durian, mangos, persimmons and avocados have seen soaring demand, according to a Drewry report.