Updated · HeavyLift & Project Forwarding International · Jun 5
China Dominates Project Logistics Exports as 108-Meter Wind Blades Drive Heavy-Lift Demand
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Updated · HeavyLift & Project Forwarding International · Jun 5
China Dominates Project Logistics Exports as 108-Meter Wind Blades Drive Heavy-Lift Demand
3 articles · Updated · HeavyLift & Project Forwarding International · Jun 5
Summary
China remains the main global source of project cargo, with renewable-energy equipment, grid hardware and heavy industrial units sustaining outbound heavy-lift and oversized shipments.
108-meter wind blades shipped to the UK and monthly turbine-generator moves in 2025 illustrate how offshore wind and battery storage are lifting demand for larger, more complex transport from China.
Battery storage is also reshaping cargo profiles: average container weight has climbed from 35 tonnes to 46-48 tonnes, forcing ports and carriers to upgrade lifting capacity and equipment.
Belt and Road build-outs and rising Global South trade are adding exports of refinery modules, port cranes, transmission systems and rail- and port-construction equipment across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
China-plus-one strategies have diversified assembly locations, but executives say core components still come from China, leaving its project-logistics lead intact over the next 5-10 years despite weaker investment sentiment since late 2024.