As part of its ongoing deliveries for INEOS Project One, one of the most energy-efficient and raw-material-efficient olefin complexes in Europe, deugro successfully completed another shipment from the UAE and Oman to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. The logistics operation demonstrated the company’s capability to manage complex multi-origin cargo movements for major industrial projects.
The cargo components were collected at the ports of Hamriyah in the UAE and Sohar in Oman before being delivered to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium in June. These deliveries supplemented the 52,600 cubic meters of equipment that deugro had delivered from China to Belgium in January, which included a variety of oversized and heavy lift units such as a 430-metric-tonne modular building measuring nearly 29 x 14.4 x 6.65 meters, pipe racks with lengths exceeding 15 meters, and exchanger skids weighing more than 160 metric tonnes.
Discharging operations at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium
The operation was coordinated with deugro UK acting as the central project control tower, working in close collaboration with local teams from deugro Belgium, deugro UAE, deugro Oman and dteq Transport Engineering Solutions. The collaborative approach ensured on-site supervision and coordination for all loading and discharge operations, with all cargo successfully delivered safely and on schedule.
Ben Cunnington, country manager UK at deugro, characterised the shipment as one of many that deugro had been awarded in support of the INEOS Project One megaproject in Antwerp, describing it as one of the most complex due to the nature of the cargo and multiple locations involved. He noted that deugro offices in Belgium, the UK, the UAE and Oman were all involved, with representatives present for all loading and unloading operations of the cargo.
Cunnington emphasised that the expert support from dteq and the company’s Chartering team made the operation a true joint effort, highlighting the collaborative nature of deugro’s teamwork across multiple regions. The successful completion of this multi-origin shipment reinforced deugro’s position as a key logistics partner for complex industrial projects requiring specialised heavy lift and oversized cargo handling capabilities.
The INEOS Project One represents a significant investment in European petrochemical infrastructure, with deugro’s ongoing logistics support playing a crucial role in delivering the equipment necessary for the construction of this advanced olefin complex in Antwerp.
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