23rd April 2018
Williams Shipping Begins Turbine Blade Contract for MHI Vestas
Williams Shipping is pleased to have started working on a contract to transport 82m offshore wind turbine blades for Isle of Wight-based wind energy specialists MHI Vestas.
20th April 2018
Join us at Multimodal 2018
The Williams Shipping team will be at Stand 8000 at this year’s Multimodal event taking place between 1-3rd May at the NEC Birmingham. Now in its eleventh year, Multimodal is the UK & Ireland’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event. Multimodal represents every logistics sector under one roof, providing a highly valued […]
15th March 2018
Transportation and yard services for 29m footbridge
Williams Shipping cargo handling and transport teams worked together to get a footbridge safely up to Chichester to be installed. There was insufficient space for the bridge to be assembled either at the manufacturing site or at its final destination in Chichester. The client made use of yard space, equipment and expertise to assemble the […]
6th March 2018
Securing abnormal loads for shipping
A section of an aircraft fuselage passed through the yard of Williams Shipping last month on its way overseas. Handling unusual items like this requires specialist knowledge. What constitutes adequate lashing for a truck is not usually sufficient when the cargo is transferred to a ship. This is especially relevant for items which cannot be […]
7th February 2018
Towing WaveSub for sea trials
Assisting UK marine technology development company Marine Power Systems (MPS), we provided towage for their wave energy device, the WaveSub, from Waterloo Quay to Milford Docks, where it awaits further tests and trials. The specific construction of the device meant careful towage at no more than 2 knots, which was provided by Wilanne with 3 […]
