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Oiling the wheels of US industry

Project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) has delivered a 456-tonne load of industrial tower components from the Far East to the US West Coast. The cargo was loaded in South Korea on board the 31,000dwt heavy lift AAL Pusan and shipped to the Port of Everett in Washington on AAL’s Asia – US trade route. Handling was complicated by strict Covid-19 restrictions at multiple ports of call. The goods were being ... [+]

Back where she should be thanks to AAL Shipping

She may not look much right now but AAL Shipping is helping to restore the Alma Doepel to her full glory. The heavylift operator freely donated its operational and engineering expertise to help re-launch the 118-year-old Australian sailing ship. The three-masted topsail schooner was in dry dock for rebuilding, having served ... [+]

Every day’s a school day thanks to AAL Shipping

AAL China staff have been raising money through sponsored physical training activity for the Labu Hope Primary School in Yunnan Province. The funds raised enabled AAL’s team to purchase and donate school uniforms, bed sheets, quilts, pillows, and stationery. The Labu Hope Primary School, part of the nationwide Project Hope ... [+]

AAL adds to fleet

AAL Shipping is taking delivery of two additional ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels, expanding its core fleet to a total of 720,200 deadweight tonne. The Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past and re-join later this month – the former renamed this ... [+]

AAL to sail monthly between Americas and Asia

AAL Shipping (AAL) is committing to a monthly sailing on its breakbulk liner service between Asia and the Americas. General manager of AAL Americas, Michael Morland, explained: “Building the market to justify regular monthly multipurpose (MPP) tramp sailings has taken time and hard work. Looking back a few years, volumes could ... [+]

AAL upgrades heavylift liner route to Mideast and Asia

AAL Shipping will deploy six 30,000+ dwt heavy lift multipurpose vessels on its Europe – Middle East / India – Asia monthly liner service, launched a year ago. The line will operate its 31,000dwt A-Class fleet on the service, which offer 3,000sq m of clear weather deck space, adjustable tweendecks and ... [+]

Big ships star on the small screen

Heavylift operator AAL Shipping is to be included in the latest series of the Discovery Channel’s ‘Mega Shippers’ programme.  The show tracks a small number of impressive operations worldwide. The two episodes follow AAL’s shipment in early 2020 of six giant Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs) from Shanghai, China, to ... [+]