Kuehne+Nagel delivers 1.4 million tons of wind turbine gear for NEOM project

Schindellegi,Germany-Kuehne+Nagel International AG, a transport and logistics company,has secured a contract with a leading global wind turbine supplier, Envision Energy Corporation to transporting 190 wind turbine generators (WTG) and 67 tower sets to Saudi Arabia’s new special economic zone, NEOM

Expected to be finished in 2025, this significant venture includes the particular vehicle of 1.4 million freight tons of WTG. A group of more than 100 project logistics experts, vessel sanctioning specialists, transport designers, drivers and riggers, will cooperate to guarantee the success of the activity. A committed office has been laid out in the city of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, to facilitate groups at NEOM's port and the wind farm site.

NEOM is a economic zone in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. NEOM signifies ‘new future’ and is expected to turn into a model for practical urban living powered entirely by renewable energy. One of the most outstanding realized NEOM projects is "The Line", the carbon-nonpartisan straight brilliant city at present under development on the Red Ocean.

When completed, the NEOM wind farm will create 1.67 GW of renewable energy to power the plant of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, the world's largest facility for producing hydrogen on a large scale.

Mr. Stefan Paul, CEO of Kuehne+Nagel International AG, said that the move is a significant achievement in Kuehne+Nagel’s Roadmap 2026, and look into great potential in providing solutions for renewable energy customers and the NEOM project is a testament to our logistics expertise in this high-growth field that supports the global energy transition.

Kuehne+Nagel has successfully provided project logistics solutions to a wide range of original equipment manufacturers, encompassing specialised project management and tailor-made supply chain services. Kuehne+Nagel’s expertise extends to origin and destination/site services, innovative freight solutions, maintenance, repair and operations, distribution and warehousing services.