Forward planning is key to delivering the goods  The delivery of
a consignment of wind equipment takes up to a year to plan.
Jorgen Hougaard, Jeppe Frank, Alex Olsen and Peter Greve Jensen
consider the logistical complexities involved.  Ocean freight
can be more expensive but has less risk Ocean freight can be
more expensive but has less risk  The shipping of today's large
wind turbines can pose many challenges.  As well as the standard
logistical hurdles, other elements, such as route, season or
where components are sourced, can change the scope and price of
the operation completely.  Foremost among potentially changeable
factors is the shipping route itself.  If, say, 20 wind turbines
need to be taken to Wisconsin in the US Midwest, they could be
taken via the Great Lakes all the way to Duluth, Minnesota,
which borders Wisconsin.  That might be good for the summer. In
the winter, however, the Great Lakes are frozen, meaning the
parts would have to be unloaded in Houston, Texas, then sent
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