Longest turbine blades transported in Africa

Alex Dahm Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

12 September 2025

South African heavy transport and industrial installation specialist Vanguard delivered 25 wind turbines, including their record 90 metre long blades, in a 550 km journey.

Vanguard transported them over an eight month period from the Port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal to Bethal in Mpumalanga for the Ummbila Wind Farm…

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