From April 21-25, Jim, Yuriy, and George traveled to the Middle East as part of the delegation for the British Expertise / Middle East Association Multi-Sector Trade Mission. The mission visited Libya, the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and Jordan. Jim authored an article for Global Logistics Media about the Kurdistan portion of the trip.
It was a soggy day, but that couldn’t dampen the spirits of our LP Team! The Logistics Plus March for Babies Team spent this Sunday, April 28th, walking 6.2 miles to support the March of Dimes’ efforts to prevent premature birth and birth defects. In addition to sponsoring a team, Logistics Plus also was a sponsor of the Erie March for Babies.
Governor Corbett to Lead PA Delegation to Brazil and Chile to Develop New Opportunities for Investment and Job Growth
Erie may not be known for delivering sun this time of year, but Erie’s own Logistics Plus is delivering solar power in a big way. The Mount Signal Solar Farm is the largest solar installation in the world, and Logistics Plus is providing transportation for the solar panels. The first phase of the $636 million three-phase projects is expected to take 9 months and will convert 1,936 acres of low-yielding farmland into a photovoltaic solar farm near Calexico, California. The project will employee 950 workers at the peak of its construction, and the total acreage utilized will be 4,500 when all three phases of the project are completed. A total of 3.1 million solar cells will be transported and installed throughout the project, which will provide electricity to 72,000 households through a 25-year lease agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric. Best of all, this solar farm will provide this energy without introducing 365,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the environment – the amount produced with fossil fuels.
Recently, Manish Khanduja who works in our New Delhi, India office handled this shipment of a windmill nacelle and hub. The nacelle’s weight is 75 metric tons each and the hub weight is 26 metric tons each. These we moved via truck from Himachal Pradesh, India to Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, which is a distance of approximately 1200 kilometers.
LP Indonesia has just completed the relocation of 20 MVA turbines for Indonesia Power at Lombok, one of the most beautiful islands of Indonesia. Way to go, Muktar, Tatum, Muhammad and company. Doing us proud!
