Breakbulk Magazine
Our Global Outlook 2027 edition has landed! This forward-looking issue brings together predictions and expectations for the year ahead from executives across the breakbulk sector. With Breakbulk Asia just around the corner, we take an in-depth look at the region’s project markets, with global features, case studies and expert insight from industry leaders around the world also featuring throughout the issue.
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Global Outlook
Asia’s Project Pipeline Holds Strong
Industry leaders from Trans Global Projects, Chinaland Shipping and JGC assess the region’s opportunities and shifting trade routes.
Read more on page 36 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Keeping Gulf Projects Moving Amid Disruption
deugro, Al Faris and Combi Lift discuss the rising demand for heavy-lift services in the Middle East and the challenge of navigating ongoing instability.
Read more on page 39 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
A Two-Speed Market Takes Shape in Europe
Industry leaders from AAL Shipping, Fracht Group and BBC Chartering explore the opportunities created by the region’s energy transition.
Read more on page 42 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Keeping Pace With Surging Demand in the Americas
UTC Overseas, PLES, Rhenus Project Logistics and Mitsubishi Power point to mounting demand offset by growing pressure on logistics capacity.
Read more on page 45 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
The People
Coming Home to China’s Future
China’s project market is booming and Tina Yi, MD of SAL China, is at the heart of it. She discusses why returning to China was “the best decision ever.”
Read more on page 78 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Navigating a Brave New World
Ahead of his keynote at Breakbulk Asia, energy executive Mehmet Öğütçü reflects on what leadership means in an era of geopolitical uncertainty.
Read more on page 52 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Asia Focus
Coal, Gas and the Gravitational Pull of the Status Quo
In the first of a three-part series on APAC energy, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Ben Carrozzi explores why coal and gas remain entrenched as default transition fuels.
Read more on page 58 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Renewables and Green Molecules: The Harder, Longer Bet
In this second instalment, Carrozzi assesses the “harder, longer bets,” from conventional renewables and green hydrogen to SAF, biofuels and carbon capture.
Read more on page 60 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
AI, Nuclear and the Case for Regional Collaboration
In the third instalment, Carrozzi explores the intersection of AI and data center demand with nuclear policy, and the case for greater regional collaboration.
Read more on page 62 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Three Straits, One Global Risk
What if disruption hit the Straits of Malacca, Singapore and Taiwan? Maersk, Gulftainer and Global Resources Partners consider the potential fallout for global trade.
Read more on page 69 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
After 900 APMT Moves, This Crew Won’t Go Back to Diesel
At the Yangjiang Base in China, field testing of all-electric with diesel-hydraulic units lets fleet owners reduce cost and maintenance without scrapping diesel units.
Read more on page 64 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
AI Starts With People
The biggest challenge of AI in logistics isn’t technology, says Adnan Rajput, CEO of Logicsols and a speaker at Breakbulk Asia — it’s getting people on board.
Read more on page 25 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Across the Globe
Baltic Breakout
Offshore projects in the Baltic region are flourishing. Firms including UTC Overseas and Istrana examine the market’s potential and the challenges that remain.
Read more on page 88 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Projects Driving the Middle East Forward
In the second in this series, we spotlight some of the latest developments in the Gulf driving opportunities for breakbulk and project cargo.
Read more on page 83 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
The Projects
Two Teams, One Global Operation
Rhenus’s Colin D’Abreo explains how project teams in Canada and China worked side-by-side to deliver over 400 tonnes of equipment across the globe.
Read more on page 14 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
AAL Rides Australia’s Battery Boom
Australia’s battery storage boom is creating a new wave of project cargo demand. AAL Shipping’s Jack Zhou tells Breakbulk how the carrier is rising to the challenge.
Read more on page 74 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.
Five RTGs, Two Quay Cranes, One Project
John He, general manager at Shanghai Hamel Supply Chain Technology, takes us behind the scenes of an operation to transport a shipment of heavy cranes to Indonesia.
Read more on page 32 of the current issue above or follow the article link below.






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