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Six months was once enough lead time to secure specialist heavy-haul equipment. Companies are now awarding those contracts two years in advance. That shift was a consistent theme at Breakbulk 2026 in New Orleans.
Project demand is healthy. The Americas, specifically Venezuela and Guyana, are pulling increasing volumes of energy project activity.
The pipeline is real. But capacity is the constraint.
Specialist transport equipment is being locked into long-term agreements before it reaches the open market. Barge capacity is tightening. Rail is under pressure.
For EPC contractors and engineering companies building logistics plans around traditional timelines, that calculation needs revisiting.
The projects are funded. The cargo is coming. The question is whether your supply chain is built for what that actually requires.
Have a movement coming up? Let us talk sooner rather than later.
Originally shared by Transcar Projects on Facebook.