How HAREKET Moved 1,600-Ton Columns When the Strait Was Closed

Jon Anderson, managing director MEA at HAREKET, joined Breakbulk Studios at Breakbulk Europe 2026 in Rotterdam to explain how one of the region's largest heavy lift operators has kept projects moving through the closure of major shipping lanes into the Persian Gulf. He describes in concrete terms what cargo could not get through, such as columns of 1,600 tons and 60 meters long, and the alternative route through Oman's Duqm Port and the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia that HAREKET developed to support Aramco projects when other options were unavailable. He also gives a frank assessment of the Middle East project outlook: short-term caution, long-term confidence. Watch to hear why he believes the region's oil and gas pipeline is too important to stay dormant for long.