AAL Shipping Wins ‘Export’ Award at EIC World Energy Supply Chain Awards 2026
AAL Shipping (AAL) has won the ‘Export’ award at the EIC World Energy Supply Chain Awards (WESCA) 2026, held in London, in recognition of its focus on new business growth through exporting and internationalisation into new countries and regions.
The WESCA Awards recognise outstanding achievements by companies across the global energy supply chain, celebrating the strategies, solutions and people driving business growth and innovation in the sector.
The award follows AAL’s interview in the EIC Thrive & Survive Report: Success Stories, which spotlighted how the company seized the first-mover advantage in project heavy lift transport for battery energy storage (BESS). The case study submission was outlined by John Pittalis, Global Head of Marketing and Communications – interviewed by Stuart Broadley, CEO of the EIC.
The resulting interview detailed how AAL’s local Chinese team identified an emerging opportunity, brought together supply chain partners in China, and helped establish the operational framework for exporting BESS cargo safely and at scale – ahead of the wider market.
Central to this was AAL’s work with Chinese port authorities, the Maritime Safety Administration and Taicang International Container Terminal (TICT), which AAL helped develop into a dedicated breakbulk gateway for Class 9 BESS cargo.
AAL was also shortlisted as a finalist in two further WESCA categories: ‘Collaboration’ and ‘Energy Transition’.
“Winning the ‘Export’ award at WESCA is a proud moment for AAL. It reflects the vision and collaboration of our team in China, who saw an early opportunity in the long-haul battery energy storage trade, and the trust our partners placed in us to deliver it safely and at scale. This recognition belongs to everyone across AAL who helped turn a single trial voyage into a genuine longer-term global energy transition trade opportunity.” John Pittalis, Global Head of Marketing & Communications, AAL Shipping.
Source: AAL Shipping — Original article
