Power lifter arrives at the port of Moerdijk
Logistics services provider, Van der Vlist, has taken delivery of its new Liebherr LHM550 crane, boosting its lifting capacity and capabilities at the future Moerdijk facility. The LHM550 port crane will join the LHM280 port...Read more
Two new offshore wind dedicated Rotra vessels ordered
The tried and tested Rotra concept will soon see its evolution hit the market as partners deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa and Amasus push forward with the newly designed pair of vessels. Customised for transporting offshore...Read more
This vessel has got its tailor-made pipe handling gantry crane
Brouwersgracht, Spliethoff’s recently christened multipurpose DP2 B-type vessel, has already departed for its first deployment. According to the AIS data, the vessel is currently moored at the port of Mukran. However, prior to its deployment,...Read more
CEVA Logistics secures services of four RoRo newbuilds
CEVA Logistics has signed a 10-year lease with its parent company CMA CGM for four of Eastern Pacific Shipping’s LNG dual-fuel hybrid deep-sea vessels. Originally, CEVA is looking to connect its automotive customers with more...Read more
Mammoet starts construction of its floating offshore wind-focused ring crane
Heavy-lift and engineered transport solutions giant, Mammoet, has recently started putting the pieces of a 6,000-ton puzzle together. The company said that the first parts of its net 6,000-ton ring crane will soon be delivered...Read more
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa develop load stabilising system for wind turbine installation
Controlling the movements of the relatively light blades of a turbine when suspended from a crane, has proven to be an installation challenge due to wind load. To mitigate operational downtime and increase the integrity...Read more
Cyan Renewables to collaborate with Ulstein to design new FFIVs
Cyan Renewables, a Singaporean company specialised in offshore wind farm vessels, will collaborate with Dutch engineering firm Ulstein to design new floating foundation installation vessels (FFIV).Read more
DEME developing new tech for offshore wind turbine installation
Offshore wind industry has come along in leaps and bounds and installation methodology is no exception. To that cause, DEME Offshore and Liftra have joined forces to develop a novel offshore installation methodology for the...Read more
Heavy lift challenges push Roll Group into new investment
Plenty of projects require heavy lift operations when certain modules and pieces of equipment need to be set into position. Heavy lift operations are also accompany the complete factory-to-foundation transport of project cargo. In order...Read more
Siemens Gamesa orders Konecranes units for Taicung nacelle plant
As it strives to broaden the scope of production of its offshore nacelle plant in Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa turned to Konecranes for four electrical overhead cranes. The cranes have lifting capacities of up...Read more
Components arrive for France’s first floating offshore wind farm
The first components for the the Provence Grand Large (PGL) floating offshore wind farm, have been delivered to the Quai Gloria at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône.Read more
Sallaum’s first PCTCs to get MacGregor RoRo equipment
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been contracted to deliver RoRo equipment for two dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) on order by Sallaum Lines. The RoRo shipping specialist has ordered the two vessels...Read more
First blades reach Viking wind farm in Shetland
The construction of the Viking wind farm in Shetland has hit a significant milestone with the first three blades making their way from Lerwick port to the project site. Read more
Wind Orca’s crane nearly ready to lift heavier loads
The upgrade of the heavy-lift crane on Cadeler’s jack-up vessel Wind Orca is progressing forward with one more job knocked off the list. To remind, the vessel’s crane is being upgraded from 1,200 mT to...Read more
Scaldis’ Gulliver helps upgrade Sea Installer’s crane
Scaldis, the specialist offshore heavy lift contractor, has had its hand in the crane upgrade of DEME’s jack-up vessel, Sea Installer. The company was contracted to carry out the installation of the new 1,600-ton Huisman...Read more
Allelys expands crane capacity with Gotwald AK 912 purchase
Heavy lift, specialist transport, heavy haulage and logistics solutions provider, Allelys, has expanded crane capabilities with the acquisition of a Gottwald AK 912 pedestal crane. The crane, with a lifting capacity of 1,200 tonne and...Read more
Four Liebherr BOS offshore cranes delivered to Azerbaijan
A total of four Board Offshore Cranes offshore cranes found their way from Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock’s facility to the Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC) in Azerbaijan. Two BOS 2600 and two BOS 4200 offshore cranes were...Read more
ABS approves Value Maritime’s Filtree for seagoing vessels
Value Maritime has been granted approval in principle (AiP) from ABS, for their carbon capture system, Filtree, onboard seagoing vessels. The system is a prefabricated gas system that filters sulphur and 99 percent of particulate...Read more