PRESS RELEASE – Loaded with multiple cargoes for multiple clients from ports in Spain, Italy and Greece, Jumbo Vision recently...Jumbo Vision ships variety of cargoes to US in one haul
United Heavy Lift and Marguisa have established a joint venture called United Marguisa Lines to continue their joint services to...UHL and Marguisa create joint venture to continue Africa services
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has transported the heaviest piece of mining equipment to be moved in Africa to date, a...Mammoet moves massive 7,100-tonne mining plant in Africa
Aker Solutions awarded Breidablikk contract by Equinor
PRESS RELEASE – Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system for the Breidablikk development in the North Sea. The contract value is estimated at about...Read more
Liebherr and Deme will repair Orion’s crane
Crane manufacturer Liebherr and offshore contractor Deme have decided to repair the 5000-tonne crane of installation vessel “Orion”, which collapsed almost six months ago in Rostock during an overload test. Read more
Collett delivers for Burnfoot Hill East extension
PRESS RELEASE – Collett has delivered an additional three Vestas V112 wind turbines and components for the Burnfoot Hill East wind farm extension in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. The parts were delivered to the site form the...Read more
US extends Jones Act to cover offshore wind industry
The United States House of Representatives has adopted new legislation that extends the Jones Act to also cover offshore wind-related activities. This means that all transports between a US port to a point within 200...Read more
Altius transports large heat exchangers from Italy to Scotland
PRESS RELEASE – Altius has organized the shipment of two 122-tonne heat exchangers plus accessories from the OVS Vertova manufacturing plant in Northern Italy to the Ineos Refinery located in Grangemouth, Scotland.Read more
BIMCO: Sharp rebound in shipping unlikely
At the Project Cargo Summit, taking place on 23 and 24 September, Peter Sand of BIMCO presented his outlook for project cargo, heavy lift and breakbulk shipping. He sees ‘an industry under pressure’. Yet, there...Read more
Watch back: Project Cargo Summit 2020 day 1
Just this morning, the Project Cargo Summit 2020 kicked off from ProMedia Studios in Rotterdam (NL). Participate in this online event and meet professionals from more than 70 different countries.Read more
Video: Last section multipurpose vessel EasyMax 2 leaves building hall
At the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard, Royal Wagenborg has transported the aft ship section of the EasyMax 2 from the construction hall to the quay side. It is now aligned with the rest of the...Read more
Jumbo moves first batch for its largest contract yet
Jumbo is advancing with its largest contract to date, the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. Jumbo has been hired to transport the monopiles and other components as well as installing 80 transition pieces. The first 10...Read more
Swire Blue Ocean plans large-scale fleet upgrade
Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has big plans to upgrade its fleet. The contractor intends to order a new installation vessel with an option for a second ship and plans to invest in new cranes for...Read more
Blue Water Shipping target of hacker attack
Blue Water Shipping has been the target of an attempted hacker attack but with the help of experts, the company was able to prevent an actual breach of the system, the freight forwarder announces on...Read more
OHT also secures installation contract for Dogger Bank B
PRESS RELEASE – Following July’s contract announcement for the transport and installation of foundations at Dogger Bank A, Offshore Heavy Transport has just announced that it has also secured the contract for the second phase,...Read more
Charter rates claw back slowly
The charter rates for multipurpose vessels keep slowly improving from their downfall earlier this year. In the latest edition of Toepfer’s Multipurpose Shipping Index, the average day rate for a 12,500 dwt geared vessel now...Read more
Wind-powered ro/ro carrier to set sail in 2024
Wallenius Marine is now absolutely sure the vessel its wind-driven ro/ro-carrier Oceanbird will become a reality, says Chief Operating Officer Per Tunell. The vessel will be equipped with five 80-metre wing rigs to sail on...Read more
Sleipnir installs first jacket of Hollandse Kust offshore substation
The first jacket of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (Zuid) offshore platform has been installed in the seabed. The heavyweight Alpha jacket of 3200 tonnes was transported and installed by Heerema’s heavy lift crane vessel Sleipnir.Read more