UHL partnered with Kurt Zech to acquire new F900 vessels
ShippingUnited Heavy Lift’s eight new F900 Ecolift vessels have been financed by the Gustav Zech Fund of Bremen entrepreneur Kurt Zech, who was also the investor behind the now-bankrupt breakbulk carrier Zeamarine. UHL is said...Read more
UHL expands fleet with eight new heavy-lift vessels
ShippingUnited Heavy Lift has taken delivery of the first of eight newly built F900 heavy-lift vessels, the MV UHL Faith. With the investment, the German project carrier wants to contribute to eco-friendly shipping and further...Read more
dship Carriers launches new multipurpose vessel MV Ronnie
Shippingdship Carriers is expecting a new vessel, the F-500 type multipurpose vessel MV Ronnie. The vessel has just been launched at the yard and is designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase stowage flexibility. Read more
Osprey takes early delivery of new heavy transport barges
BargesPRESS RELEASE – Osprey is expecting its new barges to join the fleet soon as they are ready several months ahead of schedule. The two new heavy transport barges were commissioned in March 2020 and...Read more
Spliethoff adds sixth P14-type vessel to its fleet
PRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has acquired an additional P14-type vessel. The vessel is renamed Plantijngracht (former name: ‘St. Pauli’) and reflagged to the Dutch register. The vessel is currently in Algeciras to undergo maintenance and...Read more
Swire Blue Ocean becomes Cadeler and goes public
Offshore windSwire Pacific Offshore plans to list its subsidiary Swire Blue Ocean on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company will also undergo a thorough rebranding process and will be renamed Cadeler. The move comes on the...Read more
Osprey expands fleet of heavy load barges
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE – Osprey has purchased two new flat-top barges to support specialist logistics operations in France, Morocco and the Eastern Mediterranean. The new barges are expected to join the fleet in the first quarter...Read more
Sarens plans to expand in Ukraine
Heavy-liftingPRESS RELEASE – Sarens is planning to expand in Ukraine by increasing the number of available cranes in the country’s fleet by the end of 2020. The move reflects the promising potential of the Ukrainian...Read more
Nirint Shipping adds two multipurpose vessels to its fleet
Multipurpose shippingPRESS RELEASE – Dutch shipping company Nirint Shipping has expanded its fleet with two 17,000 dwt multipurpose vessels, the Augusta Luna and Augusta Star. They will replace two container vessels on the company’s Europe- Caribbean-Canada-Europe...Read more
UHL confirms takeover of 11 Zeamarine vessels
Fleet expansionUnited Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken over a total of 11 vessels from financially distressed Zeamarine. The German shipping company will take over nine new eco-friendly heavy-lift vessels and two smaller ships on time charter...Read more
Roll Group expands fleet with module carrier
Fleet expansionPRESS RELEASE – After the extension of their land activities into Asia in 2019, Roll Group starts 2020 in a similar manner with the addition of another module carrier into their fleet. On 6th January...Read more
SAL Heavy Lift expands fleet with three large vessels
SAL Heavy Lift will buy three “large ladies” capable of lifting 800 tonnes from Heino Winter Group. The vessels will join SAL’s global semi-liner service as many of the company’s existing heavy-lift vessels are tied...Read more
Wilson acquires new tonnage from Arklow and Carisbrooke
ShortseaShortsea shipping specialist Wilson has acquired two vessels from Arklow Shipping to further expand its fleet. The purchase follows hot on the heels of an agreement with Carisbrooke from which the Norwegian shipping company also...Read more
Spliethoff orders new transport and installation vessels
Fleet expansionPRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the newbuild of two DP2- B-type vessels. The versatile characteristics of Spliethoff’s new B-Type make this vessel unique in the market, the...Read more
CLdN grows fleet by 70% with six more vessels yet to come
Ro/roPRESS RELEASE – With the arrival of the MV Hermine (5400 lane meter), CLdN has welcomed the sixth new vessel since the new build strategy was announced in 2016, with a target to introduce twelve new...Read more
AAL grows capacity by 22%
Multipurpose shippingAAL Shipping has added four large multipurpose vessels to its fleet to enhance the company’s service offerings between Asia and Australia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With the addition of the “mega-size” vessels,...Read more
Jan de Nul prepares for bigger turbines with new vessel
Offshore windJan De Nul Group has ordered its third jack-up installation vessel, the Voltaire, at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry in China. According to the Belgian offshore contractor, the ship will have an “unrivalled” crane capacity of...Read more
Spliethoff buys another six Hansa Heavy vessels
Fleet expansionDutch ship owner Spliethoff has confirmed it has bought another five vessels of bankrupt Hansa Heavy Lift, with the purchase of a sixth vessel expected to be closed soon. That brings the total number of...Read more