Third OTECO 9000 general cargo vessel joins Briese’s fleet
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co has continued its fleet expansion as the third OTECO 9000 general cargo vessel, ECO Trophy, was added to the company’s fleet. It is the third of a total of ten...Read more
Erhardt wraps up another heavy transport operation
Erhardt Projects division has recently completed another heavy transport operation. The company moved the heavy cargo onboard United Heavy Lift’s F900 Eco-Lifter UHL Figter from Tarragona in Spain to Laem Chabang in Thailand.Read more
SAL Heavy Lift confirms order for the fifth Orca Class MPP
SAL Heavy Lift’s fleet expansion program is progressing at pace as the company signed a new construction deal with Wuhu Shipyard for the fifth Orca Class heavy-lift MPP. According to the company, the latest addition...Read more
BigLift Shipping tags Happy Star for a heavy lift job in French Guyana
BigLift Shipping was contracted by AES (Automatismes Etudes Services/Dinson) to transport one and a half level Luffing Harbour Cranes from Taicang (PRC) to Degrad des Cannes, the main port of French Guyana. The delivery was...Read more
BBC Chartering fleet growing with two F500 deliveries lined up
The largest multipurpose vessel fleet in the world is about to get even bigger, with BBC Chartering, about to get two more F500-type multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels this year.Read more
Heavy-lift vessel Svanen installs first of 50 Baltic Eagle monopiles
The first monopile out of 50 to be installed at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm is sitting in place, as Van Oord’s heavy-lift vessel Svanen completed the installation. Read more
Seaway 7 welcomes Seaway Swan to its fleet
The Norwegian company Seaway 7, which has been active in the offshore Renewables Energy industry since 2009, has received a new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel, the Seaway Swan, which will be used for their work...Read more
[VIDEO] Eemslift Hendrika has arrived at Ålesund
ShippingThe Eemslift Hendrika safely arrived at the port on Flatholmen in Ålesund at 5 pm on 8 April. The listing ship was towed there after Smit Salvage managed to secure towing lines to two tugboats...Read more
Salvage attempt Eemslift Hendrika postponed to Thursday
SalvageDue to the weather in the area around the listing Eemslift Hendrika, the salvage operation has to be postponed until Thursday morning 8 April, reports the Norwegian Coast Guard. The ship has been adrift since...Read moreSalvage attempt of heavy-lift vessel Eemslift Hendrika underway
ShippingA salvage attempt of the Eemslift Hendrika is underway this morning. The Norwegian coastguard will try to place salvors onboard the drifting heavy-lift vessel where they will attempt to secure the towing lines of two...Read more
OHT’s Alfa Lift launched and prepared for crane installation
PRESS RELEASE – Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) new heavy-lift vessel Alfa Lift has been launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu. The preparations to install the vessel’s 3,000-tonne main crane are now...Read more
Spliethoff adds 10th P-type heavy-lift vessel
ShippingSpliethoff has acquired another P14-type multipurpose heavy-lift vessel on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. The vessel is renamed ‘Pottersgracht’ and reflagged to the Dutch register.Read more
BBC Chartering takes delivery of first newbuild vessel
Fleet expansionBBC Chartering has taken delivery of the MV BBC St. Petersburg, the first of six new F500 multipurpose vessels to join the company’s fleet. The vessel set sail on May 1st and is currently on...Read more
Hook designer Ropeblock “appalled” by Orion accident
EquipmentRopeblock, the designer of the faulty crane hook that caused the Orion accident, says it is appalled by the incident and the impact it has on the industry. “Based on the information that is currently...Read more
Spliethoff acquires heavy-lift vessel Zea Gold
Heavy-lift vesselsSpliethoff has acquired the former Zeamarine heavy-lift vessel Zea Gold. The ship is currently in Rotterdam for maintenance and will depart for its next project in May carrying a new name, the MV Palmgracht. Read more
OHT bags large Dogger Bank wind contract
Offshore windOffshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has won a large transport and installation contract for two of the three Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, each capable of delivering 1.2 GW of electric power. The contract will be...Read more
Pioneering Spirit repeats fast lift with 25,000-tonne Brent Bravo platform
With another nine-second fast lift, Allseas’ heavy lift and pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the 25,000-tonne Brent Bravo topsides from the North Sea. The move took place last week at the Brent oil and...Read more