German contractor uses new lifting system for Berlin bridge section removal
German heavy lifting specialist Autokrane Schares has completed the removal of a bridge section in Berlin using a new lifting system for the first time. The project involved removing a 60-meter-long section of the Marggraff...Read more
LASO completes strategic heavy-lift operation in Portugal
Portuguese special transport company, LASO Transportes, performed a major heavy-lift operation over the A28 motorway in Portugal. The company’s heavy-lift division placed a 410-tonne viaduct over the motorway requiring the temporary closure of the road. Read more
Port of Monroe wraps up two heavy-lift operations
The Port of Monroe in Michigan recently executed two unique heavy-lift operations, showcasing its capabilities in handling oversized cargo.Read more
Maersk scores heavy lift transport job for Vestas wind turbine components
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has secured a significant contract with global renewable energy leader Vestas for the transport of critical components for Vestas’ largest wind turbine to date, the V236.Read more
Schmidbauer bolsters heavy lift fleet for German green power project
German heavy lift and logistics specialist Schmidbauer has expanded its fleet with an Enerpac SBL600 hydraulic gantry crane, a key piece of equipment for handling massive cable drums in the country’s SuedOstLink green energy project.Read more
Disrupted schedules, higher costs for project cargo movement
The ongoing issues in the Red Sea have created a complex situation for project cargo transport and all the parties involved, shippers, carriers, and freight forwarders. The situation comes with both opportunities and challenges arising...Read more
BBC Leer enters service
BBC Chartering has put its newly built 13,000 dwt multipurpose triple-decker, BBC Leer, into service as it sailed from the Taizhou shipyard in China. The vessel headed to the Morimatsu facility in Nantong according to...Read more
Barnhart steps outside the US with largest single acquisition to date
Memphis-based heavy lift and transport specialist Barnhart Crane & Rigging has expanded outside of the US borders with its first international acquisition. The company has completed the purchase of NCSG of Acheson, Alberta, Canada, its...Read more
HLV Fairplayer wraps up Yunlin monopile removal
Jumbo Offshore, a part of the Jumbo Group, wrapped up the removal of two monopiles on the Offshore wind farm Yunlin in Taiwan. The two monopiles previously suffered from a pile run during an earlier...Read more
Peters & May send a high-speed catamaran to South Korea onboard AAL Kobe
Photo StoryA high-speed catamaran named Red Jet 4 is on its way to South Korea onboard the heavy-lift multipurpose vessel, AAL Kobe. The catamaran was loaded in Southampton by Peters & May, with the company marking...Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir installs colossal jacket for Hollandse Kust (west Beta) project
Heerma Marine Contractors heavy-lift behemoth Sleipnir has installed the 49-meter-high, 2,100-tonne jacket for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) transformer platform over the past weekend. Read more
Van Oord secures Windanker offshore wind farm contract
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract by Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.Read more
AAL orders two more Super B-Class MPPs
Project heavy lift carrier, AAL Shipping, has expanded its order of Super B-Class vessels with two new 32,000 dwt units. Counting the recently delivered AAL Limassol, the order at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company in...Read more
BigLift’s Happy Star sails into Rotterdam with ten Damen tugs on board
Photo StoryBigLift Shipping’s Happy Star attracted much attention on Sunday when it sailed into Rotterdam with ten tugboats onboard. The heavy lift vessel’s arrival in the Port of Rotterdam marked the end of a two-month preparation...Read more
Revival of the heavy-lift segment
DNV ReviewThe heavy-lift shipping segment is experiencing a revival, propelled by the burgeoning wind energy industry and its need for specialized vessels to transport oversized cargo. This positive trend comes despite a recent downturn in freight...Read more
Van Oord’s heavy-lift giant gets overnight transformation
Svanen SoarsDutch marine contractor Van Oord has completed a colossal upgrade to its heavy-lift installation vessel, the Svanen, in a feat of overnight engineering marvel. Standing tall after a night of meticulous work, the Svanen boasts...Read more
Mega-cranes reshape Hamburg’s railway landscape
Millimeter ManoeuvresHamburg’s Alster River is undergoing a monumental transformation. Engineering giants are rising from the water’s edge, not mythical creatures, but colossal cranes. A complex operation is underway to replace the two ageing railway bridges, “Ferdinandstor”...Read more
Sai Maritime coordinates heavy lifts and project cargo delivery in India
Sai Maritime recently coordinated an important project cargo movement from Mumbai to Kolkatta for Total Movements. The carrier for the job was the JSI Alliance and its multipurpose heavy-lifter MV Anna. Sai Maritime is the...Read more