Allseas removes third platform from Brent field
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. Read more
HEBO opens new office in port of Amsterdam
PRESS RELEASE – Effective May 2020, HEBO Maritiemservice has expanded into the port of Amsterdam by opening a permanent office. The company offers lifting capacity of up to 800 tonnes for project cargo, breakbulk and...Read more
Sarens launches new heavy-lift climbing system
PRESS RELEASE – Sarens has launched a new climbing system which combines fast operation with bottom-feeding jacking elements. The CS350 is the latest in a new generation of bottom-feeding jacking systems at Sarens, and follows...Read more
Jan De Nul lifts 2,500-tonne lock gate in Zeebrugge
Jan De Nul Group used its heavy-lift vessel Gulliver to disconnect, lift and transport the second lock gate from the Pierre Vandamme lock in Zeebrugge, Belgium, to the inner port for renovation. The gate weighs...Read more
Schmidbauer moves heaviest load ever: a 1,600-tonne bridge
Schmidbauer has transported the heaviest weight in its history: the 1,600-tonne and 130-metre long Streitgrabenbrücke which has now been installed over the A8 highway near Stuttgart in Germany. Read more
Jumbo Jubilee moves two 1,400-tonne reactors
The Jumbo Jubilee is on its way to Algeciras, Spain, after loading two 1400-tonne reactors and three smaller ones in the Port of Venice. The reactors were placed on board using the ship’s two 1800-tonne...Read more
Huisman develops quick connect tool for heavy-lift cranes
PRESS RELEASE – In collaboration with Jan de Nul, Huisman Equipment has developed a Universal Quick Connector that allows installation ships to quickly and hands-free change hooks or other heavy lifting equipment. The system will...Read more
This is how the world’s mightiest offshore cranes work
The giant cranes onboard crane vessels may all look similar, but crane specialists know better. Heerema Marine Contractors had important choices to make for the 10,000-tonne cranes of the Sleipnir. Both for the crane type...Read more
‘Big Carl’ lifts first loads at Hinkley Point C
PRESS RELEASE – Big Carl, the world’s largest crane capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes, has completed its first major lift at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK. In total, the Sarens...Read more
Liebherr cranes fall off Jumbo ship while loading in Rostock
Part of Rostock Port has been closed after two mobile harbour cranes fell off the heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Vision during loading operations. Because there are fluids leaking from the cranes, port basin B has been...Read more
Mammoet and LADOL create project cargo hub in Lagos
PRESS RELEASE – Nigerian company Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base (LADOL) and Mammoet, the global have signed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding LADOL’s project cargo capacity for industrial sectors in West Africa. The partnership will enable...Read more
Rhenus ships 13 large MAN engines for Karpowership
PRESS RELEASE – Rhenus Project Logistics is organising the transportation, handling and storage of 13 enormous MAN diesel engines and their fixtures as part of a complex project in which they will be used as...Read more
Mammoet loses ALE brand following takeover
Mammoet has dropped the name ALE Heavy Lift following its takeover of the third-largest heavy lift company in the world. Effective January 8th, the business will be completely incorporated and operate under the Mammoet brand. Over...Read more
Mammoet awarded major plant construction by Borealis
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet recently signed as the official heavy lift and transport partner for Borealis’ new PHD project in Kallo, Belgium. The propylene manufacturer is investing over a billion euros in a new production...Read more
Kone Cranes buys out Jebsen & Jessen of MHE-Demag
PRESS RELEASE – Konecranes has signed an agreement to acquire the 50% stake in its MHE-Demag JV held by partner Jebsen & Jessen for EUR 147 million. The acquisition will significantly improve Konecranes’ market position...Read more