Conakry Terminals, a unit of Bolloré Ports, recently received four new Konecranes Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes. The four units have been delivered onboard Spliethoff’s P8-Type vessel, the Pietersgracht.Read more
ShippingDutch breakbulk and project carrier Spliethoff is experimenting with a new bulbous design to improve the efficiency of its recently acquired fleet of P-Type heavy-lift vessels. The “nose job” is intended to optimize fuel consumption...Read more
ShippingConstruction on Spliethoff’s new B-Type heavy-lift vessels has begun with a steel cutting ceremony at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. The vessels will combine DP2 station-keeping abilities with two 500-tonne heavy-lift cranes, making them...Read more
ShippingPRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has acquired another P14-type vessel on Tuesday 15 December 2020.
The vessel is renamed ‘Pottersgracht’ and reflagged to the Dutch register.Read more
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
Ship designConoship has designed a new 5,000-6,000 dwt multipurpose vessel for Wijnne Barends as part of a larger newbuilding program of Spliethoff. The 1A ice-class vessel features a dual-fuel LNG propulsion system and an open-top flush...Read more
ShippingThe Spliethoff Group saw both its revenue and operating result improve in 2018, but delayed investments in the oil and gas and mining industry kept BigLift in the red.Read more
EquipmentPRESS RELEASE – KenzFigee has been awarded a contract by Spliethoff for the delivery of two pipe handling gantry cranes for their two new build multipurpose DP2 B-type vessels, currently under construction at the Mawei...Read more
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
PRESS RELEASE – BigLift Shipping has shipped two topside modules for MODEC FPSO Carioca (Project MV-30) from Angra Dos Reis, Brazil, to Dalian, China, using Spliethoff’s mv Poolgracht.
The FPSO is being built in China and...Read more
Ship designPRESS RELEASE- Conoship International has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the design of two multipurpose DP2- B-type vessels for client Spliethoff. The versatile characteristics of this new B-Type make this vessel unique...Read more
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the 12MW Haliade-X ha just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in...Read more
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
Spliethoff has signed a long-term charter agreement with bioproducts manufacturer UPM to design and build seven LNG-powered vessels, which will be chartered through Spliethoff’s affiliate shipping companies Bore and Wijnne Barends. The vessels will provide...Read more
With 2020 fast approaching, more and more shipping companies are communicating how they intend to comply with the upcoming sulphur regulations. While most shipping companies will simply switch to low sulphur fuel, Spliethoff opts for...Read more
IMO 2020Höegh Autoliners CEO Ivar Myklebust joins the club of scrubber critics and says he “stands firm” on the decision not to implement scrubbers to comply with the IMO 2020 regulations, but to use low sulphur...Read more
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
Multipurpose fleetBBC Chartering regained the number one position in the top-10 ranking of multipurpose vessel operators, a place which it lost to Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers early last year.
With a fleet of 144 vessels, BBC...Read more
New commercial ventureSpliethoff has opened a new commercial venture called Spliethoff-BigLift UK to expand and develop the commercial representation of Spliethoff and Biglift Shipping in the UK.
The move is not motivated by Brexit a spokesperson for...Read more
There will be no second chance for German shipping company Hansa Heavy Lift. Insolvency administrator Christoph Morgen has confirmed that the shipping line ‘will no longer have a business model at its disposal from March...Read more
