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Thursday, October 17, 2024
The former Fremantle Highway is loaded on the BOKA Vanguard in the Port of Rotterdam.
Accidents

Fire-Damaged Fremantle Highway Hitches a Ride to Asia

Dutch marine services company Boskalis has embarked on the final phase of a 15-month saga involving the car carrier formerly known as Fremantle Highway. The

32 mins ago
Total Views: 143

Monday, October 7, 2024
Jumbo Jubilee wind-assisted propulsion
Environment

Mechanical Sails Installed on Heavy Lift Vessel to Cut Carbon Emissions

Heavy-lift shipping Jumbo Shipping has taken a significant step towards sustainability by successfully installing two mechanical sails on its Heavy Lift Vessel

October 7, 2024
Total Views: 1301

Friday, May 17, 2024
PHOTOS: ‘M/V Happy Star’ Transports Eleven Tugs from Asia to Europe
Shipping

PHOTOS: ‘M/V Happy Star’ Transports Eleven Tugs from Asia to Europe

Damen Shipyards and BigLift Shipping have transported eleven Damen tugs from Vietnam and China to Europe in a single voyage. This undertaking was completed in

May 17, 2024
Total Views: 4411

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A image collage of Jumbo, SAL and Intermarine vessels
Shipping

Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine Form Break Bulk Alliance

Dutch heavy-lift specialist Jumbo Shipping and German breakbulk and project cargo company SAL Heavy Lift are teaming up with U.S.-based multipurpose and liner

February 28, 2024
Total Views: 1780

Monday, February 5, 2024
Heavy lift carrier Audax in the Arctic carrying a module for Arctic LNG 2 in February 2022. (Source: Courtesy of Red Box)
Shipping

Nuclear Icebreakers Escort Russian LNG Modules Through Thick Arctic Ice

A convoy of two nuclear icebreakers and two polar-class heavy lift vessels is making slow but steady progress through Russia’s Arctic waters carrying the

February 5, 2024
Total Views: 8824

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Newbuild Heavy Lift Vessels Will Be Fitted with Methanol Engines
Environment

Newbuild Heavy Lift Vessels Will Be Fitted with Methanol Engines

Methanol is emerging as a promising alternative fuel that could help shipping meet its increasingly stringent emissions targets. When produced from non-fossil

December 20, 2022
Total Views: 2283

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Ship Photos: Pioneering Spirit Lifts Massive 11,000-Metric-Ton Steel Jacket
Shipping

Ship Photos: Pioneering Spirit Lifts Massive 11,000-Metric-Ton Steel Jacket

Another milestone for the world’s strongest heavy lift vessel. Allseas is reported that the Pioneering Spirit successfully lifted the 11,000 metric-ton

July 19, 2022
Total Views: 10691

Monday, May 16, 2022
United Heavy Lift Orders Two More Eco-Lifter Newbuildings
Shipping

United Heavy Lift Orders Two More Eco-Lifter Newbuildings

Hamburg, Germany-based United Heavy Lift has placed an order for two additional two additional Eco-Lifter newbuilds at the China State Shipbuilding Corporation

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 2749

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Semcorp Marine Delivers Shell’s Gulf of Mexico-Bound Vito FPU
Offshore

Semcorp Marine Delivers Shell’s Gulf of Mexico-Bound Vito FPU

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has completed its first newbuild Floating Production Unit with the delivery of Vito Regional Production Facility (Vito FPU) to

January 6, 2022
Total Views: 1143

Thursday, July 23, 2020
Saipem Wins More Offshore Wind Work for Saipem 7000
Offshore

Saipem Wins More Offshore Wind Work for Saipem 7000

Italian oil services giant Saipem has announced multiple new contract awards related to offshore wind projects currently under development off the coasts of

July 23, 2020
Total Views: 852

Thursday, December 12, 2019
mv trina heavy lift vessel
Shipping News

SAL Heavy Lift to Install Industry-First Green Injection Technology

Hamburg-based SAL Heavy Lift is moving forward with a project to install six of its vessels with new emissions-reducing hydrogen/methanol injection technology.

December 12, 2019
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
NYK heavy lift vessel
Shipping News

NYK Orders Next-Generation Heavy-Lift Vessels

The break-bulk and project cargo unit of NYK Group has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation heavy lift vessels at the Nanjing Jinling

August 27, 2019
Total Views: 65

Monday, August 12, 2019
Black marlin heavy lift vessel
Shipping News

Black Marlin Arrives in Rotterdam Carrying Eighteen Hulls for Damen

The semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Black Marlin has arrived at the Port of Rotterdam with a monster load of prefabricated hulls for Damen. The load in

August 12, 2019
Total Views: 565

Monday, July 15, 2019
Photos: BOKA Vanguard Loads Carnival Cruise Ship for Dry Docking
Interesting

Photos: BOKA Vanguard Loads Carnival Cruise Ship for Dry Docking

The cruise ship Carnival Vista has been loaded onto the deck of semi-submersible heavy lift vessel BOKA Vanguard for its dry dock repairs in Freeport, Bahamas.

July 15, 2019
Total Views: 1732

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Sleipnir crane vessel LNG bunkering
Shipping News

World’s Largest Crane Vessel to Depart on Maiden Voyage

The world’s largest and strongest crane vessel is getting ready to depart Indonesia on its maiden voyage to following the completion of construction in

July 10, 2019
Total Views: 184

Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Carnival Vista loaded on BOKA Vanguard illustration
Interesting

Record-Setting BOKA Vanguard to Serve as Dry Dock for Carnival Cruise Ship

Dutch marine engineering company Royal Boskalis Westminster says it has been awarded a contract by Carnival Cruise Line to dry dock the Carnival Vista cruise

July 2, 2019
Total Views: 516

Thursday, May 23, 2019
Heerema Marine Contractors' Sleipnir, the world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel, sits in the Sembcorp Marine shipyard in Singapore
Shipping News

Heerema Unveils World’s Largest Offshore Crane Vessel in Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) – Dutch firm Heerema Marine Contractors and Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine, on Thursday, showed off the world’s

May 23, 2019
Total Views: 1300

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
cargo ship
Shipping News

Multi-Purpose and Heavy Lift Sectors Face Headwinds on Slowing Global Trade

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The multipurpose vessel (MPV) and heavylift shipping sector is set for 3.8% growth this year, declining to 1.4% in 2020,

April 17, 2019
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Johan Sverdrup processing platform
Shipping News

Photos: 28,100-ton Johan Sverdrup Processing Platform Departs South Korea Aboard World’s Largest Heavy Lift Vessel

The 28,100-ton topside for the Johan Sverdrup processing platform has departed the Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea bound aboard

December 19, 2018
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Hereema Tests ‘Revolutionary’ New Heavy Lifting Technique in Gulf of Mexico
Shipping News

Hereema Tests ‘Revolutionary’ New Heavy Lifting Technique in Gulf of Mexico

Dutch heavy lift firm Hereema Marine Contractors has tested what it says is a revolutionary new way of heavy lifting offshore utilizing two

October 24, 2018
Total Views: 129
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