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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Watch: Boat Lift Goes Really, Really Bad
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Watch: Boat Lift Goes Really, Really Bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcZ8-MtcZrE Here’s another example of a crane taking on more than it can handle. This incident reportedly happened

May 24, 2018
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Boskalis Completes Impressive Aasta Hansteen Float-Over Operation -Photos and Video
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Boskalis Completes Impressive Aasta Hansteen Float-Over Operation -Photos and Video

Dutch marine company Boskalis has completed an impressive dual vessel float-over operation of the Aasta Hansteen topside in Norway. Over the last several of

December 12, 2017
Total Views: 241

Thursday, November 16, 2017
sheerleg crane
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HEBO Adding ‘Impressive’ 900-Ton Sheerleg Crane to Fleet

Dutch marine services company HEBO is getting ready to add its biggest sheerleg crane to its fleet with an impressive lifting capacity of 900 tons and a high

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 129

Friday, August 25, 2017
Navy Awards $3.1 Million Heavy Lift Contract for USS Fitzgerald Transport
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Navy Awards $3.1 Million Heavy Lift Contract for USS Fitzgerald Transport

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded a $3.1 million firm, fixed-price contract for the heavy lift of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). Patriot

August 25, 2017
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
USS Fitzgerald to Be Hauled Back to U.S. for Repairs
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USS Fitzgerald to Be Hauled Back to U.S. for Repairs

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it will haul the guided missile destroyer severely damaged in a collision with a

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 33

Monday, April 17, 2017
Photos: Western Isles FPSO Arrives in Rotterdam
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Photos: Western Isles FPSO Arrives in Rotterdam

The giant floating production, storage and offloading unit for Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles development project in the North Sea has reached Rotterdam

April 17, 2017
Total Views: 182

Thursday, January 5, 2017
PHOTOS: ‘HHL Valparaiso’ Delivers STS Cranes via North Sea Route
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PHOTOS: ‘HHL Valparaiso’ Delivers STS Cranes via North Sea Route

Melting polar icecaps have allowed the Hansa Heavy Lift vessel HHL Valparaiso to successfully transport two ship-to-shore cranes via the Northern Sea Route.

January 5, 2017
Total Views: 61

Friday, November 4, 2016
Heavy Lift Vessel ‘Blue Marlin’ Behind Canada’s Largest-Ever Trade Deficit
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Heavy Lift Vessel ‘Blue Marlin’ Behind Canada’s Largest-Ever Trade Deficit

By Luke Kawa (Bloomberg) — Canada posted its largest trade deficit on record in September, a whopping C$4.1 billion ($3 billion) — and a single piece

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 286

Friday, October 7, 2016
Transocean Winner MODU - Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
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Transocean Winner Loaded Onto Heavy Lift Ship in Scotland

The stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner has been loaded onto a semi-submersible heavy lift ship nearly two months after the rig ran aground on the Isle of

October 7, 2016
Total Views: 81

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Transocean Winner Ready for Its Lift
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Transocean Winner Ready for Its Lift

Update (Sept. 30): Final preparations for moving the Transocean Winner rig onto the OHT Hawk are continuing Friday. The anchors have now been disconnected and

September 29, 2016
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
WATCH: 900-Ton Ford Class Superlift at Newport News Shipbuilding
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WATCH: 900-Ton Ford Class Superlift at Newport News Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls’ Newport New Shipbuilding recently conducted a 900-ton superlift in the construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F.

September 14, 2016
Total Views: 340

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker
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Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker

A Norwegian semi-submersible heavy lift vessel has been contracted to transport the stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 67

Friday, August 19, 2016
Versabar offshore Heavy Lift Barge VB 10,000
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SPOTD VB 10,000 Hurricane Platform Detoppler

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features Versabar’s heavy lift vessel the VB 10,000. In response to the many platforms toppled by hurricanes

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea
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WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea

The heavy lift crane vessel Saipem 7000 has completed the installation of all Ivar Aasen topside modules at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the Norwegian sector of

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 243

Monday, June 27, 2016
BigLift Orders Third 1,800-Ton Capacity Heavy Lift Vessel
Maritime News

BigLift Orders Third 1,800-Ton Capacity Heavy Lift Vessel

Dutch heavy lift specialist BigLift Shipping has ordered a third Happy S-type vessel with 1,800 metric ton lifting capacity. The new vessel will be identical

June 27, 2016
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Video: Ivar Aasen Topside Sail-Away
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Video: Ivar Aasen Topside Sail-Away

The 13,900 tonne topside for the Ivar Aasen project is on its way to Norway after construction was completed at a shipyard in Singapore. The platform deck was

June 7, 2016
Total Views: 12

Friday, April 8, 2016
WATCH: Float-On Megayacht Transport with Super Servant 4
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WATCH: Float-On Megayacht Transport with Super Servant 4

Aerial footage of DYT Yacht Transport’s semi-submersible yacht carrier Super Servant 4 loading vessels using the float-on/float-off

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 148

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Broken Down ‘Le Boreal’ Gets Lift Back to Europe
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Ship Photos of the Day – Broken Down ‘Le Boreal’ Gets Lift Back to Europe

The luxury cruise ship Le Boreal was loaded onto the deck of the COSCO Heavy Transport ship HLV Kang Sheng Kou in Punta Arenas, Chile this week about two

January 20, 2016
Total Views: 170

Monday, November 30, 2015
WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Substructure Heavy Lift
Maritime News

WATCH: Aasta Hansteen Substructure Heavy Lift

The Aasta Hansteen spar is designed by Technip-USA and is currently being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The facility will be the first spar

November 30, 2015
Total Views: 39

Thursday, November 5, 2015
WATCH: Three of the World’s Largest Cranes Arrive in Mexico
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WATCH: Three of the World’s Largest Cranes Arrive in Mexico

Three of the world’s largest ship-to-shore cranes have arrived onboard the heavy lift ship ZHEN HUA 26 at APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas (TEC2) located

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 25
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