Heavy Lift


Thursday, June 12, 2014
RollDock Takes Delivery of Interesting New Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro
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RollDock Takes Delivery of Interesting New Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro

You heard that right... Dutch heavy lift company RollDock B.V. has taken delivery of its newest semi-submersible heavy lift ro-ro vessel from the German

June 12, 2014
Total Views: 467

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
PHOTOS: Second Shipment of Panama Canal’s Giant New Gates Arrives in Colón
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PHOTOS: Second Shipment of Panama Canal’s Giant New Gates Arrives in Colón

The second shipment of four rolling gates for the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal has arrived in Colon,

June 10, 2014
Total Views: 129

lucius spar heavy lift
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WATCH: Heerema’s SSCV Thialf Installs Lucius Topsides

Hereema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf, with the highest rated offshore lifting capacity in the world at 14,200 tons, placed

June 10, 2014
Total Views: 181

Monday, May 26, 2014
SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough
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SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough

SAL Heavy Lift announced today the signing of a major new contract with Australian marine jetty specialist BAM Clough for the shipping and deployment of LNG

May 26, 2014
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
intermarine project cargo ship
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Intermarine Orders 15 New Ships

Intermarine, the Houston-based project cargo carrier, has announced a plan to add 15 new ships as part of a fleet renewal program over the next three years.

May 13, 2014
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Dockwise Planning New Heavy Lift Ship That Will Dwarf Everything
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Dockwise Planning New Heavy Lift Ship That Will Dwarf Everything

Royal Boskalis Westminster says it is studying the feasibility of a new, even larger heavy lift transport vessel that will dwarf even its Dockwise Vanguard,

May 6, 2014
Total Views: 804

Monday, February 10, 2014
dockwise mighty servant 3
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Mighty Servant 3 Sinks – A Look Back

In December 2006, Dockwise’s heavy lift vessel, Mighty Servant 3 was offloading the semi-submersible drilling rig Aleutian Key in the port of Luanda,

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 4553

Friday, February 7, 2014
blue marlin adelaide lhds heavy lift bae systems
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SPOTD: Dockwise’s Blue Marlin Arrives at BAE Systems in Australia

gCaptain reader Andrew Mackinnon sends us the following image today from Port Phillip, Australia of the Boskalis-Dockwise heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin,

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 205

Friday, January 31, 2014
Dockwise Wins ‘Cat J’ Transport Contracts
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Dockwise Wins ‘Cat J’ Transport Contracts

Heavy lift owner/operator Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has ended the first month of

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 42

Rolldock’s Newest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro Launched in Germany
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Rolldock’s Newest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro Launched in Germany

On January 31, 2014, the semi-submersible heavy lift Ro-Ro "Rolldock Storm" (Yard No. 759) was launched before a crowd at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 255

Tuesday, December 24, 2013
blue marlin dockwise boskalis heavy lift modules
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Dockwise Awarded Largest Contract Ever by Bechtel

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced today that their heavy-lift subsidiary Dockwise has been awarded a contract by Bechtel for Module Transport Services

December 24, 2013
Total Views: 113

Monday, November 11, 2013
Maersk-Rickmers texas heavy lift
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Navy Vessels Get a Lift from the Maersk Texas [IMAGES]

The Maersk Texas, a 19,500 dwt Maersk-Rickmers U.S. flag heavy-lift project carrier recently lifted and moved a pair of support craft for the U.S. Navy, the

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 176

Monday, November 4, 2013
aegir subsea construction vessel heerema
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Heerema’s New Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Wins Shipping Award

Heerema Marine Contractors’ new self propelled heavy lift crane vessel named Aegir has won the Dutch Association of Ship Owners (KVNR) Shipping Award at

November 4, 2013
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Massive Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at PortMiami [PHOTOS]
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Massive Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at PortMiami [PHOTOS]

Florida's PortMiami on Tuesday saw the arrival of four new Super Post-Panamax cranes as the port prepares for larger ships ahead of the opening of the new

October 9, 2013
Total Views: 398

Friday, September 27, 2013
Jumbo’s K3000 Heavy Lift Ship Launch Calls for Jumbo Photos
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Jumbo’s K3000 Heavy Lift Ship Launch Calls for Jumbo Photos

Jumbo Shipping this month saw the launch of the first ship in the heavy lift company's new K3000 class, named Jumbo Kinetic, at the Brodosplit Shipyard in

September 27, 2013
Total Views: 156

Monday, September 2, 2013
hansa heavy lift
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SPOTD: Hansa Heavy Lift Delivers 1,306 Metric Ton Reactor

In the above photo, the P2-Class vessel HHL Lagos lifts a 1306 metric ton reactor at Porto Marghera, Italy. This piece of cargo, along with three other

September 2, 2013
Total Views: 74

Monday, August 12, 2013
saipem 7000 Ekofisk
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SPOTD: Saipem 7000 Lands Accommodation Block Atop Ekofisk Z

An anonymous gCaptain contributor sent us images of the heavy lift semi-submersible Saipem 7000 lifting the 11,500 ton accommodation block atop the

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 135

Thursday, August 8, 2013
dockwise vanguard drilling rig
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Small Potatoes…Boskalis Drydocks Semi-Submersible Rig on the Dockwise Vanguard

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced today that their Type-0 heavy lift vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard has just finished a contract supporting the repair

August 8, 2013
Total Views: 129

Friday, July 19, 2013
Gudrun topsides installation
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Saipem 7000 Delivers Statoil’s Gudrun Platform Topsides [IMAGES]

The world’s second largest crane vessel was contracted this week by Statoil to lift and transport the 10,600 ton topsides module into position atop the

July 19, 2013
Total Views: 306

Tuesday, July 9, 2013
dockwise vanguard malo st. jack
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Boskalis Awarded FPSO Transport Contract for the Dockwise Vanguard

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has announced that their wholly-owned, and recently acquired subsidiary, Dockwise, has been awarded USD $175 million

July 9, 2013
Total Views: 198