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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Ship Photo of The Week – Parking the World’s Largest Container Cranes
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Ship Photo of The Week – Parking the World’s Largest Container Cranes

The first four container handling gantry cranes for the EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water container port, arrived

March 6, 2012
Total Views: 422

Friday, February 24, 2012
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Reederei Heino Winter Transports Damen Tugs to Morocco

Recently, two Damen Stan Tugs 2608, the Ibrahim 1 and the Jacques, were shipped from the anchorage of Halong Bay, Haiphong (Vietnam) to Casablanca by the

February 24, 2012
Total Views: 92

Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Largest Crane In The World [IMAGES]

20,000 metric tons. That’s 98 Statues of Liberty or 10,000 VW Beetles. But when you’re building the world’s largest vessels in the world,

February 16, 2012
Total Views: 1619

Thursday, January 12, 2012
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China Launches SUPER GREEN 8500 Cargo Ship [IMAGES/VIDEO]

Carisbrooke Shipping took delivery of the first SUPER GREEN 8500 vessel from China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The vessel was delivered after

January 12, 2012
Total Views: 236

Thursday, December 29, 2011
Pieter Schelte, Offshore Supercat – The World’s Largest Catamaran
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Pieter Schelte, Offshore Supercat – The World’s Largest Catamaran

In 2011, Allseas announced that they had awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding a 1.3Bn Euro contract for the construction of a massive catamaran designed for

December 29, 2011
Total Views: 589

Friday, December 23, 2011
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Hercules 185 Jackup Repaired, Heads Back to Work Off West Africa

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO) to transport the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 185 from

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 126

Saturday, December 3, 2011
Andre Grikitis intermarine shipping
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Intermarine CEO Discusses Operations, Ex-Im Bank Financing, Part 1 [INTERVIEW]

Part 1 of an exclusive gCaptain Interview with Intermarine’s CEO, Andre Grikitis, and CFO, Michael Dumas. By Jack Mylott, Partner, Flagship Management

December 3, 2011
Total Views: 55

Thursday, December 1, 2011
Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal
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Dockwise Strikes COOEC Newbuild Deal

Dockwise said today the company has reached an agreement with China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build

December 1, 2011
Total Views: 32

Monday, November 7, 2011
Dockwise to Unload Yacht Transport Arm
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Dockwise to Unload Yacht Transport Arm

Heavy-lift operator Dockwise today announced plans to sell off its yacht transport arm, Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT), to focus on its core Heavy Marine

November 7, 2011
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Will the Vanguard Semi-Submersible Ultra Heavy Lift Ship Keep Dockwise Afloat?
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Will the Vanguard Semi-Submersible Ultra Heavy Lift Ship Keep Dockwise Afloat?

By Richard Spilman Taking shape in the Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, Korea is an engineering marvel. The Dockwise Vanguard, previously referred to as the

October 26, 2011
Total Views: 184

Friday, October 14, 2011
Heavylift “Super Vessel”, Dockwise Vanguard, Booked For Second Gig
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Heavylift “Super Vessel”, Dockwise Vanguard, Booked For Second Gig

Life is good when you can tranport over 100,000 metric tons. Heavy lift operator Dockwise today announced that its new-build “Type-0” super vessel,

October 14, 2011
Total Views: 61

Friday, September 30, 2011
Heavy Lift Company BBC Chartering Launches High-End Cargo Division
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Heavy Lift Company BBC Chartering Launches High-End Cargo Division

BBC Chartering is launching a new division exclusively for moving high-end heavy lift cargo.  The announcement comes after a hat trick of heavy lift newbuilds

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Maersk Line Limited, Rickmers-Linie Announce U.S. Flagged Heavy-lift Partnership
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Maersk Line Limited, Rickmers-Linie Announce U.S. Flagged Heavy-lift Partnership

Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie this week announced a joint venture to provide U.S. customers with heavy-lift breakbulk and project cargo shipping

September 21, 2011
Total Views: 120

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Asian LIft hercules sheerleg crane
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Keppel wins contract to build world’s largest sheerleg floating crane

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) in China has secured a

September 13, 2011
Total Views: 1239

Monday, September 5, 2011
BBC Chartering welcomes newbuild hat-trick
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BBC Chartering welcomes newbuild hat-trick

BBC Chartering says it has taken delivery of its new heavy lift vessel, BBC Amber, from Jinagzhou Shipyard in China.  The delivery marks the third newbuild

September 5, 2011
Total Views: 113

Friday, September 2, 2011
Ulstein Heavy Lift Design nominated for prestigious Dutch Innovation Award
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Ulstein Heavy Lift Design nominated for prestigious Dutch Innovation Award

Ulstein’s SOC 5000 heavy lift vessel Ulstein’s “Sea of Solutions” 5000 heavy lift vessel design has been nominated for the prestigious

September 2, 2011
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Ship Photos of The Week:  Heavy Lift Offshore Windmill Installation
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Ship Photos of The Week: Heavy Lift Offshore Windmill Installation

Today’s ship photos come to us via the heavy lift operator, Jumbo Shipping, who has just announced it has won a contract to transport and install all 111

August 30, 2011
Total Views: 105

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Beat the Block [HEAVY LIFT PHOTOS]
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Beat the Block [HEAVY LIFT PHOTOS]

Photo courtesy Royal Navy Yesterday, an 8,000-ton section of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the Queen Elizabeth class of supercarriers, began the 600

August 18, 2011
Total Views: 18

Monday, July 25, 2011
Dockwise books first gig for ‘Type O’ vessel
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Dockwise books first gig for ‘Type O’ vessel

Is it an aircraft carrier?  What about Shell’s massive FLNG facility?  Could it be the Empire State Building? Actually, it’s none of

July 25, 2011
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Jumbo Shipping completes door-to-door project for KNPC

8 months – 3 Jumbo vessels – 37 pieces – sea, river, land Jumbo Shipping has completed its eight-month heavy lift transport contract for

June 8, 2011
Total Views: 170