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COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Completes 19th DP Float-over Installation Project
Recently, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers successfully completed the world’s first DP float-over installation case without longitudinal limit, with a platform weighing 12,900 tons in place smoothly and the precise docking of the jacket. This …
Dec 15, 2023 / Curious
World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Fleet Gets Even Bigger
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture leading to a fleet of what will be 18 semi-submersible vessels by end of 2023. Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and COSCO …
Jul 28, 2023 / Curious
COSCO SHIPPING Joint Venture to Add Six LNG-Powered PCTCs to Its Fleet
Recently, Guangzhou Yuanhai Car Carrier Transportation, a joint venture led by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, has joined forces with Fujian Shipbuilding and Japan’s Santoku Senpaku to order six 7,500-lot LNG-powered pure car and truck carriers …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized performs Float-on and Load-in of the Curlew FPSO
After more than a year of planning and working closely with the Company's client AF Offshore Decom, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized’s M/V Xin Guang Hua, safely performed the Float-on and Load-in operation of the 20,300mt Curlew FPSO in early November …
Nov 17, 2022 / Vessels
COSCO Shipping Specialized commercial vehicles export first voyage to the Mediterranean
Recently, COSCO Shipping Specialized carriers’ COSCO Shipping Harmony loaded with 2,387 commercial vehicles departed to Italy. It marks COSCO Shipping Specialized carriers’ first commercial vehicles exported to the Mediterranean route launched. …
Nov 7, 2022 / Vessels
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized awarded contract to transport monopiles for Moray West offshore wind farm
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd. announced on Thursday (Sep29) to be awarded by Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Ltd. for the transportation of monopiles from China to the Moray Firth, Scotland. COSCO will provide two X-class type …
Oct 3, 2022 / Vessels
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized completes transportation of 82 structures for Saipem’s Tortue project
Greater Tortue Ahmeyim is an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) project based on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. It is the deepest offshore project in Africa till date. The LNG project is being jointly developed by BP, Kosmos …
Sep 27, 2022 / Curious
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers orders tenth semi-sub
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to build its tenth semi-submersible heavy transport vessel. The carrier has re-entered the newbuilding market with a DP2-enabled 65,000t dwt Super X vessel …
Aug 28, 2022 / Vessels
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers’ first vessel sets sail to serve its first wind power total logistics project in Europe
On July 24, M.V. DA ZI YUN, operated by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, departed from Taicang Port with a full load of seven sets of wind power equipment, marking the successful completion of the first shipment of wind turbine equipment for the …
Aug 1, 2022 / Vessels
COSCO Shipping Specialized will build a 65,000DWT semi-submersible heavy lift vessel
On July 12, COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a shipbuilding contract to build a 65,000DWT semi-submersible heavy lift vessel with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited of CSSC. Equipped with the world's advanced dynamic …
Jul 14, 2022 / Vessels