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Four Heavy-Lifters Join The Intermarine Fleet
2024 is off to a strong start for Intermarine, where the multi-purpose carrier is gearing up for a dynamic year ahead. As the foremost operator in the Americas, the collaboration with heavy-lift powerhouse Jumbo-SAL-Alliance is propelling Intermarine …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels
AAL Shipping’s first Super B-class newbuilding, AAL Limassol, successfully launched
Multipurpose heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping’s first Super B-class newbuilding, AAL Limassol, was successfully launched at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China. In total, AAL Shipping will take delivery of six newbuildings, placing …
Dec 22, 2023 / Vessels
Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine …
Dec 20, 2023 / Vessels
Jan De Nul Kicks Off Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm Construction
Ørsted and Jan De Nul Group announce the installation of the first foundation for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm (913 MW) off the German Coast. Borkum Riffgrund 3 will be the largest wind farm in German waters to date. Jan De Nul Group’s …
Dec 14, 2023 / Curious
Major upgrade for Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will get a major upgrade. Among other improvements, the gantry crane will be extended by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious
Hydrodynamic expertise made all the difference – SCHOTTEL to propel Orca Class heavy-lift vessels
The series of four firm and two optional new generation heavy-lift vessels, one of the world’s most ambitious heavy-lift newbuilding projects called Orca Class, will be propelled by SCHOTTEL ControllablePropellers (SCP). The four-bladed controllable …
Sep 1, 2023 / Curious
Van Oord installs first monopile at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first of 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. In addition to the transport and installation of the wind turbine foundations, Van Oord is responsible for the supply, …
Apr 25, 2023 / Vessels
Installation Vessel Shortage: Market Leader Ready to Fill the Gap in Offshore Wind
There is a shortage of specialised heavy-lift vessels needed to install the increasing number of larger, next-generation wind turbines. This jeopardises the offshore wind farm realisations. The proven, off-the-shelf heavy lift vessel designs from …
Feb 23, 2022 / Curious
AAL Delivers 680mt of Floating Buoys to off-shore tanker terminal in the Persian Gulf
The 31,000dwt ‘mega-size’ heavy lift vessel, AAL Kobe, recently transported two heavy lift single-point mooring (SPM) Buoys along AAL Shipping’s (AAL) ‘Europe – Middle East / India – Asia Monthly Liner Service’ (EUMEIA), from Jebel Ali in Dubai to …
Nov 2, 2021 / Vessels
AAL acquires 66,000 dwt MPP tonnage from the global fleet and announces newbuilding of an additional 128,000 dwt
Specialist heavy lift project carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL) has acquired two heavy lift ‘mega-size’ 33,000dwt W-Class multipurpose vessels (MPVs) from the second-hand market, the ‘AAL Mars’ and the ‘AAL Merkur’. The vessels have been serving within the …
Oct 27, 2021 / Vessels