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AAL Dammam Unveiled In China And Set To Serve Strong Global Industrial Project Demand
Global project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) is preparing to take delivery of its sixth 32,000-deadweight Super B-Class, 700-MT heavy lift vessel – the AAL DAMMAM. Unveiled at a naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in …
Jul 4, 2025 / Vessels
AAL Shipping selects ABB Marine Advisory System to optimize Super B-Class fleet
AAL Shipping (AAL) has chosen ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System for their high-performance Super B-Class heavy lift vessels ABB’s market-leading advisory sofware will help maximize operational efficiency and minimize risk across …
Feb 21, 2025 / Vessels
AAL Shipping overcomes complex logistical challenges to transport 560-tonne crane body from Kobe to New Orleans
Premium project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) transported a 560-tonne crane body from Kobe, Japan to New Orleans, USA along its regular Asia – Americas Trade Lane Service onboard the 31,000 dwt heavy lift vessel, AAL Kembla. The operation …
Jan 28, 2025 / Vessels
Penta-Ocean and Fuyo Lease announce joint ownership of world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels
Penta-Ocean Construction and Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. have announced that both Companies will jointly own two large work vessels for use in offshore wind construction: a heavy lift vessel (hereinafter HLV) and a cable laying vessel (hereinafter …
Jan 28, 2025 / Curious
Seatrium Inks Letter of Intent for a Heavy Lift Vessel for Japan’s Wind Market
Seatrium Limited (Seatrium) announced on Monday (Nov 11) that its subsidiary has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Japan-based Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) to carry out early engineering work for a 5,000t fully-revolving Heavy Lift Vessel …
Nov 12, 2024 / Curious
Jumbo installs wind assisted propulsion to Jumbo Jubilee in latest decarbonisation move
Jumbo has announced the successful installation of two mechanical sails to Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Jumbo Jubilee. The wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) solution is the latest in a series of innovative technologies installed to the vessel in a bid …
Oct 7, 2024 / Vessels
The 62,000-DWT Multi-Purpose Heavy Lift Vessel YUAN FU Named and Delivered in Yangzhou
On September 13, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers celebrated the successful naming and delivery of its second 62,000-DWT multi-purpose heavy lift vessel YUAN FU, at CSSC Chengxi Yangzhou Co., Ltd. The YUAN FU boasts an impressive total length of …
Sep 25, 2024 / Vessels
AAL’S Third Super B-CLASS Vessel, The ‘AAL HOUSTON’, Sets Sail
Premium project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) has taken delivery of the third Super B-Class vessel in its eight-vessel-strong third generation newbuilding fleet, the ‘AAL HOUSTON’, as the 32,000 dwt dual fuel multipurpose heavy lift vessel …
Sep 24, 2024 / Vessels
AAL Hamburg - Second Of Eight Super B-Class Vessels Set To Embark On Maiden Voyage
Premium project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) is about to take delivery of the second of eight vessels in its Super B-Class newbuilding series, ‘AAL Hamburg’, following the formal naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipyard in …
Jul 16, 2024 / Curious
AAL Transports 12,800 FRT of Vital Components On Single Sailing For Texas LNG Project
Premium Project Heavy Lift Carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL), this summer executed a complex operation to transport over 12,800 Freight Tonnes (FRT) of heavy lift project cargo from the South Korean ports of Kunsan and Pyeongtaek to Beaumont in Texas – …
Oct 10, 2023 / Curious