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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Announces the Selection of the Shipyard and Naval Architect for its New SOVs
SALT, a long-time partner of LDA and a recognized leader in offshore vessel design, has been entrusted with the development of the new SOVs. Having previously collaborated on the design of Wind of Change and Wind of Hope with SALT, LDA has leveraged …
Feb 24, 2025 / Vessels
Naming and delivery ceremony of China’s first two offshore wind power SOVs held
On Friday, 16 August 2024, Shanghai Electric celebrated the combined naming and delivery of two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) at ZPMC, Qidong base, China. The vessels are based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS …
Aug 20, 2024 / Curious
JSD6000 Deepwater Lifting and Pipe-Laying Vessel Successfully Completed
On May 28, the completion ceremony of the JSD6000 deepwater lift pipelay vessel project developed by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC) was grandly held at the Changxing Base of ZPMC. The JSD6000 is one of the world's most advanced offshore …
Jun 3, 2024 / Vessels
Saipem strengthens its E&C fleet with bareboat charter of latest generation ship JSD6000
The completion ceremony of the JSD6000, a latest generation ship for offshore heavy lifting, construction and pipelaying, took place at ZPMC’s base in Changxing. Saipem has signed a long-term charter contract for the JSD6000 with ZPMC, a …
May 31, 2024 / Curious
Port of Tanjung Pelepas inks deals for 11 ULCV capacity quay cranes
Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a joint venture between the MMC Group and APM Terminals in Malaysia, has signed an agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) for the purchase of five ultra large container vessel (ULCV) Quay …
May 28, 2024 / Curious
First cranes arrive as part of USD 300 million Port of Salalah expansion
As part of its USD 300 million container terminal upgrade and expansion project, the Port of Salalah received the first four of 10 new ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes this month. Once the project is completed in the first quarter of 2025, annual capacity …
Feb 19, 2024 / Curious
Record year for APM Terminals' Crane & Engineering Services
The first batch of new ZPMC Super-Post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at APM Terminals Elizabeth earlier this month. Handled by APM Terminals’ Crane & Engineering Services, they have a 23-container outreach they can efficiently work …
Sep 13, 2023 / Curious
DP World Antwerp Gateway welcomes three gigantic container cranes at its terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges
DP World Antwerp Gateway has achieved another milestone in its expansion and modernization plan with the arrival of three new quay cranes. The terminal's ambitious plan to invest 200 million euros in expansion, modernization, and sustainability has …
Apr 13, 2023 / Curious
Keel Laying Ceremony For China’s first SOVs
Shanghai Electric’s two Ulstein-designed vessels: On 30 Nov 2022, the first SOVs for wind farms in China had their keel laying ceremony at the ZPMC yard. The two vessels of the ULSTEIN SX195 and SX197 designs are ordered by Shanghai Electric, with …
Dec 1, 2022 / Vessels
SSA Marine Converts 9 Diesel-Powered Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes to Electric at the Port of Long Beach Pier J Terminal (Video)
SSA Marine has completed a multi-year project to convert 9 ZPMC diesel-electric 1,000 hp rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) to 100% grid-tied electric. This is the largest deployment of eRTGs in North America and represents 100% of the RTG fleet at …
Oct 31, 2022 / Vessels