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WATCH: New Heavy-Lift Vessel Katori Enters Nanao Port for First Time

On October 6, the next-generation energy-saving heavy-lift carrier Katori entered the port of Nanao in Ishikawa prefecture for the first time, transporting wind turbine equipment loaded at the port of Dalian and port of Jiangyin, China.Katori is a …
Oct 7, 2021 / Vessels

ULSTEIN: Engineering support for cable lay integration

In early 2021, Ulstein Design & Solutions BV was contracted by NPCC from Abu Dhabi to support the upgrade of the Ulstein designed DLS-4200 heavy-lift pipelay vessel with a large cable lay carousel on the main deck.Ulstein has been responsible for …
Oct 1, 2021 / Vessels

Van Oord takes on Baltic project

Van Oord has signed a contract with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Van Oord will transport and install the foundations and ensure the supply, transport and installation of inter-array cables. With a …
Jul 23, 2021 / Vessels

Aker Solutions Delivers Large Johan Sverdrup Module

Aker Solutions today delivers the 5000-ton additional module for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform.The module is a part of the field’s second development phase and is the latest in a series of large deliveries from Aker Solutions to the Johan …
Jul 6, 2021 / Vessels

Pioneering Spirit lifts 2500-t QP lower jacket

Pioneering Spirit safely crane-lifted the 2500-t Valhall QP lower jacket out of the water using in-house designed, fabricated and installed lifting tools.Machinefabriek Schaap cut, machined and assembled the hooks from 690 grade steel leftover from …
Jul 5, 2021 / Vessels

We4Sea sign up as Inmarsat application provider as Roll Group takes vessel performance monitoring package fleet-wide

Agreement announced after We4Sea trials application using Fleet Data on Heavy-lift vesselsDutch performance monitoring company We4Sea and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement for We4Sea to …
May 28, 2021 / Curious

Jumbo Shipping and SAL Heavy Lift launch Jumbo-SAL-Alliance

Joint venture creates a new commercial heavy weight in project and breakbulk shipping with a fleet of 30 advanced heavy lift vesselsWednesday (Apr15), the heavy-lift industry sees a new and powerful constellation unfold. Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch …
Apr 15, 2021 / Curious

ABS ISQM Notation for One of the World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Heavy-Lift Platforms

One of the world’s largest semi-submersible, heavy-lift crane platforms has been awarded the ABS Integrated Software Quality Management (ISQM) notation, recognizing its risk-based approach to critical software control safety systems.Key operational …
Apr 12, 2021 / Vessels

AAL expands fleet with two more G-Class HL MPVS

AAL Shipping (AAL) is taking delivery of two additional ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels, expanding its core fleet to 720,200 total deadweight (DWT). The Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past and …
Mar 9, 2021 / Vessels

OOS reports a significant increase in applications to charter its heavy lift installation vessels

OOS, well known for its operations in Brazil and Mexico, announces a strong increase in requests from clients to charter the two new builds OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren, the semi-submersible heavy-lift crane accommodation vessels which OOS and …
Mar 4, 2021 / Vessels