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Aqaba Container Terminal Unveils New STS Gantry Crane for Enhanced Operational Capacity and Efficiency

Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the preferred gateway for the Levant region and beyond, has announced the arrival of a state-of-the-art Ship-to-Shore (STS) gantry crane, worth USD 13 million. The crane was revealed during a celebratory event held by …
Apr 25, 2025 / Curious

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers takes delivery of general cargo ship Green Rizhao

On January 15, 2025, COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers welcomed the GREEN RIZHAO, the 14th vessel in its 77,000 DWT multipurpose series, into its fleet during a naming ceremony in Dalian. This vessel series boasts the world's largest professional …
Jan 20, 2025 / Vessels

NES to deliver battery package to Rem Offshore CSV

Norwegian shipowner Rem Offshore has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver a deck-based battery energy storage system to its Rem Inspector construction support vessel (CSV). NES, specialising in sustainable energy design and …
Oct 4, 2024 / Curious

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

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers order Four 9,000-ton Liquid Cargo Vessels

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers‘s subsidiary, COSCO Shipping (Hong Kong) Investment Development Co., Ltd., will be investing in the construction of four 9,000-ton specialized liquid cargo vessels at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd.  This …
Aug 7, 2024 / Vessels

DOF Group awarded long-term contract for IMR services by Equinor

DOF has been awarded a Very Large contract by Equinor for the delivery of Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services for a duration up to 3 years firm + 3 annual options. The work includes subsea operations covering IMR activities throughout …
Jun 6, 2024 / Curious

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

Aker BP to use DeepOcean-operated unmanned surface vessel

Ocean services provider DeepOcean and NCS operator Aker BP have agreed to pioneer the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. The first USV is planned to be ready for offshore …
Oct 12, 2023 / Curious

Vår Energi ramps up exploration activity in the Barents Sea

Vår Energi sees substantial opportunities for further growth and value creation in the north and has secured the COSL Prospector drilling rig for a two-year drilling program in the Barents region, in cooperation with Equinor.  The rig contract …
Sep 4, 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