by Mariska Buitendijk | May 19, 2022 | News, Project cargo, Ship design, Shipbuilding
ForestWave Navigation has contracted Ferus Smit Shipyards to build two new project cargo vessels of the Ecobox XL type. The Ecobox XL design enables loading and transporting extra-long items, such as wind turbine blades, while at the same time maintaining its good...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 17, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Project cargo, Ship design, Shipbuilding
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has ordered two additional Eco-Lifter newbuilds, to be delivered in 2023 and 2024. The order is part of a fleet renewal plan that will see all UHL 800 P-type vessels replaced with fuel-efficient modern tonnage. Between 2019 and 2022, UHL took...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 25, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore, Project cargo
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit deployed its revolutionary jacket lift system for the first time on 21 April to remove CNR International’s Ninian Northern jacket from the northern North Sea. At 8100 tonnes, this first commercial lift is one of the heaviest offshore...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 14, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Project cargo, Shipping
Dutch Roll Group has announced a joint venture with Saudi Arabia based FTE Heavylift for heavy-lift transportation, installation, and marine works for the Saudi Arabia market. They will integrate their services and operate as one company. The new company, Roll FTE, is...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2022 | Heavy lift, News, Project cargo, Shipbuilding
With the delivery of two heavy-lift mast cranes (HLMC) for Spliethoff, Huisman has reached a track record of 100 mast cranes. The first one of its kind, built in 1984, is still performing today aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Buccaneer. The two HLMCs...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 2, 2022 | News, Project cargo, Shipping
P&O Maritime Logistics is entering the container carrying market after recently completing what it says is the first-ever container fitting modification to the deck of a Multi-Carrying Vessel (MCV). The newly modified MCVs are to support Unifeeder to alleviate...
