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Boskalis performs ‘quadruple tow’ to Australia

Boskalis performs ‘quadruple tow’ to Australia

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 3, 2026 | News, Project cargo, Shipping, Towage

Boskalis carries out tandem tows dozens of times a year. This is a type of transport in which the cargo is towed by two powerful oceangoing tugs. Sometimes a third vessel joins, turning it into a triple tow to its final destination. But even that can be surpassed, and...
Wärtsilä 31 engines for Allseas’ heavy transport vessel

Wärtsilä 31 engines for Allseas’ heavy transport vessel

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 22, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Project cargo, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new purpose-built semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV), which is designed to minimise exhaust emissions and maximise fuel efficiency. The ship, to be named Grand Tour, is being built for Switzerland-based offshore...
BOKA Vanguard delivers dry dock to Bahamas

BOKA Vanguard delivers dry dock to Bahamas

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2025 | Heavy lift, News, Project cargo, Shipping

Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel BOKA Vanguard has returned to the Bahamas carrying another impressive cargo: the 335-metre-long floating dry dock East End for Grand Bahama Shipyard Ltd. The dry dock was loaded a few weeks ago in Qingdao, China....
Vuyk design for new Allseas heavy transport vessel

Vuyk design for new Allseas heavy transport vessel

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 25, 2025 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Project cargo, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Allseas has selected Dutch Vuyk Engineering to design its new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) Grand Tour. Purpose-designed to support seamless topsides transfers to Pioneering Spirit, the vessel is a step forward in integrated offshore transport and...
Allseas wins Brae Alpha decommissioning

Allseas wins Brae Alpha decommissioning

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2025 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore

TAQA UK has awarded Allseas the contract for the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) of the Brae Alpha platform in the UK Central North Sea. The decommissioning is to take place between 2028 and 2032. Located 270 kilometres northeast of Aberdeen,...
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