Heavy Lift Vessel

BigLift brings 11 Damen tugs from Asia to Europe on one ship

BigLift vessel loaded with Damen tugs

Putting the big into BigLift, Spliethoff Group’s heavy lift specialist BigLift Shipping has used a single vessel to transport eleven Damen tugs from the shipbuilder’s yards in Vietnam and China to Europe.

While such voyages usually require six months to plan and organize, Damen reports that there was less than two months available to prepare for this one and to ensure that each stage was executed on time.

The ship used to transport the eleven Damen tugs was BigLift’s Happy Star, a 156-meter heavy...

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10 Massive Crane Ships Operating at the Sea

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Crane ships are powerful ocean-going vessels which are mounted with massive cranes for handling heavy loads. Mainly used for construction facilities and salvaging activitiesat the high seas, heavy lift crane vessels can be normal crane vessels, semi-submersibles, or sheerlegs.

In this article, we have mentioned ten massive crane shipswhich are used for different types of offshore jobs and are famous around the world for their enormous size and load-carrying capacities.

1. SSCV Sleipnir

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https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/5-massive-crane-ships-operating-at-the-sea/

14 Crew Abducted from Heavy Lift Vessel

A Chinese heavy lift ship was attacked and 14 crew kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Cargo ship attacked

Cargo ship was attacked at around 1500 UTC Nov 13 in Gulf of Guinea some 80 nm NW of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe. The Chinese heavy lift ship ZHEN HUA 7, which is cruising in Gulf of Guinea waters off Sao Tome and Principe since mid-October.

Crew kidnapped

The ship reportedly was boarded by pirates, some crew may be kidnapped, but there’s no confirmed information yet on...

https://mfame.guru/14-crew-abducted-from-heavy-lift-vessel/

World’s Most Sustainable SSCV “Sleipnir” Breaks Own Record With 10100 mT Jacket Lift

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Heerema’s SSCV Sleipnir has safely and sustainably removed Shell’s 10100 mT Brent Alpha jacket. This single jacket lift breaks Sleipnir’s recent record for lifting the 8100 mT Jotun-B jacket.

This project is Sleipnir’s fourth decommissioning job for this summer. The vessel will continue to be busy in the North Sea before swapping the largest lifts for one of the smallest with the installation of Dana Petroleum’s P11-Unity Platform later this year.

So far, Sleipnir has safely removed and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-most-sustainable-sscv-sleipnir-breaks-own-record-with-10100-mt-jacket-lift/

NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Sign Contract To Build Two New Heavy-Lift Vessels

NBP to Build Two New Heavy-lift Vessels

NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. (NBP) has signed the contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co. Ltd., which is part of the China Merchants Group, to build two next-generation energy-saving heavy-lift vessels.

Image Credit: nbpc.co.jp

These ships will have the below features to meet a wide variety of cargo transportation needs.

  • Each vessel will be equipped with two 400-ton cranes; cargo up to 800 tons will be able to be loaded through tandem operation.
  •  Each vessel will have one hatch and one...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-bulk-project-carriers-sign-contract-to-build-two-new-heavy-lift-vessels/