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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Three-way partnership creates new JSI Alliance

A twosome is becoming a threesome. After three years in a successful commercial alliance, Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor Jumbo Shipping and German breakbulk and project cargo specialist SAL Heavy Lift have been joined by Houston-headquartered multipurpose and liner operator Intermarine to form the JSI Alliance.

With a combined fleet of around 50 vessels, JSI Alliance will provide a unified commercial entry point for sales and marketing for a joint network of...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/three-way-partnership-creates-new-jsi-alliance/

Swire delivers to WA, sets up weekly Pacific service and protects endangered whales!

Pictured: a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Photo credit: US NOAA.

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Swire shipping conglomerate!

Break bulk

First up, Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, completed its first voyage to Western Australia carrying 88 Ore Cars (wagons) for resources company BHP.

Swire Projects used its 19,000-deadweight heavy lift multipurpose vessel, Johnnie Bryan, with lifting capacity of up to 480 mts, to carry the cargo...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/swire-delivers-to-wa-sets-up-weekly-pacific-service-and-protects-endangered-whales/

Heavy-lift operator AAL buys two ships and plans to build four more

Pictured: a fully-laden heavy lift / multi-purpose ship operated by AAL. Photo supplied by AAL.

Specialist heavy lift project carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL) has bought two 33,000 deadweight heavy lift ships and has given an update on its newbuilding plans.

The two newly-bought vessels are, the ‘AAL Mars’ and the ‘AAL Merkur’. The vessels have been serving within AAL’s operating fleet worldwide on a commercial management basis.

AAL has also given an update on the progress of its ‘third-generation’...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/heavy-lift-operator-aal-buys-two-ships-and-plans-to-build-four-more/