COSCO SHIPPING M/V BA HUA ships Jacket Piles for Tanguh UCC
6, January 2026
CWHI says 4,350 tonnes for Indonesia’s Tanguh UCC—jacket piles, cones and tubulars—were delivered on M/V BA HUA operated by COSCO SHIPPING.
Heavy Transport
Chipolbrok adds four 60,800 dwt heavy-lift MPP newbuilds
5, January 2026
Chipolbrok has ordered four 60,800 dwt heavy-lift MPP vessels at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering, adding capacity for project and wind energy cargoes while meeting IMO Tier III and EEDI Phase III standards.
COSCO Specialised Orders Four 40,000 DWT Heavy-Lift Newbuildings
3, January 2026
COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers has approved four 40,000 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift newbuildings at CSSC Chengxi, targeting 2028–2029 delivery to support wind and project cargo transport.
China Ships First Inch Cape Wind Foundations
26, December 2025
On 23 December 2025, CNOOC Engineering Zhuhai shipped the first jackets and monopile transition pieces for the 1.08 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm from China to Scotland, starting foundation deliveries for the North Sea project.
PV Drilling IX Arrived in Vung Tau on GPO Sapphire
25, December 2025
PV Drilling IX arrived in Vung Tau at 06:00 on 25 December 2025 after a two-month, 12,855.6-nautical-mile voyage from Europe aboard GPO Sapphire operated by GPO Heavy Lift.
SAL Adds MV Sophie to Multipurpose Fleet
24, December 2025
SAL adds MV Sophie, a new Type F500 multipurpose vessel owned by Auerbach Schifffahrt GmbH & Co. KG, to its fleet under a long-term charter.
HVT Completes M40 Load-Out for Sakarya Phase 2A
23, December 2025
HVT Group B.V. completed the site move and load-out of module M40 for Turkish Petroleum’s Sakarya Phase 2A, delivering grillage, sea fastening calculations and planning on schedule.
Krey Schiffahrt selects NexusWave for four heavy-lift newbuilds
22, December 2025
Krey Schiffahrt will deploy Inmarsat Maritime’s bonded NexusWave service on four newbuild heavy lift vessels, enabling always-on connectivity with unlimited data for operations and crew.
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Forms Saudi JV Hub in Dammam
22, December 2025
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers has formed a joint venture in Dammam with COSCO SHIPPING (West Asia) and Saudi Ports Services & Storage Co. (PSS) to build its first integrated supply chain hub in Saudi Arabia.
