BBC Chartering held the naming ceremony for the LakerMax MPP vessel BBC Bremen during a Bremen port call. The ship is due to sail via Hamburg to Galveston and Houston after loading.
Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL), part of the Kuok Maritime Group, has named its next-generation 40,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) multi-purpose vessel PAC LEO at PaxOcean Zhoushan Shipyard in Zhoushan, China. PAC
Roll Group adds Bigroll KMC Busan as its 10th commercially controlled vessel, strengthening wide-deck capacity for modularised and oversized project cargo worldwide.
CHINALAND SHIPPING has taken delivery of the 62,000 DWT heavy-lift vessel CL PATRIOTISM from Huanghai Shipbuilding, the first unit in a four-ship contract and the owner’s third newbuilding accepted in January.
Meriaura signed a contract for a 6,800 DWT open-deck newbuild with 1A ice class and DP2 capability, due for delivery at the beginning of 2028, aimed at short sea project cargo work.
Mammoet completed the loadout of a 5,461 t offshore jacket foundation for BorWin6 in Jebel Ali, UAE, using 216 SPMT axle lines and quay mooring support.
Sanfu Shipbuilding has launched a 13,000 DWT-class deck carrier for a Japanese owner, featuring an open high-load deck, redundant electric propulsion and an ABB DC power and battery system.
McDermott has completed load-out followed by sail-away of three jacket transport barges at CPOE’s Qingdao yard under RUYA EPCIC 11, part of a five-year Ruya programme at Qatar’s Al Shaheen field targeting 550,000 bpd and about 100,000 bpd of extra output by 2027.
EEW SPC has loaded out the first monopiles for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project and will supply 77 monopile foundations from Rostock harbour in line with the project’s construction schedule.
