BBC Mainz has left the shipyard, completing Briese Schiffahrt’s original 15-vessel LakerMax programme for BBC Chartering’s heavy-lift and project cargo operations.
McDermott has shipped the 4,600-tonne Shell Manatee topsides from Altamira, Mexico, to Trinidad and Tobago. The structure will be installed offshore as part of the Manatee gas development.
Chipolbrok has started construction of TK2601, the first of six 60,800-dwt multipurpose heavy-lift vessels, following steel cutting at Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding.
COSCO Shipping Specialized is adding 14 60,000 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift vessels through eight newbuildings at Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and six long-term bareboat charters.
Dajin Heavy Industry has delivered KING THREE, completing its three-vessel KING heavy deck carrier fleet as construction progresses on the larger EMPEROR series.
Mumbai Port Authority handled three ODC packages weighing a combined 1,452 t using a specialised barge roll-off operation for onward shipment to Abu Dhabi.
Guohang Ocean Shipping plans three 62,000-tonne multipurpose heavy-lift vessels for oversized energy equipment, alongside three LR2 tankers under a six-vessel investment programme.
Allseas has started construction of the 60,000-tonne semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour at Guangzhou Shipyard International in China.
Henghui Shipping has reportedly ordered two 38,000-dwt multipurpose heavy-lift vessels from ZPMC, with options for two more and a reported combined lifting capacity of 500 tonnes.
