SAL Heavy Lift has acquired two semi-submersible deck carriers, MV Sun Shine and MV Sun Rise, from Pan Ocean. Deliveries between October 2025 and April 2026 will double its semi-submersible fleet capacity.
The MV Elise, the first Orca Class vessel in SAL Heavy Lift’s fleet, has begun her maiden voyage from China to Europe. With advanced green technology and powerful lifting capacity, she sets a new benchmark in sustainable heavy lift shipping.
Seaway7’s Seaway Hawk has departed Batam, Indonesia, after loading a 12,000-tonne floating dock. The heavy transport vessel is set to deliver the dock to Abidjan’s Carena shipyard by 18 October 2025, boosting the shipyard’s capacity for large-scale vessel repair and maintenance projects in West Africa.
The semi-submersible heavy lift vessel RED ZED I has left Rio de Janeiro carrying Saipem’s pipe-laying vessel Castoro 10, en route to Malta with arrival scheduled for October 8.
JSI Alliance has opened a new office in Bilbao to expand its port agency and commercial services across Spain, Portugal, and North Africa, with further growth planned for Turkey and the Middle East.
