Fifteen transition pieces for the Inch Cape offshore wind project are now at the Port of Leith in Scotland, after transport from Qinzhou, China, on the heavy-lift vessel Hua Sheng Long operated by COSCO.
Heavy-lift vessel DA GUI has delivered 54 steel piles for offshore wind turbines to Leith Port in Edinburgh following a 36-day passage, including units of up to 216 tonnes for a wind farm serving about 1.6 million homes.
Semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel GPO Sapphire is transporting jack-up rig PV Drilling IX from Rotterdam to Vietnam, ahead of the rig’s reactivation and deployment in the Asia-Pacific market from 2026.
United Heavy Lift has completed a heavy-lift shipment of two IHC B65 dredgers, about 378 t each, on UHL Fighter between Rotterdam and Balikpapan after a 36-day incident-free voyage.
Brazil completes South America’s first crosswise barge-stacking operation using AAL HAMBURG, departing Belém on 24 Oct and ETA Nueva Palmira 4 Nov.
Germany’s HS Schiffahrts Group and Mare Trust have confirmed firm orders for four 12,500 DWT multi-purpose vessels in China, with options for six more, marking a $300 million investment in next-generation heavy-lift tonnage.
Boskalis’ record-breaking heavy transport vessel BOKA Vanguard has carried a 335-meter floating dry dock from Qingdao to the Bahamas, once again redefining the limits of marine heavy-lift logistics.
Roll Group has strengthened its project logistics capabilities with the addition of the wide deck carrier Bigroll KMC Beaumont, chartered long-term from KMC Bluewhale.
