Pioneering Spirit used its jacket lift system to install both suction bucket foundations and topsides in shallow water for 50Hertz’s OST-6-1 connection, completing the work in one offshore campaign.
SafeSystems B.V. provided engineering support for the discharge of two stainless steel chemical tanker hulls at Waalhaven, Rotterdam, including padeye design, deck strengthening and lifting calculations.
Nine voyages carried 60,500 revenue tonnes from Taicang to Melbourne. AAL handled sections up to 113 tonnes and washed all deck cargo with fresh water before each arrival to meet biosecurity requirements.
Guangzhou Shipyard International has started sea trials of a 71,000-tonne semi-submersible heavy transport vessel for COSCO Shipping, with testing scheduled to last approximately two weeks.
Shell’s Crux offshore gas project in Australia is moving toward commissioning after platform installation, with first gas targeted for the second half of 2027 to supply the Prelude FLNG facility.
DENZAI has completed transport and lifting works for a 201-tonne pool condenser at KAFCO in Bangladesh, covering ocean shipping, barge transfer, inland haulage, skidding and final installation.
Combi Lift has opened a Sub-Saharan Africa headquarters in Johannesburg, linking its African project logistics operations more closely with its established India business.
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.
Dajin Heavy Industry has selected the ULSTEIN HX122 design for a new offshore installation vessel capable of handling monopiles, jacket foundations, substations and future 4XL monopiles.
