Heavy Lift
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Greater China
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers president resigns
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, formerly known as Cosco Shipping, has announced that its president Sun Jiakang has resigned. Sun, 57,…
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Europe
New owners of SAL Heavy Lift reregister six ships back to the German flag
Returned to German control, the new owners of SAL Heavy Lift have wasted little time in stamping their footprint on…
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Greater China
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers signs COA with JGC Corporation
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, the specialised vessel unit of China Cosco Shipping, has signed a strategic agreement with Japanese engineering…
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Greater China
Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping orders semi-submersible vessel at Nantong Xiangyu
Chinese offshore service and heavy lift shipping company Jiangsu Fanzhou Shipping has placed an order at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding &…
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Europe
SAL Heavy Lift closes Dutch offshore office
SAL Heavy Lift has announced the closure of its Dutch-based business SAL Offshore citing challenging times and a significant reduction of projects…
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Europe
Zeaborn takes five more Rickmers vessels
German heavylift owner Zeaborn has taken another five ships from Rickmers Holding for an undisclosed price. In February, Zeaborn bought…
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Americas
Al Stanley steps down from Intermarine
Al Stanley has stepped down as president and CEO of American breakbulk operator Intermarine to pursue other opportunities. “I have…
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Dry Cargo
ZPMC to acquire 50% stake in four GPO heavy lift vessels
Port machinery manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has announced a plan to acquire 50% of Greenland Heavylift Holdings (Hong…
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Europe
Combi Lift orders 19 vessels at Damen
German heavy lift shipping company Combi Lift has placed an order at Damen Shipyards Group for the construction of 19…
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Greater China
Shanghai Changhang Shipping to scrap heavy lift vessel
Shanghai Changhang Shipping, a subsidiary of Sinotrans & CSC, is going to send 20-year-old multi-purpose heavy lift vessel for scrap.…
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Europe
Weco ditches breakbulk liner service
Weco Roro, formerly known as Nordana, has terminated its regular liner service, citing huge losses sustained in the breakbulk sector.…
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Piracy
Kidnapped seafarers freed
The eight crew belonging to the heavylifter nabbed by pirates off the Nigerian coast last month have been released. The…
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Contributions
Further consolidation is imminent for heavylift shipping
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses market prospects for this niche sector. The year of 2017 is likely to be another…
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Asia
Samsung C&T orders four deck carriers at Hubei Offshore Engineering
South Korea’s Samsung C&T has signed shipbuilding contracts with Hubei Offshore Engineering Equipment, a unit of Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry, for…
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Europe
Rickmers-Linie taken over by Zeaborn Group
German MPP specialist Zeaborn Group has announced the takeover of the business operations and international organisation of Rickmers-Linie. The deal,…
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Greater China
Asia Energy Logistics acquires heavy lift vessel
Hong Kong-listed Asia Energy Logistics Group has entered into a memorandum of agreement with GPO Heavylift for the acquisition of…
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Europe
Hansa Heavy Lift appoints two MDs to replace outgoing CEO
Germany’s Hansa Heavy Lift has appointed Steve Dawson and Alex Karakassis as managing directors of the company, taking over from…
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Europe
Subsea 7 to acquire remaining stake in Seaway Heavy Lifting
Subsea 7 has announced that it has made an offer to acquire 50% equity interest in Seaway Heavy Lifting Holding…
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Europe
Thorco and United Heavy Lift launch new joint venture
Thorco and United Heavy Lift are to combine their fleets to form Thorco Projects, a new company that aims to…
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Americas
Port of Prince Rupert mulls new breakbulk terminal
The Port of Prince Rupert in Canada’s British Columbia province is looking into the possibility of building a terminal for…
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