Tag: heavy lift

SAL Heavy Lift has confirmed the expansion of its new generation fleet of energy-efficient heavy-lift vessels, known as the Orca Class, to five vessels with the signing of a new order.

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA notes a case where a cherry picker tipped over, causing minor damage to the vessel bulwark. 

In its latest Safety Flashes for December, IMCA focuses on a accident following a rigging failure because a larger clump weight was selected than the design allowed for.

The superlarge crane vessel Sleipnir has set a new record for the largest single lift jacket removal, after successfully lifting the 8,100 tonne jacket for the Jotun-B platform in the Norwegian North Sea, last week.

The international dry cargo and tanker markets are immense and are served by numerous ships of several types and of various sizes.

NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, part of Japanese NYK Group company, has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, part of the China Merchants Group, to build two next-generation energy-saving heavy-lift vessels, to respond to the demand for transporting cargoes such plants, wind-turbine blades and equipment.

‎Global dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. successfully loaded the 322 meter-long cruise ship 'Carnival Vista' on its semi-submersible heavy lift vessel BOKA Vanguard and transported it to a shipyard facility in Freeport, Bahamas for dry docking.

CHIRP published its Maritime Feedback 54, which is its first bulletin of 2019. The bulletin includes reports on lifting operations, proactive port authority, AIS and ECDIS offsets, heat and fatigue, and safety briefings. Regarding lifting operations a report describes an operation in which several areas presented a high potential for an accident to occur.

BBC Chartering  and Jumbo announced creation of the “Global Project Alliance”, an exclusive strategic co-operation, effective immediately, aiming to improve worldwide service in their respective fields.