March 2 - The maiden voyage of COSCOL's new semi-submersible vessel, Xiang Yun Kou, featured the largest deadweight tonnage in the history of the company's semi-submersible vessel fleet.
Following delivery of the vessel at the end of January, Xiang Yun Kou commenced its maiden voyage from Singapore at the end of February, having loaded two large offshore construction vessels heading for Africa.
The two vessels are 118.8 m long and 30.4 m wide, with a total weight of 31,000 tonnes.
Singapore-based Swire Projects has shipped four complete wind turbine sets from Dafeng, China, to Vung An, Vietnam, for the Hai Anh wind power project.
China’s Protranser delivered an energy storage cabinet weighing 48 tonnes from Qingdao, China to Iraq.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a second Briese Heavylift vessel from Australian waters.
DP World has won the latest in a string of court rulings, as it defends its rights as shareholder and concessionaire in Djibouti’s Doraleh Containe
The White House has reportedly reached a tentative agreement to avoid a potential railway strike that could have cost the USA’s economy up to USD2 billion per day.
