October 24 - Cosco Shipping's 28,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessel Da Liang has been delivered to the carrier, and is now in service at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.
This delivery takes the number of heavy lift vessels owned by Cosco with a tandem lifting capacity of 700 tonnes, to eight.
The new vessel has an overall length of 179.5 m and a breadth of 28 m, and is suitable for carrying over-length, oversize and overweight cargoes in the specialised shipping market.
USA-based transport engineering specialist Berard has further strengthened heavy transport capabilities with the recent delivery of 12 additional axle lines of Scheuerle SPMTs
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
