Chipolbrok has christened its latest newbuild Herbert at Chengxi Shipyard in China.
The vessel is the second of a four-ship order to be handed over to Chipolbrok by the Chinese yard. The first was delivered in December last year.
The ships in this series are 199.9 m long, 32.26 m wide and have hulls 19.3 m high. When fully loaded they have a draught of up to 13.5 m. Each has five holds and is equipped cranes capable of lifting up to 300 tonnes.
Multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Siam Bridge Agency as its representative in Thailand.
A new paper entitled ‘Guidance on Stability of Lifts’ outlines key strategies for ensuring safe and stable heavy lift operations when moving loads onto, off or between ships in port or at sea.
Green shipping corridors have expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall”, according to Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum.
UK-based Tugdock has been awarded a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV for its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP).
Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, will build and install Ostwind 4 – a 2 GW offshore wind grid connection in Germany.
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
