October 10 - Combi Lift's semi-submersible vessel Combi Dock III has successfully delivered the floating backhoe dredger, Peter the Great, from Zeebrugge, Belgium to Kaliningrad, Russia.
The dredger, which is 60.0 m in length, 17.3 m in width and has a total weight of 2,400 tonnes is part of DEME's fleet.
A video of Peter the Great being loaded can be seen here.
Combi Lift is a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Germany.
Combi Lift successfully completed lots one and two of complex multimodal transport project, delivering a complete chemical plant from Chennai port, India, to Proctor, West Virginia, USA, via the port of New Orleans.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
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.
