COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers took delivery of its 80,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Xin Yao Hua on January 19, 2022.
This newbuild brings COSCO’s fleet of semi-submersible vessels to nine. It has an overall length of 255 m and a breadth of 57 m and its cargo deck spans 211.2 m x 57 m. The deck can support 25 tonnes per sq m overall, and up to 125 tonnes per sq m on the webframes. The ship, which has DP2 capabilities, is the second-largest semi-submersible in the. COSCO fleet.
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.
Netherlands-headquartered BigLift Shipping has transported the heaviest submerged turret production (STP) buoy ever constructed, from Singapore to Darwin, Australia.
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.
