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.
Germany-headquartered SAL Heavy Lift has launched its second Orca-class heavy lift vessel, Frida, at the Wuhu Shipyard in China.
Indian-based Express Global Logistics (EXG) has moved 72 large pipes from Southeast Asia to Bangladesh.
After 16 years at Sevenstar Yacht Transport, Jay ‘Woody’ Durham will retire from the company.
Associated British Ports (ABP) has purchased 21 acres (8.5 ha) of land to the west of the port of Immingham in North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Port Houston reported a strong surge in activity at its multipurpose facilities in September 2024. Steel imports were up 25 percent year on year.
For the first nine months of 2024, the port of Antwerp-Bruges saw a total throughput of 210.5 million tonnes, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year and a stabilisation in comparison to the second quarter of 2024.
