September 22 - Heavy lift specialist SAL Shipping expects business to boom in the next 12 months as oil and gas developments, including Gorgon, gain momentum.
"We expect the Cape Lambert project for Rio Tinto to happen soon and Oakajee Port is perhaps progressing at a slower pace than expected but it will happen," SAL Shipping managing-director, Berndt Olesen said.
In July, SAL secured a contract to transport reels for the multimillion dollar Cossack Wanaea Lambert Hermes project.
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has transported offshore template structures for Subsea7 using its CO2 emissions reducing Eco Voy-transport concept.
Japanese shipping group MOL has placed an order with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for the construction of an open deck carrier vessel, designed primarily for the transport of offshore wind energy components.
JSI Alliance has completed its scope of work at the Basrah refinery upgrade project for JGC Corporation with the delivery of nine modules.
CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping will add two more heavy transport vessels (HTV) to their joint fleet, bringing the number of open deck carriers in their roster to six.
The port of Albany in the USA has been awarded a USD9.9 million grant from the NYS Department of Transportation (DoT) passenger and freight rail assistance programme (PFRAP) to upgrade its heavy lift infrastructure.
Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose rate index has marginally improved, with the average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift vessel standing at USD12,259 at the start of April 2024.
