February 11 - Atlantica Tender Drilling's semi-submersible Beta platform has been successfully transported from Dalian to Rio De Janeiro on the deck of Coscol's semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Tai An Kou.
With a total weight of around 15,000 tonnes and an overall height of 68 m, Beta was the heaviest cargo ever carried on Tai An Kou, says Cosco Heavy Transport's Josh Wilson.
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has coordinated the transport of six sets of wind turbines from China to Vietnam on two chartered vessels.
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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.
Finnish shipping company Meriaura has transported offshore template structures for Subsea7 using its CO2 emissions reducing Eco Voy-transport concept.
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.
