United Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken delivery of the newbuild UHL Finesse at the paort of Hamburg, Germany.
The vessel, which has been christened in China, joins UHL’s fleet of F-900 Ecolifters. The first in the series, UHL Faith, was delivered at the beginning of the year, as HLPFI reported here.
UHL Finesse will sail to the USA on its maiden voyage.
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.
