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Heavy lift
Every Vessel Hunter story on Heavy lift: 9 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Boskalis heavy-lift ship Forte delivers SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 to Brownsville". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Boskalis heavy-lift ship Forte delivers SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 to Brownsville
The semi-submersible Forte arrived in Brownsville on 7 October with SpaceX's Starship Ship 40, loaded by float-on at Christmas Island after splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Pioneering Spirit lift capacity raised to 60,000 tonnes for Statfjord A removal
Allseas has upgraded Pioneering Spirit's topsides lifting system from 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes to remove Equinor's Statfjord A topside in one piece, and appointed ABL as warranty surveyor.
Dajin books 24 newbuildings and builds a heavy transport fleet of its own
Dajin Heavy Industry reports 24 newbuildings worth about RMB 12 billion for delivery to 2030, alongside its own KING and EMPEROR series heavy transport ships.
SAL Signs MoU With Wuhu Shipyard to Double Its Orca Fleet to Ten
SAL Heavy Lift has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Wuhu Shipyard for five more 14,600 dwt Orca-class heavy-lift vessels, which would double the programme to ten ships.
Heerema Consortium Wins 120,000-Tonne UK North Sea Removal Work
Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom have been awarded three UK North Sea platform removal contracts with a combined weight of more than 120,000 tonnes.
SAL Takes Delivery of MV Mila, First of Four 14K 700 Type Newbuilds
SAL has taken delivery of MV Mila, the first of four 14K 700 Type heavy lift newbuilds, equipped with two 350-tonne cranes for tandem lifts of up to 700 tonnes.
Tugs Move An Eight Hundred Tonne Shipyard Crane Across The Adriatic
An 800-tonne Goliath ship-lift crane has been carried across the northern Adriatic on a semi-submersible heavy-lift barge, in an operation that required nine tugs at various stages of the voyage.
China installs world's largest offshore wind converter station
A 25,000-tonne platform was floated over its foundation 100 km off Guangdong with 150 mm of clearance a side, in a seven-hour operation.
China commissions its largest semi-submersible crane vessel
China has delivered its largest semi-submersible crane vessel by lifting capacity, a heavy-lift unit built to support offshore wind, bridges and deep-sea projects.
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