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The 62,000-DWT Multi-Purpose Heavy Lift Vessel YUAN FU Named and Delivered in Yangzhou

On September 13, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers celebrated the successful naming and delivery of its second 62,000-DWT multi-purpose heavy lift vessel YUAN FU, at CSSC Chengxi Yangzhou Co., Ltd. The YUAN FU boasts an impressive total length of …
Sep 25, 2024 / Vessels

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers order Four 9,000-ton Liquid Cargo Vessels

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers‘s subsidiary, COSCO Shipping (Hong Kong) Investment Development Co., Ltd., will be investing in the construction of four 9,000-ton specialized liquid cargo vessels at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd.  This …
Aug 7, 2024 / Vessels

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Completes 19th DP Float-over Installation Project

Recently, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers successfully completed the world’s first DP float-over installation case without longitudinal limit, with a platform weighing 12,900 tons in place smoothly and the precise docking of the jacket. This …
Dec 15, 2023 / Curious

World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Fleet Gets Even Bigger

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture leading to a fleet of what will be 18 semi-submersible vessels by end of 2023.  Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and COSCO …
Jul 28, 2023 / Curious

COSCO SHIPPING Joint Venture to Add Six LNG-Powered PCTCs to Its Fleet

Recently, Guangzhou Yuanhai Car Carrier Transportation, a joint venture led by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, has joined forces with Fujian Shipbuilding and Japan’s Santoku Senpaku to order six 7,500-lot LNG-powered pure car and truck carriers …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized performs Float-on and Load-in of the Curlew FPSO

After more than a year of planning and working closely with the Company's client AF Offshore Decom, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized’s M/V Xin Guang Hua, safely performed the Float-on and Load-in operation of the 20,300mt Curlew FPSO in early November …
Nov 17, 2022 / Vessels

COSCO Shipping Specialized commercial vehicles export first voyage to the Mediterranean

Recently, COSCO Shipping Specialized carriers’ COSCO Shipping Harmony loaded with 2,387 commercial vehicles departed to Italy. It marks COSCO Shipping Specialized carriers’ first commercial vehicles exported to the Mediterranean route launched.  …
Nov 7, 2022 / Vessels

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized awarded contract to transport monopiles for Moray West offshore wind farm

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd. announced on Thursday (Sep29) to be awarded by Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Ltd. for the transportation of monopiles from China to the Moray Firth, Scotland.  COSCO will provide two X-class type …
Oct 3, 2022 / Vessels

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized completes transportation of 82 structures for Saipem’s Tortue project

Greater Tortue Ahmeyim is an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) project based on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal. It is the deepest offshore project in Africa till date.  The LNG project is being jointly developed by BP, Kosmos …
Sep 27, 2022 / Curious

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers orders tenth semi-sub

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International to build its tenth semi-submersible heavy transport vessel. The carrier has re-entered the newbuilding market with a DP2-enabled 65,000t dwt Super X vessel …
Aug 28, 2022 / Vessels