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PSA Marine Takes Delivery of Two New Tugs
Singapore's PSA Marine recently took delivery of two new 32-meter harbor tugs, PSA Marvel and PSA Valkyrie, from PaxOcean Engineering Zhuhai Co.The newbuilds, which follow the PSA Thor and PSA Hulk delivered from the same builder in 2018, are of the same basic design with some improvements, said naval architect Robert Allan Ltd.The RAmparts 3200 ASD tugs are designed for ship assist in berthing and un-berthing operations at ports/terminalsā¦
MacGregor Inks Deal to Supply LNG Bunker Barge Hose Handling Cranes
MacGregor received an order from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding to supply two fixed boom cranes that will handle the hoses on a new 5,400 cubic meter capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge currently under construction and estimated to be delivered by the end of 2021.The MacGregor Rapp HP63-13F cranes will handle the hoses that transfer LNG from the barge to the LNG-powered vessel during bunkering operations.
OHT's Offshore Wind Vessel to Feature Kongsberg Pile Gripper Guidance System
Kongsberg Maritime, under a contract with maritime services and solutions provider MacGregor, will deliver a Pile Gripper Guidance System (PGGS) for OHT's offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift.The Alfa Lift will be the worldās largest custom-built offshore wind foundation installation vessel, equipped with a 3,000t main crane. The shipās 10,000+ m² āsmartā deck will carry up to 14 XL monopiles per voyage and will also be fully submersible to a depth of 14.66m.
MacGregor Cranes for Asia-built Cargo Ship Quartet
MacGregor has won an order with an unnamed client to deliver cargo handling cranes for four 62,000 dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia. The company, part of Cargotec, said Friday the order was booked into Cargotec's third quarter 2020 order intake. Deliveries are planned to start during the third quarter of 2021 and completed during the first quarter of 2022."MacGregor has won this contract in a difficult and highly competitive market environmentā¦
Sanmar Delivers Tug Pair to Scotland
Earlier this month Sanmar Shipyards delivered a pair of Robert Allan Ltd. designed terminal support/escort tugs to Orkney Islands Council Marine Services, in Scotland. The unique and historical names Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa were chosen by a widely supported, local voting exercise launched by the Council in November of 2019. The two 32-meter newbuilds are replacing two of the three tugs currentlyā¦
MacGregor Bags 'Largest Single Vessel Order' in Offshore Wind Space
Deck machinery and equipment company MacGregor, a Cargotec subsidiary, has won what it says is its largest single vessel order.Namely, the vessel owner OHT has ordered a batch of MacGregor equipment for its under-construction offshore wind foundation installation vessel, Alfa Lift, being built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu, China.Scope of supply includes the engineeringā¦
Cheoy Lee Delivers First of Two New Tugs for Yiu Lian Dockyards
The first tug of a two vessel contract, Hai Kun, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, was delivered to Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd., Hong Kong on July 15, 2020.This delivery marks the 21st vessel built and delivered by Cheoy Lee of the Robert Allan Ltd. RAstar 3200-CL design. Unique modifications were implemented to this hull to accommodate both the ownerās selected Niigata propulsion package and the required escort capability of the tug.
MacGregor Equipment for RoPax Vessels in Japan
Cargotec's subsidiary MacGregor has secured orders to deliver equipment for two RoPax vessels and two material supply vessels.The orders, from an unnamed client in Japan, are booked into Cargotec's third quarter 2020 order intake.Deliveries under the order are planned to start during the first quarter of 2022 and completed during the first quarter of 2023.Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Merchant Solutions Divisionā¦
MacGregor to Equip US Navy's T-ATS Vessels
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said it has secured an order to provide deck handling solutions to two towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS) class vessels to be built at Gulf Island Shipyards, a subsidiary of Gulf Island Fabrication.MacGregor's scope of supply includes deck machinery, towing winch, traction winch, shark jaws, towing pins/pop-up pins, stern roller, offshore crane and other accessories.
MacGregor Tallies $11 Mln Ship Cranes Order
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, reports it has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000 dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia.Scope of supply includes installation of the MacGregor OnWatch Scout condition and predictive monitoring system to support maximum operational availability and performance of the cranes once in service.The order is booked into Cargotec's second quarter 2020 order intakeā¦
MacGregor's Gangways and Cranes for Edda Wind SOVs
Cargotec's MacGregor has secured orders to equip Edda Wind's new offshore wind service vessels, ordered from Spanish shipyards.Two of the equipment packages were awarded by the shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán in Asturias for Edda Wind's Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV), the first of which will enter into a firm charter period of 11 years starting Q1 2022.Each of these vessels will be equipped with a Horizon all-electric walk-to-work gangwayā¦
MacGregor to Equip USCG Polar Security Cutter
Marine equipment supplier MacGregor said it has received an order from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine to supply deck machinery and cargo handling equipment to the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program. The order is booked into Cargotecās fourth quarter 2019 order intake, with delivery planned to take place in the third quarter of 2021.According to MacGregor, the Scope of supply comprises anchor windlassā¦
MacGregor-Equipped Icebreaker for China
A MacGregor project team has been involved in the polar icebreaker Xue Long (Snow Dragon) 2 project for Chinaās 36th Antarctic expedition from the very early stageā¦
MacGregor Wins Orders from Europe
MacGregor, the provider of maritime cargo and load handling services, has secured orders to provide MacGregor equipment to a European port development project andā¦
MacGregor Secures $22 mln in Contracts
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured orders to provide MacGregor products to a Naval project in Europe and TTS products to a RoRo project in Asia. The totalā¦
MacGregor Develops Cargo System for MSC Boxship
Cargotec company MacGregor has developed a new cargo system for one of the worldās largest container ships, the MSC Gülsün.The ship was built by South Korean company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and delivered in July of this year, having a capacity of more than 23,000 TEU, a length of 400 meters and width of 61.5 meters, and is the first of 11 ultra-large containerships MSC has on order, six of which are being supplied by SHI.
MacGregor Cargo System for World's Largest Boxship
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has designed the cargo system for the worldās largest containership, MSC Gülsün, which was delivered in July 2019 by South Koreaās Samsung Heavy Industries. She is 400 m long, 61.5 m wide and is the first in a series of 11 ultra-large containerships with a capacity of more than 23,000 TEU. Six of the vessels are being built by Samsung Heavy Industries, and the other fiveā¦
MacGregor Bags Cochin Shipyard Project
Cargotec's maritime cargo and load handling unit MacGregor secured a turnkey contract to deliver 4 shipsets of weather deck hydraulic operated folding hatch coversā¦
MacGregor Wins Contract for COSCO Fleet
Cargotec unit MacGregor has signed a framework purchasing agreement to supply spare parts to Cosco Shipping's fleet.Under the deal, MacGregor would provide spareā¦
MacGregor Completes TTS Acquisition
Finnish cargo-handling machinery giant Cargotec announced that its unit MacGregor, which provides solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, has completedā¦
