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German heavy lift and project logistics expert Combi Lift strengthens its Management Team with Klaus Hilpert joining as Managing Director.

Combi Lift has significantly expanded its services over the past year, increasing its global footprint even further after founding the Forwarding Solutions Division in October. Klaus Hilpert was appointed as Managing Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors to reinforce the team.

“I am very pleased that Klaus is part of our team. With his expertise and proven track record in the project forwarding industry, he will lead the continued expansion of our logistics brand,” explained Dr. Martin Harren, CEO and Owner of the Harren & Partner Group.

Klaus Hilpert, who brings more than four decades of experience as an icon in the project logistics industry, emphasised: “I am excited to joining this ambitious and winning team. The unique spirit and the quality of Combi Lift inspired me to take this wonderful opportunity from the very first conversation.”

The Combi Lift Team wishes you and your families a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season, with the best wishes for the new year.

We are looking forward to working with you in 2022!

Combi Lift is pleased to join the Heavy Russia 2021 in Moscow (16-17 November, INFOSPACE International Exhibition Center), devoted to transportation, lifting and assembly of heavy and oversize cargoes. Combi Lift will be represented by Dr Alexander Popovich. For further information, please go to: https://heavy.world/en/

Combi Lift’s newly founded Forwarding Solutions Division successfully delivered a Robel track renewal train from Hamburg, Germany to Kobe, Japan.

The “Romill” rail treatment system consists of two parts, weighs 105 t in total and is 31 m long. The cargo was loaded safely on board the container vessel ONE Orpheus at the port of Hamburg.

Combi Lift’s Forwarding Solutions Division (forwarding@combi-lift.net) is specialised in the Non-Containerised Cargo (NCC) segment– pieces and goods that can be transported both, with special equipment or with standard containers – as well as in general forwarding; by ship, road or rail.

Combi Lift's and SAL's "Nordlicht II" Project on German television.

Combi Lift just sent its first cargo through the Northern Sea Route. On board the heavy lift vessel Hilke of Combi Lift’s sister company SAL Heavy Lift, the precious cargo took this special route. Under beautiful polar lights, the ship sailed eastbound from the United Kingdom to Sakhalin, Russia.

Traversing the Northern Sea Route comes with its challenges such as adverse weather conditions with temperatures of -12°C and bad visibility as well as enormous navigational challenges due to the short day light and the necessity to observe the ice conditions at all times. It also presents convincing advantages such as significant saving of transport time.

The Combi Lift Team is proud of another on-time performance for our customer.

The final section of the Golden Ray Car Carrier has been removed, completing the largest wreck removal in the United States’ history.

Combi Lift supported the project from the very beginning and provided all required structural strength verifications for cutting, lifting and transporting the sections of the capsized Golden Ray. The design of the lifting lugs, adapted to the hook configuration of the VB-10,000 as well as the secure anchoring of the vessel, was also safeguarded by Combi Lift’s team of Engineers.

Our thanks go to all involved parties for the fantastic cooperation!

Our special appreciation is to our partners at T&T Salvage - it has been a pleasure and an honour to work with you. Great teamwork, guys!

Learn more about the project: https://gcaptain.com/golden-rays-final-section-removed-completing-historic-wreck-removal-operation/

The Amur GCC Project is in full swing. Have a look at the latest Linde project video:

As Combi Lift’s long-term engagement with the two major projects in Russia, Gazprom Amur GPP and Gazprom Amur GCC, successfully progresses, Combi Lift is proud to announce its latest addition to the fleet. The team takes on Marine Tug Ashanti under a three years bareboat charter.

Ashanti is sailing under the Russian flag, with a Russian crew and is classified as KM * R2 Tug class with A1, A2 and A3 radio which ultimately lifts any limitation to operate in the region. For additional information please refer to: https://www.combi-lift.net/fleet/type-ashanti-tug.html.

26 metres long Ashanti joins Combi Lift’s existing fleet of seven specialised barges, eight tugs and the mega barge Tomsk. Ashanti will be positioned in Vladivostok before returning to De-Kastri in May 2022 where she will be employed in the course of both Gazprom Amur Projects. Ashanti will however also remain available for any new business ventures and the team is looking forward to seeing her in action.

The Amur GCC Project is making great progress. Have a look at the latest NIPIGAS project video:

Combi Lift is now also on Instagram and will provide all the project news and pictures in your Instagram feed.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Instagram (@combi_lift)!

German heavy lift and logistics expert Combi Lift is proud to announce a further expansion of its service portfolio: The newly founded Forwarding Solutions Division will start working on 1 October, allowing customers to benefit from an experienced team with a world-wide network.

Led by General Manager Matthias Gross, the new Forwarding Solutions Division (forwarding@combi-lift.net) consists of three experienced employees specialised in the Non-Containerised Cargo (NCC) segment – pieces and goods that can be transported both with and without the use of special equipment, at maximum reliability and the lowest possible cost. “Our logistics offering primarily targets international customers in the machine building industry and plant construction sector, but we basically transport everything that fits or does not fit into a standard container – by ship, road or rail,” Matthias Gross explained.

“We at Combi Lift are extremely pleased that Matthias Gross, Florian Koppelmann and Mike Schmidt have joined our team. They all have tremendous experience in the international forwarding business,” said Holger Hinrichs, Managing Director of Combi Lift. “The new department adds another pillar to our business model: In addition to the established project and salvage business, Combi Lift now also offers comprehensive forwarding and supply chain solutions. This makes us even more flexible and attractive for our customers.”

Dr Martin Harren, Managing Director of the Harren & Partner Group, described the strategy behind founding the new division: “I am very proud and delighted that we were able to form this new Forwarding Solutions Division. This marks yet another milestone in the history of our group. Now that Harren & Partner has spent the last several years strengthening and expanding its position in the heavy lift, tanker and bulker segments, we want to continue this development with our newly expanded forwarding services.”

Combi Lift is happy to have reached another important milestone. With the discharge of the final barge shipment in Svobodny, with a total weight of 511 tonnes, phase four of the Gazprom Amur Gas Processing Plant Project was successfully completed beginning of September.

While the safe and on schedule delivery is certainly among Combi Lift’s leading principles, the logistics expert is especially proud of the successful realisation of phase four as Combi Lift was faced with some serious challenges: The prevailing Corona situation with its related restrictions as well as considerable delays due to high water on the rivers Amur and Zeya, had some challenging impacts on the operations. However, throughout the active summer season, from mid-May to September, the Combi Lift team managed to keep up the good work, with a solid project preparation, using their valuable experience with local conditions.

In the course of phase four, the Combi Lift fleet of tugs and barges along with two seagoing vessels, covered a total distance of 23,860 nautical miles from loading ports in Europe and South Korea to the site and transported a total of 34,551 tonnes. Despite aggravated circumstances, Combi Lift managed to deliver damage-free and on time to its customer, the Linde Group, which hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom AGGP Project.

Combi Lift's Beirut Project on German television.

Heiko Felderhoff, Managing Director of Combi Lift, on DW.

Combi Lift (CL Salvage GmbH & Co. KG), Höppner Management & Consultant GmbH and Nehlsen Industrieservice GmbH & Co. KG joined forces to transport 59 overseas shipping containers full of highly poisonous chemicals from the Port of Beirut to Germany for further treatment and disposal. This project was planned in response to the devastating explosion that occurred a year ago.

The first anniversary of this historic catastrophe is nearly upon us. On 4 August 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s harbour, reducing entire city neighbourhoods to rubble and ash. At least 6,500 Lebanese people lost their homes and livelihoods, and around 200 people died. Later that same year, in autumn of 2020, it was reported that a number of overseas shipping containers with highly poisonous chemicals were literally rotting in Beirut’s harbour.

Bremen’s Combi Lift led the effort to transport 59 containers to Germany for specialised treatment and disposal. A member of the German Harren & Partner Group, Combi Lift has years of experience and expertise in the international salvage business. The Port of Beirut hired Combi Lift to handle a range of responsibilities in this special endeavour, including overall project implementation (financing, coordination with authorities, etc.) and project management.

Managing Director Heiko Felderhoff emphasised: “The things we handled in the harbour could have easily caused the next explosion.” His team secured over 1,000 tonnes of chemicals in Beirut. An important part of the disposal plan involved retrieving the hazardous materials in the harbour and repacking them in secure containers to ensure that they could go directly from the ship to disposal in Germany. Heiko Felderhoff stressed that Combi Lift’s priority was to help the Lebanese people in these exceptional circumstances. Combi Lift was already on site just a few days after the explosion, and quickly started the preparatory work to recover the chemicals – even before the financing was secured.

Höppner Management & Consultant GmbH, the Wedemark/Hanover-based specialists for emergency and disaster management as well as occupational, health and environmental safety, developed a disposal management concept for the hazardous materials in Beirut’s harbour. Working as a contractor for Combi Lift, Höppner was responsible for inspecting the damaged containers on site and classifying the hazardous waste. This involved analysing the chemicals, organising and monitoring the recovery of the dangerous materials, repacking it, and ensuring the occupational safety and health of all employees participating in the effort.

Höppner Managing Director Michael Wentler explained: “Disasters are always terrible events. But the situation in Beirut harbour surpassed any damage we had ever seen as the result of improperly stored hazardous materials. The professional and proper recovery, handling and disposal of hazardous materials following disasters is one of our specialities. We did everything we could to initiate the proper disposal of all hazardous materials in the harbour as our contribution to help the local population return to normal life.”

Bremen-based recycling and disposal company Nehlsen Industrieservice GmbH & Co. KG (also subcontractor of Combi Lift) also took part in this important project. “Our work focussed on evaluating the individual waste items for transfer to on-site waste containers in terms of all relevant hazardous materials and waste regulations. We also organised the later disposal efforts in Germany and were heavily involved in obtaining all necessary authorisations,” explained Marcel Steding, project manager and authorised representative at Nehlsen AG. Nehlsen initiated the authorisation processes involving both German and Lebanese authorities. Höppner and Nehlsen also worked together to provide the necessary notifications for all border crossings during the transport of these hazardous materials.

The overseas containers were unpacked at a hazardous waste intermediate storage site and sorted according to the appropriate type of treatment for each material. For example, hazardous liquids underwent chemical and physical treatment in Bremen to return as many raw materials as possible to the material cycle. None of the hazardous materials were dumped or deposited in repositories. Nehlsen has been specialised in the treatment and disposal of hazardous waste for many years now.

Two of our major projects, Amur GPP and Amur GCC, are keeping us currently quite busy: Favourable weather conditions within the summer season enable us to have our entire fleet of seven specialised barges and eight tugs as well as our mega barge Tomsk in the field at the same time. All units are in full operation on the rivers Amur and Zeya. Additionally, three heavy lift vessels are presently in De-Kastri whereas SAL’s MV Regine is one of them, waiting at anchorage to unload.

In the meantime, Tomsk loaded one C2 Splitter (676 tonnes, 73.33 metres) and one C3 Splitter (1,021 tonnes, 111.60 metres) during a ship-to-barge operation from one of the other heavy lift vessels in the field. Our team safely sea-fastened the valuable cargo and pumped off ballast water, preparing for the river transport.

At the same time, loading operations from the third heavy lift vessel onto another barge proceeded.

Earlier this week, one of our barges delivered another giant demethanizer to the site of the Amur GPP Project on behalf of the Linde Group. Check out the latest NIPIGAS video:

A new NIPIGAS video on the Amur GCC Project with fantastic shots of Combi Lift's new mega barge Tomsk.

The Amur GCC Project is 19.5% completed. On behalf of the Linde Group, Combi Lift is transporting a Quench Tower and a C3 Splitter (1.021 tonnes) with the new mega barge from De-Kastri to Svobodny. Have a look at the latest NIPIGAS project video:

... NIPIGAS video on the Amur GCC Project and Combi Lift’s new mega barge Tomsk. Have a look:

Tomsk sets off on its first mission: In Shanghai, China Combi Lift’s new mega barge was loaded onto the deck carrier Sun Rise. Tomsk will be carried piggyback to Masan, Korea where a Quench Tower (1.432 tonnes) will be loaded on the mega barge. This double-decker of cargo atop the barge atop the semisubmersible vessel will then proceed to De-Kastri, Russia where Tomsk (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight) is floated out and proceed with her maiden voyage.

The transport is part of the Amur GCC Project. On behalf of the Linde Group, Combi Lift is transporting a Quench Tower and a C3 Splitter (1.021 tonnes) with the new mega barge from De-Kastri to Svobodny. The Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD, which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, was built especially for these two transports.

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Busy loading a rotor shaft (68 tonnes) @Steinweg Terminal in Hamburg, Germany destined for Emden, Germany. A special thanks to our partners C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) Hamburg and Haeger & Schmidt Logistics!

Wishing you a safe and happy Eid Mubarak 2021!

Let’s get ready for the next round: This week, phase 4 of the Gazprom Amur GPP Project commenced. Winter season is over, the eight Combi Lift tugs were launched in Khabarovsk. Total volume of the fourth phase: 33,270 freight tonnes (58 cargo pieces).

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers. The water is only 1.10 metres deep in some areas, and weather conditions are often severe. Each trip from De-Kastri to the project site’s jetty is 2,371 kilometres long and takes about 21 days. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo.

Combi Lift is also embarking on another exciting project in Russia: the Amur GCC Project. On behalf of the Linde Group, Combi Lift is transporting a Quench Tower (1.432 tonnes) and a C3 Splitter (1.021 tonnes) with the new mega barge Tomsk from De-Kastri to Svobodny. It is the first time Tomsk will be deployed. The Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, was built especially for these two transports.

Tomsk was delivered by Damen Shipyards China in May 2021 and will be forwarded by a semisubmersible vessel from Shanghai, China to Masan, Korea where the Quench Tower is loaded on the mega barge. This double-decker of cargo atop the barge atop the semisubmersible vessel will then proceed to De-Kastri, Russia where Tomsk is floated out and proceed with her maiden voyage.

In cooperation with Kühne + Nagel, three additional Combi Lift barges (89.25 x 16.50 metres) will also be used in the project. For these barges, Tomsk and the barges used for the Amur GPP project, Combi Lift is handling all port operations in De-Kastri.

Combi Lift’s logisticians and engineers were faced with various challenges during the planning phase, as both projects are being carried out almost simultaneously on the same rivers.

Earlier this week, Combi Lift executed two heavy transports for the offshore industry within Hamburg and Bremerhaven, Germany. Thanks to our esteemed partners Stange Transport and KLS Schwerlast!

Combi Lift has successfully transported ship sections from Korea to a shipyard close to Vladivostok, Russia on board MV Hilke. Total volume: 10,531 cbm. Combi Lift is pleased to offer its services for the Russian new building programme. Many thanks to everybody involved in the operations!

The clean-up operations in the Port of Beirut have been completed. Many thanks to everybody involved! SAL’s MV Amoenitas will transport 59 containers of hazardous materials to Germany for final disposal. German Embassy Beirut provided a video of the end-of-work celebrations in the Port of Beirut. Have a look:

Combi Lift’s new mega barge Tomsk is almost ready for action! After nine months of construction, the Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD was launched on Tuesday. The barge is now being finished in the outfitting yard. This meant that the work was right on schedule. Many thanks to Damen for the exemplary support and the great cooperation!

Tomsk (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, will be used for a project in eastern Russia.

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We wish you and your loved ones wonderful and relaxing Easter holidays.
 

Crews have separated the latest section of the Golden Ray as the operation to cut and remove the wreck stretches into its fifth month.

Section Two was separated from the wreck on Monday just seven days after cutting began, marking an improvement from the previous three cuts. Section Two will now be lifted onto the Barge JULIE B and moved to facility at Mayors Point Terminal in Brunswick, Georgia. Once secured for ocean transit, the JULIE B will depart Brunswick for a ship recycling facility in Louisiana.

On 8 September 2019, MV Golden Ray (built in 2017) capsized within Port of Brunswick harbour, shortly after unberthing and proceeding towards Port of Baltimore. The ship departed the dock in Brunswick shortly after midnight and had travelled only 23 minutes when it started to list. The vessel was carrying 4,200 brand new cars manufactured in Mexico for delivery to the Middle East.

Plans to build a German international spaceport are becoming more and more concrete. Several Bremen-based partners are collaborating to start rocket launches from the German North Sea by 2023. Combi Lift, as part of the Harren & Partner Group, is very proud that Harren & Partner is a member of the German Offshore Spaceport Alliance GmbH (GOSA). In close cooperation with the other GOSA partners, Combi Lift engineers develop the maritime offshore set-up for the German international spaceport. Have a look at the brand new project teaser:

Combi Lift has successfully carried out the transport of nine oversized pieces from Hamburg, Germany, to Horsens, Denmark. The parts weighed up to 67 tonnes and were up to 5.20 metres wide. Despite the difficult Corona times, Combi Lift has coped well with the regulatory and police requirements. Another challenge was the poor condition of the cargo: The parts had been stored outside in the port of Hamburg for years. Various detours had to be taken to bring this wide load safely to its destination. A big thank you goes to our partners in this project: Stange Transport and SWT Hamburg, who supported us greatly.

German TV stations RTL and n-tv reported on Combi Lift’s salvage project in Beirut, Lebanon. Have a look:

n-tv:
www.n-tv.de/panorama/Beiruts-zweite-Bombe-article22343324.html

RTL:

The construction of Combi Lift’s mega barge Tomsk is making great progress: After steel cutting and keel laying, the hull of the Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD has now been finished. If everything goes according to plan, Tomsk will be launched by end of March. Delivery is expected to take place at the end of April.

Tomsk (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, will be used for a project in eastern Russia.

Combi Lift, as part of the Harren & Partner Group, is very proud that Harren & Partner has signed the Neptune Declaration on seafarer wellbeing and crew changes. The Covid-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck aboard ships. Long periods at sea impact their wellbeing and increase the risk of maritime incidents. Over 300 companies and organisations join forces to help resolve a humanitarian crisis on the world's ocean. They signed the Neptune Declaration on seafarer wellbeing and crew changes. Join us in our support of the world's seafarers.

Together with its American partners, Combi Lift has taken over the VB-10,000. The twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran plays a crucial role in the operations to remove the capsized 200 metres long car carrier MV Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia. The VB-10,000 is the largest lift vessel ever built in the United States.

“The VB-10,000 is a unique vessel with unimagined capabilities. It opens up new opportunities for us in the offshore and salvage segment,” explains Heiko Felderhoff, Managing Director at Combi Lift.

The lift capacity of the VB-10,000 is 7,500 tonnes. This configuration optimises the VB-10,000 for the decommissioning and installation of offshore platforms and furthermore provides it with enhanced salvage capabilities. The installation of a fully automated DP3 (Dynamic Positioning) system, consisting of four 1,000-HP retractable thrusters in each of the two barges, eliminates the need for anchors and mooring lines, facilitating safe offshore operations. The VB-10,000 can operate in waters of any depth, enter and leave lift sites at any hour without the aid of tugs, while holding position with an accuracy measured in inches. These features provide the VB-10,000 with exceptional capabilities beneficial to deep-water construction operations.

The Golden Ray salvage project is one of the largest, most complex and unique salvage projects currently ongoing. In addition to the Corona-induced issues, the team faces numerous obstacles – from adverse on-site weather conditions to potential environmental hazards and highly complex technical challenges.

On 8 September 2019, MV Golden Ray (built in 2017) capsized within Port of Brunswick harbour, shortly after unberthing and proceeding towards Port of Baltimore. The ship departed the dock in Brunswick shortly after midnight and had travelled only 23 minutes when it started to list. The vessel was carrying 4,200 brand new cars manufactured in Mexico for delivery to the Middle East.

After months of hard work and thorough preparations, the salvage team has finished the cutting and lifting of the second out of eight sections of the MV Golden Ray.

Combi Lift is very happy to be part of this exceptional salvage project.

German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle has published a report on Combi Lift's Beirut project. Have a look:

https://www.dw.com/en/a-german-company-cleans-up-beiruts-toxic-harbor/av-56091793

Slowly but surely one can guess what the new Combi Lift mega barge will look like. After steel cutting and keel laying, the Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD takes shape. If everything goes according to plan, Tomsk will be completed by April 2021.

Tomsk (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, will be used for a project in eastern Russia.

Since its foundation in 2000, Combi Lift has become a global leader in transporting heavy lift and project cargoes, as well as providing sophisticated engineering services. We are your one-stop shop for all kinds of heavy lift transport solutions, particularly door-to-door and multimodal concepts – from the factory to the building side. Our core business also includes customised tugs/barges solutions, port/jetty construction and sophisticated salvage concepts.

Headquartered in Bremen, the heart of the Harren & Partner Group, Combi Lift benefits from a wealth of expertise. Our expert teams work closely with our clients, providing customised solutions that meet the toughest individual demands and expectations. You name it, we move it.

Even though we unfortunately have to do without a celebration with all of you this year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers. We sincerely appreciate the trust and confidence you have in us. Your satisfaction is our greatest concern. Please stay safe everybody!

A long and exciting journey is coming to an end. Together with its local partners, Combi Lift finalised an important mile stone for the Polymetal Pox Hub Expansion Project in Russia: the last-mile transportation of an air separation unit to the site.

Preceding logistical steps were carefully planned for nearly an entire year and involved comprehensive engineering and construction works. For the save transportation of the coldboxes, roads had to be resurfaced and extended, powerlines were modernized, drain sewage systems got rebuilt and a crane pad was purpose-built and prepared.

Along the way, Combi Lift benefited from a close and constructive cooperation with the local authorities, first and foremost the responsible state traffic police.

In the end, thorough planning, supportive partnerships, and skillful engineering ensured the transportation with minimal interruption to traffic and the operational process of the Amursk terminal.

After a three-year refurbishment at the Peters Werft, Peking was transferred to the Port of Hamburg yesterday. The historic “Flying P-Liner” will be the flagship of the new harbour museum.

In summer 2017, Combi Lift carried the steel-hulled, four-masted barque Peking home to Germany –piggyback across the Atlantic Ocean on-board the semi-submersible vessel Combi Dock III.

You look great, old lady! It was a pleasure to bring you home.

Let‘s get it started! Damen Shipyards has begun building Combi Lift’s new mega barge Tomsk.

The steel cutting ceremony was held end of August, next step is the block assembly. If everything goes according to plan, the new barge will be completed by April 2021.

The Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, will be used for a project in eastern Russia.

Heiko Felderhoff, managing director of Combi Lift, describes Tomsk as “a cutting-edge vehicle which represents an important enhancement of our tugs and barges fleet”. Felderhoff: “Tomsk will extend our scope of action to provide our customers with comprehensive, yet customised solutions.”

On behalf of the Linde Group, Combi Lift has successfully completed both, the engineering as well as the most critical last mile modification works for the Polymetal Pox Hub Expansion Project in Russia. Together with its local partners, the German heavy lift and logistics expert relocated power lines, replaced underground facilities, designed and built a weight spreading pad for a crawler crane on existing mooring facility for further discharge operations and cut several trees. Furthermore, the road surface was significantly improved by decreasing the slope from 14% to 9%.

Currently, a river sea vessel is carrying two cold boxes (max. weight of 106 tonnes) and general cargo from Dalian, China to the Port of Amursk, Russia alined with Polymetal's schedule of construction. Everything is ready and set for the last-mile-transportation to the site.

Combi Lift is proud of the work carried out so far by the project teams closely cooperating with the representatives of the long-standing customers, the Linde Group and Polymetal. Thanks to everybody involved in this project!

Combi Lift has successfully completed phase three of the Gazprom Amur Gas Processing Plant Project in Russia. Discharging was finalised on 12 August.

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during the summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers.

In phase three the tugs and barges carried 27,328 freight tonnes from De-Kastri to Svobodny between 25 May and 12 August. Each trip from De-Kastri to the jetty is 2371 kilometres long. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo, including 12 columns weighing 900 tonnes each.

Phase four will start mid May 2021.

Have a look at the latest NIPIGAS video on the progress of the Gazprom Amur GPP project:

Combi Lift has successfully completed the Last Mile Modification Works of the Nizhnekamsk 03 Project in Russia. Together with its Russian partner Engineering Bureau Spetstyazhproekt Ltd (STAT), the German logistics and heavy lift expert removed signs, modified pipe racks, reinforced underground facilities, cut trees, relocated power lines and improved road surfaces – all in close coordination with local authorities and the respective owners. Here is an overview of the works that have been carried out:

• Reconstruction of six pipe racks (placed underground or above the road)
• Reconstruction of five electric power lines (all placed underground)
• Modification of four railway/tram crossings
• Organisation and installation of a traffic light system for a t-shaped intersection
• Extension of road surfaces
• Dismantlement of billboards, fences and road signs
• Design and construction of custom-made rail track protection equipment
• Construction of job site entry incl. manoeuvre area for heavy lift convoys
• More than 10,000 engineering hours

In total, a distance of 20 kilometres has been covered, so that the upcoming transportation of heavy lift and oversize cargo could be executed safely. Thanks to everybody involved!

... NIPIGAS video on phase 3 of the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. Have a look:

A new NIPIGAS video on the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. MV Trina is loading cold boxes and ODC/general cargo in Bremen, Germany. POD: De-Kastri, Russia. Have a safe journey, guys!

Let’s get ready for the next round: Last week, phase 3 of the Gazprom Amur GPP Project began. Winterisation is over, the eight tugs were launched in Khabarovsk.

In the course of the project, MV Trina is carrying six cold boxes (max. weight 284 tonnes) and ODC/general cargo from Bremen, Germany and Avilés, Spain to De-Kastri, Russia. In addition, MV Regine is bringing a demethanizer (850 tonnes) and a NRU column (883 tonnes) as well as ODC cargo from Masan, Korea to De-Kastri. Total volume of the third phase: 27,328 freight tonnes.

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during the summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers. The water is only 1.10 metres deep in some areas, and weather conditions are often severe. Each trip from De-Kastri to the jetty is 2,371 kilometres long and takes about 21 days. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo.

Furthermore, Combi Lift has ordered a new mega barge from Damen Shipyards. The Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD (111.75 x 26.40 metres, 5,700 tonnes deadweight), which is almost twice as large as the seven present Combi Lift barges, will be used for a project in eastern Russia.

Heiko Felderhoff, managing director of Combi Lift, explains: “The new barge is a cutting-edge vehicle which represents an important enhancement of our tugs and barges fleet. It extends our scope of action to provide our customers with comprehensive, yet customised solutions. Our thanks go to Damen Shipyards who have already built the other Combi Lift tugs and barges. The order for the new mega barge is the result of this excellent cooperation.”

Despite the current COVID-19 situation, which is causing various challenges, Combi Lift has successfully carried six lifting lugs with a weight up to 72 tonnes from Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven, Germany to Brunswick, USA. The cargo was transported on MV BBC Destiny and MV Saimaagracht.

The lifting lugs were developed and designed by Combi Lift. The manufacturer of the parts is the Bremerhaven-based Bredo Dry Docks.

The salvage work is done by Combi Lift’s partner T&T Salvage (USA). Operations to remove the capsized 200-metre-long car carrier MV Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, will involve the use of the largest lift vessel built in the United States – the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000. The MV Golden Ray will be cut into eight sections weighing between 2,700 and 4,100 tonnes that will then be removed for disposal.

Two lifting lugs will be installed on each of the eight sections of the vessel. The lugs will be used as a connection point between the rigging of the VB-10,000 and each section of the MV Golden Ray.

The lifting components are designed to distribute the weight of each particular section during the cutting and lifting operation. T&T Salvage has already started to install the lifting lugs on MV Golden Ray.

On 8 September 2019, MV Golden Ray (built in 2017) capsized within Port of Brunswick harbour, shortly after unberthing and proceeding towards Port of Baltimore. The ship departed the dock in Brunswick shortly after midnight and had travelled only 23 minutes when it started to list. All 23 crew members on board as well as a maritime pilot survived, including three engineers who were in the ship’s engine room at the time of the incident. The vessel was carrying 4,200 brand new cars manufactured in Mexico for delivery to the Middle East.

The incident was mentioned as related to a sudden loss of stability possibly due to cargo stowage and incorrect water ballasting. The ship had 24 fuel tanks, and all were almost full when she capsized.

On behalf of FESCO Combi Lift has successfully loaded five reels (up to 10.10 metres diameter, max weight 108 tonnes) in Hartlepool, UK onto MV Imke. Following further components to be loaded at second loading port Murmansk, Russia the cargo will be carried on a direct sailing basis to Busan, South Korea.

The static subsea umbilicals, hydraulic and electrical flying leads will be used for the Gazprom Kirinskoye Extension Project. The Kirinskoye Field lies 28 kilometres offshore to the east of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Okhotsk, off of the east coast of the Russian federation and the water depth ranges from 85 to 90 metres.

Many thanks to everybody involved in the operations!

We wish everyone a Happy Easter in good health. Stay safe and sound wherever you are.

To our Customers and Business Partners,

It has been clear for some time – the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be stopped, only its temporal dynamics can be influenced. This does not mean, however, that we sit passively by. Each of us can help to reduce the speed at which the virus spreads so that national health systems are not overloaded thus helping to ensure that avoidable deaths do not occur.

Combi Lift is not one single office, but rather teams of dedicated people working across continents and time zones. Our offices are adjusting to their own situation as their governments dictate, but with a full contingency plan in place to keep themselves healthy, and fully functioning – whether in office or working from home. We have taken the necessary measures to ensure that our staff remains operational, also outside the office.

The whole Combi Lift Team remains at your disposal and is ready to respond to your business enquiries.

We wish you all to stay safe and sound.

Your Combi Lift Team

Combi Lift has successfully carried 6000 freight tonnes of project cargo including heavy lift units from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Mongla, Bangladesh. Thanks to BigLift Shipping for their great support!

Thanks to everyone who visited our Combi Lift / Sai Shipping Beer Garden at the BHP India! It was really fun. Hope to see you next year.

Combi Lift is pleased to sponsor the BHP India in Mumbai on 27 - 28 February 2020. The heavy lift and project forwarding trade fair attracts over 4500 trade visitors, 500 delegates and more than 100 exhibitors from India and abroad. Combi Lift will be represented by Holger Hinrichs and Capt. Shekhar.

For further information, please go to: http://ctl.net.in/. Or have a look at our flyer.

Combi Lift is happy to announce the opening of Combi Lift Turkey in Istanbul. This move will expand the company’s activities in the project forwarding, port and jetty construction, and salvage sector in the region.

Holger Hinrichs, Managing Director at Combi Lift, says: “Riza Tosun is a brilliant strategist, analyst and man of action – the perfect candidate to develop Combi Lift Turkey and take care of our business relations in this important region as General Manager of our new Istanbul office. Riza has over 30 years of experience in shipping and logistics. I am very pleased that he is part of our team now.”

“I am confident that we can develop positively in Turkey, as the market demands reliable and experienced logistics partners for sophisticated transport solutions”, explains Riza Tosun.

The opening of the new office is in line with Combi Lift’s strategy of setting up global offices at key locations, allowing the company close proximity to clients. Following the establishment of Combi Lift Asia and Combi Lift Russia in 2015 and 2019 respectively, Combi Lift Turkey now marks another strategic focus in the company’s approach to deliver tailor-made solutions and complete services around heavy lift and project cargo transportation and transport engineering.

Combi Lift’s parent company Harren & Partner already has a crewing office in Istanbul and is very familiar with the local conditions and markets.

Combi Lift Turkey:
Riza Tosun
General Manager
Kaya Sultan Sokak Hayriye Is Merkezi
No:83 Kat:7 Ofis:8 Kozyatagi/Kadikoy
34742 Istanbul/Turkey
riza.tosun@combi-lift.net
project@combi-lift.net

In the spirit of the season, our team would like to thank you for your confidence in us and the good cooperation in 2019. We wish you and your families a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season and a Happy New Year.

Only one year after the realignment from a well-known maritime heavy lift carrier to a logistics expert for challenging transport solutions, Combi Lift’s management system has been found to conform to the Quality Management System standard ISO 9001:2015, the Environmental Management System standard ISO 14001:2015 and the Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard ISO 45001:2018.

The three certificates issued by DNV GL are valid for the following scope: “Provision of Project Management of Engineered Transportation Logistics for Turnkey Projects for all Industry Sectors.”

“The certification is more than just a reason to celebrate. It also represents a commitment to the future. As part of this commitment, we are particularly proud that we have replaced our OHSAS 18001 with the new ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety. It is another strong step towards safety, quality, trust and transparency”, says Holger Hinrichs, Managing Director of Combi Lift.

Combi Lift has successfully transported four reactors (610 t each) from Hazira, India to Abu Dhabi. The loading operations (tandem lift) in Hazira were completed in less than two days. Many thanks to everybody involved in the operations! The contract comprises the transport of 16 reactors (610 t each) in total.

Combi Lift is pleased to sponsor the Heavy Russia 2019 in Moscow (18-19 November), devoted to transportation, lifting and assembly of heavy and oversize cargoes. Combi Lift will be represented by Dr Alexander Popovich and Stefan Klukowski.

For further information, please go to: https://heavy.world/conference-heavy-russia/. Or have a look at our flyer.

Combi Lift has transported one of the world’s largest Mammoet Cranes from India to the Netherlands. The platform twin-ring containerized crane (Model PTC 210 DS) was imported to India by Reliance Industries India Ltd. in preparation for their partial shutdown project at Jamnagar Refinery in February 2019. The same was now exported as dismantled parts in 226 SOC containers from Adani Port, Mundra on 3 October 2019 with final destination Westdorpe, Netherlands.

Combi Lift has a long term business relationship with Reliance Industries, having been involved in the Jamnagar III Petrochem Expansion Project for transportation of more than 400,000 freight tonnes from 17 different countries across the globe to their world’s largest Jamnagar Refinery in Gujarat, India. The Jamnagar Refinery is owned and operated by Reliance Industries India Ltd.

Combi Lift would like to thank Adani Port and MLB for the excellent cooperation during the loading operations!

Combi Lift has successfully completed phase two of the Gazprom Amur Gas Processing Plant Project in Russia.

Thanks to detailed planning by Combi Lift’s project management team in Bremen and tight monitoring by Combi Lift’s on-site team in Russia, discharging was finalised on 27 August 2019. Despite an interim flood, the cargo was delivered on time.

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during the summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers.

In phase two the tugs and barges carried 54 pieces (35,241 freight tonnes) from De-Kastri to Svobodny between 18 May and 27 August. Each trip from De-Kastri to the jetty is 2371 kilometres long. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo, including 12 columns weighing 900 tonnes each.

Congratulations and many thanks to all involved in the Amur GPP project. You make this project a great success!

Phase three will start mid May 2020.

Yesterday, Combi Lift was busy loading 16 pieces of mill equipment (71 tonnes each) onto the first of two barges in Krefeld, Germany. Destination: Antwerp port.

Phase 2 of Combi Lift’s Gazprom Amur GPP Project in Russia is running at full speed. Have a look at the latest Nipigaz video!

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo.

This week Combi Lift started the collection of 22 oversized pieces with weights up to 71 tonnes and diameters up to 6.15 metres from Duisburg and Hattingen, Germany. The transport will include the transhipment onto two barges steaming up to Antwerp port for final destination Chile.

Mission accomplished: Arrival and discharge in Antwerp port of 12 oversized pieces with diameters up to 4.8 metres and weights up to 58 tonnes loaded earlier this and last week in France. Waiting for departure for final destination Chile. Thanks to all stakeholders involved!

This week Combi Lift started the collection of 12 oversized pieces with diameters up to 4.8 metres and weights up to 58 tonnes from North France to Antwerp port for export to Chile. Experience what the new Combi Lift can do for you. You name it, we move it.

Let’s get ready for the next round: This week phase 2 of the Gazprom Amur GPP Project begins. Winterisation is over, the eight tugs were launched in Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk (picture).

MV Frauke carries cold boxes (max. weight 289 tonnes) and ODC/general cargo from Bremen and Avilés to De-Kastri. And MV Regine brings columns (max. weight 866 tonnes, max. length 88 metres) and ODC cargo from Masan to De-Kastri. Total volume of phase 2: 54 pieces (35,241 freight tonnes).

Phase 1 has been successfully completed one month before the last contractual delivery date. The eight tugs and seven barges carried 79 pieces (61,755 freight tonnes) from De-Kastri to Svobodny between 18 May and 16 September. Each trip from De-Kastri to the jetty is 2371 kilometres long and takes about 21 days.

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during the summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo.

Further extending our presence on the Russian heavy lift and project cargo markets, Combi Lift decided on opening an office in Moscow.

After Combi Lift Asia was founded in 2015, Combi Lift Russia now marks another strategic focus in the company’s approach to deliver tailor-made solutions and complete services around heavy lift and project cargo transportation and transport engineering.

With German Koltakov, we were able to convince an experienced industry professional to further develop Combi Lift Russia as General Manager from our new Moscow office and take care of our long-standing and reliable business relations in this important region.

Combi Lift Russia:

Vivaldi Plaza
Office No. 423
Letnikovskaya Street 2, Bld. 1
115114, Moscow, Russia
russia@combi-lift.net

JOC.com mentions Combi Lift's Gazprom Amur GPP Project in Russia. Please find here the article:

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River navigation hurdles stymie Russian OOG transport

Navigability is increasingly problematic throughout key stretches of Russia’s river systems, hamstringing the transport of overweight and out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo.

While river transport accounts for only about 5 percent of all Russian freight movements, that percentage jumps seasonally to 30-50 percent for OOG cargo. Russia’s harsh winters mean cargo can only move on the rivers during ice-free months.

Under normal conditions, Russia’s river systems work well for moving OOG cargo to inland industrial centers, but the rivers’ health has declined since the collapse of the USSR. With little funding spent on upkeep such as dredging, some rivers have disappeared completely. Additionally, there is little control of industrial and agricultural enterprises that divert water without restoration.

Russia’s inland waterways total roughly 101,000 km (62,758 miles), among the world’s lengthiest. As Russia has recovered from the financial crisis, industrial and infrastructure investment has also recovered, necessitating increased deliveries of oversized cargo. Major projects include the $13 billion Amur Gas Processing Plant in the country’s Amur region; the Novokuibyshevsk refinery expansion in the Samara region; and the $3.8 billion Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Voronezh Oblast.

But worsening river conditions are complicating cargo delivery for such projects. Konstantin Grinevich, general director of Russian project forwarder Glogos Project, said that the increasing shallowness of Russia’s rivers is “one of the consequences of the overall degradation of river infrastructure in the country. This poses a threat to the entire Russian industry of super-heavy cargo transportations, as river transport has always had a strategic importance for them.” According to Glogos’s route analysis, the issue is most pressing for Russia’s European and easternmost regions.

River depths have decreased significantly in recent years and many tributaries that were navigable 10 to 15 years ago are no longer passable at all or can only be navigated during high water. Thus, virtually every river-borne transport project requires preliminary work that includes dredging.

The Zeya River, a northern tributary of the Amur River, was deepened by Combi Lift and its Russian partners last year prior to the delivery of oversized cargo to the construction site of the Amur Gas Processing Plant in Russia’s Far East. Similar dredging deepened the Chapaevka River, a tributary of the Volga, to allow for the delivery of super-heavy cargo to the site of the Novokuibyshevsk refinery expansion. Regular dredging is also required on the Don River to keep the berth at the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant clear. Currently, only shallow-draft barges can reach the site.

Russian shippers and the transport companies that specialize in super-heavy cargo transport are searching for solutions, and Grinevich said it may be necessary to create a separate cost item for river dredging during super-heavy cargo deliveries.

Most shippers are not ready to shift their OOG cargo to road or rail, despite river transport issues, because in Russia, there are extensive restrictions on weight, size, and dimensions of cargo that can be moved via these modes. Industry members say growth in road transport is prevented by bureaucratic hurdles that make obtaining permits to move heavy or OOG cargo on Russian roads very difficult, while shortages of OOG platforms and transporters constrict rail transport.

Russian rail carriers do hope to attract more OOG cargo, however. “In recent years, there has been a steady growth trend in regard to the volume of oversized cargo transported by rail transport in Russia,” said Anton Gorbunov, director of freight forwarding with RZD Logistics, a subsidiary of the Russian railway monopoly RZD. “And we are talking not only about domestic shipments. At the end of 2018, we noted that the number of projects for the delivery of oversized cargo from China significantly increased. Orders for such shipments come mainly from large industrial enterprises of Russia. This trend will continue to be observed in the coming years, given the advantages that are guaranteed by rail transport: complete safety, independence from weather conditions, and, most importantly, short delivery times as opposed to river transport. In addition, most enterprises have their own access roads, which makes possible door-to-door transportations.”

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Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) has completed a major refit of the Stena Drilling-owned 5th generation, semi-submersible drilling rig Stena Don. The vessel arrived at DVR in October 2018 and departed for her new contract off the UK’s Shetland Islands. The most significant aspect of the works was the installation of an eight-point mooring system for her future drilling contracts. By using this for holding position, emissions will be significantly reduced and substantial savings on fuel costs will be made. The upgrade also enables the rig to work in shallower waters than before which greatly increases her operational envelope.

Parts for the mooring system, specifically the anchor chain blisters and sponsons were fabricated at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Romania. The shipment of these parts was awarded to Combi Lift. Our partners RollDock and Amasus collected the fabricated sections immediately after production was finished and due to the excellent cooperation between all parties involved the shipments were delivered to Rotterdam ahead of schedule. The components measured up to 30 metres in length and 13 metres in height, the total weight was over 1.200 tonnes.

Combi Lift has joined the "German-Indian Business Summit" in Bremen. Our company was represented by Capt. Narayan Shekhar who gave a lecture on the usage of inland waterways in lndia. Many thanks to all participants! For more information please go to: http://the-ginco.com

Combi Lift would like to thank its partner OKB ‘SPETSTYAZHPROEKT’ LLC (STAT) for the great cooperation that led to the award of the Last Mile Modification Works of the Nizhnekamsk 03 Project (picture below).

Over the next months during this year’s summer season STAT and Combi Lift will remove signs, modify pipe racks, cut trees, relocate power lines and improve the road surfaces – all in close coordination with local authorities and the respective owners. In total a distance of approx. 20 kilometres will be covered, so that in 2020 the upcoming transportation of heavy lift and oversize cargo can be executed safely.

Last week the drilling rig Stena Don left Damen Shipyards Verolme Rotterdam, Netherlands after a three months stay. She has been refitted with an eight-point mooring system prior to being deployed for her next job in the North Sea. Parts for the mooring system, specifically the anchor chain blisters and sponsons were fabricated at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Romania.

The shipment of these parts was awarded to Combi Lift. Our partners RollDock and Amasus collected the fabricated sections immediately after production was finished and due to the excellent cooperation between all parties involved the shipments were delivered to Rotterdam ahead of schedule. The components measured up to 30 metres in length and 13 metres in height, the total weight was over 1.200 tonnes.

German heavy lift expert Combi Lift has successfully completed the first phase of the Gazprom Amur Gas Processing Plant Project in Russia. The last cargo was delivered to Svobodny one month before the last contractual delivery date.

Thanks to detailed planning by Combi Lift’s project management team in Bremen and tight monitoring by Combi Lift’s on-site team in Russia, discharging was finalised on 16 September 2018.

The Linde Group hired Combi Lift to be the exclusive logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project. The transport can only be done during the summertime, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers.

“The winning relationship with our client, The Linde Group, ensured that the project preparation phase and later operations were very efficient. There were no damages during the entire first transport phase, which was completed one month before the last contractual delivery date. We aim for the same success with phase two, beginning on 15 May 2019,” explained Holger Krenz, Head of Project Management Gazprom Amur GPP Project at Combi Lift.

The eight tugs and seven barges carried 79 pieces (61,755 freight tonnes) from De-Kastri to Svobodny between 18 May and 16 September. Each trip from De-Kastri to the jetty is 2371 kilometres long and takes about 21 days. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo, including 12 columns weighing 900 tonnes each.

German heavy lift expert Combi Lift is proud to announce its updated market approach: The well-known maritime heavy lift carrier has become a logistics expert for challenging transport solutions. The new dedicated Combi Lift team headed by Heiko Felderhoff and Holger Hinrichs consists of more than 20 experienced logisticians, naval architects and engineers.

“Combi Lift will increasingly focus on demanding logistics challenges beyond the day-to-day business – just like the Gazprom Amur GPP Project in Russia,” explains Holger Hinrichs. “We are the new one-stop shop for all kinds of heavy lift transport solutions, particularly door-to-door and multimodal concepts – from the factory to the building site.”

Holger Hinrichs is joining Combi Lift as Managing Director. “I am extremely pleased that Holger is part of our team. He has tremendous experience in the heavy lift and logistics business, and he will bring enormous enthusiasm and drive to this role. Together we set new standards in the project industry,” says Heiko Felderhoff, Managing Director of Combi Lift.

Combi Lift now offers its clients seamless logistics solutions, from initial planning and budgetary phases to the final delivery and facility start-up. Heiko Felderhoff continues: “We provide comprehensive land and sea transport services without any liability gaps, the entire process is handled by us. We also have the ability to build assets when needed – for fully customised, cost-effective solutions. We go all the way with our clients. You name it, we move it.”

Combi Lift is essentially going back to its roots as an independent project manager and turn-key solution provider. Heiko Felderhoff explains: "We offer a diversified portfolio of services beyond the day-to-day business: If you need sophisticated engineering and logistics solutions as we provided for the Reliance Jamnagar III Project in India, door-to-door concepts like the ones we designed for the MOA Project in Cuba, or complex multimodal solutions like our work for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project in Russia – we will find a way.”

Combi Lift is headquartered in Bremen – at the heart of the Harren & Partner Group, which has 71 vessels and 2,500 employees worldwide. This simplifies decision-making processes and ensures that the necessary expertise is always at hand.

Here it is: Our new advertisement in the July/August edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine.

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Historic tall ship Peking has been successfully floated out this morning. After 85 years abroad, the vessel came into contact with the Elbe again this morning. Two tugs will bring her to the Peters Werft in Wewelsfleth. Combi Dock III will return to Bremerhaven.

Combi Lift has safely brought the Peking back home to Germany. On Sunday evening Combi Dock III arrived in Bunsbüttel (Elbe). According to current planning, the historic windjammer will be floated out on Wednesday morning.

The restoration work of the tall ship will be carried out by the Peters Werft in Wewelsfleth, Germany. The Peking is going to be the centrepiece of the new EUR 120 million museum complex under construction in Hamburg's harbour.

Historic windjammer Peking has left New York City on-board Combi Dock III Wednesday afternoon (NY time). The 106 year old four-masted barque will make her last major Atlantic crossing. Next stop: Peters Werft, Brunsbüttel, Germany. Have a safe trip home, old lady!

Combi Dock III has successfully loaded the steel-hulled, four-masted barque Peking in New York City this morning. The historic windjammer will be carried home to Germany on-board the Combi Lift vessel.

The Linde Group chose German heavy lift expert Combi Lift as its logistics partner for oversized and heavy lift cargo for the Gazprom Amur Gas Processing Plant Project. The entire scope involves transporting over 176,000 freight tonnes of cargo, including 12 columns weighing 900 tonnes each.

Spanning 2824 kilometres, the Amur River is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and North-eastern China. The port of discharge is Svobodny, located on the right bank of the Zeya River, a northern tributary of the Amur River. Heavy lift transportation is quite challenging in a place like this: The water is only 1.10 metres deep in some areas, and weather conditions are often severe.

Combi Lift developed a sophisticated concept to master this difficult feat: The cargo will be loaded onto Combi Lift's heavy lift vessels in ports in Europe and Korea before being transferred to barges on the sheltered inner anchorage of the port of De-Kastri. Combi Lift will use its own vessel cranes to move cargo from the ocean-going vessel to barges in De-Kastri. Special shallow draft pusher tugs will tow the barges up the Amur and Zeya Rivers to Svobodny for discharging at jetty and transfer the cargo to the last mile logistics service provider.

Combi Lift will use newly built assets, including four Amur River tugs, four Zeya River shallow draft tugs, seven barges and four side floaters. Damen Shipyards Group will build all of these assets especially for this project. The barges can even navigate the Zeya River in extremely low water levels by using the side floaters as a buoyancy system.

The cargo will be shipped in five phases from 2018 - 2022, taking advantage of the ice-free periods on the Amur and Zeya Rivers.

Combi Lift will control all vessels used to provide these services. "In our view, this is the best way to ensure a secure logistics chain," says Heiko Felderhoff, Chief Executive Officer of Combi Lift. "Our advantage is that we can allocate ocean-going vessels controlled by us with priority for this project."

Gazprom, The Linde Group, Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk and NIPIGAS will use the delivered components for the Gazprom Amur GPP Project - one of the largest natural gas processing plants in the world, with a capacity of up to 42 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year. The plant is part of Gazprom's project for the supply of Russian gas to China via the "Power of Siberia" pipeline from eastern Siberian gas fields, and will be built in five phases ending in 2024.

"We are delighted to be part of this fantastic project," emphasises Heiko Felderhoff. "Gazprom Amur GPP is another milestone in our company's history and a perfect opportunity to set new standards in maritime transport logistics and project engineering."

Please find here our press kit (pictures and maps).

Combi Lift has joined the "2º Encuentro Nacional de Carga de Proyectos" of the Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón. Bremen-based heavy lift carrier was represented by Chartering Manager Bastian Lenge (m.) who took part in a panel discussion on the current situation on the project market.

Please find here an article of the newspaper El Comercio (Spanish):
http://www.elcomercio.es/economia/201705/30/ofrecer-algo-distinto-para-20170530000721-v.html 

Stiftung Hamburg Maritim (Hamburg Maritime Foundation) chose Bremen-based heavy lift expert Combi Lift as its logistics partner for the transport of the historic windjammer Peking. The steel-hulled, four-masted barque will be carried home to Germany this summer on-board a Combi Lift ship. Combi Lift, founded in 2000, is a member of the Harren & Partner Group.

At the end of June 2017, Combi Lift's semi-submersible vessel Combi Dock III (Loa 169.40 metres, 11,000 tdw) will carry the tall ship to northern Germany to be the centrepiece of a new EUR 120 million museum complex under construction in Hamburg's harbour. Peking has spent more than four decades at the South Street Seaport in New York City, USA. However, extensive repairs and maintenance were not carried out at this time. In September 2016 she was taken to Caddell Dry Dock, Staten Island, to spend the winter.

Bringing the Peking back to Hamburg has been a long time in the planning. "Getting the Peking home was a 14-year courtship," explains Alexandre Poirier, naval architect and project engineer for Peking at Stiftung Hamburg Maritim (www.stiftung-hamburg-maritim.de). "We were finally able to get the financing for the harbour museum. Peking will be the flagship of the museum. It will be re-rigged and some of its historical interiors restored or recreated. The entire work will take about three years."

The windjammer has a length of 115.5 metres, a beam of 14.3 metres and 4.2 metres draft with a gross weight of 3,700 tonnes. "It is not particularly heavy, relative to say, a military vessel," Alexandre Poirier says. "But it is long and fragile. It has 3 to 4 millimetres of hull plating left at the waterline, out of an original thickness of 15 millimetres or more."

Combi Lift engineers have developed a sophisticated concept to bring the Peking home safely. Combi Dock III will make use of its flo/flo ability: "The ballast tanks will be flooded to lower the cargo deck below the water's surface, allowing the Peking to be moved into position for loading. It will be loaded stern first," says Peer Kelch, chartering manager at Combi Lift. "The tanks are then pumped out, and the deck rises to shoulder the load. The various tanks can be pumped separately to balance the cargo. After seafastening with more than 70 bottom and side support structures, the Peking will be carried piggyback across the Atlantic Ocean."

Loading and seafastening in New York is estimated to take three to four days, and the crossing will take about twelve days. The restoration work of the tall ship will be carried out by the Peters Werft in Wewelsfleth, Germany.

The Peking was built by Blohm + Voss in 1911 and sailed as one of the legendary "Flying P-Liners" of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. It was one of the last generation of windjammers used in the nitrate and wheat trade around the often treacherous Cape Horn. At the end of June 2017, she will make her last major Atlantic crossing.

Flexibility is one of the key factors in the heavy lift industry today. No cargoes are alike, and all cargoes need to be handled in their own specific way. In order to meet our clients' demands for versatility, Combi Lift has developed Combi Dock I and III, probably two of the most flexible vessels in the heavy lift market. The vessels are able to LIFT heavy cargo with its own cranes, ROLL really heavy stuff via the stern ramp, and FLOAT vessels, barges, yachts, etc. on board.

This week, Combi Dock III has once again demonstrated its flexibility: First, in China two tugboats were floated in, then Combi Dock III loaded two yachts with its own vessel cranes in Taiwan. Destination: La Guaira, Venezuela respectively Port Everglades, USA.

April 27 - The Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) and Priority Cargo Network (PCN) jointly held their membership conferences at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, the Netherlands, during April 23-24, 2017.

As well as one-to-one meetings, the members voted to hold the 2018 membership conference in Bremen, Germany, during May - a day ahead of the opening of Breakbulk Europe 2018.

Also at the conference, Sergey Ovsienko, general manager of Beluga Projects Logistic in Russia, was appointed as a member of the CEE board of advisors.

www.cargoequipmentexperts.com

www.prioritycargonetwork.com

Source: http://www.heavyliftpfi.com

Here it is: Our new advertisement in the March/April edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine.

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Combi Lift's Nordsee One Project is in full swing. Engineer Matthias Büttel filmed a discharging process in Eemshaven.

Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) raised USD 43,500 for the Filipino children's charity Albert Schweitzer Familienwerk Foundation at its 17th annual conference at Shangri-La's Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu, the Philippines.

The conference, which was held from March 8-10, welcomed delegates from across the world for an enjoyable two days of networking, presentations and social events, sponsored by the WWPC's member for the Philippines, Royal Cargo, along with Combi Lift, Rickmers-Linie, Volga-Dnepr Group and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL).

As well as a cocktail reception, one-on-one meetings and sponsor presentations, members heard from Michael Raeuber and Elmer Sarmiento of Royal Cargo about the opportunities for project logistics work in the Philippines.

Today, March 10, the WWPC members held its annual auction for a local charity, raising the record amount of USD 43,500 for the Albert Schweitzer Familienwerk Foundation, which operates a shelter for children on the island of Mactan.

Auction items were donated by Combi Lift, Rickmers-Linie, Volga-Dnepr Group, BNSF Logistics, HLPFI, ITJ and Breakbulk.

The members also voted to hold its 2018 membership conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with Steder Group as the nominated sponsor for next year's event.

At the members-only meeting, Gerald Hess - managing director of BNSF Logistics in Canada - was appointed as a new member of the network's board of advisors.

Source: http://www.heavyliftpfi.com

Combi Lift is handling the transport of components for Nordsee One - an offshore wind farm spanning a total area of 41.3 square kilometres, located in the German part of the North Sea. Last week the first components - including six nacelles weighing 350 tonnes each - were loaded in Bremerhaven.

Renewable energies are becoming an increasingly important component of our energy mix. At Combi Lift, we believe in sustainable solutions. This is why we're handling the transport of components for Nordsee One - an offshore wind farm spanning a total area of 41.3 square kilometres, located in the German part of the North Sea. Last week the first components - including six nacelles weighing 350 tonnes each - were loaded in Bremerhaven.

Once operational, the 54 Senvion turbines will produce 1.2 billion kilowatt hours per year. Nordsee One will be able to power 400,000 households and will save more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide compared to a conventional coal-fired power plant.

Part six of our advertising campaign in the January/February edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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MV Cerulean has delivered three Field Auxiliary Rooms (FAR, max. weight 440 t) from Ulsan, Korea to Shuaiba, Kuwait. The transportation is for account of JGC Corporation Yokohama, Japan and its partners GS Engineering & Construction and SK Engineering & Construction, both based in Korea which provide their client Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) to provide engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning and assistance during commissioning, start-up and performance testing services for the MAA Package of Clean Fuels Project, in Ahmadi, Kuwait (cf. news 9. December).

From March Combi Lift's Palabora and Palmerton (CL 900 Type) will carry 20 more FARs from Ulsan to Shuaiba.

Combi Lift's Papenburg has transported one LHM 550 and one LHM 600 from Rostock to Antwerp.

After discharging both cranes in Antwerp, MV Papenburg re-loaded one LHM 280 and delivered it to another terminal within Port of Antwerp.

... a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Combi Lift's semi-submersible vessel Combi Dock I has successfully delivered two floating dredgers (max. weight 856 t) and part cargo from Dharma, India to Vizhinjam respectively Mundra, India. The high flexibility of Combi Dock I made this voyage possible: The larger dredger was floated in and out, while the smaller one was lifted onto the deck with the vessel's cranes.

Combi Lift's Palabora (CL 900 Type) performed a voyage from Ulsan and Masan (Korea) to Umm Qasr (Iraq) and Shuaiba (Kuwait) with total 15,000 cbm of refinery equipment for two of the world's largest oil companies: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Refinery of Karbala Corporation (RKC).

KNPC will use the 8,000 cbm refinery equipment (max. unit weight 400 t) for the Clean Fuels Project. The project aims at developing and expanding Mina Al-Ahmad Refinery and Mina Abdullah Refinery.

RKC will use the delivered components (7,000 cbm; max. unit weight 400 t) for the oil refinery in South Karbala province, around 100 km away from Iraq's capital Baghdad. The refinery, being built on a 6 square kilometre plot of land, will produce liquefied gas, gasoline, gas oil, fuel oil, jet fuel and asphalt.

Part five of our advertising campaign in the November/December edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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Combi Lift has enhanced its Logistics Terminal Bremerhaven. We offer the following services from now on:

• Rental of heavy lift equipment
• Rental of Yokohama fenders
• Mobilization and demobilization for projects
• Cargo handling at own terminal
• Stand-by berths
• International forwarding services
• Maritime steel construction and repairs
• Supply of containers
• Mobile cranes available
• Warehouse logistics (goods picking, storage)

Have a look at our new flyer or visit us at Lohmannstraße 62, 27568 Bremerhaven.

Combi Lift welcomes its agents and representatives from all over the world to the 1st Combi Lift Agency Meeting (9 - 11 November). More than 20 partners and colleagues from ten countries came to our Bremen headquarters. The event is a perfect opportunity to get acquainted, to make new friends and to develop new strategies. So let's get started!

Part four of our advertising campaign in the September/October edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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Combi Dock I has discharged two primary absorbers (73,7 x 6,35 x 7,0 m/459,5 t each) in Tanjung Setapa, Malaysia. The units were manufactured by GS Entec, Korea, and loaded in Ulsan, Korea. In effort to achieve the most economical solution for our costumer, Combi Lift utilized the smallest possible vessel to complete the project.

Combi Dock III has just successfully loaded the floating dredger Peter the Great (60,0 x 17,2 x 3,47 m/2.400 t) in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Destination: Kaliningrad, Russia.

Combi Lift has shipped a port crane from Rhenus' terminal at the German Port of Wilhelmshaven to Steelwind Nordenham. Here is the video - in full HD.

Combi Lift has shipped a port crane from Rhenus' terminal at the German Port of Wilhelmshaven to Steelwind Nordenham on board its deck carrier Papenburg.

The main body of the crane was driven from the quayside on to Papenburg's deck using rails, while the crane's boom and other accessories were lifted on board by shore cranes. On arrival in Nordenham, the equipment was unloaded using cranes owned by Steelwind.

Weighing a total of 520 tonnes, the crane body had the dimensions 20,5 m x 12,5 m x 39,7 m, with the 40-tonne jib measuring 47,0 m x 3,5 m x 3,5 m.

Part three of our advertising campaign in the July/August edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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Combi Lift has been certified in 14 different service categories by the European supplier community for utility companies, Connexio. The supplier community helps purchasers within European utility companies to reduce their risks, dispose of a reliable base of service providers and ultimately safe money through operational efficiency as well as quicker decision making processes. Combi Lift is happy to further sustain its own quality approach and deliver additional value to its clients by accrediting to the Connexio supplier community.

Crew, Master and Port Captain of Combi Lift’s MV Palau (CL 900 Type) mastered the task of manoeuvring a 95 m long propylene stripper weighing 540 t by aid of its own gear aboard the vessel in Masan, Korea. Just three months after MV Palabora established a new record for loading the longest cargo in Combi Lift history with a column of 73,50 m, MV Palau pushed the limits even further. The propylene stripper now is shipped to Johor, Malaysia to become a part of Titan TE3 Project - Naphtha Cracking Center Expansion Project.

Combi Lift made use of its Air Pad System (APS) to slide a ship section (1.500 t) from a barge onto a floating dock in Bremerhaven. The APS enables Combi Lift to move heavy cargo up to weights of 2.400 t along short distances.

Pan Ocean's semisubmersible vessel "Sun Rise" transported successfully the accommodation barge "Swissco 48" from Singapore to Alaska.

Here you go: Combi Lift's new company brochure! Have a look.

Part two of our new advertising campaign in the May/June edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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Combi Lift's MV Palabora (CL 900 Type) has successfully loaded a vacuum column and a cooker fractionator by HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) in Masan, Korea. They are destined for KNPC's Clean Fuels Project (CFP) at the Mina Abdullah and Mina Al Ahmadi refineries in southern Kuwait. Also on board: A column (loaded in Ulsan, Korea) for Reliance Jamnagar Phase III refinery enlargement project in Sikka, India. With a length of 73,50 m the column is the longest cargo loaded by Lo-Lo in Combi Lift history.

Combi Dock I has delivered two split hopper barges (54,80 x 11,11 m with 2,10 m draft, 1.000 t each), two excavators (15,0 x 4,0 m, 90 t each) and one wheel loader (10,0 x 3,0 m, 30,5 t) from La Réunion, Indian Ocean, to Rotterdam, Netherlands. For loading and unloading procedures, the semi-submersible vessel benefits from its Lo-Lo and Flo-Flo capacities.

Pantanal is loading a manifold for Subsea 7 at the AMC in Henderson (Woodside Persephone 2 Project). Combi Lift contracted this additional scope after completion of the flexible flowlines and risers transportation project. The manifold will be discharged at DCW in Dampier.

Our brand new advertising campaign in the March/April edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI) magazine. To be continued.

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Combi Dock I has successfully delivered two split hopper barges from Zeebrugge, Belgium, to La Réunion, Indian Ocean (cf. news 23. February). In La Réunion CD I has loaded two other split hopper barges (54,80 x 11,11 m with 2,10 m draft, 1.000 t each). Destination is Rotterdam, Netherlands. At Zeebrugge the hold was already prepared for the second set of barges to avoid a further emerging and submerging procedure at La Réunion.

Combi Lift delivered bridge sections (made by ZPMC) from Shanghai, China, to Rosyth, Scotland. Overall, we carried 29 units; totalling 60.000 freight tonnes in three shipments - via Suez respectively Panama Canal.

Combi Lift is further extending its worldwide network: Ultramar Network was appointed as commercial agent and representative for Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

Like our others representatives the new agent will operate as part of the company's worldwide agency network, offering heavy-lift cargo chartering services to all over the globe. Local experts Detlev Spethmann and Tatiana Orozco will work closely with Combi Lift headquarters in Bremen as well as the Combi Lift setup in Korea to strengthen the company's regional presence and provide local customers with direct service and support.

Dampier, Australia: Pantanal in ship-to-ship operations with our client’s (Subsea 7) vessel Seven Eagle. She is taking over reels with flexible flowlines and risers for Woodside Energy’s Persephone work package 2. The reels have been loaded in Kalundborg, Denmark, mid of December 2015. Pantanal will complete the project beginning of April.

Combi Lift successfully recovered a section of a jack-up leg with abt. 70 m in length and 320 t weight. Combi Lift was awarded by underwriters to recover the leg section from the seabed in abt. 30 m water depth in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, for taking material samples.

Combi Dock I has successfully loaded two split hopper barges – 65,0 x 12,05 x 2,1 m (draft)/1.000 t – in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Destination: La Réunion, Indian Ocean.

Combi Lift further strengthens its market presence in Asia: Ben Line Agencies Ltd. was appointed as commercial agent and representative for Japan.

The new agent will operate as part of the company’s worldwide agency network. Local expert in Tokyo Masaru Oda works closely with Combi Lift headquarters in Bremen to extend the company’s regional presence and provide local customers with direct support and tailor-made solutions.

Voilà! Combi Lift headquarters in Bremen has got a new neon sign. Pretty nice, especially at night.

Combi Lift has extended its presence in Denmark: H.H. Danship AS was appointed as commercial agent and representative for Scandinavia.

The new agent will operate as part of the company’s worldwide agency network, offering heavy-lift cargo chartering services from Denmark to all over the globe. Local expert in Svendborg Jørgen Lauersen will work closely with Combi Lift headquarters in Bremen to strengthen the company’s regional presence and provide local customers with direct service and support.

MV Combi Dock III delivers river cruise vessel Amadolce – 110,0 x 11,4 x 1,6 m (draft)/1.350 t – from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Bordeaux, France. After coming back to Rotterdam Combi Dock III will bring the identical river cruise vessel Amacello to Fos-sur-Mer, France.

Combi Lift supported in a well stimulation project in the Gulf of Mexico in cooperation with Harren & Partner Offshore Services México. OCV Blue Giant was mobilized in Houston, Texas. 95 tank containers with injection chemicals and associated pumping skids and hoses were loaded into the vessel‘s cargo hold. Combi Lift provided stowage planning and supervision during the loading process and supported in the vessel’s operation. Afterwards, OCV Blue Giant sailed to the Akal oilfield and positioned itself in DP-mode alongside the AKAL-KL oil production platform, which is owned and operated by Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company Pemex. After connecting the hoses from the vessel to the platform, the well stimulation process was initiated by pumping the chemicals from the vessel into the well. The intention of this process is to improve the flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir into the well bore and hence increase the productivity. OCV Blue Giant will be deployed from October 2015 to February 2016. Combi Lift will continue to provide support throughout the project.

MV Palembang has successfully loaded two Coke Drums (700 t each) in Osaka, Japan. They are destined for Reliance Jamnagar Phase III refinery enlargement project in Sikka, India.

Bremen based heavy lift and project cargo expert Combi Lift has further extended its presence in Asia: Big Blue Shipping Line Shanghai was appointed as commercial agent and representative for China and Taiwan.

The new agent will operate as part of the company’s worldwide agency network, offering heavy-lift cargo chartering services from China to all over the globe. Local experts in Shanghai Raphael Yip (l.) and William Zhu will work closely with Combi Lift headquarters in Bremen as well as the Combi Lift setup in Korea to strengthen the company’s regional presence and provide local customers with direct service and support.

Papenburg has loaded a Liebherr crane in Rostock (Germany). The LHM 800 is the largest mobile harbour crane in the market. The giant provides a lifting capacity of up to 308 t and an outreach of 64 m. The crane will be discharged in new deep-water port of Bronka on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg.

TAGU Tiefbau GmbH „Unterweser“ from Oldenburg and Combi Lift GmbH combine their know-how and experience in wind-energy, offshore installation and maintenance in a new joint venture. Depending on the task at hand, multidisciplinary teams of TAGU and Combi Lift experts develop individual and custom-fit solutions as well as integrated logistics concepts for major industrial projects.

Following our move to Bremen in November 2014, we began to re-think the entire Combi Lift brand. With the relocation of the headquarters and the concentration of all company departments in one office came the strategic decision to exclusively focus on our core competencies in project engineering, project management and logistics. Today, we feel well represented by our new logo and corporate identity, underlining our combination of fresh ideas and experience. And starting today, you can find all of this on the worldwide web as well!

Palembang has been loading 10 MAN engines in the French port of St. Nazaire. The engines are destined for a power plant project in Lebanon.

All’s well that ends well – EIT Paloma is loading the last of the Bremen built Linde cold boxes for Reliance Industries Jamnagar Phase III refinery enlargement project in Sikka, India.

The French engineering and project management company Sabella is on the forefront of developing submarine tidal stream turbines. Our good MV Palembang was the chosen tool for the latest implementation of the Sabella D10 turbine off the island of Ouessant.

MV Papenburg loading two shipbuilding sections at BVT Bremen for Meyer Werft in Papenburg. The shipment makes use of MV Papenburgs unique Ro-Flo System, consisting of a pontoon in the vessel’s cargo hold on which the shipbuilding sections are fastened for transportation. At Meyer Werft, the pontoon can then float out of the vessel with both sections on top to reach their destination on the yards facilities.

Condock V delivers the first two of four boilers from Italian boiler manufacturer Macchi from Porto Marghera to Nghi Son Refinery in Vietnam. For loading and unloading procedures, the semi-submersible vessel benefits from its Ro-Ro capacity. The shipment of the next two boilers will follow in the middle of June.