Focus on Marine Projects

The marine projects sector continues to be active, as evidenced by the number of newbuild and refitted vessels entering service worldwide.

New developments in Europe and especially in the Far East are driving the introduction of these vessels, which range from inland dredgers and maintenance workboats to heavy transport barges and large installation ships best suited for deeper offshore waters.

Dredging and Land Reclamation • Maritime Infrastructure Development • Installation and Decommissioning • Maritime Surveying • Port Development • Offshore Wind Farm Development

This week is notable as more than half of the reviewed vessels were built and are being operated in China. As our readers are aware, the country's shipyards churn out these specialised vessels regularly throughout the year, indicating the prevalent need for such platforms in a growing number of projects in domestic waters.

The marine projects sector continues to expand and benefit a number of different markets, and we at Baird Maritime are happy to provide readers with updates on the vessels and technology that comprise this sector.

Vessel Reviews:

• Lian Chuan Ban Qian Bo – Launching barge with 20,000-tonne capacity
• Haifeng 1001 & Haifeng 1002 – Long-endurance jackups for offshore wind installation duties
  
• Men Du – Cargo transport and marine works support vessel for French operator
  
• Bad Deutsch-Altenburg – Low-emission vessel for Danube maintenance works
• Zhang Jing 10 – New suction dredger to be deployed on Yangtze River
• Sihang Yongxing – Large semi-submersible transport barge enters service in China
  
• Lotos-1 – Versatile sand dredger delivered to Russian inland waterway authority

News and Gear:

• Funding secured for new container terminal at Canada's Port of Montreal
• Expansion works completed at Scotland's Aberdeen South Harbour
• Finnish engineering firm unveils floating cruise terminal designs
• Indonesia's Pertamina to build new fuel storage terminal
• Philippine transportation department unveils upgrade plans for 14 ports
• Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | August 2 – New Chinese offshore wind crane ship, Russian inland dredger orders and more

Recent Important Features:

COLUMN | Changing course: McDermott restructures (again); Siemens Gamesa bleeds (again); UK wind auction fails [Offshore Accounts]

– "Where Britain leads in decarbonisation and wind power adoption, others will surely follow."

– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime's anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations

Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!

Call for content!

Any news or views about the global marine project sector? Send it through to editor@bairdmaritime.com ASAP (between now and October 13), so we can add it to this current edition of Marine Projects Week!

We are after:

• Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
• Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the marine projects sector
• Interviews – Owners, operators, dredging companies, marine contractors, port developers, etc.
• Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the marine projects world? (example here)
• Other – Any other relevant news