• SAL in RTL TV show
• SAL at Breakbulk China 2012
• SAL at AOG Perth 2012
• Ready for offshore operations: MV “Lone” gets DP II upgrade
• 6 Coke Drums from Japan to Saudi Arabia
• MALA 2011 Award for "Shipping Line of the Year"
• EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 Amsterdam
• MV "Svenja" delivers biggest cargo handled at New Mangalore Port so far
• SAL opens new office in Moscow
• Breakbulk Americas 2011, New Orleans
• Video of SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever
• New Office Opening in Rotterdam
• LIVE TV from SAL Vessel
• Huge Drilling Floor From Norway To China
• MV "Lone" Performs SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever: 8 Reactors for the RPLC Deep Conversion Project
• Offshore Energy 11 Amsterdam
• Goliat Project – Drilling templates for offshore exploration
• Long-term Partner "K" Line Acquires 100 Per Cent of Shares – New Ownership Structure at SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land
• Breakbulk Europe 2011
• Large jackup legs from Rotterdam to Korea
• SAL puts second new building of Type 183 - MV "Lone" - into service
• MV "Svenja" calling Mumbai on her maiden voyage
• Second new building of Type 183 near completion
• SAL opens new office in Paris
• SAL opens new office in Singapore
• New EU advance cargo declaration regime
• AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo 2011
• Breakbulk Asia – Transportation Conference & Exhibition

SAL in RTL TV show

The German TV report "Leinen los ins neue Leben – Nachwuchs auf dem Meer" presents interviews with SAL staff members Captain Beckmann, Benjamin Unseld and Benedict Wolpmann, and additionally, a heavy lift of four Gottwald Cranes on MV "Trina" in Belgium. 

View the show on German TV channel RTL, February 5, 23:50 pm–00:50 am.

SAL at Breakbulk China 2012

February 28 - March 1, 2012
Intex Shanghai & Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao

Step by at our booth G14 on the Breakbulk China and enjoy a fresh conversation with us or our Chinese representatives. 

SAL at AOG Perth 2012

February 22–24, 2012

SAL will be there for you! SAL participates at the AOG exhibition and conference in Perth, Australia. You are welcome to visit our booth Z20 from February 22–24, 2012. Come and see our ship model of type 183 with DP 2 and 2,000 mtons lifting capacity.

Ready for offshore operations:
MV “Lone” gets DP II upgrade

Hamburg, Germany
November 2011

The MV “Lone” is now in the last stages of upgrading her existing DP 1 system to a DP 2 system. In dry-dock at the German shipyard Norderwerft, the vessel received one additional 1,200 kW bowthruster, two retractable azimuths of 1,200 kW each and three 1,600 kW auxiliary engines to secure the power supply for the redundant dynamic positioning system. To optimize the functionality of the high capacity cranes in offshore operations, the vessel was further equipped with a motion monitoring system. 

The installation of the system bears a number of significant advantages: the vessel will be fully self-propelled without the need for tugs or external mooring systems, the vessel reaches optimal maneuverability and has the ability to respond rapidly to changes both in weather conditions as well as in operational requirements. 

With these features in place, the MV “Lone” has all the necessary elements for undertaking complex projects in the area of oil and gas field development as well as offshore wind farm support. Within this scope of service, the vessel can provide wet handshake solutions, FPSP mooring support as well as transportation and placement of extraordinary structures on the seabed. In the realm of offshore windfarm support, the vessel can both feed installation units to the field as well as provide installation services for transition pieces. 

6 Coke Drums from Japan to Saudi Arabia

Kobe, Japan
October 2011

In October 2011, MV “Svenja” loaded six coke drums with dimensions of up to 44 x 11 x 10 m and a weight of up to 600 mtons in the port of Kobe. With a sophisticated lifting arrangement, each of the units was lifted with a single hook operation and stowed tightly on deck in a diagonal position.  With a total of 27,000 cbm and 3,500 mtons, the large deck space of this vessel type was maximized in an optimal way. 
The cargo is destined for Yanbu / Saudi Arabia.

MALA 2011 Award for "Shipping Line of the Year"

Mumbai, India

On 30th Sept 2011, the 2nd Annual All India Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA) 2011 was held at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Mumbai. The audience comprised of the who’s-who of the Indian Shipping and Forwarding Industry. Lars Rolner was invited to be the Chief Guest of Honor to speak in front of this prestigious audience. The teams of SAL Heavylift and Sai Maritime were in full attendance. SAL/SAI was nominated in the category  Shipping Line of the Year – Heavylift Operator and were delighted when they were announced as winners.

EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

SAL will host a stand at the EWEA OFFSHORE 2011, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, 29 November - 1 December 2011. EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 is an international meeting place for the offshore wind energy sector. This year's exhibition is expected to set a new record with almost 350 exhibitors. The SAL services and in particular the new buildings of Type 183 equipped with DP System will be presented at stand no. 11664 (hall 11).

Floor Plan

MV "Svenja" delivers biggest cargo handled at New Mangalore Port so far

May 2011
New Mangalore, India

MV "Svenja" again showed a masterly performance: The new building of Type 183 used her deck capacity efficiently for two absorbent chambers and four other columns with 26,000 CBM in total – the biggest cargo handled at New Mangalore Port so far.
After loading the six columns in Ulsan, Korea, the ship started its journey directly to New Mangalore, India. In spite of heavy rains, the master and the crew smoothly discharged the huge columns without any delays.
The columns are destined for the third phase expansion of ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL). With the know-how and the perfectly organized procedures of SAL’s local agent SAI Maritime, the company was able to satisfy its customer in all respects.

SAL opens new office in Moscow

Moscow, Russia

SAL will open an office in Moscow as of October 1, 2011 to cover the emerging market around Russia. The decision was made based on the current SAL global expansion and the huge potential lying in the plans for major offshore and onshore projects in the Arctic, further exploration and development of Sakhalin offshore projects and in the construction of new and renovations of older refineries throughout Russia.

The Moscow office will be headed by Mr. Ilya Komarovskih who will be supported by our long-term Ukraine agent Mr. Igor Popov.

Contact Details: 
Mr. Ilya Komarovskih, Managing Director
Mr. Igor Popov
E-mail: russia@sal-heavylift.ru

Office address from October 1, 2011:
SAL Heavy Lift Russia
Savvinskaya Naberezhnaya, 15
119345 Moscow, RF
Russia 

Breakbulk Americas 2011, New Orleans

New Orleans (LA), USA
October 25–27, 2011

Breakbulk Americas is the largest and most important gathering in the Americas for companies involved in the shipping of heavy-lift, project cargo and traditional breakbulk cargoes. The SAL services will be presented at booth no. 807, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

Floor Plan

Video of SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever

Please view our latest video:
The transportation of superheavy reactors from Higashi Harima and Muroran, Japan to Chaguaramas, Trinidad.

New Office Opening in Rotterdam

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

We herewith announce that SAL will further expand its global network by opening a new office in Rotterdam as of October 1, 2011. With our new office we will offer direct customer service to the Dutch heavy lift industry. 

Contact Details
E-mail: netherlands@sal-heavylift.nl
Phone: +31 10 7371213

New office address from October 1, 2011SAL Heavy Lift Netherlands B.V. Waalhaven zz 10 3088HH Rotterdam Netherlands

LIVE TV from SAL Vessel

Germany
July 18-22, 2011
6:40, 7:40 and 8:45

Please follow the MV "Anne-Sofie" on ARD Morgenmagazin July 18-22, 2011. A TV team will air live from the vessel every morning at 6:40, 7:40 and 8:45 on German TV channels ARD and ZDF. 

Missed it on TV? Here are the links to the web videos:

July 18: Part 1 | Part 2
July 19: Part 1 | Part 2 
July 20: Part 1 | Part 2 
July 21: Part 1 | Part 2 
July 22: Part 1 | Part 2 

You find more information here at Morgenmagazin online. 

Huge Drilling Floor From Norway To China

Grimstad, Norway
Quidong, China
May–June 2011

After the transport of eight drilling templates for the Goliat Project, MV "Svenja" started her next project in Norway, Grimstad. By end of May, the new building of type 183 stood out with a superb performance: Within only three hours, the huge drilling floor with a weight of 1,022 mtons and a size of 31 x 22 m was loaded on board. 
The drilling floor serves as base for the drilling tower, which was also part of the transport. Additionally to the drilling floor, the cargo consisted of one knuckle boom crane, one setback tower and one hydraulic power unit. By end of June, after only one month transit time, the sole cargo was discharged in Quidong, China.

MV "Lone" Performs SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever:
8 Reactors for the RPLC Deep Conversion Project

Muroran, Japan – Chaguaramas, Trinidad
May/June 2011

On its maiden voyage, the company’s latest new building MV “Lone” performed SAL’s heaviest lift ever. With its lifting capacity of 2 x 1,000 ts SWL, the vessel loaded 8 reactors weighing up to 1,719 ts and measuring 45 x 8 x 8 m. 

 As part of the RPLC Deep Conversion Project Phase II in Venezuela, these massive reactors were manufactured in Japan. They are destined for the PDVSA Puerto La Cruz refinery in Venezuela where they facilitate the conversion of heavy and extra heavy crude oil into high quality refined fuel products. The project was awarded to SAL by the Dutch heavy lift specialist Mammoet Logistics BV. 

On its voyage, the MV “Lone” first called the Japanese port of Higashi Harima where two hydrocracking reactors were loaded, and continued on to Muroran to take six further hydrotreating reactors on board. From Muroran the vessel sailed through the Panama Canal directly on to the port of Chaguaramas in Trinidad where the reactors are temporarily stored before being carried to their final destination of Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela. After careful preparation, the reactors were discharged in record time: the heaviest reactor of 1,719 ts was set ashore in only 2.5 hours. 

Offshore Energy 11 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

SAL hosted a booth at the Offshore Energy 11, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, 11 & 12 October 2011. The SAL services and in particular the new buildings of Type 183 equipped with Dynamic Positioning System were presented at our booth no. 134 in hall 8.

Floor Plan

Goliat Project – Drilling templates for offshore exploration

Egersund, Hammerfest/Norway
March/April 2011

SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway.

In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV "Svenja", loaded the first lot of four drilling templates in Egersund, Norway. The cargo consisted of two units of 311 mtons each, dimensions of 33.40 m x 23.09 m x 16.50 m and another two units of 299 mtons each and dimensions of 33.40 m x 23.09 m x 13.50 m. With its outstanding crane outreach of 38 m, the new building was able to load the oversize cargo. 

The second shipment of the remaining four templates has been completed in mid April.

Long-term Partner "K" Line Acquires 100 Per Cent of Shares – New Ownership Structure at SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land

Steinkirchen, Germany

With effect from 30th of June 2011, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line Group) will acquire another 50 per cent of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder of the company.

Over the past five years, the two companies have developed a successful partnership through their joint venture. The "K" Line Management highly values the global professional expertise of SAL in the field of heavy lift shipping and will retain all current employees including the company’s management after the share transfer.

After more than 40 years in shipping, SAL founders Hans and Claus Heinrich have decided to retire from daily operations but will continue to support the new owner "K" Line as advisors to the board. The current managing partner Lars Rolner will continue to serve the company as CEO in close cooperation with the two current Japanese managing directors Shigehisa Shimazu and Toshio Yamazaki.

"K" Line has a strong commitment to further expand the activities of SAL. In December 2010 and March 2011 SAL introduced the two largest heavy-lift vessels in the world – MV “Svenja” and MV “Lone” – into the market. Both have a lifting capacity of 2000ts SWL, a speed of 20 knots and a Dynamic Positioning System 1 resp. 2. These vessels are just as suited to service demanding offshore projects within the oil and gas industry as they are to assist in the installation of foundations for offshore wind parks. "K" Line is planning to strengthen its portfolio by further expanding this business area. With the addition of the heavy lift segment to its container, bulk, tanker/LNG, and offshore transportation services,  "K" Line will be  offering a one-stop shop for a wide array of industrial clients.

Given the current economic rebound,  "K" Line expects further growth in the oil and gas industries. The SAL fleet is fully prepared to service projects in these industries. Apart from
their unrivalled capacity, the vessels have an “environmental passport” and are certified for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001, securing the highest standards with respect to health, safety and environmental protection.

The "K" Line Group is dedicated to further developing  the heavy lift segment as one of its core business areas in close cooperation with the SAL management and staff as well as "K" Line’s worldwide network.

The sales price of the shares remains undisclosed.

Breakbulk Europe 2011

Annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition

Antwerp, Belgium

As in previous years, SAL exhibited again on the Breakbulk Europe 2011, Antwerp Expo/Belgium, from May 17-19, 2011.

Large jackup legs from Rotterdam to Korea

Rotterdam, Netherlands
March 2011

On her maiden voyage, MV "Lone" loaded eight jackup legs of 630 mtons and a length of 78 m each bound for Okpo/Korea. The large cargo is designed for a jackup barge serving the offshore wind industry. The barge will be constructed at the DSME shipyard in Okpo.

In addition, a dismantled board offshore crane (BOS) will be transported to the same destination for SAL client Liebherr. 

SAL puts second new building of Type 183 - MV "Lone" - into service

Hamburg/Germany
11th March 2011

She perfectly resembles her sister, is just as strong and can be positioned to maximum precision: SAL puts the new building MV "Lone" into service. Just three months after the heavy-lift shipping company has sent the MV "Svenja" – the world’s largest heavy-lift vessel – on her maiden voyage, the company's fleet has now been expanded by a second vessel of the same type 183. Just like her sister vessel, the heavy lifter was built at Sietas shipyard in Hamburg in only 6 months. She has a lifting capacity of 2,000 tonnes and a speed of 20 knots. While the MV "Svenja" features a Dynamic Positioning System 1 (DP1), the MV "Lone" is equipped with a DP2. It is only the fourth heavy-lift vessel in the world to be equipped with this system. With DP2, its unrivalled speed and its high crane capacity, the MV "Lone" is just as suited to service demanding offshore projects within the oil and gas industry as it is to assist in the installation of foundations for offshore wind parks. On March 11, the heavy-lift vessel was christened at the Überseebrücke bridge in her home port of Hamburg.

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MV "Svenja" passing through the narrow locks to enter the port of Mumbai

MV "Svenja" calling Mumbai on her maiden voyage

Mumbai, India

On January 13, the MV "Svenja" called Mumbai on her maiden voyage. On January 15, the new building discharged 6 NKT cable reels onto the Leighton Eclipse installation barge. The offshore discharging operation was performed in a record time of only 4.5 hours. While on anchorage, the vessel and its crew had the pleasure of welcoming our valued Indian clients and a press conference was held. We thank our agent SAI Shipping for organizing this successful event. One day later the vessel berthed at the port of Mumbai to discharge engines.

Second new building of Type 183 near completion

January 2011
Hamburg, Germany

In March 2011, SAL will put the second Type 183 into service. The vessel is already under construction at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. This innovative ship type will be the second heavy lift vessel in the market featuring 2 x 1,000 mtons SWL cranes while maintaining a high speed of 20 knots.

The second SAL new building will be equipped with a Dynamic Positioning II System (DP 2). The dynamic positioning II feature will allow customers to use these vessels as a combined solution for both transport and off-shore installation including sub-sea handshakes. They will be suitable for off-shore windmill installation works, in particular for installation of piles, mounting of transition pieces and feedering of components from shore to off-shore installation platforms.

SAL opens new office in Paris

Paris, France
January 2011

We herewith announce that SAL has opened an office in Paris as of January, 2011. The new office will operate as marketing and sales representation to provide the added value of direct communication to our France based clients. We are glad to announce that Olivier de la Monneraye from WASC Worms Agrifran Services has now fully joined SAL to be in charge of the newly opened SAL office.

SAL will concentrate on strengthening the ties with their existing French clients and further establishing new relationships with companies related to the offshore oil & gas industry. Over the years, SAL has become more active in the offshore business by assisting various clients with their transportation and installation needs. With a high service speed of up to 20 knots, SAL vessels offer extremely short transit times, imperative for time-sensitive cargoes.

Contact Details

Mr. Olivier de la Monneraye

Managing Director
Phone: +33 (0) 1 39 55 93 56

Mobile: +33 (0) 6 07 17 61 70

Email: france@sal-heavylift.fr
 
New office address from January, 2011

SAL Heavy Lift France

6, avenue Charles de Gaulle

Hall C

78150 Le Chesnay

France

SAL opens new office in Singapore

Singapore
January 2011

We herewith announce that SAL has opened an office in Singapore as of January 2011. In co-location with Dockwise, the new SAL office is well prepared to serve clients with an experienced team headed by Mr. Andreas Rolner. Apart from its sales staff, the office will have in-house engineering support looking forward to expanding ways of cooperation in the Singapore market.

SAL will concentrate on strengthening the ties with their existing clients as well as further establishing new relationships with companies related to the offshore oil & gas industry. Over the years, SAL has become more active in the offshore business by assisting various clients with their transportation and installation needs. With a high service speed of up to 20 knots, SAL vessels offer extremely short transit times, imperative for time-sensitive cargoes.

Contact Details
Mr. Andreas Rolner, Managing Director
andreas.rolner@sal-heavylift.com.sg

Mr. Allan Gutierrez
allan.gutierrez@sal-heavylift.com.sg

General e-mail:
singapore@sal-heavylift.com.sg

New office address from January 2011
SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte. Ltd.
9 Temasek Boulevard,
44-01 Suntec Tower Two
Singapore 038989

Phone: +65 68 84 67 73
Mobile: +65 96 45 72 03 (Mr. Rolner)

New EU advance cargo declaration regime

In view of the new EU advance cargo declaration regime coming into force as of 1st January 2011, please find our customer letter along with all relevant EU information/documentation.

AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo 2011

February 23-25, 2011
Perth, Australia

SAL hosted a stall at the AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, from 23-25 February 2011. The SAL services and in particular the new buildings of Type 183 were presented at our booth no. Z20.

Breakbulk Asia – Transportation Conference & Exhibition

January 24–26, 2011
Singapore, Suntec Singapore

The third Breakbulk Asia – Transportation Conference & Exhibition took place in 2011 (Suntec Conference & Exhibition Centre Singapore). The event covered all topics regarding breakbulk cargo on the Asian market. SAL and in particular the new office, SAL Heavy Lift Singapore, were pleased to welcome you at booth no. G13 in hall 402/403.