In November 2010, SAL expects the delivery of the first type 183 new building from the Sietas shipyard. The second new building will be delivered by March 2011. This innovative ship type will be the first heavy lift vessel in the market featuring 2 x 1,000 mtons SWL cranes while maintaining a high speed of 20 knots. To provide you with an insight on the progress of the building process, you will find a video on the starting page of our website on each 15th of the month up to the completion of the vessel.

New Building Type 183 | Phase 1
New Building Type 183 | Phase 2
New Building Type 183 | Phase 3

SAL's MV "Annemieke" has been selected for the Indian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Award 2009. The award was presented by the Chairman of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board during the 9th NMSAR board meeting in New Delhi.
 
On 17 December 2009, Capt. Klaus Lang and his crew rescued 13 Indian seafarers from their drifting life raft. 120 km from the Indian coast, Capt. Lang received a distress call of a listing Dhau. Actually being on her way to Malaysia, MV "Annemieke" turned back as she was only 40 minutes away from the vessel. On arrival, the SAL crew first were asked for a pump, which was brought over to the Dhau. When the pump turned out to be of no use on the leaking Dhau, the Indian crew stepped into a life raft, which began to drift out fast into the open sea. Due to  darkness and haste, it hadn't been fastened to the Dhau. Finally - 6 hours after the emergency call - MV "Annemieke" could  
take the 13 seamen on board.

SAL was contracted by SVITZER to transport two brand-new tug boats of 500 mtons each from Gothenburg / Sweden to Newcastle / Australia. Usually the tugs would sail with own steam, but utilizing a heavy lift vessel for transportation is more cost-effective and four times faster in transit time.
In close cooperation with the client, SAL designed and manufactured a cradle in a very short time in order to guarantee a seaworthy shipment on SAL's MV "Annegret". The two SVITZER tugs were discharged at Newcastle's new project and general cargo berth Mayfield No. 4. During the discharging, the pier was christened by the NSW Minister for Ports and Waterways, Mr. Paul McLeay.

In early June 2010, MV "Regine" discharged two Liebherr Rail Mounted Cranes LPS 600 under severest weather conditions in Dahej. Dahej Port is one of the most challenging ports in the world with a tidal range of approx. 10 meters. The monsoon month of June also complicates discharging with a current of almost 7 knots and a wind speed of about 30 knots.

MV "Regine", one of the latest SAL new buildings, successfully placed the cranes directly on the pier rails constructed by Adani Port. This feat could be realized only with the professional expertise of the SAL crew and technical department and, in the run-up, with months of planning by the SAI Maritime team. Moreover, the Adani/Liebherr team was very helpful in making the project a grand success. The LPS 600 cranes – the first of their kind ever imported to India –, will handle mainly bulk cargoes at Dahej.

After 30 years of dedication to heavy lift transportation, this core business is now an integral part of our contact info. Instead of WWW.SAL-SHIPPING.COM you can now find everything about our services on WWW.SAL-HEAVYLIFT.COM. In addition, a renaming of Lühe Engineering into SAL Heavy Lift Engineering has been effected as of June 1, 2010.
For new email contact info regarding SAL headquarter and all overseas offices please view "CONTACT US" and "SAL WORLDWIDE".

On May 9, 2010, SAL celebrated its 30^th anniversary. Starting with three staff and three vessels in 1980, the company has grown to become a leading heavy lift carrier with almost 100 staff ashore, about 500 crew on board and a fleet of currently 14 vessels. To capture the long history of the company that dates back to 1865, we put together an anniversary brochure that highlights the various development phases of SAL.

Download Anniversary Brochure (PDF, 5.92 MB)

Once more, SAL's representative office Shanghai hosts a booth at the Transport Logistic China 2010. The 4th International Exhibition for Logistics, Telematics and Transport takes place in Shanghai's New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) 8–10 June, 2010. We look forward to welcoming you at our stand no. E2.102.

We herewith announce the termination of the agency agreement between SAL and Scan-Trans Houston as per May 3, 2010. After almost five years of collaboration with Scan-Trans, Inc., SAL has decided to join operations with their joint-venture partner "K" Line in Houston. We thank Scan-Trans for their representation of SAL in the US market and wish them the best of luck for the future.

Opening on June 1, the new SAL USA office is well prepared to serve clients with an experienced team of "K" Line staff as well as Per Haugaard and Russell Wolfe, formerly handling and representing SAL in a dedicated and successful way while under the agency of Scan-Trans, Inc.

SAL will now concentrate on strengthening the ties with their existing US clients and even further establish 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 and a present lifting capacity up to 1,400 mtons, the SAL fleet is able to offer extremely short transit times, imperative for time-sensitive cargoes.

Contact Details
Christian P. von Kannewurff, Vice President
chris.vonkannewurff@us.kline.com
Cell: +1 804 363 6337

Per Haugaard, Project Director
Per.Haugaard@sal-heavylift.com
Cell: +1 713 444 0823

Russell Wolfe, Senior Project Manager
Russell.Wolfe@sal-heavylift.com
Cell: +1 713 409 3524

General E-mail
usa@sal-heavylift.com

New office address from June 1, 2010
1 Sugar Creek Center Blvd
Suite 800
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone: +1 281 207 7000

On 1st March 2010, SAL’s MV "Anne-Sofie" discharged three reactors of 703 mtons (36.45 x 8.5 x 6.8 m), 724 mtons (32.30 x 8.5 x 6.9 m) and 848 mtons (37.40 x 8.5 x 7.15 m) at Kandla Port. The reactors, which were manufactured by Larsen & Toubro at their Hazira Manufacturing Complex, were brought from Hazira to Mumbai on barge and transshipped onto the SAL vessel at Mumbai inner anchorage.

Intensive planning meetings between all involved parties ensured a smooth load out and discharge operation. The challenge of receiving the three heavy lifts in 24 hours at Kandla was indeed a mammoth task, keeping in mind the tidal range and restriction to berth. However, this was accomplished in less than 24 hours, thanks to the advance planning on board of MV "Anne-Sofie" by the master and crew who had rigged the first heavy lift for discharge even prior vessels berthing in order to save time.

SAL and local agent Sai Maritime & Management P. Ltd. will host a booth at the Cargo Shop South Asia 2010 in Mumbai, India,  World Trade Centre, 25-27 March. Our stall no. is P-301.

SAL has now lifted the option and will equip the new buildings of Type 183 with a Dynamic Positioning I System (DP 1). The dynamic positioning 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.