• Mobile Harbour Cranes from Rostock to Shuwaik
• Dredger from Rotterdam to Malaysia
• 714 mtons reactor from Italy to Poland
• Naming Ceremony of SAL Heavy Lift Vessel "Trina"
• AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo 2009
• SAL exhibits at Breakbulk New Orleans 2008
• Drilling Unit Of 1,050 mtons Loaded In Norway
• IORS 2008
• ONS 2008 - Offshore Northern Seas Conference and Exhibition
• Largest coldboxes ever built from Dalian to Quatar
• MA-D6 Oil Field Project
• Naming ceremony of SAL heavy lift vessel “Anne-Sofie”
• Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition
• Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2008
• CIPPE Exhibition Beijing

Mobile Harbour Cranes from Rostock to Shuwaik

Rostock, Germany
December, 2008

In December 2008, new building MV "Frauke" transported four mobile harbour cranes of 2 x 236 mtons and 2 x 260 mtons for SAL client Liebherr from Rostock to Shuwaik / Kuwait. All cranes where loaded on deck with vessel’s own cranes. The lift operation was performed in tandem lift with a 16 m traverse on each crane. 

Dredger from Rotterdam to Malaysia

Rotterdam, Netherlands
November, 2008

On her maiden voyage in November 2008, MV "Trina" loaded a dredger of 780 mtons and dimensions of 54.40 x 14.00 x 13.50 m in the Port of Rotterdam bound for Port Kelang/Malaysia. Before the dredger was loadready, the SAL crew had to dismantle the 35 m long cutter ladder which also was loaded on deck subsequently. In the port of destination, SAL’s new building of type 176 assembled the cutterladder as well as the two spudpoles.

714 mtons reactor from Italy to Poland

Porto Nogaro, Italy
August, 2008

In August 2008, MV "Annette" transported a 714 mtons reactor 43.41 x 7.05 x 5.41 m for SAL client CB & I Lummus from Port Nogaro, Italy to Gdansk, Poland. This shipment was performed on a door to door basis, SAL being responsible from ex works Porto Nogaro to arrival foundation at the GRUPA LOTOS Refinery, Gdansk.
 In the port of Gdansk, SAL discharged the reactor onto SPMT trailers positioned on a barge. The barge was towed up the Vistula River to the GRUPA LOTOS Refinery jetty where the roll off operation and transport to site were arranged. SAL also provided the tailing operation together with the main crane for installation onto final foundation.

Naming Ceremony of SAL Heavy Lift Vessel "Trina"

Hamburg, Germany
November, 2008

After its naming ceremony on November 14, MV "Trina" started its maiden voyage towards Asia. The MV "Trina" is the third of four new heavy lift vessels to be delivered to the joint venture between SAL and "K" Line.  All vessels of type 176 have an unrivalled speed of 20 knots and a combined crane capacity of 1,400 mt SWL. The last sister vessel will enter the market in early 2009.  As sister vessel "Anne-Sofie", MV "Trina" sails under German flag.

AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo 2009

Perth, Australia

 SAL, in cooperation with its local agent Coli Shipping Singapore,  hosted a stall at the AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo, Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, from 17-19 February 2009. 

SAL exhibits at Breakbulk New Orleans 2008

New Orleans/LA, USA

From October 14-16, 2008, SAL & Scantrans Inc. have hosted a stall at the 19th Annual Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

Drilling Unit Of 1,050 mtons Loaded In Norway

Eydehavn (Arendal), Norway
July, 2008

In mid July, new building MV "Frauke" loaded a drilling unit for its client Sevan from Eydehavn, Norway to Nantong, China. The overdimensional unit measured 34.40 x 25.80 x 20.50 m with a weight of 1,050 mtons. For this purpose, SAL‘s engineering department designed a complex understructure for weight distribution on deck. The unit will serve as base for a drilling tower in offshore operations.

IORS 2008

Mumbai, India

From September 01-02, SAL and local agent Sai Maritime hosted a booth at the 15th Annual India Oil & Gas Review Symposium and International Exhibition IORS at the Hotel Taj Lands End in Mumbai. 

ONS 2008 - Offshore Northern Seas Conference and Exhibition

Stavanger, Norway

SAL attended the ONS in Stavanger, Norway, from August 26-29, 2008, with a stall at the German Group Pavillion.

Largest coldboxes ever built from Dalian to Quatar

Dalian, China
May, 2008

Between mid 2008 and beginning of 2009, SAL will perform four voyages from Dalian, China to Ras Laffan, Quatar. During each voyage, SAL’s new buildings of type 176 will transport two coldboxes of 471 mtons and dimensions of 58.20 x 8.12 x 10.32 m each. These coldboxes are the largest ones ever produced.

MA-D6 Oil Field Project

Krishna Godavari Basin, offshore India

In 2007, SAL was entrusted by Reliance Industries Ltd. via two of the world-leading offshore EPC contractors, Technip and Aker Solutions, to serve as their heavy lift transportation provider in the MA-D6 project.

The MA-D6 oil field is located in the Krishna Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal South East offshore Kakinada. The oil field is part of the larger KG-D6 oil and gas field situated at a water depth of 1,200 m. The exploration of the oil and gas field constitutes a significant milestone in satisfying India’s growing energy demands.

In this challenging ultra deep offshore Oil & Gas environment, SAL offered groundbreaking transportation solutions. It flexibly mobilized three heavy lift vessels from November 2007 to April 2008 to load both in Europe and Asia to discharge offshore equipment in Kakinada. The array of cargo included umbilicals and risers, an STP system, 9 anchor piles, 1 manifold foundation suction anchor and 1 production manifold (330 mtons). 

For this special offshore operation, a linear winch was installed on MV “Annette” to enable the lowering and wet handshaking of a 330 mtons manifold below sea level. This operation called for numerous modifications on the vessel that were developed by SAL’s offshore engineering team. Amongst the modifications was the strengthening of the shipside for a dynamic load of 1,000 mtons, the design of a special underwater traverse, as well as the construction of a linear winch platform. With the assistance of the specially installed winch, the manifold was lowered 87 m below sea level and was taken over by an anchor handling tug for installation on the sea bed.

Naming ceremony of SAL heavy lift vessel “Anne-Sofie”

Hamburg, Germany
April, 2008

After its naming ceremony on April 25, MV "Anne-Sofie" started its maiden voyage towards Asia. The MV “Anne-Sofie” is the second of four new heavy lift vessels to be delivered to SAL. The vessel of type 176, with an unrivalled speed of 20 knots and a combined crane capacity of 1,400 mt SWL, is the second new building delivered to the joint venture between SAL and “K” Line, collectively called SAL. These first two new buildings will be followed by two sister vessels, which will enter the market during 2008. As all previous SAL vessels, the "Anne-Sofie" has been built at the Sietas shipyard. The "Anne-Sofie" sails under German flag. 

 More about type 176

Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference & Exhibition

Antwerp, Belgium

SAL has hosted a booth at the Breakbulk Europe 2008, Antwerp Expo/Belgium, from May 27–29, 2008. Our services and the upcoming new buildings program were met with great interest by the trade visitors. 

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2008

Houston/Texas, USA

SAL hosted a booth at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, USA, May 5–8, 2008. The SAL services and in particular the upcoming new buildings program were shown at booth no. 4527.

CIPPE Exhibition Beijing

Beijing, China

SAL was represented at the 8th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (CIPPE) from April 7–9, 2008 in Beijing at the New China International Exhibition Center.