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MacGregor to Supply 40 Cargo Cranes for 10 Asia-built Vessels
Dech machinery specialist MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said Wednesday it had received a significant, more than EUR 25 million order for general cargo cranes for ten 84,500 dwt multipurpose vessels built in Asia.The order includes a total of 40 cranes with a lifting capacity of 75 tons. The cranes are scheduled to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2026.The company did not say who the client was.
MacGregor's Access Equipment for New Chantiers de l’Atlantique-built Cruise Ship
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order to deliver access equipment for a cruise vessel, which will be built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France.The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner during the fourth quarter of 2025.MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses design, hardware and commissioning of lifting and other platforms, shell doors, hatch covers and automatic…
MacGregor to Equip Grimaldi's New Car Carriers
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a repeat order with a total value of more than €20 million for comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for a total of five Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) vessels. These vessels will be built at China Merchant Heavy Industries for Grimaldi Group. This deal will extend MacGregor’s supply of RoRo equipment from five to ten of Grimaldi’s new PCTC vessels.The orders were booked into Cargotec’s 2023 first quarter orders received.
MacGregor to Supply RoRo Equipment for Sallaum Lines' LNG PCTC Vessel Duo
Marine equipment firm MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said Thursday it had won a large order for RoRo equipment packages for two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels. The PCTC vessels will be built at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. for Sallaum Lines. Sallaum Lines specializes in global RoRo cargo shipping, and these two newly ordered vessels will be the company’s first newbuildings.The…
MacGregor to Equip Cobelfret CLdN RoRo Pair
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for two 8000 LM RoRo vessels built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea for Cobelfret CLdN, Luxembourg.The order, booked into Cargotec’s first quarter 2023 orders received, consists of design and complete hardware including stern ramps, ramp covers and hoistable car decks, access ramps, and rampway doors. In addition,…
MacGregor to Deliver RoRo Equipment to Two K Line Pure Car and Truck Carriers
Cargotec's MacGregor said Thursday it had won a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC).The ships will be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. for K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd) in Japan.The first vessel is scheduled to be delivered to the owner in the first quarter of 2025 and the second in the second quarter of 2025. MacGregor’s scope of supply consists of design…
MacGregor to Supply Container Lashing Systems for 12 Hapag-Lloyd Mega Ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said it has received an order for delivering container lashing systems for twelve 23,500+ TEU container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd. The vessels will be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 third quarter orders received. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner between the second quarter…
MacGregor to Supply Deck Handling Solutions for Van Oord's New WTIV
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been chosen to supply two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes for Van Oord’s new generation wind turbine installation vessel. The new vessel will mainly operate to support European wind farms.The vessel is being built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd, and is a new generation of wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The 175-meter offshore installation vessel will…
MacGregor Reports New Heavy Lift Crane Orders
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, informs it has received two "significant" orders for heavy lift cranes. These orders, totaling more than EUR 43 million, include the supply of 56 heavy lift cranes for fourteen 62,000 dwt multipurpose vessels built at two shipyards in Asia. These orders were booked into Cargotec’s 2022 second quarter orders received. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owners…
MacGregor to Deliver Traction Winch Systems for Chinese Geological Survey Drilling Vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply two self-contained traction winch systems for a geological survey drilling vessel in China.The vessel is owned by Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS), a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, together with HongHai Marine. HongHai Marine is MacGregor's partner in China, focusing on MacGregor deck machinery integration and service…
MacGregor to Supply All-electric RoRo Equipment to Four PCTC Vessels
MacGregor reports it has been selected to supply equipment for four new roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels to be built by the Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd for H-Line Shipping, Korea.The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner starting in the second quarter of 2024 and are expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2025.MacGregor, part of Cargotec…
US' First Modern Laker Begins Maiden Voyage
The newly built Mark W. Barker, the United States' first new Great Lakes bulk carrier in nearly 40 years, has embarked on its maiden voyage from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.“This is a monumental day for our company and the U.S. flag fleet as our much-anticipated freighter departs on her first voyage in what will be a long life of service on the Great Lakes,” said Mark W. Barker…
Color Line Extends Maintenance Deal with MacGregor
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said it has signed a five-year service agreement with Color Line. This agreement is an extension to previous contracts between MacGregor and Color Line and now includes all vessels in their fleet together with their Norwegian and Danish terminals.The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 second quarter orders received. The contract is effective from now until 2027.In the…
MacGregor to Deliver RoRo Equipment for Four New Höegh Autoliners’ PCTCs
Cargotec's MacGregor has won a deal to deliver comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for an additional four Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs). The vessels will be multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready, and the order will extend Höegh Autoliners’ Aurora class newbuilding program to eight vessels, all of which will be built by China Merchant Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.The order for MacGregor's scope…
FSG Begins Building SeaRoad’s New Ship
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has cut first steel for a new new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) freight vessel being constructed for Australian shipping company SeaRoad.A May 20 steel cutting event involved the ceremonial ‘pushing of the button’ to start the laser cutting machine with SeaRoad Technical Marine Manager, Tony Johnson, and FSG CEO Philipp Maracke doing the honors.
MacGregor's Equipment for Polish RoPax Ferry Trio
Cargotec's MacGregor said Tuesday it had secured a significant order for the supply of RoRo equipment to three hybrid-powered RoPax ferries.These RoPax ferries will be built at Poland's Remontowa Shiprepair Yard for the Polish ferry company Polskie Promy, part of Polska Żegluga Morska (PŻM). MacGregor has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for the three low-emission vessels powered by four LNG engines of dual-fuel type with battery assistance (hybrid).
MacGregor to Equip SeaRoad's New RoRo Ship
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said it has been selected to supply equipment for a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered RoRo vessel being built by German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the Tasmanian-based Australian shipping company SeaRoad.The vessel is scheduled to be delivered in the last quarter of 2023, and MacGregor said its order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 first quarter order intake.MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses design…
Otto Candies Orders FibreTrac Offshore Crane from MacGregor for Wyatt Candies Vessel
Cargotec's subsidiary MacGregor has won a contract with the U.S. offshore support vessel owner Otto Candies to deliver an active heave compensated FibreTrac offshore…
MacGregor Wins Supply Contract for Four Höegh Autoliners PCTCs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, was selected to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for four Aurora class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) to be built by China Merchant Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. for Höegh Autoliners.The order has a value of more than $15 million, with the first two vessels scheduled for delivery during the second half of 2024 and the next two in the first half of 2025.
First Steel Cut for IWS' Second Skywalker Class SOV
Just weeks after Norway-based Integrated Wind Solutions ASA announced first steel was cut for its lead Skywalker class construction service operations vessel, the company has revealed work is underway to build the second vessel in the series A steel cutting ceremony for IWS Windwalker was held Monday—10 days ahead of the initial project plan—at China Merchants Heavy Industry facility in Jiangsu, China…
