Compared to new technologies, conventional engineering in shipping is a relatively simple science: computable and generally predictable. However, heavy lift shipping presents challenges that go far ...

Boskalis' mega lift ship Boka Vanguard -- the world's largest semi-submersible heavy lift vessel -- is preparing to load a truly enormous cargo: a 90,000-ton floating production, storage and ...

Cranes cannot lift a 9,000-ton warship or a 230-meter hull, so these vessels use a stranger trick, they sink their own deck to let cargo float onboard. This breaks down semi-submersible heavy-lift ...

Busy ports cannot afford to have their heavy-lift ship loading cranes out of commission for any duration when they know that ...