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COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers took delivery of its 80,000dwt semi-submersible vessel “Xin Yao Hua” on January 19, 2022.  This newest vessel brings COSCO’s fleet of semi-submersible vessels to nine making it the world’s largest fleet of modern purpose-built semi-submersible heavy lift vessels.

After nearly three years of working closely with Murphy Oil Corporation, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Exmar Offshore, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized’s M/V Xiang An Kou safely delivered the 21,498mt King’s Quay FPS to Ingleside, Texas, in early September.

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carrier’s m/v Zhi Yuan Kou delivered the final modules for  TCO’s FGP-WPMP Project on August 18, 2020.  This final shipment completed 61 voyages executed successfully since May 2018.  These voyages were handled by a fleet of vessels owned by six companies led by COSCO SHIPPING and covered a sailing distance of over…

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized signed a transportation contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries in July for Murphy’s King’s Quay floating production unit (FPU).  King’s Quay will be fabricated in Ulsan, Korea and then transported in 2021 to the Gulf of Mexico onboard the 50,000mt dwt semi-submersible vessel Xiang He Kou.  COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Transport, with locations in…

The 18,000mt BorWin Gamma topside was safely installed by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized’s DP2 vessel M/V Xiang He Kou on 11 October 2018. This is the first topside to be installed in the North Sea by the Dynamic Positioning (DP) floatover method pioneered by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized.  The transport and installation (T&I) contract was awarded by…

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and DNV GL have completed the installation of three topsides as part of the NASR Full Field Development Package-2 Project, offshore United Arab Emirates. The Separation Platform (~11,000MT), Gas Treatment Platform (~20,500MT) and Accommodation Platform (~18,300MT) were installed using Dynamic Positioning (DP) float-over method by COSCO’s DP2 vessels M/V Zhi Yuan Kou, M/V…

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized has been awarded a transportation contract by Shell for the Vito floating production unit (FPU).  The integrated Vito FPU will be fabricated in Singapore and then transported to the Gulf of Mexico onboard COSCO’s 98,000mt dwt Xin Guang Hua.  The Vito contract is the third project to be awarded to COSCO SHIPPING…

In September 2016, COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd. was awarded by Tengizchevroil (TCO) the module transportation scope related to the Future Growth Project-Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FPG-WPMP). During the duration of this project, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized will execute multiple voyages from fabrication yards in South Korea (Okpo and Shinhan) and Italy (Marina di Carrara) to…

After nearly four years of working together with Shell Offshore Inc (Shell) in preparation for sail away from Geoje, South Korea, COSCO SHIPPING Specialized’s (COSCO) M/V Xin Guang Hua safely delivered Shell’s 40,335mt Appomattox hull to Ingleside, Texas, on October 5th. The Appomattox hull is the largest and heaviest cargo transported to date by COSCO’s…