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.

SAL, in cooperation with its local agent Coli Shipping Singapore, will host a stall at the AOG Australasian Oil & Gas Expo from 17-19 February 2009.
Visit us at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, stand L40.

We are sorry to inform you that the new building contracts for four heavy lift vessels of Type 179 vessels have been cancelled in mutual agreement with the Sietas shipyard. To learn more, please read the press release below.

Press Release – English Version (PDF)

Wir bedauern Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass die Neubauverträge für vier Schwergutschiffe vom Typ 179 im gegenseitigen Einvernehmen mit der Sietas Schiffswerft aufgehoben worden sind. Für weitere Informationen lesen Sie bitte untenstehende Pressemitteilung.

Pressemitteilung – Deutsche Version (PDF)

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.

Picture Gallery Eydehavn

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.

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

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.

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.