A giant in the industry has dropped anchor:
RIP Svend 
THE HEAVY LIFT SHIP GPO EMERALD with the floating dry dock SEASPAN CAREEN onboard anchored in Vancouver harbour.
The GPO EMERALD is taking the dry dock SEASPAN CAREEN to INDONESIA. Photo: Feb 15 2026 Robert Etchell (c)
Four harbour tugs support the tow of Boa Barge 38 with Cimolai’s Goliath crane on board (source: Cimolai Technology)
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This is not the only impressive operation the Boabarge 38 has been involved in. Here from a “three-barge simultaneous operation” in Brownsvill, Tx.:
PS: The load-out and float-off was performed in the same US port.
Did this operation require a Jones Act exemption?
Spotted in very hazy weather due to the bush fires in Indonesia the SEAWAY SWAN anchored off Vung Tau loaded with the HAPO BARGE H 401 which barge was loaded with the offshore substation topsides BL2 Z03 & BL 2 Z04 for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland.
Photos: Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)
Boskalis’ Blue Marlin and White Marlin Load Sections of Grand Bahama Shipyard’s 413m New Floating Dry Dock Lucayan:
Creating new horizons is at the heart of Boskalis’ activities. This often means finding smart solutions to seemingly impossible challenges, which was perfectly illustrated by Boskalis’ latest operation in Qingdao, China. There, they successfully executed the float‑on of Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited’s brand‑new floating dry dock Lucayan. With an impressive length of 413m and a width of 85m, Lucayan is truly Mega.
Source: https://www.heavyliftnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0407-Boskalis-1.jpg
What about this transport, from Singapore to the North Sea:
It was the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Mighty Servant 1 that made its debut on the project. In Singapore, the vessel loaded the 23,550t HVDC converter platform DolWin Epsilon for transport to Norway:
The ZHI YUAN KOU arriving from Yantai at Rio the Janeiro with BLUE KRAKEN and BLUE PENGLAI on deck
Photo: John Govers Marine Superintendent BlueOOS | formerly OOS International (c)
Zhi Yuan Kou: Zhi Yuan Kou Semi-Sumbersible
Mighty Servant 1 arriving in Haugesund, Norway, with the converter platform DolWin Epsilon on deck:
Source: DolWin Epsilon Platform Arrives in Haugesund Onboard Mighty Servant 1 – Heavy Lift News