Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 22 June 2026
Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9656503, MMSI 246883000 and call sign PCQX. Built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany in 2014. Owner/manager Rolldock Shipping BV, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 22 June 2026
Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9656503, MMSI 246883000 and call sign PCQX. Built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany in 2014. Owner/manager Rolldock Shipping BV, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.
Portugal/Madeira-flagged, IMO 9886330, MMSI 255806364 and call sign CQEE9. Built by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard, Zhenjiang, China in 2020. Owner/manager Peter Doehle Schiffahrts-KG, Hamburg, Germany.
Rotterdam, Netherlands 16 June 2026
Antigua&Barbuda-flagged, IMO 9623219, MMSI 305204000 and call sign V2RI9. Built by STX Offshore&Shipbuilding Jihnae Shipyard, Jinhae, South Korea in 2012. Marshall Islands-flagged 2012-2022, South Korea-flagged 2022-2026 and Germany and Antigua&Barbuda-flagged in 2026. As Sunrise/Sun Rise South Korea-flagged, homeport Jesu, MMSI 440032000, call sign D7GU an downer/manager Pan Ocean Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 17 May 2026
Norway-flagged, homeport Oslo, IMO 7931454, MMSI 259733000 and call sign LAET7. Built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Marugame, Japan in 1981. Owner Seaway Eagle AS, Oslo, manager OHT Technical Management Ltd., Paisley, Scotland. Malta-flagged 1994-2005, Bahamas-flagged 2005-2008, since then Norway-flagged.
Schiedam, Netherlands May 2025
China-flagged, homeport Shanghai, IMO 9922940, MMSI 413343190 and call sign BOYW6. Owner/manager Shanghai Salvae Co., Shanghai, China. Built by Vosco Shipping Heavy Industrie Co. Ltd., Dalian, China in 2022
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 28 April 2026
Netherlands-flagged, hoemport Rotterdam, Netherlands, IMO 9153654, MMSI 245021000 and call sign PBFW. Owner/manager Jumbo Shipping, Schiedma, Netherlands. Built by Madenci Marine Industry, Karadeniz Eregli, Turkey in 2001.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 1 April 2026
Malta-flagged, homeport Valletta, IMO 8636740, MMSI 248580000 and call sign 9HA4711. Built by CSC Jinlang Shipyard, Nanjing, China in 2000. Owner Boskalis Offshore Fleet Management BV, manager Boskalis Offshore Heavy Marine Transport BV, Papendrecht, Netherlands.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 9 February 2017
Marshall Islands-flagged, IMO 9032496, MMSI 538005334 and call sign V7CV3. Keel laid by by Astilleros Espanoles (AESA), Sestao, Spain (288) on 8 May 1992, launched on 30 October 1992 and completed at the shipyard on 28 May 1993. Isle of Man-flagged between 2009-2013. Since 2013 Marshall Islands-flagged. Owner Seaway Albatross AS, Oslo, Norway, manager OHT Technical Management Ltd., Paisley, United Kingdom. The vessel was converted in 2015 by Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, Qingdao, China to a semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.
Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9457220, MMSI 246714000 and call sign PCCH. Laid down by Larsen&Toubro Ltd., Surat, India with yard number 81007 on 1 September 2011 and completed on 4 March 2013. Owner Biglift Shipping, manager Biglift Shipping B.V./Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor group, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9371581, MMSI 246309000 and call sign PBSA. Owner/manager Jumbo Shipping, Schiedam, Netherlands. Built by Damen Shipyard Gorinchem, Gorinchem, Netherlands in 2009. Curacao-flagged, homeport Willemstad in 2009 and in 2019.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 24 September 2025
Malta-flagged, homeport Valletta, IMO 8636740, MMSI 248580000 and call sign 9HA4711. Built by CSC Jinlang Shipyard, Nanjing, China in 2000. Owner BoskalisOffshore Fleet Management BV, manager Boskalis Offshore Heavy Marine Transport BV, Papendrecht, Netherlands.
Netherlands-flagged, homeport Amsterdam, IMO 9139309, MMSI 245394000 and call sign PCBZ. Built by IHC Merwede Scheepswerf, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands in 1997. Gibraltar-flagged in 2012. Owner/manager Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Article and photos republished with our thanks to Big Lift Shipping
This week, our Happy Sky successfully completed the transport of seven historic German Navy missile speedboats – Schnellboote, Type 143A Gepard class – from Kiel, Germany to Aliaga, Turkey. The vessels were loaded in early August and have now reached their final destination, where they will be dismantled.The seven boats, all identical and commissioned between 1983 and 1984, are part of a series of ten vessels that were decommissioned in 2015 and 2016. One of their sister ships, the ex-S71 Gepard, has been preserved and is on display at the naval museum in Wilhelmshaven, Germany since 2016. The vessels transported were the ex-S72 Puma, ex-S73 Hermelin, ex-S75 Zobel, ex-S76 Frettchen, ex-S78 Ozelot, ex-S79 Wiesel, and ex-S80 Hyäne. Each vessel weighs approximately 330 metric tonnes, measures 58 metres in length, 7.90 metres in width, and stands at an estimated height of 9.3 metres. Two of the boats were stowed in the hold, while the remaining five were secured on deck. In order to accommodate three boats next to each other the weather deck of the Happy Sky was extended by the use of the vessels’ tweendeck hatch covers. Each boat had a slightly different centre of gravity, influenced by its age and maintenance history.A wide range of equipment was mobilised for the operation, including A-frames, cut-to-shape dunnage, lifting beams, chains featuring BigLift’s new speed lashing system, and heavy load platforms (HLPs) . Due to the limited and outdated technical data available, the rigging was selected with sufficient contingency, resulting in a heavier setup than usual. As of 1 September, all vessels have arrived at their final berth – never to sail again.
Curacao-flagged, homeport Willemstad, IMO 8902967, MMSI 306008000, callsign PJVQ. Ex-Marble renamed April 2008. Built by Brodosplit-brodogradiliste D.o.o., Split, Croatia in 1992. Owner Triumph BV, manager Boskalis Offshore Heavy Marine Transport B.V., Papendrecht, Netherlands. Malta-flagged 2017-2018.Built in 1992 as a tanker for for Marble Shipping Co. Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas, managed by UCB Shipping, Stockholm, Sweden, sold to Drusberg Shipping Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas in 1992, managed by Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., sold to Gritti Tankers Inc. Nassau, Bahamas 1996, managed by Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., sold to Gimbal LCC, Nassau, Bahamas 1999, managed by Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., sold to Quadrant marine Inc., Nassau, Bahamas 2004, managed by Frontline Management AS, at the Cosco Guangdong Shipyard started the building of a new midship section, arrived at this shipyard for conversion into a semi submersible heavy cargo ship on 18 April 2008, sold to Marble B.V., 2008, since 28 April homeport Willemstad, Curacao and Netherlands Antilles-flagged, managed by Anglo Eastern Shipmanagement Ltd. on behalf of Dockwise Ltd., renamed Triumph 5 May, delivered 16 December. Shipspotting report earlier owned and managed by Anglo Eastern Shipmanagement Hong Kong, China.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 16-4-2025
China-flagged, homeport Shanghai, IMO 9922938, MMSI 413336320 and call sign BOXH7. Built by Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Dallai, China in 2022. Owner/manager Shanghai Salvage Co., Shanghai, China.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 10 June 2025
China-flagged, IMO 9922940, MMSI 413343190 and call sign BOYW6. Built by Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Dalian, China in 2022. Owner/manager Shanghai Salvage Co., Shanghai, China.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 1 June 2025
Curacao-flagged, homeport Willmestad, IMO 8617938, MMSI 306129000 and call sign PJCU. Built by Brodosplit brodogradiliste D.o.o., Split, Yugoslavia in 1990. Owner Target B.V., manager Boskalis Offshore Heavy Marine Transport B.V., both of Papendrecht, Netherlands.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 1 June 2025
Liberia-flagged, homeport Monrovia IMO 9633977, MMSI 636016990 and call sign D5IU2. Built by CIMC Raffles Offshore, Yantai, China in 2015. Manager ZPMC Red Box Engersy Services, Rotterdam, Netherland and owner Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd., Guanghou, China.
Nieuwe Waterweg, 6 May 2025
China-flagged, homeport Guanghou, IMO 9918121, MMSI 414601000 and call sign BOWY3. Owner/manager Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, Guangzhou, China. Built by China Merchant Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, China in 2022.
