

9 August 2012
m/v Xia Zhi Yuan 6
COSCO Shipping Co. Ltd. announces that the newbuild m/v Xia Zhi Yuan 6 will join the pool of semi-submersible ships.

16 July 2012
m/v Tai An Kou
The Tai An Kou set sail for Mexico from Sharjah, U.A.E. loaded with the Zacatecas Jack Up Rig.
14 June 2012
m/v Hua Hai Long
The Hua Hai Long successfully loaded the Richmond rig in Freeport, Texas.
30 May 2012
m/v Xiang Rui Kou
Loaded with the Zaratan jack up and CC Biscay barge, XRK sailed for Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

04 May 2012
m/v Tai An Kou
The TAK successfully loaded the Hercules 266 Jack Up Rig and Kingfish Liftboat in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

11 April 2012
m/v Tai An Kou
The TAK safely discharged the GSP Saturn Jack Up Rig in Rotterdam.

5 December 2011
m/v Xiang Rui Kou
Loaded with the ENSCO 85 Jack Up Rig, the XRK set sail for Singapore.

17 November 2011
m/v Tai An Kou
Self Elevating Platform's JB117 was safely loaded onto the TAK in Batam, Indonesia. .

19 March 2011
m/v Kang Sheng Kou
Loaded with the Spartan 151 Jack Up Rig, the KSK set sail for Anchorage, Alaska. The rig is being transport for Escopeta Oil & Gas.
25 February 2011
m/v Xiang Yun Kou
Sea Trucks Jascon 31 & Jascon 25 were safely loaded onto the XYK in Singapore. Both units will be transported to Port Gentil, Gabon.
03 December 2010
m/v Xiang Yun Kou
Sea trials of the XYK are underway!
26 October 2010
m/v Xiang Yun Kou & m/v Xiang An Kou
The XYK will begin sea trials at the end of November while the XAK blocks are being assembled in the dry dock. more>>
20 May 2010
The first X-Class ship was launched. Delivery expected January 2011.
4 February 20010
The AHMED Jack Up Rig was safely discharge in Sharjah by the m/v Tai An Kou.
30 December 2009
Maersk Oil Qatar's BE Topside was installed via float-over operation.
13 October 2009
Maersk Oil Qatar's BG Topside was successfully installed via float-over operation.
9 October 2009
Hercules Offshore Liftboats
Four Hercules Offshore liftboats were loaded safely onto the Kang Sheng Kou in Freeport, TX.
6 May 2009
ADMOC's CSP-1 Topside
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company's CSP-1 Topside for the Umm Shaif field successfully installed
30 March 2009
50,000dwt "X Class" Newbuildings
Steel cutting ceremony for COSCO's second "X Class" 50,000dwt Newbuilding was held in China.
30 December 2008
Talisman Energy's Bunga Orkid A
Talisman Energy's Bunga Orkid A successfully installed
8 September 2008
Huta Marine Dredging Equipment
Huta Marine Dredging Equipment loaded in Korea

28 August 2008
50,000dwt Newbuildings
Construction Begins
29 July 2008
SANTA FE Jack Up Barge
SANTE FE safely loaded in Batam
20 February 2008
SEVAN Voyageur
SEVAN Voyageur succesfully delivered in Rotterdam
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20 February 2008
MACAPA and BOA VISTA
Dredgers MACAPA and BOA VISTA succesfully delivered to Dubai
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17 April 2007
SSP300 "HUMMINGBIRD" FPSO
Sevan Marine's SSP300 "HUMMINGBIRD" FPSO was successfully discharged in Rotterdam.
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28 August 2006
Rong Doi: PUQC Topside
Smooth float over installation of the Hyundai Heavy Industries built PUQC Topside in the Rong Doi field, offshore Vietnam.
more>>| xia zhi yuan 6 joins coscol pool | |
Guangzhou, China COSCO Shipping Co. Ltd. announces that the newbuild m/v Xia Zhi Yuan 6 will join the pool of semi-submersible ships. |
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| Zacatecas Jack up rig | |
Sharjah, U.A.E. The Tai An Kou set sail for Mexico from Sharjah, U.A.E. loaded with the Zacatecas Jack Up Rig. |
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| Richmond Rig | |
Freeport, TX U.S.A. The Hua Hai Long successfully loaded the Richmond rig in Freeport, Texas. |
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| Zaratan jack up and cc biscay barge | |
Sharjah, U.A.E. Loaded with Zaratan jack up and CC Biscay barge, XRK sailed for Rotterdam, The Netherlands. |
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| Hercules 266 jack up rig & kingfish liftboat | |
Pascagoula, Mississippi U.S.A. The Tai An Kou successfully loaded the Hercules 266 Jack Up Rig and Kingfish Liftboat in Pascagoula, Mississippi. |
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| GSP SAturn jack up rig | |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands The Tai An Kou safely discharged the GSP Saturn Jack Up rig in Rotterdam. |
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| JB117 | |
Batam, Indonesia Sefl Elevating Platform's JB117 was safely loaded onto the TAK in Batam, Indonesia. |
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| THE KANG SHENG KOU SETS SAIL FOR ALASKA | |
Freeport, Texas USA Loaded with the Spartan 151 Jack Up Rig, the KSK set sail for Anchorage, Alaska. The rig is being transport for Escopeta Oil & Gas. |
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| maiden voyage | |
Singapore Sea Trucks Jascon 31 & Jascon 25 were safely loaded onto the XYK in Singapore. Both units will be transported to Port Gentil, Gabon. |
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| m/v XIANG YUN KOU | |
China Sea trials for the Xiang Yun Kou are underway. Delivery of the first X-Class ship is expected mid January 2011. |
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| m/v xiang aN KOU & m/v XIANG AN KOU | |
China The Xiang Yun Kou will begin sea trials at the end of November. Delivery is expected end January. The Xiang An Kou blocks are currently being assembled in the dry dock. Delivery is expected 3Q 2011. |
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| Xiang Yun Kou Launching | |
China The first of two X Class ships, the m/v Xiang Yun Kou, was launched. Final delivery expected January 2011. |
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| Millenium offshore services ahmed jack up rig | |
Sharjah, U.A.E. In July 2007, the COSCOL semi-submersible vessel Tai An Kou safely transported the jack-up rig Ahmed of Millenium Offshore Services (MOS) from Sharjah to Suez. Mid of January 2010, the COSCOL semi-submersible vessel Kang Sheng Kou, the sister vessel of the Tai An Kou, arrived in Suez to transport the Ahmed back to Sharjah. On the 12th of January the rig was safely loaded onto the vessel by means of the float-on method. Before the vessels departure to Sharjah a 7 day dry-docking period was used by MOS for spudcan inspections onboard the rig. Seafastening of the rig and the voyage preparations onboard the vessel were carried out simultaneously. Being escorted by the China Navy, the vessel loaded with the rig safely passed through the Gulf of Eden and after a smooth voyage the vessel arrived in Sharjah on the 4th of February. Due to unfavorable weather conditions discharging of the rig, by means of the float-off method, was delayed until the 10th of February. Once weather conditions improved, the vessel was ballasted to the required discharging draft in about 4 hours, after which the rig was safely discharged and handed over to MOS.
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| Maersk Oil Qatar's BE Topside installed | |
Offshore Qatar Maersk Oil Qatar’s BE Topside, built in Malaysia, was successfully floated over and installed in offshore Qatar by the m/v Tau An Kou. The BE topside was constructed and loaded at the Sime Darby yard in Pasir Gudang in Malaysia. |
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| Maersk Oil Qatar's BG Topside installed | |
Offshore Qatar The 13th of October saw the successful float-over operation by TAI AN KOU of the Maersk Oil Qatar BG topside for account of Sime Darby Engineering of Malaysia. |
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| Four hercules offshore liftboats | |
Freeport, TX U.S.A. COSCOL’s semi-submerisble vessel KANG SHENG KOU successfully loaded four Hercules Offshore liftboats. |
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| Abu Dhabi Marine operating company's CSP-1 installed | |
Umm Shaif Field, Abu Dhabi COSCOL’s heavy-lift vessel KANG SHENG KOU successfully loaded, transported and installed by means of float-over operation, the CSP-1 topside for the Umm Shaif Field for account of Hyundai Heavy Industries, and their client, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company. The topside was loaded at the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard at Ulsan, Korea on 3rd of April by means of a stern load-out operation, which only took 13.5 hours to pass the total skidding distance onboard the vessel of just over 100 meters. After installing seafastenings and additional installation equipment, the vessel departed from Ulsan on 9th of April to the Umm Shaif Field. The voyage from Ulsan to Abu Dhabi went smooth and uneventful. Once on location, DP trials were executed, after which the vessel was maneuvered into the jacket on DP. The vessel ballasted down and the topside was set down on the jacket in about 2 hours, utilizing the vessel’s huge ballasting capacity. After leaving the jacket, the vessel returned to the Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan to proceed with the consecutive load-out, transport and float-over installation of the UAP topside, also for the Umm Shaif Field. |
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| Talisman Energy's bunga orkid a successfully installed | |
Bunga Orkid Field, Malaysia COSCOL owned heavy-lift vessel TAI AN KOU successfully loaded, transported and installed by means of float-over operation, the 13,604 tons (incl. support frame) topside for the Bunga Orkid A field for account of Talisman Energy. Given the large weight with associated CoG position, this project involved extensive engineering, in which various challenges had to be overcome. First of all, in order to meet the relevant stability criteria, 4 stability boxes on deck proved to be necessary (2 on the aft end and 2 on the forward part of the deck). In addition, 2 sponsons were installed underneath the forward stability boxes. With all this in place, the vessel’s loading condition passed all required stability criteria. The excessive weight of the topside however, resulted in the vessel using it’s assigned tropical loadline (loading, transport and installation all took place in the Tropical Loadline Zone), whereby the amount of bunkers and fresh water on board was limited as well. Furthermore, all non-relevant material on board the vessel (such as cribbing material, seafastenings, guideposts etc, as well as both buoyancy casings) were discharged from the vessel and left behind at the SDE yard. Finally, the heavy topside weight was introduced to the vessel structure by means of 2 grillages only, which resulted in very high loads in the vessel’s structure. By means of carefully optimizing the topside weight and CoG in combination with last-minute changes to the ballasting plan, the vessel’s crew managed to keep the overall shearforces and bending moments below the limits for seagoing conditions. The topside was loaded at the Sime Darby Engineering yard at Pasir Gudang, Malaysia on 6th of December by means of a side load-out operation, which only took 4 hours. After installing seafastenings and additional installation equipment, the vessel departed from Pasir Gudang on 27th of December to the Bunga Orkid Field. After a smooth voyage, she arrived at the installation location on the 29th of December. On location, DP trials were executed, after which the vessel was manoeuvred into the jacket on DP. After cutting seafastenings, the vessel started ballasting down and the topside was set down on top of the jacket in less than 2 hours. After leaving the jacket, the vessel returned to the Sime Darby yard in Pasir Gudang for deck cleaning and reloading of equipment. |
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| Huta Marine's Dredging Equipment successfully loaded in korea | |
Busan, Korea A Dredging package owned by Huta Marine consisting of 3 dredgers and two tugs was sucessfully loaded onto the deck of the Tai An Kou on Sunday. The Dredging package will be transported to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The transit time is expected to be 21 days. NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors handles the commercial management of COSCOL's semi-submersible fleet worldwide with office located in Houston, Texas and Rotterdam. |
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| CONSTRUCTION BEGINS OF COSCO's 50,000DWT NEWBUILDINGS | |
Guangzhou. China On August 28, a steel cutting ceremony for COSCO’s 50000 DWT New Generation Semi-Submersible Vessels, which is invested in by COSCO Shipping Company Limited and will be built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited and CSSC Guangzhou Shipbuilding Company Limited, was held in Guangzhou. Gao Zhaojie, Vice president of CCS, Weng Jiqiang, DGM of Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Company and the leaders of COSCOL attended the ceremony. These purpose-built heavy lift vessels will have a large open deck measuring 177 x 43 meters (582 x 141 feet) capable of transporting the largest semi-submersible and jack-up rigs currently in the market. The vessels will be highly versatile and can handle a wide range of cargoes such as offshore structures, drilling rigs, topsides, jackets, FPUs, FPSOs, barges and other floating or non-floating structures. Key Features of COSCO’s 50,000dwt Semi-Submersible Newbuildings:
Technical Specifications of COSCO’s 50,000dwt Semi-Submersible Newbuildings:
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| Jack up Barge "SantA Fe" safely loaded in batam | |
Batam. Indonesia McConnell Dowell's Jack Up Barge "SANTA FE" was safely loaded onto the deck of the Tai An Kou on Tuesday. The "Sante Fe" will be transported to Dampier, Australia with the voyage expected to take only 5 days. NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors handles the commercial management of COSCOL's semi-submersible fleet worldwide with office located in Houston, Texas and Rotterdam. |
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| SEVAN Voyageur succesfully delivered in Rotterdam | |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands After a 37 day voyage from Yantai, China to Rotterdam via the Suez Canal, Sevan Marine's 3rd new-built cylindrical FSPO SEVAN VOYAGEUR was successfully floated-off semi submersible heavy transport vessel TAI AN KOU on 16th of December 2007. The FPSO was loaded at the Yantai Raffles shipyard in China by means of a skid-on operation over portside of the TAI AN KOU. After skidding on, the FPSO was secured on top of the skidbeams by means of custom made seafastenings and subsequently transported to Rotterdam. Due to the cargo being positioned on top of the skidbeams (abt. 1.3 m. height), the float-off operation was carefully engineered in order to ensure sufficient stability during the entire submerging operation. After an uneventful voyage, the SEVAN VOYAGEUR was safely floated off in the 8th Petroleumharbour in Rotterdam. After discharging the FPSO was towed to the Keppel Verolme yard in Rotterdam for further outfitting. NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors handles the commercial management of COSCOL's semi-submersible fleet worldwide with office located in Houston, Texas and Rotterdam. |
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| Dredgers MACAPA and BOA VISTA succesfully delivered to Dubai | |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates After an uneventful voyage from Rio de Janeiro via Cape of Good Hope, COSCOLs KANG SHENG KOU safely discharged dredgers MACAPA and BOA VISTA. Both dredgers were shipped for account of Great Lakes Dredging. Both dredgers were loaded in Rio de Janeiro in 2 consecutive float-on operations. After loading the first vessel, the KANG SHENG KOU was deballasted in order to rearrange the guideposts required for positioning the cargo. Subsequently, the vessel was submerged again in order to load the second vessel. NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors handles the commercial management of COSCOL's semi-submersible fleet worldwide with office located in Houston, Texas and Rotterdam. |
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| Sevan Marine's SSP300 "HUMMINGBIRD" FPSO was successfully discharged in Rotterdam. | |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands Sevan Marine's SSP300 "HUMMINGBIRD" FPSO was discharged in Rotterdam on April 16th, 2007 after being transported onboard COSCOL's semi-submersible heavy lift ship "TAI AN KOU" from China. NMA Maritime handles the commercial management of COSCOL's semi-submersible fleet worldwide with office located in Houston, Texas and Rotterdam. |
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| Rong Doi: PUQC Topside Float Over Installation | |
Offshore Vietnam Smooth float over installation of the Hyundai Heavy Industries built PUQC Topside in the Rong Doi field, offshore Vietnam. |
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