World's largest heavy lift vessel to be in Mumbai

The world’s largest heavy lift vessel, Motor Vessel (MV) Svenja will be visiting Mumbai on January 15, 2011 on its maiden voyage. The vessel has a lifting capacity of 2,000 tonnes and speed of 20 knots. It was built by Germany-based Sietas shipyard commissioned by SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land, a joint venture between two owner families and the Japanese K Line Group.

According to Svenja Heinrich, co-owner, SAL, the vessel was built for 60 million euros, jointly by SAL, HSH Nordbank and the City of Hamburg. The offshore energy sector – including oil, gas and wind – will be one of the core segments of employment for this highly specialised vessel.

“Companies such as, Larsen & Toubro, Godrej & Boyce, Thermax and ISGEC are constructing massive equipment mainly for energy generation not only for both domestic and international markets,” she adds.

SAL was one of the first heavy lift carriers in the Indian market, operational now for 25 years. It ranks among the leading international heavy lift shipping companies which operates a fleet of 15 heavy lift ships.