SAL: Press Releases

New Ownership Structure at SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land
Friday, July 01, 2011 by SAL With effect from 30 June 2011, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line Group) will acquire another 50% of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder...

MV 'Lone' Performs SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 by SAL On its maiden voyage, the company’s latest new building MV 'Lone' performed SAL's heaviest lift ever. With its lifting capacity of 2 x 1,000t SWL the vessel loaded 8 reactors weighing up to...

SAL Puts MV 'Lone' into Service
Friday, March 11, 2011 by SAL She perfectly resembles her sister, is just as strong and can be positioned to maximum precision: SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land has put the new building MV ‘Lone’ into service. Just...

SAL Successfully Completes 2,000mt Crane Tests for Offshore Operation
Wednesday, December 08, 2010 by SAL After a six-month building phase, the first of two new vessels type 183 reaches its date of delivery. In July 2009, SAL commissioned the design and construction of a highly innovative vessel...

SAL Vessels Offer Extremely Short Transit Times for Time-Sensitive Cargoes
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 by SAL SAL provides reliable and cost-effective sea transportation solutions for oil and gas equipment. Its vessels offer extremely short transit times, which is imperative for time-sensitive cargoes....

SAL Establishes Office in Helsinki, Finland
Monday, November 30, 2009 by SAL SAL has opened an office in Helsinki to meet growing market demands in the Finland region, especially for heavy lift and project transportations, and to provide the added value of...

SAL Commissions Sietas to Build Two Heavy Lift Vessels
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 by SAL SAL commissions the Sietas shipyard with the construction of two heavy lift vessels of a new generation. The new vessels of type 183 will be the largest and most modern heavy lift ships in...

SAL Launches an Australian Office in Fremantle
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 by SAL SAL is shrugging off the global economic crisis by expanding its Australasian operations. On 3 August 2009 SAL opened an office in Fremantle, Western Australia. Managing director Berndt R...

Opening of SAL Italy Representative Office
Thursday, June 18, 2009 by SAL We would kindly like to take this opportunity to announce the opening of the SAL Italy Representative Office in the premises of "K" Line (Europe) in Genoa. This office location emerges from a...

A 1,250mton Shiploader from Hong Kong to Brazil
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 by SAL MV Frauke loaded a 1,250mton shiploader for SAL client Hansa Meyer Global Transport, Germany, on Hong Kong anchorage. The overdimensional unit measured 35m x 15m x 22m. For the loading...

Two Reactors from Kobe to New Orleans and Corpus Christi
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 by SAL SAL was entrusted to transport two reactors of 941mton and 955mton and a length of 47.8m each from Kobe, Japan, to New Orleans and Corpus Christi, US. MV Regine carried out the...

SAL to Exhibit at AOG Australasian Oil and Gas Expo 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008 by SAL SAL, the leader in the heavy-lift vessels market, is to exhibit at AOG Australasian Oil and Gas Expo 2009, which takes place on 17-19 February 2009 in the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. ...