March 2025 MV Elise sets sail on first independent voyage Another milestone for the Orca Class: MV Elise, one of the first vessels of the groundbreaking Orca Class, has successfully embarked on her first independent voyage. Departing from Wuhu, she is now en route to Weihai under her own [...]
19 December 2024 Third launch out of five Orca vessels: Welcome MV Patricia Harren Group and SAL Heavy Lift are excited to announce the launch of the third Orca heavy lift vessel, MV Patricia, at the Wuhu Shipyard in China! In a major advancement for sustainable [...]
19 December 2024 MV Frida Another milestone for sustainable heavy lift shipping: We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our second ORCA heavy lift vessel, MV Frida, at the Wuhu Shipyard in China! A huge thanks to Wuhu Shipyard, DNV class, and our incredible design, engineering, ship management, and [...]
19 December 2024 MV Frida Another milestone for sustainable heavy lift shipping: We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our second ORCA heavy lift vessel, MV Frida, at the Wuhu Shipyard in China! A huge thanks to Wuhu Shipyard, DNV class, and our incredible design, engineering, ship management, and [...]
30 August 2024 Launch of MV Elise marks a milestone in eco-friendly shipping In a significant step for sustainable maritime technology, Harren Group and SAL Heavy Lift proudly celebrated the launch of MV Elise, the first of five planned Orca class heavy lift vessels, at the Wuhu Shipyard [...]
Hamburg, 10 October 2023 Orca Class newbuildings There are quite a few exciting topics within the Harren Group, but one thing in particular excites us at the moment: our Orca Class newbuildings! This week we had the great honour of being received by Minister for Transport [...]
Flange laying of LS 800 E: Project Orca sets sail for a sustainable future Liebherr provides the first all-electric heavy lift ship crane LS 800 E for SAL Heavy Lift and the Orca project. The crane features the precise and reliable Litronic crane control, which enables seamless and [...]
Let’s go Orcas! After a long and extensive planning phase, our Orca newbuilding series has finally kicked off! On 22 February, the ceremonial first steel cutting was conducted at WuHu Shipyard in Wuhu, China. In the presence of Sebastian Westphal, Managing Director & CTO Harren [...]
Hamburg, 7 September 2022 SAL Heavy Lift and Jumbo Shipping start joint new building programme for ultra-efficient, carbon-neutral heavy lift project vessels Download PDF Scheduled for delivery starting in mid-year 2024, the first two ships will be exclusively involved in the transportation of offshore wind turbine components in a [...]
