REQUEST THE MAGAZINE

Logo German Ports
Magazine for ports, shipping and logistics

Floating transhipment at the Cuxport Terminal

23.11.2020

Cuxhaven, 20 November 2020 – The “Rolldock Sea”, a semi-submersible vessel flying the Dutch flag, arrived at the Cuxport Terminal in Cuxhaven on 15 November. The semi-submersible vessel took on board the “Gian Lorenzo Bernini” backhoe dredger there and is now transporting it to Mozambique.

Thanks to the 140 metre long and 24 metre wide semi-submersible vessel, the difficult process of transhipping the floating excavator platform passed off without any problems. The “Rolldock Sea” is able to submerge its stern to such a degree by flooding its ballast tanks that the loading area is below the water’s surface.

This enabled the “Gian Lorenzo Bernini” to float into the vessel at water level using the natural flow of the river Elbe and with the help of two tugs. It is important to have a particularly deep draft in the port to complete this kind of floating/floating manoeuvre. Cuxport’s berth 4 has a draft of 15 metres and this made it possible to load the “Gian Lorenzo Bernini” in this way.

Copyright: Cuxport GmbH

Further informations

More articles from the category Community News

Kick-off for “DigiWeser”

Kick-off for “DigiWeser”

BREMERHAVEN. The “DigiWeser” project officially launched at the operational level in May 2026 with a kick-off meeting. At the core of the initiative is the establishment of a digital testbed featuring a Port Call Optimization Platform, through which all key stakeholders will be able to exchange information more effectively in the future.

read more
Bremerhaven maintains its market position

Bremerhaven maintains its market position

BREMERHAVEN. A study by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), commissioned by bremenports, confirmed in May 2026 Bremerhaven’s central role in international container traffic.

read more
Kick-off for “DigiWeser”

Kick-off for “DigiWeser”

BREMERHAVEN. The “DigiWeser” project officially launched at the operational level in May 2026 with a kick-off meeting. At the core of the initiative is the establishment of a digital testbed featuring a Port Call Optimization Platform, through which all key stakeholders will be able to exchange information more effectively in the future.

read more
Bremerhaven maintains its market position

Bremerhaven maintains its market position

BREMERHAVEN. A study by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), commissioned by bremenports, confirmed in May 2026 Bremerhaven’s central role in international container traffic.

read more