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Crane vessels

A vessel carrying one or more large cranes for offshore construction and heavy lifts. Voydar tracks 170 ships of this type by IMO number, 10 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.

Ship types explained

Largest crane vessels by gross tonnage

Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
Zhen Hua 30147,4901995—not on AIS
Thialf136,7091985PanamaOct 2, 2026, 06:37 UTC
Saipem 7000117,8121987BahamasOct 2, 2026, 06:15 UTC
McDermott Derrick Barge No 5029,7221988—not on AIS
Vendelsö25,7741960—not on AIS
Stanislav Yudin24,8221985—not on AIS
Hong Bang 121,5532014—not on AIS
Truong Sa20,3381984—not on AIS
Titan 219,8131985—not on AIS
Ju Li19,0632012—not on AIS

Newest crane vessels

By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.

ShipGTBuiltFlagLast AIS
Sleipnir—2019PanamaSep 25, 2026, 00:23 UTC
Hong Bang 121,5532014—not on AIS
Abathar8,1402014—not on AIS
Expert 19582014—not on AIS
Expert 29582014—not on AIS
Ju Li19,0632012—not on AIS
Xiang Yang 8 Hao4,0862011—not on AIS
Straits Venture3,1512011—not on AIS
Keppel Nantong 0311,8452011—not on AIS
Emlak 18252009—not on AIS

Flags

The flags crane vessels in Voydar's records sail under most often.

Recently seen on AIS