Asia Break Bulk Orders Four 500-Tonne Lift MPP Vessels
Singapore-based Asia Break Bulk will add four 12,600 dwt multipurpose vessels with combined 500-tonne lifting capacity, starting from October 2028.
Singapore-based Asia Break Bulk (ABB), part of Hamburg's COLI Group, has signed long-term agreements with Schoeller Holdings for four multipurpose (MPP) project cargo newbuilds, AJOT reported on 2 November 2026.
The vessels
Each ship will be 12,600 dwt and built to the "Octopus" design by CSSC-SDARI. The ships will have two 250-tonne cranes that can work together for lifts of up to 500 tonnes, a single box-shaped hold of more than 89 metres and ice class 1A. A bridge-forward layout leaves more open deck for oversized cargo. The design service speed is 15 knots.
The first vessel is due for delivery in October 2028, with the three sister ships to follow. The report does not name the shipyard or the fuel type.
Trade focus
ABB plans to use the ships for breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo between Asia and Europe, including direct calls at ports with draft or infrastructure limits. Schoeller Holdings is the financing and fleet partner, and Columbia Shipmanagement will supervise construction and then handle technical and crew management.
Maximilian Fischer, General Manager of Asia Break Bulk, said customers want shorter transit times and direct access to smaller ports, and that transshipment adds time, cost and risk. Felix Peinemann, Managing Director of COLI Group, described the order as a long-term commitment to the group's breakbulk and logistics business.
What it means for project cargo owners
These ships will not be in service before late 2028, so they do not change capacity for current projects. For lifts above the capacity of a single ship crane, tandem lifting is one option, but each lift still needs a plan based on the cargo's weight, centre of gravity and lifting points.
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Source: AJOT, "Asia Break Bulk adds 4 heavy lift newbuilds to its fleet", 2 November 2026. https://www.ajot.com/news/asia-break-bulk-adds-4-heavy-lift-newbuilds-to-its-fleet