Huisman has won a contract to supply four knuckle boom cranes for two subsea construction vessels being built for Siem Industries, MarineLink reported on 30 October 2026.
The order covers crane supply for a pair of offshore subsea construction newbuilds that are under construction at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, the report said. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2029 and 2030.
The contract was placed by Siem Industries and awarded to Huisman, according to the MarineLink item dated 30 October 2026. The equipment specified in the report comprises four knuckle boom cranes intended for installation during the newbuild programme.
The vessels are described in the report as offshore subsea construction ships. Work on both ships is under way at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, which the source identifies as the shipyard responsible for their construction.
Build and delivery timetable
MarineLink noted that the pair of vessels have staged delivery dates, with one unit due in 2029 and the second arriving in 2030. Huisman’s cranes will be supplied to match the shipbuilding schedule at Fujian Mawei.
The delivery timeline, as reported, places the crane deliveries across the remaining years of the shipyard programme, aligning equipment supply with the ships’ completion and outfitting phases.
Contract scope and industry context
The report states the contract covers four knuckle boom cranes but does not disclose further technical details in the public summary. The announcement therefore confirms the number and type of items ordered without additional specification.
Taken at face value, the deal represents a coordinated supply chain link between a ship owner, a specialised equipment supplier and a Chinese shipyard. MarineLink’s account situates Huisman as the chosen supplier for this element of Siem’s subsea newbuilds.
MarineLink is cited as the source of the report dated 30 October 2026, which supplied the details of the order, the shipyard and the scheduled delivery years. The publication’s item is the basis for the facts reported here.
The contract adds to the visible equipment orders associated with contemporary subsea vessel newbuild programmes. The report does not offer financial terms or further contractual conditions, and it does not provide additional technical or operational detail for the cranes or the ships beyond the points noted.
Siem Industries and Huisman are identified in the MarineLink report as the contracting parties, and Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding is identified as the yard handling the construction. No other commercial ports or locations were specified in the supplied factual summary.
The information released via MarineLink on 30 October 2026 provides a clear, if concise, account of the supply agreement: four knuckle boom cranes ordered from Huisman for two subsea construction vessels at Fujian Mawei, with deliveries of the ships set for 2029 and 2030.