Wilhelmsen Ship Management has returned to the heavy-lift arena after taking over management of a modern asset.

It has secured a contract from GPO Heavylift to handle the 65,000-dwt GPO Grace (built 2017), which will be managed from the company’s Oslo office.

Carl Schou, president of Wilhelmsen Ship Management, said: “This will be the most technologically advanced heavy lift vessel in the world.