Semi-submerging are more commonly known as a “flo/flo” for float-on/float-off.

After World War II, DDG Hansa became the world’s largest heavy lift shipping company.

The flo/flo industry’s largest customer base is the oil industry.

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MV Mighty Servant 2carries USS Samuel B. Roberts from Dubai to Newport, R.I., in 1988.

Mighty Servant 3carrying her last cargo

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