MV Black Marlin is a semisubmersible heavy-lift ship operated by Dockwise of the Netherlands. Black Marlin and her sister ship comprise the Marlin class of heavy lift ship. At 42 meters wide, Black Marlin is too wide for the old Panama Canal, but fits the 51 meter width of the new Panama Canal unlike Blue Marlin's 63 meter width.
History Black Marlin was built at CSBC Corporation, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung shipyard for Offshore Heavy Transport ASA. She was launched in 1999. She was delivered on November, 18, 1999. As of 2019, she was sailing under the flag of Malta.
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