2015 was a rough year for multi-purpose and heavy lift and 2016 does not look like it will be any better, says COO of the Hamburg-based heavy lift and multi-purpose carrier SAL Heavy Lift, Toshi Yamazaki, in a press release.

In the statement, he sums up how 2015 has been a tough year for heavy lift and multi-purpose as a result of a large influx in tonnage and a low oil price. It is precisely the oil price which puts pressure on one of the segment's most important customers - the oil and offshore industry.