BigLift Shipping tagged for Scott Base research station delivery to Antarctica
BigLift Shipping’s HTV BigLift Baffin is booked to deliver the new Scott Base research station to Antarctica on January 2027 – exactly 70 years after the original base opened in 1957. BigLift is joining forces...Read more
BigLift Shipping HLVs help upgrade Hay Point Coal Terminal’s Berth 2
VideoBigLift Shipping’s heavy lift trio, Happy Sky, Happy Star and Prinsengracht have all been deployed over the second half of last year to transport some 18,000 mt of modules for a project down under. Berth...Read more
Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping establish joint office in Tokyo
BigLift Shipping and Spliethoff have started the year 2023 with another office combination. Following joint offices in the United States, the UK and China, Japan is the next in line for a joint office. Read more
PCJ 2022 Review: Q3’s most read
The year 2022 has been filled with exciting projects and interviews, but for the next couple of days, we will look into the articles that have got the most attention from our readers, quarter by...Read more
How many Neo-Panamax STS cranes fit on BigLift Baffin?
Konecranes STS cranes capable of serving the world’s largest container vessels are massive structures capable of serving the vessels like the HMM Algeciras or the Maersk Triple-E class which have capacities of 24,000 TEU or...Read more
Happy Buccaneer ready for its next job with new flyjib
Called the grand old lady of the fleet, Happy Buccaneer has been going strong since its introduction into BigLift Shipping’s fleet in 1984. The vessel has a combined lifting capacity of 1400 mt, and stability...Read more
BigLift Shipping delivered 3 Siwertell ship unloaders to Singapore
BigLift Shipping delivered three new ship unloaders to Jurong Port, Singapore’s main general and bulk cargo gateway. These ship unloaders were manufactured by Siwertell, based out of Gunnarstorp, Sweden.Read more
Happy Rover catches fire at Damen Shiprepair in Schiedam
BigLift Shipping’s R-type heavy lift carrier, Happy Rover, caught fire while in drydock at Damen Shiprepair in Schiedam in the early morning of August 21. The fire broke out in the forecastle stores of the...Read more
Dos Bocas refinery project: BigLift Shipping’s role
Since September 30th, 2021, eight BigLift Shipping-operated vessels have been involved in the transportation and safe delivery of equipment for the Dos Bocas refinery currently under construction in the Mexican state of Tabasco.Read more
BigLift relies on synergy with Spliethoff for renewables project cargo shipments
Whereas green energy fuels worldwide are becoming more and more important, BigLift Shipping notes that shipments for the renewables market also has grown considerably. While wind energy equipment is growing apace, becoming heavier and larger,...Read more
BigLift Baffin moves Dogger Bank A topside to Haugesund
BigLift Shipping’s heavy transport vessel, BigLift Baffin, has departed Aibel’s yard in Thailand carrying the Dogger Bank A topside. The vessel has set course for Haugesund where the 6780.5-ton module will be outfitted with further...Read more
Spliethoff’s heavy-lift newbuild gets Huisman cranes
Huisman and Splitehoff have each reached a milestone during the construction of the new heavy-lift vessel Brouwersgracht at Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. One was for Spliethoff and the construction progress of the vessel and...Read more
BigLift Shipping’s six months with Coral FLNG project cargo
Over a six month period BigLift Shipping had the task to transport project cargo for the Coral floating liquefied natural gas (Coral FLNG) development in the Rovuma basin offshore Mozambique. Read more
BigLift Shipping sends Happy Dragon to the Antarctic
BigLift Shipping has been contracted by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) for the transportation of various cargoes to support the 2021/22 Australian Antarctic Program. The Happy D-type vessel has been picked for the job for...Read more
BigLift Shipping moves giant cranes from Japan to the world
BigLift Shipping’s fleet was busy delivering cranes from Japan to a number of locations worldwide for Mitsui E&S Group. In four separate shipments, the company delivered 17 rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTG) and nine ship...Read more
Tyra redevelopment flare heads to Europe
The flow of project cargo deliveries for the Tyra Redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea continues. BigLift Shipping’s CY Interocean I has loaded two bridges and a flare and is heading to Europe. Read more
Tyra topsides reach destination
Installation of the new topsides for the Tyra Redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea is set to begin as the modules have reached the field. Following a 16,000-kilometre journey from Singapore, both BigRoll Beaufort...Read more
BigLift’s Happy Sky heads to Tyra field with TEBZ bridge
Project cargo loadings for the Tyra redevelopment project continued, with BigLift’s heavy lift vessel, Happy Sky loading the TEBZ bridge at the Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Singapore.Read more