Heavy Lift Awards 2023

The Heavy Lift Awards is returning for the fifth year to recognise best practice in the project cargo supply chain. This year, the event is returning to London and will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on October 25. Find out more on our awards website where you can book your table today!

Entries open for the Readers’ Vote Awards 2023

Do you have an amazing photo or video of a recent project? Be in with a chance of winning this year’s HLPFI Readers’ Vote Awards and enter today.

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    Heavy Lift Awards 2023: Shortlist revealed

    HLPFI is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the Heavy Lift Awards 2023. Take a look at the finalists in with a chance of taking home a coveted trophy.

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    Entry deadline extended for the Heavy Lift Awards 2023

    The entry deadline for the Heavy Lift Awards 2023 has been extended to May 12, giving you more time to gather and submit your entries to be in with a chance of winning a trophy at this year’s ceremony in October. 

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    Enter the Heavy Lift Awards 2023

    The entry deadline for the Heavy Lift Awards 2023 is fast approaching. To be in with a chance of winning a trophy at the awards ceremony later this year, submit your entries before April 28, 2023.

Heavy Lift Awards Winners 2022

  • Chris Kent wins the LIfetime Achievement Award 2022

    Winner reveal: Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

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    The year’s winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award – Chris Kent from Pentagon Freight Services – has been at the vanguard of the industry for five decades, with a name that resonates in all corners of the globe. 

  • Fracht Group secured the Project of the Year 2022 award.

    Winner reveal: Project of the Year 2022

    The Project of the Year Award recognises the successful execution of a complex logistics project, involving the door-to-door delivery of multiple oversize and/or heavy cargoes. Fracht Group walked away with this year’s prize.

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    Winner reveal: Safety Award 2022

    Safety is paramount in the heavy lift and transport logistics business, and deugro group secured this year’s Heavy Lift Awards 2022 Safety Award with a comprehensive entry.

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    Winner reveal: Innovation Award 2022

    The Innovation Award is presented to the company that has developed an innovative piece of equipment or technology designed to improve the lift or transport of heavy and oversize cargoes. Mammoet picked up the coveted trophy with a  piece of software – Move3D.

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    Winner reveal: Excellence in Engineering 2022

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    dteq Transport Engineering Solutions secured the 2022 Excellence in Engineering award for a complex project in Uruguay.

  • Logistec terminal of the year

    Winner reveal: Port/Terminal Operator of the Year 2022

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    Our 2022 winner, Logistec Stevedoring, presented an entry that outlined its commitment to safety, as well as its investments into new equipment and facility improvements.

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    Winner reveal: Ship Operator of the Year 2022

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    The shortlist for this year’s Ship Operator of the Year included some of the real heavyweights in the heavy lift shipping arena. AAL Shipping came away with first prize.

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    Winner reveal: Training Award 2022

    Mammoet won this year’s Training award with an entry detailing the introduction of a digital platform for SPMT training, helping to ensure operator competence is maintained at consistently high levels. The virtual reality (VR) training platform and its multi-language functionality has allowed Mammoet to broaden access to its SPMT training.

  • SArens environment awards winner 2022

    Winner reveal: Environment Award 2022

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    The Environment Award attracted a broad range of entries that highlighted the diverse nature of the supply chain and approaches to sustainability. Sarens rose to the top with an entry demonstrating a total approach to environmental management.

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    Winner reveal: Overland Transport Provider of the Year 2022

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    This award was presented to an equipment-owning provider of overland transport services by road, rail or inland waterway that has demonstrated its commitment to the safe, efficient and innovative transport of heavy and oversize project cargoes. Turkey’s Hareket rose highest to claim first prize.

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    Winner reveal: Airfreight Solution of the Year 2022

    Fracht Group took home the trophy for its complex and well-coordinated project to move a shipment of gearboxes from Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, via the USA to Germany for urgent repairs, before redelivering to its origin. Five aircraft were chartered for the two-stage project, including Hercules L-382s, B747s and the AN-124.

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    Winner reveal: Project Logistics Provider of the Year 2022

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    DHL Industrial Projects was named the 2022 Project Logistics Provider of the Year after impressing our judges with a comprehensive entry detailing its continuous improvements and the ways in which risks are mitigated to protect its interests while meeting contractual client obligations.