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    BigLift Baffin completes Saint-Brieuc deliveries

    2023-11-07T10:13:00Z

    BigLift Shipping transported 38 jacket foundations from El Ferrol, Spain, for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm utilising its heavy transport vessel BigLift Baffin. 

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    Happy Sky loaded with crane components

    2023-08-28T09:12:00Z

    GustoMSC has worked with BigLift Shipping to load components for a 1,600-tonne capacity leg crane onboard Happy Sky in Ulsan, South Korea.  

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    BigLift Shipping and Mammoet to transport Antarctic research base

    2023-03-07T09:43:00Z

    Antarctica New Zealand and Leighs Construction have contracted BigLift Shipping and Mammoet to transport modules for the Scott Base research station to Antarctica in 2027.

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    Huisman crane departs on BigLift’s Happy Star

    A Huisman 2,200-tonne capacity leg encircling crane has been loaded onto BigLift Shipping’s vessel Happy Star and is making its way to the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Texas, USA, for commissioning on Dominion Energy’s wind turbine installation vessel, Charybdis. 

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    Spliethoff receives newbuild vessel

    2023-02-06T10:23:00Z

    The Netherlands-based Spliefhoff Group has taken delivery of Brouwersgracht – the first of two DP2 B-type vessels – from the Mawei shipyard in China. Its sistership, Bloemgracht, is expected to be delivered in about three months’ time.

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    Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping combine offices

    2023-01-10T09:17:00Z

    The Netherlands-based Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping have combined offices in Tokyo, Japan.

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    Biofuel trials gain traction in multipurpose shipping

    2022-11-23T10:45:00Z

    Biofuel, produced from plants and other feedstocks to replace traditional fossil-based fuels, are gaining a foothold in the multipurpose and heavy lift shipping industry. Various trials are under way at a number of carriers.

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    BigLift’s Siwertell shipments

    2022-10-04T08:00:00Z

    BigLift Shipping has delivered three Siwertell ship unloaders to Jurong Port in Singapore.

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    Fire aboard Happy Rover in Rotterdam

    2022-08-22T08:25:00Z

    A fire broke out aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Rover on August 21 while drydocked in Schiedam, Rotterdam. The captain and crew were not harmed.

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    BigLift keeps busy with various large-scale deliveries

    2022-07-29T08:21:00Z

    The Netherlands-headquartered BigLift Shipping has been involved with some large-scale wind energy cargo deliveries for leading OEMs over the past few months. Newbuilds scheduled for delivery later in the year are tailored to the demand of renewable energy shippers.

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    Floating wind energy projects gather momentum

    2022-07-28T11:51:00Z

    Stakeholders across the heavy lift supply chain are keeping an eye on floating wind energy developments. The sector’s commercialisation will provide future opportunities, but what the exact logistical requirements will be are still unclear, writes Phil Hastings.

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    BigLift supports GTA project

    2022-07-25T08:24:00Z

    The Netherlands-headquartered heavy lift carrier BigLift Shipping is supporting the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.

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    Dogger Bank topside loaded in Thailand

    2022-05-25T09:17:00Z

    The Dogger Bank A offshore substation has been loaded onboard BigLift Baffin in Thailand and is on its way to Haugesund, Norway, where it will be completed.

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    Huisman marks 100 with Spliethoff

    2022-03-30T12:00:00Z

    Two Huisman heavy lift mast cranes (HLMC) have been installed on Spliethoff’s newbuild vessel Brouwersgracht, marking the 100th HLMC the company has delivered.

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    Spliethoff tests biofuels

    2022-01-12T09:14:00Z

    In its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, the Spliethoff Group is trialling the use of biofuels.

  • These pictures, made by Capt. Piet Sinke, show m.v. CY Interocean I loaded with two bridges and a flare for TotalEnergies EP Danmark’s and DUC’s Tyra Redevelopment Project. BIGLIFT
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    CY Interocean loads in Batam

    2021-09-23T09:25:00Z

    Two bridges and a flare have been loaded onboard CY Interocean I for TotalEnergies and Danish Underground Consortium’s (DUC) Tyra Redevelopment project.

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    BigLift handles STS cranes

    2021-07-22T08:30:00Z

    BigLift’s CY Interocean I and BigLift Barentsz have delivered eight Liebherr 1,600-tonne capacity ship-to-shore (STS) cranes from Cadiz, Spain to Tangier in Morocco.

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    Mammoet’s unique barge solution in Canada

    2021-07-13T11:53:00Z

    Mammoet has transported a generator stator from Poland to Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington nuclear facility in Canada for a refurbishment project.

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    Potteries delivers in Ireland

    2021-07-06T09:12:00Z

    UK-based Potteries Heavy Haulage has coordinated the transport of multiple out-of-gauge units for a new gas supply facility at Intel’s Leixlip campus near Dublin, Ireland.

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    Happy Star’s special delivery for Newcastle

    2021-05-17T10:22:00Z

    BigLift’s Happy Star has delivered a bulk ship unloader from Vietnam to the port of Newcastle in Australia.