BigLift company profile

BigLift Shipping, member of the Spliethoff Group, is one of the world’s leading heavy lift shipping companies, specialised in worldwide ocean transportation of ro-ro, heavy lift and project cargoes, with a history dating back to 1973. BigLift strives for innovation, excellence and operational reliability, adhering to the highest Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (QHSSE) standards and operating to strict time schedules.

Within the Spliethoff Group of companies, BigLift Shipping handles all heavy, over-sized and special cargoes, providing engineered transport solutions for technically and logistically complex projects. A modern fleet of 4 heavy transport vessels, comprising two MC-Class and two CY-Class vessels, and 21 heavy lift vessels -including the Spliethoff P8-Type and P14-Type heavy lift vessels - can be utilised for this purpose. Additionally, the Heavy Transport fleet is being expanded with the introduction of the new BC-Class vessels. In close cooperation with sister company Spliethoff, a fleet of more than 50 multipurpose vessels is available for large project cargo volumes. All vessels are operated in close cooperation between Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping.

A team of dedicated, highly skilled professionals, with years of experience and the mindset to think creatively, enables us to offer innovative and safe solutions for our clients’ technically and logistically complex requirements. Careful planning, engineering, coordination and supervision to ensure safe transportation are all in a day’s work.

All heavy lift vessels are equipped with their own cranes, offering lifting capacities of up to 2,200 mt, while selected vessels also have a ro-ro capability for loads of up to 2,500 mt. The heavy transport vessels can load ro-ro cargoes of up to approximately 16,000 mt per unit.

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