This month Happy Star’s two Heavy Lift Mast Cranes were upgraded to 1,100 mt lifting capacity each at the Huisman Service & Assembly location in Schiedam, the Netherlands. After a thorough …
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On June 30 the BigLift branch office in Toronto, Canada, has transferred its representing tasks to BigLift’s head office in Amsterdam (BigLift) and Spliethoff’s branch office in …
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In July and August 2018 mv Happy Star transported 31 transition pieces for client Van Oord. The cargo, for Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) …
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On 26 June Spliethoff’s mv Floragracht left the BLRT shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania, where she was outfitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber). In the coming period thirty …
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Last week the mv BigRoll Barentsz changed into her new BigLift (Barentsz) livery.
Do have a look at these amazing photos of the transformation process.
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In February – March 2018 mv Happy Rover carried a Jack-up platform from Rotterdam to Reunion Island for our client Enerpac. The Jack-up …
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End of February BigLift Shipping’s BigLift Baffin arrived in Singapore to deliver a crane boom and luffing frame for Heerema Marine Contractor’s new flag ship Sleipnir from the Huisman …
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After transformation into the BigLift house style, mv BigLift Baffin is ready to load her cargo next week in Xiamen, China.
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Happy Star loaded a Vertical Laying System (VLS) at the quayside of Huisman Equipment, Schiedam, in the Netherlands, beginning of April …
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BigLift Shipping has decided to end its co-operation with Rolldock Shipping in the Joint Venture ”BigRoll Shipping” per January 1st 2018. From then on, the Heavy Transport vessels will …
» Read full articleBigLift’s number one priority is to see that all its personnel and vessels remain safe in every single voyage and that no harm is done to the crew, the vessel or its cargo.
As a leading …
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Byy using its ro-ro capability, BigLift Barentsz loaded eight (16 wheeled) RTGs and a large STS container crane at the MES Oita factory, in …
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Lloyd’s Register recently audited and passed BigLift Shipping for two ISO standards. This concerned the ISO 9001:2015 standard for Quality Management Systems and the ISO 14001:2015 …
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Last June, representatives of our worldwide offices and agencies visited the BigLift headquarters in The Netherlands to attend the two-day, bi-annual Agency Meeting.
Besides discussing …
» Read full articleBigLift Shipping was assigned by Heerema Offshore Services B.V. to transport several crane parts for the new SSCV Sleipnir from the Huisman …
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With her voyage through the Northern Searoute and subsequently the North West Passage, BigLift Shipping’s m.v. Happy Rover achieved two important milestones. She is the first heavy lift …
» Read full articleBigLift Shipping is pleased to announce to have ordered a third Happy S-type vessel. The new build vessel will be identical to BigLift’s Happy Star and will be built by Ouhua Shipbuilding …
» Read full articleOn Tuesday 8 March at 10 p.m. Discovery Channel The Netherlands will broadcast an episode of Mighty Ships about our Happy Star. The episode follows Happy Star during her second - challenging …
» Read full articleIn 2010 – the Chinese year of the Tiger – BigLift Shipping has launched an office in Beijing with the philosophy to build sustainable and balanced long-term relationships in China. …
» Read full article-max-w320.jpg "First in-house heavy lift operator training courses completed")
In August, BigLift and Spliethoff introduced a DNV-GL certified, in-house training course for crane handling and heavy lift operations. For the best hands-on experience, a new, tailor-made …
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BigLift Shipping's Happy Star features in an episode of Discovery Channel's Mighty Ships. The episode follows Happy Star during her second - challenging - voyage from Nansha, China, to Sept …
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BigLift Shipping urges states bordering the European Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) to uphold and improve enforcement of the sulphur limits to marine fuels, coming into force 1-1-2015. …
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Last week Happy Star has loaded her first cargo in Nantong – two large modules for an iron ore wharf in Port Hedland.
The first module, 33 metres long and 25 metres wide, weighed 711 …
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Today BigLift Shipping celebrates the name-giving of its new Heavy Lift Vessel Happy Star. The ceremony was held at Huisman China’s yard in Xiamen and was performed by Mrs Leanda Breakell, …
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