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» Read full articleBigLift Barentsz transports an 11,700 mt Jackup Platform
Beginning of October, BigLift Barentsz loaded a 11,700 mt Jackup Platform in Flushing, The Netherlands, to bring it to the West of Africa. …
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BigLift Barentsz sails Northern Sea route for Pioneering Spirit
On October 14 2018, Dutch flag Heavy Transport Vessel BigLift Barentsz arrived in Rotterdam from China by way of the Northern Searoute. The vessel is specially designed and built for polar …
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Crane capacity BigLift’s Happy Star upgraded to 2,200 mt
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 …
» Read full articleTransition pieces for Deutsche Bucht project
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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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New sales representatives for Canadian market
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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Spliethoff Group prepares for 2020 sulphur cap
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 …
» Read full articleEnerpac Jack-up platform
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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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BigRoll Barentsz in new BigLift livery
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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MC-Class vessels incorporated in BigLift fleet
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 …
» Read full articleHuisman VLS for Suape
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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 Baffin transformed into BigLift house style
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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BigLift expands fleet with two MC-Class vessels
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 articleRTGs and STC crane for Mombasa
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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 …
» View full projectSafe Sailings introduced
BigLift’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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ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 certified
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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Agency meeting
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 …
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M.v. Happy Rover earns place in shipping history
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 extends fleet with sister vessel Happy Star
BigLift 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 …
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On 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 articleNew Owner's representative BigLift Beijing
In 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. …
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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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Happy Star features in Discovery Channel's Mighty Ships
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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