Seeking a route through heavy-going conditions

Megalift recently moved two 31m-tall ship-unloaders within an industrial port located along the Straits of Melaka in Malaysia.

Zeamarine has won a major ocean transport contract from Schenker Australia Pty Limited for the BHP South Flank Project in Western Australia.

Hansa Heavy Lift has transported a huge shiploader, with the largest unit weighing 513t and measuring a total of 65,480 cbm, from Antwerp, Belgium to Namibe, Angola.

Hansa Heavy Lift has transported a huge shiploader, with the largest unit weighing 513t, along with other equipment including a reclaimer, an elevator, a tripper car and other accessories, from Antwerp in Belgium to Namibe in Angola

Competition in the sector is fierce as non-specialist carriers scramble to get a piece of the action.

Heavy lift projects often have to overcome the big ocean shipping challenges of long distances, logistical conundrums and adverse weather. Jumbo’s heavy lift vessel FAIRLANE delivered a 420t shiploader to the port of Palua, Venezuela, from Dalian in China, where it had to carry out its heavy lift operations at shallow draught.