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BigLift Shipping B.V. - Tokyo (ID: 5357)
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Within the scope of heavy lift transportation, BigLift Shipping supplies a wide range of services to ensure fast and safe delivery of valuable equipment. Apart from worldwide ocean transportation of heavy and over-sized cargoes, pre and oncarriage of these items can be arranged. Furthermore, extensive and meticulous engineering can be done in-house. Click on the different subjects and see what we can do. BigLift's mainstay is the transportation of heavy items over the world's oceans with dedicated heavy lift vessels. Since all vessels in the fleet are fully kitted out with heavy lift gear and materials, all kinds of cargoes can be collected and delivered to any port in the world irrespective of the availability of local port equipment. Types of cargo I Power industry II Floating cargo III Petrochemical IV Offshore industry V Port equipment VI Special projects VII Project cargo BigLift's mainstay is the transportation of heavy items over the world's oceans with dedicated heavy lift vessels. Since all vessels in the fleet are fully kitted out with heavy lift gear and materials, all kinds of cargoes can be collected and delivered to any port in the world irrespective of the availability of local port equipment. Types of cargo I Power industry II Floating cargo III Petrochemical IV Offshore industry V Port equipment VI Special projects VII Project cargo BigLift's mainstay is the transportation of heavy items over the world's oceans with dedicated heavy lift vessels. Since all vessels in the fleet are fully kitted out with heavy lift gear and materials, all kinds of cargoes can be collected and delivered to any port in the world irrespective of the availability of local port equipment. Types of cargo I Power industry II Floating cargo III Petrochemical IV Offshore industry V Port equipment VI Special projects VII Project cargo Offshore Industry. Offshore oil and gas development generates shipments of a great variety of structures for offshore platforms. BigLift carries such items as rigs, steel structures, accommodation units and process modules. For deep water projects, templates and reels with flexible pipe lines are shipped. With the rapidly increasing number of FPSOs being built, ocean transportation is required for turrets, mooring systems, top side modules of all sizes to outfitting yards, and anchors, chains, flow lines etc. to the offshore locations. Full door to door service worldwide. BigLift is the expert in the ocean carriage of heavy lifts. The movement of heavy lifts, however, does not start at the quay of the load port, nor does it stop at the other end of the sea voyage. The inland movement of heavy lifts may be as complicated as the ocean part and the interfaces between sea and land require careful planning, coordination and scheduling. BigLift can offer their clients integrated transportation, whereby BigLift contracts the movement of heavy lifts "From Factory To Foundation". BigLift has the in-house expertise to select the right subcontractors for the inland portion of the job, to provide specialised engineering and supervise the complete operation. Click on picture for Bijupira Salema project As most heavy lift cargoes are quite unique, they require very careful planning and coordination to the smallest detail. Detailed information on cargo, locations of loading and discharging, are studied in the preparation phase, often even before a contract is actually booked. Many projects demand detailed operation manuals, which must be approved by clients and warranty surveyors. Stowage and lifting plans are all prepared with our 2D and 3D CAD systems, whereas complicated lifting situations can be simulated step by step. Ships' ballast conditions and stability are calculated by in-house computer systems. All ships have similar systems on board to be able to make last minute adjustment calculations if needed. Anticipated ship's motions in sea conditions and resulting dynamic forces on cargo are all calculated and the required lashings and seafastening are designed accordingly. Port captains coordinate and supervise critical loading and discharging operations of the vessels. A matter of course Reactors of 1000 tonnes and more, fragile gas turbines, the heart of a new power plant, the multi-millionaire's sailing yacht, all to be carried overseas. For BigLift Shipping a matter of course. BigLift Shipping is a shipping company specialised in the worldwide transportation of heavy lifts and project cargoes, with a history going back as far as 1973 when it was founded under the name of Mammoet Shipping. BigLift owns and operates a modern fleet of specialised heavy lift vessels. All are equipped with their own gear with capacities ranging from 450 to 1100 tonnes and some with ro-ro capability for loads up to 2500 tonnes. BigLift's staff in the offices and on board the vessels have many years experience in handling all kinds of heavy lifts and project cargoes. Careful planning, engineering, coordination and supervision to ensure safe transportation are all a matter of course. Projects Jetty extension Traveller builds refinery jetty extension, 2003 White Rose FPSO, turret sections, Marystown, 2003 Dalrymple Bay 1,030 ton shiploader onto loading jetty at Hay point, 2002 Project "America" Ship sections for cruise vessel, from Pascagoula to Bremerhaven, 2002 Bijupira Salema Integrated Transport of topside modules for Brazilian FPSO, 2002 Alstom power plants HSRG modules shipped from Setubal to Beaumont, 2002 Pearl Harbour Samsung Heavy Industries' cranes for the US Navy, 2002 Girassol Topside modules for an FPSO, 1999 P-37 Mercon turret for Petrobras, 1999 Port Hedland Modularly built Iron Plant in West Australia, 1997 Tjeldbergoddon Modular Methanol plant in Norway, 1995 Projects Jetty extension Traveller builds refinery jetty extension, 2003 White Rose FPSO, turret sections, Marystown, 2003 Dalrymple Bay 1,030 ton shiploader onto loading jetty at Hay point, 2002 Project "America" Ship sections for cruise vessel, from Pascagoula to Bremerhaven, 2002 Bijupira Salema Integrated Transport of topside modules for Brazilian FPSO, 2002 Alstom power plants HSRG modules shipped from Setubal to Beaumont, 2002 Pearl Harbour Samsung Heavy Industries' cranes for the US Navy, 2002 Girassol Topside modules for an FPSO, 1999 P-37 Mercon turret for Petrobras, 1999 Port Hedland Modularly built Iron Plant in West Australia, 1997 Tjeldbergoddon Modular Methanol plant in Norway, 1995 Shiploader loaded October 2003. Happy Buccaneer loaded in Fremantle an iron ore shiploader and a tripper for the new bulk loading facility at Finucane Island in Port Hedland. The shiploader had a weight of 722 mton and the tripper weighed104 mton. Both units were loaded with ship's own cranes and landed safely in the rails at the new wharf in Port Hedland. Due to the fender arrangement in Port Hedland the shiploader had to be landed at a very large outreach of 25.4 mtrs from ships side. The tripper was even landed at 32 mtrs from ship's side. The wharf is still under construction and expected to be ready for operation in January 2004. Babcock & Wilcox August 2003 For the power industry, BigLift Shipping has concluded with Babcock & Wilcox Canada three shipments steam generators from Toronto, Ontario to Charleston U.S.A., South Carolina, for Duke Energy. End August 2003, the first shipment was loaded onboard the mv "Tramper". This involved two steam generators of 24,50 x 4,60 x 4,90 mtr and 462 mt each. The cargo was received from and delivered onto special rail cars and taken on board by mv. "Tramper"''s own 400 tonne heavy lift cranes. Flexing Muscles in Deep Africa Jan-Dec 2003 BigLift Shipping is providing the key-transports for Technip's successful African subsea projects. West-Africa is a hotspot for some impressive deepwater oil & gas projects. These projects require subsea oil & gas wells at great depths to be connected to either a floating storage vessel or to subsea pipeline networks with special flexible hoses and other equipment. BigLift's Happy R-type vessels turned out to be perfectly suited to supply Technip's pipelaying vessels with this equipment. Especially the fly-jib - standard equipment on board the R-types - gave that extra edge, considerably facilitating loading operations. The hoses are manufactured in Le Trait in France and transported on reels (with weights up to 380 tonnes) and caroussels (up to 1200 tonnes). Our engineers worked closely with Technip's specialists to guarantee clearcut, safe and quick operations in France as well as in Africa. For Technip the major advantage in this co-operation is that the operations of their pipelaying and subsea construction vessels are noticeably optimised. Turret Sections "White Rose" July 2003 mv. "Happy Buccaneer" at sea with all 3 turret sections Mv "Happy Buccaneer" loaded in Abu Dhabi 3 huge sections for a turret for SBM Imodco's 'White Rose'-FPSO. The loading involved a special sequence of loading operations due to the size and the shape of the pieces, the heaviest of which was a gantry of 973 mt, which dimensions measured a full 36m wide by 31m long by 37m high. Quite a challenge! Read more about this operation in our projects section. Navy Cranes June 2003 BigLift was again contracted by Korea Logistics, as client to Samsung, for the 4th shipment of port cranes for the US Navy. The mv Happy Rover arrived in Koje June 20th to load two cranes with a lifting capacity of 60 tonnes each, destined for the US navy port of Portsmouth, NH. The cranes themselves weighed 564 tonnes each, without their counter weights which had to be shipped as well. A special rail was constructed on the ship's deck so that the cranes could be railed as far astern respectively ahead as possible. This way the booms could be swung down reducing the cranes' height to 'only' 38 meters above deck. As in previous shipments, special seafastenings were used, designed by our engineers in close co-operation with the client. The cranes were secured with three types of seafastenings in order to withstand the acceleration forces in longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions respectively. A month later, after passing through the Panama Canal, the mv 'Happy Rover' arrived safely in Portsmouth. Visbraeker Fractionator for St.Petersburg June 2003 As part of the underdeck cargo which was transported together with two navy cranes to Portsmouth, mv. "Happy Rover" loaded in Onsan a 91 tonne Visbraeker fractionator. The 42 metre long column was both loaded and discharged in a tandem lift operation, whereby in St. Petersburg it had to be placed 25 metres outside the ship's railing. Together with sixteen other items, the column was destined for a refinery in Russia which is being built by Toyo Engineering Company. Although not an extreme size or a excessive weight, cargoes like these are handled with the same attention for detail and safety as any other cargo that is taken on board. Rio Polimeros April 2003 M.v. "Envoyager" loaded at Masan and Mumbai for the Rio Polimeros plant, presently under construction near Rio de Janeiro. The 400 tonne propylene fractionator was the longest piece of cargo. It measured 97.4 metres (by 5.9x6.5). This long construction was lifted by the vessel's main crane with assistance of the lighter ones for balance purposes. The fractionator took up the full length of the ship's deck. Its slightly shorter brother of 83.8 m (visible in the picture) was eased down on the other side by the same method. Once all the cargo had been loaded and seafastened, m.v. "Envoyager" proceeded to the port of Mumbai in India, where two further items were loaded. Although not as big as the fractionators, these reactor vessels of 43 x 9.3 x 9 metres, were slightly heavier. With 409 and 419 tonnes, they too took some elaborate engineering to be put safely in their designated spots on deck. In Rio de Janeiro, m.v. "Envoyager" (seen here while passing Cape of Good Hope) unloaded the columns and vessels directly onto trailers, which straight away took the cargo to the Rio Polimeros construction site. British Piperacks March 2003 Early March the mv "Tramper" arrived in Sunderland to pick up the first five of nine pre-assembled piperacks destined for the "Rivers" gas terminal in Barrow-in-Furness on the other side of the British isle. Transport over land was not an option as the racks' dimensions ranged up to 30 by 9 by 8 meters. Weights varied between 54 and 175 tonnes. Osprey Shipping Ltd delivered the racks alongside the vessel in Sunderland on their all-purpose barge from their homeport of Newcastle. Mv "Tramper"s cranes lifted the modules on board. Two were shipped under deck, the other three on deck. In the port of Barrow-in-Furness mv "Tramper" unloaded the racks onto special trailers on the quay from where they were transported straight through town to the site location. In the meantime the mv "Tramper" returned to Sunderland to pick up the other four racks that were also delivered safely to Barrow in Furness. Container cranes from Tacoma, USA, to Singapore. February 2003 M.v. 'Happy Buccaneer' collected two container cranes for Pacific Gate Ltd. / Fels Cranes Pte Ltd at the port of Tacoma, USA. These cranes are large. Length and width measured 27 x 19.5m and their height was a full 55.6 metres. All this is not counting the 85 m sea-side boom. The complete cranes weigh in at 700 tonnes per piece. So, unsurprisingly, quite some engineering has gone into this project. Both cranes were loaded at Tacoma's terminal 7 by "Happy Buccaneer's" own two 550 tonne cranes in a tandem-lift operation. The first crane had been turned round 180 degrees on the quay before loading and once landed on board, the sea-side (now land-side) boom was raised vertically, so that the crane could be moved past the ship's crane to forward stowage position. After securing this first crane, m.v. "Happy Buccaneer" shifted to terminal 3 where crane number two was waiting. The lifting action remained the same as for the first crane, but now the container crane boom protruded over port side. This crane too was securely welded on deck once safely in it's designated place. After the last seafastenings had been put on, m.v. "Happy Buccaneer" cast off for her voyage to Singapore. Some four weeks later, on arrival at Singapore, it turned out that the forward container crane could be unloaded by Singapore's 1600 tonne floating crane "Asian Hercules I", which turned the crane back to its original position before placing it back on land. Previously, "Happy Buccaneer" had installed the first crane, with its boom stretching out over the Singapore waterways, firmly in its new tracks on the quay-side almost immediately on arrival. All for Science February 2003 In Rotterdam, the three sections of a 110 m high seismic drilling tower for Nagasaki in Japan were loaded onto the m.v. "Happy Rover". Both height and width of the sections demanded some considerable engineering. The highest section, for instance, measured 36 metres, about half as high again as the ship's superstructure. When loaded, these high structures rather obscured the view from the bridge. However, to cater for these situations, "Happy R" type vessels come equipped with a little forward bridge, which was now put to good use. Some months earlier, m.v. "Tracer" had loaded some 6000 cbm of cranes and parts belonging to the same project at the shallow draft Hydralift berth in the Norwegian port of H llen. The total cargo, some 45,000 cbm in all, will be fitted on to a seismological survey vessel, which will be drilling the ocean floor in water depths of up to 7 kilometres for the research of volcanic activity and earthquakes around the Japanese Islands. Rising high December 2002 Early December 2002 at the Outfitting Berth of Foregacs Cairncross Dockyard in Brisbane m.v. "Happy Buccaneer" loaded a complete 1030 tonne shiploader for transportation to Dalrymple Bay DBCT Pier no. 3. Before the actual operation took place, a great deal of information had already passed back and forth between the engineers building the 7,200 ton per hour shiploader and BigLift's technical team in Amsterdam. On a bright sunny day with still waters, "Happy Buccaneer" lifted the 49 metre high loader on board with her own two 550 tonne cranes. The meticulously prepared operation was carried through in less than a day. The one major obstacle in the journey to Dalrymple Bay could have been the Brisbane Gateway Bridge, but at low tide, ship and cargo squeezed under the bridge with a mere 2.5 metres to spare. After a two day seavoyage, the shiploader arrived safely at Hay Point jetty DBCT Pier no. 3. And once again a smooth sea was instrumental in providing the ideal conditions for a safe and fast unloading operation. "Happy Buccaneer" flipping a boiler. September 2002 At Tampico in Mexico "Happy Buccaneer" loaded 9 pieces for the Mega Methanol plant being built at Point Lisas, Trinidad. One piece, the 490 tonne boiler, measuring 19 x 8,22 x 12.50 meters, needed to be flipped on its side before actual loading on board could take place. A comment reached us from someone watching the operation closely. He stated that "lifting and flipping actually took only about an hour. Very impressive for all watching - including Mexican TV - who all fell silent, holding breath during the entire lift, very much like being inside a cathedral, you could hear a pin drop, only sound was the sound of crane motors spooling and relays clicking and the cool reassuring radio banter between first officer and bridge. BigLift was the paragon of cool professionalism the Buccaneer rock stars !!! After a sea voyage of some seven days, "Happy Buccaneer" swiftly and safely discharged all cargoes at Point Lisas. Something Brewing in Siberia August 2002 In Antwerp, m.v. "Da Fu" loaded a complete brewery in parts, for the East Siberian city of Vanino. Messrs JSC "Baltica Brewery". had arranged for a total of 21,000 cbm of cargo to be picked up, which all but filled the vessel. There was just sufficient space left on the "Da Fu" to take along some 'small fry' to drop off along the way. Two 100 tonne navy craft were delivered at Jeddah and a 165 tonne separator was picked up in Italy and unloaded at Singapore while on the way to Siberia M.v. "Tracer" going off-shore. August 2002 At Rotterdam, m.v. "Tracer" loaded a full deck-load of offshore equipment destined for client Heerema's crane barge Balder. At Port Fourchon in USA the Balder will unload the cargo herself. Shipsections at the North Sea May 2002 In a project taking up three voyages, m.v. "Happy Rover" takes ship sections from Gdansk in Poland to St. Nazaire in France. Each voyage contained sections of different cruise vessels, which will be assembled and finished at the Alstom Marine Chantier de l'Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire. The last shipment, which will take place in September, contains sections for the long-awaited Queen Mary. From Finland to America April 2002 At the yard of Kone Cranes in Finland, m.s. "Happy Rover" loaded three 280 t on-board gantry cranes for Beaumont in Texas. The 22 meter high cranes have a span of 31 metres and were therefore just too wide to be placed on the ship's deck. This was solved by placing tweendeck hatch covers both on the weatherdeck and coaming of the vessel thereby giving extra width on deck. The cranes will be mounted on supply vessels of the U.S. Navy to be able to load and unload their own supplies. Heavy modules unloaded in Singapore March 2002 M.v. "Happy Buccaneer" unloaded 7 modules at the quay next to the FPSO Brasil, which is being built in Singapore. Part of the modules, which weighed between 150 and 550 tonnes, were unloaded with a floating crane and positioned onto the FPSO straight away. All other items, the largest measuring 26.42 x 18 x 14.5 metres were unloaded by the vessel's own 550 ton heavy lift cranes onto the quay side. Big volumes HRSG modules carried by BigLift in 2001 March 2002 In the course of the last two years or so, HRSG modules turned out to be a major cargo, mainly from the Far East. BigLift moved a volume of around 105,000 frt of these voluminous, but fairly light weight (between 86 and 160 tonnes), flat packages to the U.S.A. HRSG modules (i.e. Heat Recovery Steam Generation) are used in the power industry to store heat between production and further use. Power Station Equipment from Korea to the USA March 2002 M.v. "Happy River" arrived in Houston with a full cargo of 11000 cbm HRSG modules below deck and various LP/HP drums. These drums, 150 tonnes each, with a length of 15 metres and a diameter of 4.80 m, were unloaded immediately upon arrival directly onto the rail car waiting alongside. The cargo had been loaded in the ports of Masan, Ulsan and Onsan in Korea some four weeks before. From Japan to Venezuela February 2002 M.v. "Happy Ranger is seen here leaving the port of Kobe with four 320 tonne coke drums on deck, destined for the port of Guanta in Venezuela. The 39 x 9.70 x 9.70 m drums were built for the Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project. M.v. "Happy Ranger lifted the coke drums on board with her own 400 t capacity heavy lift cranes. Yachts at sea November 2001 At Southampton, mv. "Da Fu" paused to take on board some more luxury yachts after she had loaded the bulk of this cargo in Montoir, France. This collection of yachts is destined for the Caribbean. Living quarter en route May 2001 Earlier this month in Gothenburg, BigLift Shipping's m.s. "Happy Buccaneer" loaded a 795 T living quarter over her ramp. The 55 x 18 x 20 m. living quarter was built by Emtunga International AB. It had to be transported from Gothenburg to Koje in Korea where it will be fitted on the Cakerawala FPSO, under construction at the Samsung Shipyard. The cargo had been taken on Ex Works till delivered on Shipyard, so that BigLift arranged for the pre carriage of the module. In Gothenburg the structure was rolled on board by self-propelled trailers of Mammoet Stoof. In Koje, the cargo will be unloaded by floating crane, for further positioning on the FPSO. Green power May 2001 In the present-day development of other power sources than fossil fuels, BigLift Shipping has recently seen a number of contracts for the transportation of wind mills. For Messrs Deugro in Hamburg, m.v. "Envoyager" and m.v. "Happy Rover" were lined up for the transportation to Japan of 15 and 9 windmills respectively. Even if windmills are not a particularly heavy cargo, the heaviest pieces only weighing in at 67 T, they certainly take up some space. M.v. "Envoyager" sailed from Aarhus in Denmark with 19,000 cbm for Akita, whereas m.v. "Happy Rover" shortly after loaded 12,000 cbm with destination Wakkanai. Cats out to sea February 2001 BigLift Shipping's "Happy Ranger" is seen here crossing the English Channel carrying catamarans "M xico IV" and "M xico V" on deck sailing from Copenhagen to New Orleans. When berthed in Copenhagen, the "Happy Ranger" made preparations for the loading operation by positioning the cradles on board that were to hold the two catamarans. The cats arrived at the heavy lift vessel under their own propulsion and moored alongside the heavy lift vessel. "Happy Ranger's" own two 400 T capacity heavy lift cranes took each 105 T catamaran from the water and carefully placed it on the cradles on deck. After seafastening the "Happy Ranger" set off for New Orleans. Before the stop in Copenhagen, "Happy Ranger" had been in Rotterdam where she was repainted with the new company logo. At the same time she loaded under deck two large Huisman mast cranes and a multi-purpose tower for an offshore drilling rig - maximum weight 470 T, maximum length 54 m. - with destination Brownsville, U.S.A. The first BIGLIFT livery January 2001 Mammoet Shipping is now in the process of becoming BigLift Shipping and their flag ship "Happy Buccaneer" was the first of the yellow and blue vessels to be repainted with the company's new logo. Under the slogan "New Name, Same Service...." all Mammoet logos on the familiar fleet of 13 yellow and blue, specialised heavy lift vessels will be changed into BigLift logos in the coming weeks whereby the vessels will continue to carry project cargoes and heavy lifts. The majority of the vessels are multi-purpose and are also suitable to carry any kind of dry cargo, forest products, steel, containers, even bulk. Extensive engineering for special projects, pre and oncarriage by barge or onland transportation as well as lumpsum contracting of integrated projects are all in the scope of BigLift's activities. BigLift's branch offices at Tokyo, Seoul, London, Houston and Toronto, and dedicated agents in many other countries, have close contacts with the clients. Heavy cargoes on the high seas November 2000 Just this week, the m.v. "Happy River" passed the English Channel with two dredgers on deck and a set of ten straddle carriers which she had picked up at Mantyluoto in Finland. The "Happy River" had loaded the two 78 tonne dredgers, of the meanwhile familiar Beaver 1200 type of IHC in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam to be delivered at the port of Mongla in Bangladesh. Other items belonging to this cargo were the two 30 t workboats and the dredgers' spud poles. Next stop in the journey was Mantyluoto in Finland, where the "Happy River" subsequently lifted onto her deck ten 10 x 5 x 13 m straddle carriers, which weighed 61 T per piece and which are destined for the port of Jeddah. Below the weatherdeck, the vessel carried a consignment of railway coaches with destination Calcutta, which had been taken on board at the port of Hamburg. All cargoes were, of course, loaded by the ship's own 400 tonne heavy lift cranes. Mammoet Changes to...... November 2000 Early next year, Mammoet Shipping B.V. will change her name to BigLift Shipping B.V. and continue the heavy lift shipping and transportation operations under the trade name BigLift. BigLift will continue to operate the familiar fleet of 13 yellow and blue, specialised heavy lift vessels, carrying project cargoes and heavy lifts. The majority of the vessels are multi-purpose and are also suitable to carry any kind of dry cargo, forest products, steel, containers, even bulk. Extensive engineering for special projects, pre and oncarriage by barge or inland transportation as well as lumpsum contracting of integrated projects are all in the scope of BigLift's activities. BigLift's branch offices at Tokyo, Seoul, London, Houston and Toronto, and dedicated agents in many other countries, have close contacts with the clients. Through transfer of shares on November 21, 2000, BigLift becomes a full subsidiary of Spliethoff, the largest Dutch shipowner, operating a very modern fleet of about 60 box-shaped tweendeckers. Spliethoff has been owning 70% of the shares of Mammoet Shipping since 1995, the remaining 30% was in the hands of Mammoet Transport, the specialist in movement of heavy lifts on land. This company was sold in July 2000 by the Nedlloyd Group to the Dutch family-owned heavy lift company Van Seumeren. The new owners subsequently decided to dispose of the shipping interests and offered their shares to majority shareholder Spliethoff. Mixed Bag October 2000 The m.s. "Happy Ranger", seen here passing the Suez Canal, shipped a goodly range of cargoes which paired flexibility with good performance by taking in loads from Finland to Spain to be delivered from Qatar to Taiwan. The bulkiest items were loaded in Gijon, Spain, for the Nodco - the National Oil Distribution Co. - project in Messaieed, Qatar, among which was a regenerator of some 825 tonnes. The main bulk of the 5000 cubic metres of project cargo was delivered by truck to the m.v. "Happy Ranger" waiting at the quay-side of the commercial port. This included a 270 tonne reactor and a 102 tonne so-called orifice chamber. The regenerator, however, was of such size that it could not be taken to the ship by road. The 35.5 x 12.6 x 10.9 m construction was rolled onto a barge, which was towed to the ship and moored alongside. Thereafter, the "Happy Ranger's" own cranes lifted the regenerator on board and safely positioned it into her hold. After Gijon, m.v. "Happy Ranger" sailed to Rotterdam to collect a disassembled dredger. The three pieces, the main part of which measered 35 x 6.40 x 7.25 metres with a weight of 236 tonnes, were stowed on the ship's deck. The Beaver 3800 of IHC built was destined for Abu Dhabi. Before Gijon, the "Happy Ranger" had filled her holds at Mantyluoto in Finland with 2500 cubic metres wood and chip handling system destined for Singapore and in Bremen she took in refinery equipment for Mai Liao in Taiwan for Chang Chen Petrochemical & Co. Ltd. Both these cargoes were stowed below deck. All cargoes were, as is usual with Mammoet Shipping vessels, loaded by the ship's own 400 T capacity, 360 degree rotating cranes. Mammoet carries Goliath September 2000 In a dedicated voyage, Mammoet Shipping's "Happy Rover" loaded at three ports in Europe the components that make up the complete 600 t capacity overhead crane built by Kone Cranes of Finland with destination Pascagoula, Mississippi. M.v. "Happy Rover" started her collecting round at El Ferrol in Spain where she loaded among others the 57 m leg beams, the upper trolley and various balancers. She continued to Amsterdam where the bogies were loaded, together with the crane cabin and the engine. The last pick-up was at Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Here, the main girders where collected. Measuring 32.5 x 51.1 x 10.6 m and weighing 270 tonnes, they were the main pieces, to be carried on deck. In all, a total of 3900 tonnes of cargo spread out over more than 28,000 cubic meters was taken on board. When assembled, the crane will be one of the largest in the world. At Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, it will stand 100 m high with a span of more than 125 m. Its 96 wheels will carry it over a 700 meter runway and the crane will have three trolleys. Heavy Cargoes for Qatar September 2000 Last week, Mammoet Shipping's m.s. "Happy Ranger" loaded a regenerator of some 825 tonnes at Gijon for the Nodco - the National Oil Distribution Co. - project in Messaieed, Qatar. The main bulk of the 5000 cubic meters of cargoes was delivered by truck to m.s. "Happy Ranger" waiting at the quay-side of the commercial port. This included a 270 tonne reactor and a 102 tonne so-called orifice chamber. The regenerator, however, was of such size that it could not be taken to the ship by road. The 35.5 x 12.6 x 10.9 m construction was rolled onto a barge, which was towed to the ship and moored alongside. Subsequently, the "Happy Ranger's" own cranes lifted the regenerator on board and landed it into her hold. The Nodco project concerns the expansion of an existing refinery at Messaieed, Qatar. Rotterdam - Gevelco terminal July 2000 m/v "Enchanter" loaded an 835 t reactor vessel with her own cranes and assistance of the floating crane "Matador". The reactor vessel: 15.0 x 9.0 x 9.0 m is to be shipped via Suez to Kuantan, Malaysia. The loading operation started at 09.00 hrs and lasted until 14.00 hrs Within the scope of heavy lift transportation, company supplies a wide range of services to ensure fast and safe delivery of valuable equipment. BigLift Shipping B.V. - Tokyo