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Update: Heavy Load Carrier BIGLIFT BARENTSZ Transports Perenco’s KOMBI 2 Jackup Rig to Gabon

BigLift’s heavy load carrier BIGLIFT BARENTSZ is transporting the Perenco jackup KOMBI 2 from North Sea Port to Port Gentil, Gabon.

Image source: Dixstone via LinkedIn

15, October 2025
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The heavy load carrier BIGLIFT BARENTSZ, operated by BigLift Shipping B.V., has departed from the North Sea Port bound for Port Gentil, Gabon, transporting the Perenco jackup rig KOMBI 2.

According to AIS data, BIGLIFT BARENTSZ departed Vlissingen, Netherlands on 14th October and currently sailing in the North Sea at a speed of approximately at a speed of 11.5 and is expected to arrive in Port Gentil on October 30 at 08:00 local time.

The KOMBI 2 unit, originally built as a CFEM T-2005-C cantilever-type jack-up rig, has been converted by Dixstone at its Vlissingen shipyard into a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) destined for operations at the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) field offshore Gabon.

The BIGLIFT BARENTSZ (IMO 9710464, MMSI 244830430) is a heavy load carrier built in 2016, measuring 173 meters in length, and sailing under the flag of the Netherlands. The vessel belongs to BigLift’s MC-class fleet, designed to transport large-scale offshore and industrial cargoes worldwide.

Tags: BigLift Barentsz, BigLift Shipping, Gabon, heavy lift, KOMBI 2, marine transport, MOPU, North Sea Port, offshore energy, Perenco, Port Gentil

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