BigLift Shipping has completed two separate heavy transport projects in Italy, covering mobile harbor cranes and LNG-related cargo.
In the first operation, carried out on behalf of Liebherr, four mobile harbor cranes were transported from Rostock, Germany, to three Italian ports. The shipment was arranged by Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) and delivered to Naples, Bari and Porto Marghera.
The cargo included two LHM 550 cranes, each weighing up to 283 tonnes and measuring 20.7 m x 13.3 m x 35.8 m, along with two LHM 420 units, each weighing up to 244 tonnes and measuring 20.7 m x 14.3 m x 32.1 m.
In a separate assignment, BigLift Shipping handled the transport of two cryogenic tanks intended for the LNG bunker vessel Green Pearl. The tanks weighed 350 tonnes and 335 tonnes, with identical dimensions of 13 m x 39 m x 16 m.
The units arrived by barge from Pisa and were loaded in Livorno before being discharged in Genoa, where the vessel hull was under outfitting. Using the onboard cranes of Poolgracht, the tanks were installed directly into the vessel’s hold.
Due to restricted space and a tight schedule, the operation required detailed planning and close coordination among all involved parties.
To complete its scope, BigLift Shipping deployed Palmgracht, a sister vessel to Poolgracht, to transport a 250-tonne canopy designed to cover the installed tanks.
