Breakbulk and Heavy Lift Vessels
Eight vessel examples in worldwide service, with cargo uses, deadweight, dimensions and handling gear.
01 Ice class geared tweendecker
Box-shaped holds and adjustable tween decks suit steel, timber and palletised cargo.
About 12,200 t DWT without tween decks or 11,828 t with them.
137.07 × 18.90 m | Summer draft 8.55 m
3 × 80 t at 18 m outreach. Each crane is rated for 65 t at 24 m.
02 Geared side loading vessel
Side doors and dehumidified holds suit paper rolls, pulp bales and palletised goods.
About 21,400 t DWT without tween decks or 20,760 t with them.
168.21 × 25.20 m | Summer draft 10.74 m
3 × 120 t at 14 m outreach, plus 5 × 16 t side loaders.
Dimensions are length overall × beam. DWT means deadweight tonnage. Crane ratings are maximums at the stated outreach and depend on the lift configuration.
PROJECT AND MIXED CARGO
Multipurpose Breakbulk Vessels
Multiple holds and adjustable decks let these ships carry mixed loads and long project cargo.
03 Four hold multipurpose vessel
Four holds and tween decks suit mixed steel, general cargo and project shipments.
25,734 t DWT
159.99 × 27.40 m | Summer draft 9.80 m
2 × 120 t plus 1 × 45 t. The two main cranes lift up to 240 t in tandem.
04 Triple deck project vessel
Adjustable tween decks and a long box hold suit wind blades, machinery and long steel pieces.
13,000 t DWT
149.95 × 23.20 m | Summer draft 8.50 m
2 × 250 t with up to 500 t in tandem.
OFFSHORE AND LARGE PROJECT CARGO
Specialised Breakbulk Vessels
These geared vessels handle offshore pipe and equipment or large volumes of oversized project cargo.
05 DP2 offshore breakbulk vessel
A removable pipe handling gantry and dynamic positioning support offshore pipe and subsea equipment deliveries.
12,332 t DWT
141.30 × 24.91 m | Draft at stated DWT 8.20 m
2 × 500 t at 16.5 m outreach. Each crane is rated for 300 t at 27 m.
06 Large heavy lift multipurpose vessel
Wide hatches and two large holds suit wind tower sections, barges and oversized industrial units.
About 32,000 t DWT
179.90 × 30.00 m | Summer draft 10.30 m
400 t per crane on the featured variant, with up to 800 t in tandem.
SPECIALISED HEAVY TRANSPORT
Heavy Lift and Heavy Transport Vessels
Dedicated vessels use tandem cranes or float-on loading for exceptionally heavy cargo.
07 Dedicated geared heavy lift vessel
Twin mast cranes and a reinforced deck handle refinery reactors and other large industrial equipment.
19,000 t DWT at scantling draft with tween deck equipment included.
156.00 × 29.00 m | Summer draft 9.50 m
2 × 1,100 t with up to 2,200 t in tandem at 21 m outreach.
08 Semisubmersible heavy transport vessel
Ballasting submerges the deck so offshore rigs and floating platforms can float aboard.
116,175 t DWT as listed on the equipment sheet.
275.00 × 70.00 m moulded | Summer draft 10.94 m
Float-on loading uses ballast pumps and a 275 × 70 m cargo deck.
