BigLift gets bigger with Happy Sky
Amsterdam based BigLift Shipping’s newbuild Happy Sky has made its maiden voyage from Shanghai to Cape Lambert in Australia.
The heavy lift vessel was transporting three large modules to be installed as a part of the Port B, Phase B project in Cape Lambert. The maiden voyage was the first of four consecutive shipments.
Happy Sky is the latest addition to BigLift Shipping’s fleet of heavy lift vessels and was built by Larsen & Toubro in India. It features two 900mt Huisman built heavy lift mast cranes. With a lifting height of 40.9m above deck, the vessel has a lifting height unmatched in the world fleet of heavy lift vessels.
The vessel’s 155m length and the forward position of its superstructure offer a single, large cargo hold and a wide, open deck area. It has folding hatch covers, a large poop deck and cargo rails which make the vessel’s full deck area available for cargo stowage. Happy Sky’s tween deck is adjustable in height and it is allowed to sail with open weather deck hatches at a draught of up to 7.5m.
The vessel has Finnish/Swedish 1A Ice Class notation and achieved a service speed of 17 knots during sea trials.
