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Cargo Engineering & Heavy Lift
The engineering of the piece itself: how it is lifted, stowed and secured, how it travels by road to the quay — and which vessel can actually take it.
01 — What is actually being decided
The piece decides the vessel.
A heavy or out-of-gauge piece fails at an interface: the lift, the sea-fastening, the road to the quay. These are settled before a vessel or trailer is nominated.
- 01Where are the lifting points, and do they match the crane and rigging the vessel or port can provide?
- 02How is the weight distributed, and does the deck, hold or quay take the point loads?
- 03Which securing and lashing philosophy holds the piece in the sea state of the route?
- 04Does the vessel's own gear, stability and deck strength suit the cargo — or only its brochure?
- 05Which road configuration moves the piece to the quay: lowbed, modular trailer, SPMT or axle lines?
- 06Where do escorts, permits and temporary reinforcement sit on the critical path?
- 07Which independent surveys and technical reports will the insurer and the client expect?
02 — Process
From drawing to sea-fastening.
Naval architects, marine surveyors and specialist engineering firms are brought in where the piece requires them; the practice holds the integration and the record.
- 01
Cargo engineering review
Dimensions, weights, centres of gravity, lifting points and transport drawings checked against the vessels and routes in play.
- 02
Lifting concept
Crane requirements, rigging, lifting plans and discharge plans, with contingency resources identified.
- 03
Stowage & securing
Deck loading, stowage concept and lashing philosophy, with stability considerations.
- 04
Road configuration
Trailer or SPMT configuration, axle loads, permits and escorts from factory or port to site.
- 05
Vessel suitability
Gear, deck strength, hold dimensions and certificates reviewed before the fixture is agreed.
- 06
Independent survey
Pre- and post-loading inspection, lifting gear and certificate review, damage analysis where needed.
03 — Deliverables
What the client receives.
- Cargo engineering review
- Lifting concept and lifting plans
- Stowage and securing concept
- Vessel suitability assessment
- Road transport configuration and permits plan
- Interface management plan (factory, port, vessel, site)
- Survey scope and independent technical reports
04 — Coverage
Cargo and equipment.
Pieces routinely engineered:
ModulesTransformersTurbinesGeneratorsPressure vesselsReactorsColumnsMining equipmentCranesOffshore equipmentPipe
Equipment and tonnage evaluated:
Heavy-lift vesselsSemi-submersiblesDeck carriersMPPBargesLowbedsModular trailersSPMTAxle lines
05 — On the record
Heavy and out-of-gauge, on the record.
Operations our team has directed whose cargo and corridor profile match this discipline. Figures as recorded; further project detail on request.
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