{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Heavy-Lift Ship Chartering","description":"When a power plant turbine, offshore jacket, or bridge girder needs to move by sea, heavy-lift ship chartering is almost invariably the answer. A project cargo shipper or freight forwarder charters a specialist vessel fitted with onboard cranes capable of handling individual pieces that would be impossible to load onto conventional bulk or container ships. The charter structure depends on the job: a voyage charter fixes a lump-sum freight rate for a single trip, while a time charter places the v","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/heavy-lift-ship-chartering","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T04:39:07.430784","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_lift_ship","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/heavy-lift-ship-chartering","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Heavy-Lift Ship Chartering · When a power plant turbine, offshore jacket, or bridge girder needs to move by sea, heavy-lift ship chartering is almost invariably the answer. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_lift_ship"}