{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Heavy lift transport at sea","description":"Moving industrial plant, wind turbine components, bridge sections, or ship parts by sea calls for heavy lift transport—a specialist segment where standard container vessels simply lack the capacity in terms of weight and dimensions. Dedicated heavy lift carriers deploy vessels with reinforced decks, semi-submersible heavy lift ships (which ballast down to float cargo aboard), and onboard cranes rated for extreme loads. Planning starts well before the loading date: the freight forwarder and shipp","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-transport-at-sea","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T13:52:48.835234","citation":"https://www.logistics.ch/en/glossary/heavy-lift-transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/heavy-lift-transport-at-sea","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Heavy lift transport at sea · Moving industrial plant, wind turbine components, bridge sections, or ship parts by sea calls for heavy lift transport—a specialist segment where standard container vessels simply lack the capacity in terms of weight and dimensions. · Quelle: https://www.logistics.ch/en/glossary/heavy-lift-transport"}