LaycanDeskMPP & Heavy-Lift Chartering
Multipurpose and heavy-lift ships for project cargo, steel, machinery and out-of-gauge units. Multipurpose and heavy-lift tonnage for project cargo, machinery, steel structures, anchor chain, transformers and out-of-gauge units, on liner, FLT and FIO terms, worked ex China, the Gulf, Turkey and Europe.
Multipurpose ships, usually 5,000 to 20,000 dwt, carry break-bulk, project and containerised cargo in the same voyage: box-shaped holds, tween decks in the older designs, and cranes from 60 to several hundred tonnes lifting capacity, often combinable for a single heavy piece. Heavy-lift vessels take that further, with cranes of 400 to 900 tonnes each and reinforced decks for modules, reactors and transformers. Both are fixed on the piece list rather than the tonnage: the heaviest unit and its dimensions, the total weight and cubic, and the lifting arrangement decide which ship can take the cargo at all.
A project enquiry reaches owners only once the stowage question is answered: how each piece is made up for lifting, what it weighs, whether it can be split, and what the laycan is. We ask for the drawings and the piece list first, then go to owners with a cargo they can price on FLT, FIO or liner terms. On the tonnage side we hold open MPP and heavy-lift positions from owners ex China, the Gulf and Europe and put them against project stems as they come in, telling the owner only when the cargo fits the ship.
Cargoes
- Project cargo and modules
- Steel structures and pipe
- Machinery and equipment
- Anchor chain and mooring gear
- Transformers and reactors
- Out-of-gauge units
Lanes we work
- China (Qingdao, Shanghai, Tianjin) to Southeast Asia, the Gulf and Africa
- Turkey and the East Med to West Africa
- Arabian Gulf to India and East Africa
- Europe to the Middle East
Questions charterers and owners ask
What do owners ask first on a project cargo enquiry?
How the cargo is made up for lifting: the heaviest single piece with its dimensions, whether pieces can be split, and the total weight and cubic. A single 130-tonne lift needs a different ship from thirteen 10-tonne bundles. Drawings and a piece list settle it in one exchange.
FLT, FIO or liner terms: which applies?
FLT (full liner terms) means the owner loads, stows and discharges; FIO means the charterer does; liner terms fall between and depend on the ship. Project cargo is usually quoted FLT or FIO. Tell us which you want and we ask owners on that basis.
Can you fix part cargo on an MPP sailing?
Yes. Operators with scheduled sailings, for example China to Papua New Guinea or China to East Africa, sell space per tonne or per freight ton. We keep those sailings on the board alongside full-charter tonnage and quote whichever fits the parcel.
Do you handle time charter of MPP tonnage?
Yes. Operators looking for an 8,000 to 15,000 dwt MPP with 30 to 40-tonne cranes and container capacity on period send us the delivery area, dates, intended trade and duration, and we come back with named candidates.