Dutch heavy lifting shipping company BigLift Shipping has recently celebrated the name-giving of its new heavy lift vessel 'Happy Sky'.
The ceremony took place at Huisman China's new quay side in Zhangzhou, China, which was officially opened at the same time.
The 'Happy Sky' is the latest addition to BigLift Shipping's fleet of heavy lift vessels. Built by Larsen & Toubro in India, the vessel features two 900mt heavy lift mast cranes from Huisman.
"In response to market demands, the crane pedestals are now four metres higher than in the original plans, giving the vessel a lifting height unmatched in the world fleet of heavy lift vessels", the company commented.
'Happy Sky' is 155 metres in length and registers 18,680DWT. The vessel's length and the forward position of her superstructure offer a single, large cargo hold and a wide, open deck area. She has folding hatch covers, a large poop deck and cargo rails which make the vessel's full deck area available for cargo stowage.
The vessel's tween deck is adjustable in height and she is allowed to sail with open weather deck hatches at a draught of up to 7.5 metres. Furthermore, she has Finnish/Swedish 1A Ice Class notation. During sea trials 'Happy Sky' achieved a service speed of 17 knots.
The vessel's maiden voyage will take her to Cape Lambert in Australia. The first of two Happy S Class vessels to be added to the BigLift fleet, the 'Happy Star' will follow early in 2014.
