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Port of Sheerness

Project Cargo

The substantial investment in clean energy technology in recent years has led to a rapid increase in the transportation of oversize plant and equipment, known as 'project' cargo, by specialists in the supply chain such as offshore supply and maintenance vessels.

Port of Sheerness is ideal for handling oversize or heavy lift cargo, with its natural deep water and 24-hour access, crew changeover facilities and highly skilled stevedoring workforce.

Capabilities include:

  • Boat lifts on and off vehicles or water
  • Key size storage capacity of 24 tons per square metre
  • Crane capacity of up to 100+ tons
  • Handling of large aquatic reels up to 384 tons
  • Spooling on and off berth, and vessel to vessel
  • Lay-ups for repairs and mobile storage areas
  • Ability to berth jack-up platform vessels
  • Berthing simulation and analysis
  • Handling and storage of cable protection units
  • Back up engineering facilities for offshore marine vessels