BigLift Supports Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (REEF) project

BigLift Shipping, a member of the Spliethoff Group, successfully completed 10 project voyages for the Ridley Island Energy Export Facility (REEF), AltaGas and Vopak’s joint venture project.

Starting in June 2024, BigLift safely transported equipment and infrastructure using four BigLift vessels: m/v Happy Dragon, m/v Pottersgracht, m/v Happy Star and m/v Happy Sky.

The project began with the transportation of steel structures, marine piles and specialized equipment using BigLift's Happy Dragon. Logistical challenges included the pre-sorting of hundreds of piles varying in length, weight and diameter, as well as continuously adapting vessel schedules to accommodate REEF’s delivery and installation requirements.

The next scope saw BigLift's P14-type vessel, m/v Pottersgracht, deliver the first two trestle modules for the Jetty, forming part of the liquids export piers extending from the shoreline to the offshore loading facility. Also included were modules for the pipe rack system connecting to the rail offload racks and Uplands facility, BigLift's Happy S-type vessels safely transported and installed the remaining 11 trestle modules, together with the Transition Platform.

Throughout the project, BigLift's engineering team optimized vessel intake capacities for each shipment, ensuring efficient cargo configurations while maintaining the highest safety standards. In addition, the team designed a