Understanding Heavy Lift Vessels (HLVs): Design, Operation And Types

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Ships are massive structures capable of carrying enormous loads. They move trillions of dollars’ worth of goods across the entire globe.

But what happens when you want to shift cargo that is considerably heavy, sometimes too heavy for even conventional ships?

Moving such cargo could be for a variety of reasons- from shipping heavy, dense goods that cannot be borne on normal carriers, to transporting other ships across the world. And this is where Heavy Lifting Vessels (HLVs) comes into place.

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