Market

Maritime

Secure connections for mooring, anchoring and deck operations, in which constant movement and prolonged exposure to marine conditions place high demands on every component.

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Barry van Wijk

Engineering | Quality Control & Assurance

Across the maritime market, applications range from cargo vessels and tugboats to fishing vessels and workboats. Wire rope fittings and lifting & rigging hardware are used in mooring and anchoring systems, towing cables, lifting equipment and deck operations. These applications require products suited to constant movement, changing weather conditions and prolonged exposure to salt water, where corrosion is an ongoing concern.

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Secure your connections with our AqualLine Products

At Global Rope Fittings, our products are crafted with specialist knowledge, attention to detail and a strong understanding of their application.

Featured projects

Maritime

Heavy-lift sea transport for the REEF project in Canada

Our AqualLine Open Wedge Sockets No. 5 ensured safe and secure rigging during the heavy-lift sea transport of key construction components for Canada's REEF facility.

Maritime

Salvage of Costa Concordia

After a tragic accident, the Costa Concordia ran aground and lay partially submerged off the coast in Italy for over 18 months. In one of the largest salvage operations in history, which took around 19 hours, the ship was turned upright.

Maritime

Biglift Happy Star

Officially in service since 2014, the Happy Star is one of BigLift’s heavy lifting vessels. It features two 900-metre mast cranes and has a lifting capacity of 2200 mt.