Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
Heavy Lift Charge
Heavy lift charge is a charge typically imposed when special lifting gear is required to handle a given piece of cargo, which may be of either heavy weight or of large dimensions (often referred to as “out of gauge” when dealing with container vessels).
A heavy lift charge is a fee imposed by carriers when handling containers that exceed a certain weight threshold. Heavy lift charges help carriers to offset the additional cost for arranging the necessary equipment in order to handle exceptionally heavy shipping containers.
