UNSPSC 81103005: Marine heavy lifting service

Service that includes the transportation, handling and installation of heavy items which are indivisible, and of weights generally accepted to be over 100 tons and of widths/heights of more than 100 meters. These oversized items are transported from one place to another (sometimes across country borders) then lifted or installed into place.

UNSPSC 81103005 Marine heavy lifting service, a Commodity code, encompasses the floating, extraction, transport, and disposal of derelict and grounded vessels — work that state and local governments buy almost exclusively through county marine resource agencies managing waterway cleanup and public-nuisance-vessel removal programs funded by state fish and wildlife conservation grants. The scope includes full-cycle removal operations: floating and extracting vessels from shallow water or grounding sites, removing all hazardous materials and contaminants (fuel, batteries, engines, sewage), implementing environmental best-management practices (turbidity control, protected-species and habitat protection, daytime-only operations), photo-documenting all phases, transporting vessels to authorized landfills, and paying disposal tipping fees. Contractors must carry marine-specific insurance (Protection & Indemnity coverage of at least $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate, Maritime Workers Compensation, and Marine Pollution Liability, all from AM Best VIII or better carriers), provide indemnification to the county, and coordinate with federal agencies (such as the U.S. Navy) when vessels are located near military installations or sensitive areas. No salvage of vessel materials is permitted; the entire scope is environmental remediation.

Escambia County Marine Resources Division dominates recent activity under this code, having posted five derelict-vessel removal solicitations since March 2026 — all ITQs (Invitations to Quote) supporting grant applications to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Opportunity. Recent examples include the 32-foot Catalina (WM2638, response due July 20, 2026), the 30-foot Morgan (WM2633, response due July 20, 2026), the 27-foot Catalina Sailboat (WM2630, response due June 12, 2026), the 35-foot Hunter Sailboat Mojoe (WM2535200260223, response due March 6, 2026), and the 31-foot Home Free sailboat (WM23412026, response due March 6, 2026). All work is located in the Pensacola area (Bayou Chico, Kees Bayou, Pensacola Pass), near Naval Air Station Pensacola. Work must commence within seven calendar days of Notice to Proceed and complete within fourteen calendar days. The code shows no recent activity outside Florida's Panhandle, and Escambia County appears to be the sole recent issuing body.