Lifting equipment and sling suppliers provide the rigging gear used to sling, shackle, and secure a load for a vessel's cargo and stores handling — chain slings, wire rope slings, webbing and round slings, plus shackles, hooks, eyebolts, and lifting blocks, each rated to a certified safe working load.
This is the loose rigging gear that connects a load to a crane or derrick, distinct from the crane and cargo-handling machinery that does the lifting and from the proof-load testing and thorough examination that certifies gear periodically. Suppliers issue a certificate stating safe working load, traceable to the item's individual identification tag for chain and wire assemblies. Because slings and shackles are safety-critical and subject to wear, corrosion, and mechanical damage, buyers renew them on a condition basis and check that supplied gear carries current, traceable certification before returning it to service. It sits within the Lifting, Cargo Gear & Load Testing category group on PortProcure.
PortProcure lists 3 verified Lifting Equipment & Slings suppliers across 2 ports, including Colombo and Walvis Bay. Send an RFQ to compare quotes from listed suppliers.
Suppliers
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Ports served
2
Group
Lifting, Cargo Gear & Load Testing
Type
Supplies
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3 suppliers
Alpa Marine International
ColomboSri Lanka
Alpa Marine International is a Sri Lankan ship chandling and marine supply company providing reliable, high-quality services to vessels calling at ports across Sri Lanka.
We are committed to delivering quality products, competitive pricing, and timely service with 24/7 operational support. Our experienced team works closely with ship owners, managers, operators, and agents to ensure efficient vessel supply operations.
Ports Served: Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee, Hambantota, and other Sri Lankan ports.
At Alpa Marine International, customer satisfaction, reliability, and professionalism are at the heart of everything we do.
General Ship ChandlersDeck Stores & EquipmentEngine Stores & Consumables
At Lifting Gear Namibia, we understand the importance of reliable and high-quality lifting gear for various industries.
Whether you are involved in construction, mining, manufacturing, or any other sector that requires heavy lifting, we are here to provide you with top-notch solutions.
Marine Ropes is a leading online procurement platform serving the maritime, mining, and industrial sectors across Namibia and Southern Africa. We connect vessel operators, procurement teams, and logistics managers with a wide range of certified equipment, available for easy online ordering and direct delivery to site, warehouse, or quayside. Specializing in mooring ropes, synthetic ropes, braids, twines, wire ropes, lifting, rigging, and lashing equipment, we provide reliable solutions for demanding environments. Established in 1998 and fully Namibian-owned since 2009, Marine Ropes delivers quality, consistency, and industry expertise across import, export, wholesale, and retail supply
How does the marked safe working load change with how a sling is rigged?+
A sling's marked SWL applies to a straight vertical pull; using it at an angle, in a basket hitch, or as a choker reduces its effective capacity, so a rigger derates the tag value according to the actual hitch used on the job. Buyers and crews need to understand this derating themselves — reading the certificate alone doesn't tell them the safe load for every configuration.
How does a shackle's rating relate to the sling it connects?+
A shackle is the connecting hardware joining a sling, hook, or padeye together, carrying its own certified SWL and identification marking independent of the sling it's paired with. Buyers order shackles as separate rated items and match the shackle's SWL to the sling and the load, rather than assuming the two components automatically share the same limit just because they're used together.
When is lifting gear replaced rather than re-certified?+
Loose gear is normally replaced once thorough examination finds wear, deformation, or corrosion beyond tolerance for its rating, rather than being repaired or downgraded for continued use. That examination is carried out by a separate load-testing and inspection provider; the sling supplier's role is to have new gear ready, matched to the original specification, so a failed item can be swapped in promptly.
