by admin | Oct 19, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News
Japan Marine United Shipyard (JMU) has ordered a 1,000-ton capacity crane from Dutch specialist Huisman. The pedestal mounted crane will be used for offshore wind turbine installation in Japan. It will be built at Huisman’s yard in China and installed at the JMU yard...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Offshore News
In Sydney, a cable snapped off a floating crane, flew dozens of meters across the water and landed on the iconic Luna Park entrance face, causing minor damage. Witnesses said they heard a loud bang just before the main cboom of the floating crane fell, followed by a...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News, Ports & Terminals
The new Demag PC 3800-1 Pedestal Crane offers extended possibilities in lifting performance and lifting abilities. It provides access to jobsites previously not reachable with a standard crawler model. The PC 3800-1 boasts strong load charts, especially with main boom...
by admin | Jul 7, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News
Recently, Heila Waalwijk, the Netherlands, overhauled a HLM 10-2S crane installed on one of Svitzer IJmuiden’s vessels. Svitzer, with 550 vessels in 35 countries, is one of the world’s largest harbour tug and salvage companies. “The crane had been mounted on one of...
by admin | May 30, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Offshore News
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced that it is now building one of the most advanced fibre-rope cranes on the market. The MacGregor FibreTrac crane will have a 150-tonne safe working load capacity and will be ready for testing during the first quarter of 2018....
by admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Energy News, Offshore News
ALE transported the first of five floating spar foundations, weighing 3,600t, within the Izar Navantia facilities in Ferrol, Spain. ALE will perform five on-site transportations, before loading-out each spar foundation onto a barge. The foundations will then sail to...
