Sarens has recently completed a critical project at Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station in South Carolina, USA. The project involved the replacement of two feedwater heaters, each weighing a staggering 130,000 pounds (58.9 tons).Read more
ShippingThe discussion about weather-dependent lashing has continued both nationally and internationally, including within the IMO, for over 10 years. No consensus was ever reached about a so-called Unified Interpretation of the CSS Code. Until 11...Read more
Project logisticsPRESS RELEASE- Rhenus Projects USA has transported a steam turbine rotor and a couple of rotor casings using Antonov AN-124 aircrafts. Both shipments required additional engineering to safely load the components. Read more
Loading operationsThe structural assessment process for heavy-lift transport projects on multi-purpose vessels can vastly benefit from existing finite element (FE) models, says DNV-GL. The simulation model can help to quickly determine if and how super heavy...Read more
EngineeringScanNautic has hired Zeamarine’s former Vice President of Engineering Services Jan Knudsen to lead the company’s new heavy-lift focused subsidiary ScanNautic Engineering & Project. Knudsen is joined by Kirill Plotnikov who formerly worked as Head...Read more
EquipmentThe giant cranes onboard crane vessels may all look similar, but crane specialists know better. Heerema Marine Contractors had important choices to make for the 10,000-tonne cranes of the Sleipnir. Both for the crane type...Read more