The Crosby Group acquires stake in Verton
The Crosby Group has invested in Verton, which has developed load orientation technology that removes the need for human-held tag lines in lifting applications. The company speaks of “game-changing technology” that will play a critical...Read more
Jumbo installs mooring system in record water depth
Jumbo Offshore has installed a 14-point FPSO mooring system at a depth of 1,760 metres, breaking its own deepwater record. The project was carried out in preparation for the installation of the first FPSO ever...Read more
Sarens opens new office in Estonia
PRESS RELEASE – Sarens is opening a new business unit in Estonia in response to the increasing scope of services and growth opportunities in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries. Read more
Mammoet launches new 6,000-tonne heavy-lift crane
Mammoet has designed a new heavy-lift crane with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The crane is specifically designed for the construction of FPSO’s and floating LNG factories and allows modules to be built bigger than...Read more
Hareket awarded heavy-lift contract for Duqm refinery
PRESS RELEASE – Hareket has been selected as the heavy-lift contractor for the offsite and utility packages for the Duqm Refineries in Oman. The contract was awarded by a joint venture of Petrofac and Samsung. Read more
Mammoet moves 940-tonne stacker-reclaimer in Canada
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has relocated a huge stacker-reclaimer as part of a USD 800 million upgrade project targeted to double its capacity to export 20 million tonnes of metallurgical coal per year, compared to...Read more
Turn crisis into opportunity with the Project Cargo Summit 2020 Online
The world economy has taken a massive hit, but as entrepreneurs and economists will often tell you, crises also present opportunities. During the online edition of the Project Cargo Summit 2020 on the 23rd and...Read more
Liebherr installs first crane using remote service app
PRESS RELEASE – Liebherr has fully assembled its first crane with the aid of the company’s new Remote Service tool. Close cooperation between Liebherr-Argentina on-site in Campana and head office Liebherr MCCtec Rostock GmbH, Germany...Read more
Mammoet delivers 1,400-tonne splitter for new Borealis plant
PRESS RELEASE – Mammoet has transported a 1,400-tonne C3 splitter column to the new Borealis propane dehydrogenation (PDH) site in the Belgian village Kallo. The 109-metre long and 10-metre wide propylene splitter is one of...Read more
Allseas removes third platform from Brent field
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell UK’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea. Read more
HEBO opens new office in port of Amsterdam
PRESS RELEASE – Effective May 2020, HEBO Maritiemservice has expanded into the port of Amsterdam by opening a permanent office. The company offers lifting capacity of up to 800 tonnes for project cargo, breakbulk and...Read more
Sarens launches new heavy-lift climbing system
PRESS RELEASE – Sarens has launched a new climbing system which combines fast operation with bottom-feeding jacking elements. The CS350 is the latest in a new generation of bottom-feeding jacking systems at Sarens, and follows...Read more
Jan De Nul lifts 2,500-tonne lock gate in Zeebrugge
Jan De Nul Group used its heavy-lift vessel Gulliver to disconnect, lift and transport the second lock gate from the Pierre Vandamme lock in Zeebrugge, Belgium, to the inner port for renovation. The gate weighs...Read more
Schmidbauer moves heaviest load ever: a 1,600-tonne bridge
Schmidbauer has transported the heaviest weight in its history: the 1,600-tonne and 130-metre long Streitgrabenbrücke which has now been installed over the A8 highway near Stuttgart in Germany. Read more
Jumbo Jubilee moves two 1,400-tonne reactors
The Jumbo Jubilee is on its way to Algeciras, Spain, after loading two 1400-tonne reactors and three smaller ones in the Port of Venice. The reactors were placed on board using the ship’s two 1800-tonne...Read more
Huisman develops quick connect tool for heavy-lift cranes
PRESS RELEASE – In collaboration with Jan de Nul, Huisman Equipment has developed a Universal Quick Connector that allows installation ships to quickly and hands-free change hooks or other heavy lifting equipment. The system will...Read more
This is how the world’s mightiest offshore cranes work
The 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
‘Big Carl’ lifts first loads at Hinkley Point C
PRESS RELEASE – Big Carl, the world’s largest crane capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes, has completed its first major lift at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK. In total, the Sarens...Read more