Ashtech ProFlex to help Bard Wind Lift I vessel position offshore wind...
Five Ashtech ProFlex 500 GNSS receivers are helping guide the operations of the self-propelled jack-up vessel Bard Wind Lift I, the first… Source: marinelink, May 12, 2010;
View ArticleFurther 1.600 t Heavy Lift Offshore Crane Successfully Delivered by Liebherr...
At the beginning of September, Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 straight from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore...
View ArticleGermany: SAL Puts “Svenja”, the World’s Largest Heavy Lift Vessel, into Service
With a lifting capacity of a total of 2,000 tonnes and speed of 20 knots, it’s the world’s largest heavy lift vessel to date: SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land puts the first of two new buildings of...
View ArticleLiebherr Develops Offshore Heavy Lift Crane for Beluga Hochtief Offshore...
The heavy lift offshore crane, type CAL 64000 – 1500 Litronic®, specially developed by Liebherr for the company BELUGA HOCHTIEF Offshore,… (heavyliftpfi) Source: heavyliftpfi, February 21, 2011
View ArticleThe Netherlands: Mammoet Announces New PTC Super Heavy Lift Cranes
Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport, has presented its new PTC super heavy lift cranes. The cranes were designed in-house by the company and will be used for large...
View ArticleRambiz Heavy Lift Barge Installs Top Section of Walney 2 Substation (UK)
On Tuesday 5 May 2011, the jacket for the Walney 2 offshore substation was placed, but then a period with windy weather put the operation on hold. It took 14 days before the top section could be...
View ArticleThe Netherlands: Largest Heavy Lift Crane of Europe Operational at Bow Terminal
Recently, BOW Terminal in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, has invested in the largest fixed heavy lift crane of Europe (Gottwald MK 1500 crane), with 1200 tons lifting capacity. The availability of this...
View ArticleNorway: TTS Purchases Heavy-Lift Crane Company
TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF), located in Hamburg, Germany. Closing is expected to be finalized in the first half of August 2012....
View ArticleGermany: Overdick Delivers Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation”
Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF...
View ArticleThe Netherlands: Mobile Offshore Crane Successfully Performs 1.500 Tonnes Lift
The Spacelift MC 35000 DLS is an unique mobile marine crane with 1.500 tonnes lifting capacity, and stands for a new era in the offshore industry. The system’s architecture, combined with all other...
View ArticleCroatia: Brodosplit to Build Two Heavy Lift Vessels for Jumbo Shipping
Croatian-based shipyard Brodosplit hosted a keel laying ceremony for the second heavy lift vessel ordered by Jumbo Shipping, a leading Dutch heavy lift company. A complex project like this was never...
View ArticleUK: Offshore Wind – Transport and Lift Conference Coming Up
On 27 – 28 February 2013, the Offshore Wind – Transport and Lift Conference will take place in London. The conference focuses at improving accuracy and safety of offshore wind installations. Patrick...
View ArticleGermany: SAL Heavy Lift Opens New Head Office
The maritime location in HafenCity Hamburg is growing: SAL Heavy Lift has opened the doors of its new head office at Brooktorkai 20. The premises sprawl over the 6th floor; 116 employees are working...
View ArticlePoland: Liebherr Delivers Heavy Lift Offshore Crane for New Installation...
In June, components weighing up to 420 tonnes each for Liebherr’s new heavy lift offshore crane CAL 45000-1200 Litronic® were loaded from Liebherr MCCtec Rostock GmbH onto two ships in the port of...
View ArticleDong to Lift Restriction around Anholt Area (Denmark)
Throughout the construction period, the work area around Anholt has been classified as a restricted area where there has been a ban on fishing, sailing, anchoring, diving and working on the seabed that...
View ArticleFlag Raised on Hochtief’s New Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel (Poland)
The ceremonial raising of the flag on Vidar, the powerful jack-up vessel, took place in CRIST Shipyard (Gdynia, Poland) today (December 6). CRIST delivered Vidar, its second heavy lift jack-up barge...
View ArticleABS Development Director to Speak at Transport and Lift Conference
2nd Annual Offshore Wind Transport and Lift Conference has confirmed another speaker. Jale Cairney, ABS Group Business Development Director, Europe Renewable Energy, will speak on risk assessment and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Liebherr Heavy-Lift Offshore Cranes
Liebherr’s heavy-lift offshore cranes have been a part of the offshore wind industry for quite some time now. The company has an extensive range of heavy-lift offshore cranes featuring maximum lifting...
View ArticleWinds Lift RWE Innogy’s Q1 Figures
RWE Innogy released figures for the first quarter of 2014 where it reported a 9% year-on-year increase as its operating result amounted to €97 million. The higher production of wind energy generation...
View ArticleJumbo to Equip Its Heavy-Lift Vessels with Huisman’s DDS System
Jumbo Shipping has recently decided to award Huisman a contract for the design and construction of the 2nd Deepwater Deployment System (DDS). This system will be integrated on Jumbo’s DP2 heavy-lift...
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