Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to the South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The crane will be installed on a 150m multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) ordered by Sealion Shipping, on behalf of Toisa Ltd. ”This is the largest active [...]
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has acquired total ownership in the Spanish crane refurbishment and maintenance service company Mareiport, S.A. The acquisition is a strategic step for Kalmar to become a major global crane refurbishment and services provider. Kalmar has been a minority shareholder with 30 percent ownership in the company since 2007. Mareiport is a [...]
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has developed an offshore crane featuring three-axis motion compensation to carry out installations, repairs, maintenance and general service duties in the renewable energy and oil and gas markets A 74m infield support vessel (ISV) will debut a new MacGregor offshore crane that delivers full three-axis (x, y and z) compensation, enabling [...]
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured its third identical offshore crane contract for Volstad Maritime AS series of 125m offshore construction vessels being built by Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway. The order is booked in the first quarter 2013 order intake. Two more active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor offshore cranes have been ordered for hull [...]
Liebherr has launched its range of maritime crane simulators. Based on original software and hardware, the Liebherr simulators increase port safety and productivity by providing a cost-effective and highly efficient crane operator training solution. The development of this advanced training tool is driven by Liebherr’s extensive experience in highly immersive crane driver training. Approved by [...]
On 19 February 2013, IPA Steel Terminal in Altamira, Mexico, received their 100 mt Gottwald crane. The new crane, additional to the terminal’s 150 mt link belt crawler, arrived from Manzanillo and is fully operational. With this new acquisition, the terminal is well equipped to handle a variety of heavy lift and project cargo, such [...]
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS signed a contract worth approximately 65 MNOK. The contract is with Kleven Verft AS in Norway and concerns delivery of an active heave compensated subsea crane for an offshore construction vessel for REM Offshore ASA. The delivery will take place in the second [...]
Currently the support vessel Caballo Marango is being equipped with a Liebherr heavy lift crane, type BOS 35000, in the port of Rostock. The overload test has now been carried out and the offshore crane successfully lifted 1,100 t which is 110 per cent of its maximum lifting capacity. The crane offering a maximum boom [...]
Towering at a height of 138 metres, taller than the London Eye, London Gateway’s colossal quay cranes are on their way to the UK’s new deep-water container port. The first three of the port’s giant quay cranes, manufactured by Shanghai’s Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC), have started their journey from China. The enormous crane’s boom [...]
Cargotec’s second 50-tonne SWL four-wire MacGregor K5036- 4HD crane has been delivered to Singaporean owner OBT for the Indonesian market. The K5036-4HD offers a long service life and high capacities for the transloading and bulk handling markets and forms an important part of Cargotec’s MacGregor four-wire rope (K4) crane portfolio. “We have the highest expectations [...]
