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Apr 142012
Apr 092012
An arial view of the Windturbine Installation vessel MPI Resolution, equipped with a 600 Tons Huisman crane and the newly constructed Seven Borealis with the first 5000 Tons Huisman Offshore Mastcrane.
600 Tons Pedestal Crane
Both cranes (600 Ts + 50 Ts) selected for the MPI Resolution are of an offshore design capable of operating in wind speeds up to 20 metres/second – well above the design parameters laid out in offshore turbine erection procedures. Continue reading “Huisman Offshore cranes on MPI Resolution and Seven Borealis” »
Mar 172012
Mar 172012
Mar 142012
March 7, 2012 – Global tailor-made heavy lifting and transport solutions manufacturer Mammoet has completed the test programme of its three new PTC 140/200 DS (Platform, Twin ring, Containerised) cranes at Westdorpe, The Netherlands.
The last tests involved a PTC 140 DS fitted with a 140 m main boom and 106 m luffing jib. The tip of the jib was over 250 m high. In this configuration the crane capacity is 1,000 tonnes, and in other configurations the new cranes have capacities up to 3,200 tonnes.
Mammoet designed these cranes in-house for large construction projects, such as oil refineries, power stations and offshore structures throughout the world.
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Manitowoc Cranes has announced that testing is near complete on its 2,535-ton capacity Model 31000. The first unit is scheduled to be delivered in early 2012. 
In addition to the crane’s innovative Variable Position Counterweight, the boom and jib combinations are the longest ever designed for Manitowoc crawler cranes, the company said.
Mike Wood, senior product manager, said with a crane the size of the Model 31000, maximizing flexibility and versatility were major design priorities.
“We have designed the 31000 to be as adaptable as possible,” he said. ” The crane is available with multiple boom and jib configurations, as well as five counterweight configurations.”
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