Offshore cranes take centre stage at IMCA's Lifting & Rigging seminar

摘要

Return to Offshore Cranes'was the focus of IMCA's Lifting & Rigging seminar this year, which took place in Amsterdam in September. The seminar looked at offshore cranes as key enablers, focussing on technology advances in operating modes, control systems, maintenance and assurance, training and simulators, remote operation, skilled personnel requirements and fibre rope integration. Chaired by TechnipFMC's David Cannell this year, IMCA's Lifting & Rigging seminar has become a popular annual event, attended by crane manufacturers, offshore crane users and representatives from training and academic development institutes. This year's seminar marked a shift from the ropes and rigging issues discussed at past seminars, to examine the cranes and systems used in offshore lifting operations.