Offshore cranes shaped by the winds of change

摘要

Heavier and larger components such as rotor blades, turbines and foundations for offshore windfarms are challenging the capabilities of existing offshore vessels, driving need for a new generation of ships with more powerful, efficient and reliable lifting solutions. Components for one such lifting solution arrived at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in Jiangsu, China, in April for installation on OHT's new offshore windfarm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. Shipped from Rostock, Germany onboard BigLift Barentsz, the slewing platform and A-frame are key elements of a new 3,000-tonne-capacity offshore crane being supplied by Liebherr. Once the installation of the two components is complete, the boom will be shipped from Rostock to the shipyard for Liebherr's heavy-lift crane HLC 150000.