Van Oord commissions Titan and Astrachan

摘要

During March Holland's Van Oord held a ceremony commissioning the crane vessel Titan and accommodation pontoon Astrachan. The order to build Titan and Astrachan was awarded to Holland Shipyards in Hardinxveld Giessendam, the Netherlands in October 2012. Given the tight construction deadline, virtually all of the work was done in the Netherlands. Titan comprises a new pontoon 60 m long and 26 m wide, and is equipped with spud poles and the e-crane Blockbuster, which was successfully deployed before on the Maasvlakte 2 project. What makes this crane exceptional is its long outreach - the distance between the grab and the centre of the machine - and its lift capacity of 40t.