Jumbo sets new record

摘要

Jumbo Shipping has set a new tandem heavy-lift record, set by the Jumbo Jubilee. During the crane tests of Jumbos latest J-class vessel at the Huisman yard in Schiedam, a ballasted pontoon was lifted out of the water in tandem by the two 900tonne mast cranes. A load of 1980tonnes, 10% on top of the combined safe working load (SWL) of the cranes, was required to obtain a Lloyds Register Certificate of Compliance. During the test it appeared that the testload had a record breaking weight of 1992tonnes: the heaviest load ever lifted by a heavy-lift transport ship said Jumbo Shipping. Earlier that week, both cranes performed a full 360deg swing with a load of 990tonnes. The ship was ballasted to a four degree heel angle, in order to test the cranes under all the circumstances they could encounter during their lifetime.