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Huisman skyhook crane completes first lift

By: Tom Russell 04/09/2020 Huisman

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Huisman has completed the lifting of the first batch of offshore wind monopiles with its 2,600mt Skyhook quayside crane at its facility in China. It is largest slewing jib quayside cranes in the world.

The monopiles, with a length of approximately 100 metres have a weight in the region of 1,700mt excluding rigging. The crane is positioned at Huisman's facility near Xiamen, P.R. of China. It was designed for load-outs of heavy equipment, like the 10,000mt Tub Mounted Cranes for Heerema’s Sleipnir and the 3,000mt offshore mast crane for Boskalis. With this lift Huisman demonstrated that the Skyhook is also equipped for offshore wind marshalling ports.

Cees van Veluw, Product Manager Cranes at Huisman, said: “With the high ambitions for offshore wind in various parts of the world, we see that more permanent yet more flexible lifting solutions are key to further efficiency gains in the logistics chain. The capacity of the Skyhook matches the foundation sizes we see in the near future, while the Dual Main Hoist gives large advantages to easier connection and handling of loads. With new marshalling ports being developed worldwide, we see that the Skyhook can contribute to further optimising the logistics of offshore wind turbines and foundations.”

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