Tag: cranes

The vessel will be delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and has been designed in cooperation with Ulstein Design and Solutions B.V. Jumbo’s Basis of Design. Furthermore, it will be powered by dual fuel engines and has the ability to run on LNG.

Dalian Shipbuilding Industry has received Approval in Principle certificates from classification society DNV GL for a new shuttle tanker and a column stabilized crane unit designs, on the sidelines of Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai.

In a bid to mitigate pollution and adopt green practices, the Kenya Ports Authority plans installation of two ultra-modern diesel electric cranes at the Port of Mombasa, mid next year.

In its monthly safety scenario, the Swedish P&I Club describes an incident of a crane fall onboard a container ship, which hit and injured a crew member. The investigation revealed that the wire was not in good condition, despite proper maintenance as per PMS system. 

Maritime New Zealand informed that it is working closely with stevedoring companies to improve safety practices in the log loading industry, following an intensive health and safety inspection campaign earlier this year.

International Container Terminal Services informed that it has ordered 16 hybrid rubber tired gantries at the Manila International Container Terminal, in a bid to further reduce carbon emissions.

The Japan Transport Safety Board issued an investigation report on the fatality of two and injury of one worker onboard the cargo ship 'BBC ASIA', who were caught between pipes being hoisted by the crane and a side wall during cargo handling, on October 2016, at Hanshin Port.

The Port of Virginia signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes, the largest of their kind in US, as part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway, according to the port's authority.

MacGregor and ESL Shipping Oy have agreed to jointly develop and test an autonomous discharging feature on MacGregor bulk handling cranes, designed to offer safety and efficiency advances. The cranes will be fitted on board ESL Shipping's two new liquefied natural gas-powered handysize bulk carriers.

Rolls-Royce has been assigned by the Brazilian ship owning company CBO, to equip an existing offshore platform supply vessel with a new patented dual draglink subsea crane. This will be the first installation of a subsea crane designed to be able to use either fibre or steel wire rope.