BigLift transports and installs two 1700-tonne cranes
BigLift has transported and installed two 1700-tonne Grab Ship Unloaders with its heavy-lift vessel Happy Star. After installation of the GSUs, the ship loaded the two old GSUs and shipped them back to the original...Read more
Huisman’s Skyhook crane lifts first batch of monopiles
With the 2600-metric-tonne Skyhook, Huisman has designed and built the largest Slewing Jib Quayside Crane in the world. It has now lifted its first batch of offshore wind monopiles. The monopiles with a length of...Read more
Huisman to deliver crane and winch for cruise rescue vessel
Huisman has been awarded a contract by China Merchants Heavy Industry for the delivery of a 250-metric-tonne Knuckle Boom Crane and a 500-metric-tonne towing winch. These will be installed on the upgraded 14,000-kilowatt Large Cruise...Read more
Crew member’s finger crushed when securing crane jib
Crane operations are inherently risky. A recent Mars Report shows just how easy it is to lose situational awareness during such an operation, which led to a crushed finger.Read more
Huisman crane for CSBC-DEME’s new installation vessel Green Jade
The floating DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel Green Jade will be equipped with a Huisman crane. Belgian offshore contractor DEME is building the ship with its Taiwanese partner CSBC. The Offshore Mast Crane is...Read more
Damen concludes keel laying of 75-metre crane barge for Panama
Keel laying for a Crane Barge 7532 has been completed at Damen Yichang Shipyard in Hubei Province, China. The vessel will be delivered in Panama and will replace a 77-year old crane still in operation. The...Read more
Liebherr develops new remote service app for cranes
Liebherr has developed a remote service tool for crawler cranes, deep foundation equipment and maritime cranes. The app allows operators to share visual information, resulting in faster and easier troubleshooting. As part of a test,...Read more
Huisman to lure submarine builders to Schiedam with special crane
Huisman has added a Submarine Handling Crane to its Schiedam facility in the Netherlands. The crane builder hopes it will entice the three non-Dutch manufacturers bidding on the contract to build the new Dutch submarines...Read more
New video shows breaking of installation vessel Orion’s crane hook
New video footage of the Orion accident has emerged on social media and it confirms that a failing hook was the cause for the accident. In the video, it is clearly visible that the hook...Read more
Container ship ONE lacking ballast when it hit terminal crane in Busan
The South Korean authorities have traced the cause of the accident in which a container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE sailed into a crane in the port of Busan at the beginning of...Read more
Construction of offshore wind farms compromised by crane accident
The dramatic collapse of the 5000-tonne Liebherr crane on the new installation vessel of DEME in Rostock means that at least one client responsible for the construction of a wind farm has a problem. Probably...Read moreHook of offshore installation vessel Orion’s crane failed at 2600 tonnes
The malfunctioning crane hook causing the crane accident with DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion 1 was designed by Ropeblock based in the Netherlands. In a statement, Ropeblock has said the failure occurred at approximately...Read moreLiebherr: Third party hook caused Orion crane accident
A malfunctioning hook from an external supplier caused the crane accident onboard Deme’s new offshore vessel Orion 1. Why the hook did not withstand the load is still unclear, but authorities and experts unanimously agree...Read more
Video: 5000-tonne crane of new DEME vessel collapses
The 5000-tonne heavy-lift crane of DEME’s new installation vessel Orion 1 has collapsed while undergoing load tests at Liebherr’s construction yard in Rostock. Five people sustained minor injuries and vessel and crane have suffered damage....Read more
Huisman develops quick connector for safer offshore installations
Huisman and Jan De Nul Group have joined forces for the heavy lift equipment on board of the latter’s new offshore installation vessels Les Alizés and Voltaire. One of the outcomes of this cooperation is...Read more
Spliethoff orders pipe handling gantry cranes for new vessels
KenzFigee has been awarded a contract by Spliethoff for the delivery of two custom pipe handling gantry cranes for their two new build multipurpose DP2 B-type vessels. The ships are currently under construction at the...Read more
New deep sea quay cranes for RWG arrive in Rotterdam
Two new deep sea quay cranes arrived at Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) on Thursday 23 April. They will be commissioned in the coming months and are expected to be operational in the second half of...Read more
Heavy lift specialist Huisman appoints David Roodenburg as CEO
The Supervisory Board has appointed David Roodenburg to become the new statutory CEO of Huisman. Since 1980, Huisman has been owned and led by the Roodenburg family, growing from 20 employees to 2000 to date. His...Read more