St. Johns Ship Building Sets New 100-Ton Rough Terrain Crane Into Service
St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB), a subsidiary of Americraft Marine Group, announced the receipt and commissioning of a new 100-ton Link-Belt rough terrain crane, acquired through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Transportationâs Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grant Program.The Link-Belt 100|RT is fabricated and assembled in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. This heavy-lift crane expands the shipyardâs material-handling and modular assembly capabilities, supporting a growing backlog of both commercial and government vessel programs.The 100|RT crane features a five-sectionâŠ
PT Bahtera Bahari Shipyard Purchases Indonesiaâs First All-Electric CBG 500 E Crane
PT Bahtera Bahari Shipyard (PT BBS) has purchased Liebherrâs CBG 500 E. Scheduled for delivery in October 2025, the crane will be installed on a barge currently under construction at their Batam facility. The CBG 500 E features a rope luffing mechanism, a 65-ton safe working load in grab operation, and a 43-meter outreachâmaking it ideal for high-volumecoal handling. Its all-electric drive system, supported by the Licatronic energy recovery system and supercapacitors, ensures reduced emissions and optimized energy use.
Huisman to Deliver Crane for Penta-Oceanâs Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Vessel
Huisman has been awarded a contract from Penta-Ocean Construction to deliver a 5,000 mt Tub Mounted Crane along with a monopile handling system, including a motion compensated pile gripper, for a new heavy lift vessel designed for Japanese offshore wind market.Developed collaboratively with Penta-Ocean Construction and vessel designer Ulstein, the concept seamlessly integrates the crane and handling tools into Penta-Ocean Constructionâs new heavy lift vessel.Designed for the Japanese offshore wind marketâŠ
Drydocks World Orders Regionâs Largest Floating Sheerleg Crane
Drydocks World has signed a deal for the largest floating sheerleg crane in the Middle East and Africa.Fabricated by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), the new 5,000 tonne crane features a 160-meter-long A-frame and a 600-tonne fly jib that can extend its reach to 180 meters.An automatic ballasting system guarantees stability and includes the integration of a high-capacity ballast water treatment plant.The design, construction, testing, and commissioning phase is expected to take approximately 24 monthsâŠ
Vestdavit wins Contract to Supply on new USCG Icebreaker
Vestdavit won a tender with Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine to supply marine davits for the U.S. Coast Guardâs new Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The 460-foot vessel will support U.S. operations in Arctic and Antarctic waters.Two HNFE-5000 davit systems from Vestdavit will launch and recover the Coast Guardâs âOver the Horizonâ rigid-hull inflatable boat, designed to intercept fast and non-compliant vessels, from the PSCâs enclosed bay. The lead PSC is scheduled to be delivered to the Coast Guard in 2024.âThe PSC is a robustâŠ
Effer Becomes Part of Hiab
Loader crane manufacturer Hiab, part of Cargotec, has completed the acquisition of Effer loader cranes business from the CTE group.According to a press release from Hiab, the signing of the transaction was announced on 31 July 2018. For Hiab as the global leader in on-road load handling solutions, this acquisition means a significant advancement in its ambition to be leader in cranes and preferred partner for its customers.Effer, headquartered in Minerbio, Italy, and with approximately 400 employees, is a renowned premium knuckle-boom crane manufacturer. Effer's product range includes truck loader cranes, special application truck cranes, and marine cranes, with particular recognition for heavy cranes >100 tm capacity.
Ship to Shore Crane Blasted in San Juan
A heavily corroded 180-foot ship to shore crane was demolished last week in a rare crane toppling event in San Juan."The crane needed to be demolished as it was heavily corroded and SSA International (a stakeholder of the port in San Juan) decided that the quickest way for this to happen would be to go down the unusual demolition route of toppling, rather than the more conventional; taken apart piece by piece," said a press release from Global Rigging and Transport (GRT)."To bring down a crane of this magnitude down requires careful planning. GRT engineers had to calculate where to cut, blast and pull the crane so that it's falling could be controlled," it said. Essential to any crane toppling is the creation of the "drop zone", which is the area where the crane falls.
