The world’s first subsea knuckle-jib crane equipped with a system for fibre rope handling will be installed on the subsea vessel
Havila Phoenix
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The 250 ton Hydramarine active heave compensated (AHC) offshore crane is designed with a 250 ton/3,000m single line winch and is prepared for a 250 ton single line fibre rope
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Øystein Bondevik, sales director in MacGregor’s Offshore division, said, ‘MacGregor’s technology for handling lightweight fibre rope rather than traditional steel wire rope offers several advantages that will meet the ever increasing demands of the offshore industry as operators move further into deeper and more remote territories
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He said that due to the neutralisation of the weight of the fibre rope in the water, much heavier loads can be handled without strain to the crane at unlimited depths
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Consequently, overall safety is improved due to the lighter equipment, which can still carry out heavy work operations
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‘This is another example of how MacGregor’s revolutionary subsea technology will transform ultra-deepwater operations, making them more profitable and efficient than ever
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MacGregor’s Offshore division has already established a leading global position with subsea load handling systems such as launch and recovery systems (LARS) for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), subsea module handling and AHC offshore/subsea cranes
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‘The new generation of MacGregor Hydramarine subsea technology with operational capacity of up to 600 tons at depths down to 10,000m ensures indispensable precision, efficiency and safety in extreme conditions during year around operations
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