MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won contracts for its new lattice boom cranes (LBC) from Merkers Offshore, successfully negotiated and procured through Marine Commerce in Singapore. Four 20015-6045 LBC cranes will be installed on two offshore maintenance liftboats – equipped with 80m jack-up legs – under construction at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industries in China. Delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.
– We secured these orders as a result of MacGregor’s extensive offshore knowledge and our reputation for producing robust and reliable offshore equipment, says Mattias Sundström, Sales and Marketing Director for MacGregor’s lattice boom cranes, MacGregor’s long-standing relationship with Marine Commerce was also an important factor.
Designed to meet the requirements of API-2C, which governs the design and construction of offshore pedestal mounted cranes installed on fixed or floating platform structures employed in drilling and production operations, each crane will have a SWL of 200 tonnes at 15m outreach, or 60 tonnes at 45m.
MacGregor developed its LBC cranes in response to rising demand in the offshore market. Although designed to target a very specific segment, MacGregor was able to take full advantage of its extensive experience of crane design and construction across the whole organisation during the development phase.
– The cranes will perform well in the harsh, corrosive conditions of the offshore industry, adds Mr Sundström. – Regardless of performance requirements, offshore equipment must, above all, be rugged, safe and reliable, because the offshore industry goes about its business in some very challenging environments.
