Mudmat and manifold installation Western Australia with limited rigging height - picture of mudmat being lowered through splash zone

Crane vessel and feeder boat getting ready for pin pile installation in Romania

Customer Challenge: When lifting the loading buoy into the ships docking bay, the ships movement can give high peak loads on the lifting gear. Cranemaster Solution: To dampen and avoid  excessive loads, Cranemaster has designed a special unit which is permanently installed in the top of the loading buoy as…

Customer Challenge: Installation of 6 large structures in the South China Sea. The dry weights of the structures were in the order of 200-400 metric tons. Due to the water depth of 1500 meter, potential risk of resonance had to be mitigated. Cranemaster Solution: By using two Cranemaster passive heave…

Customer Challenge: Installation of module for Jumbo Maritime at the Wheatstone Project. Max. landing speed of 0,5 m/s at 200 meter water depth. Cranemaster Solution: A Cranemaster unit with SWL of 600 metric tons and 3 meter stroke. The unit was equipped with Lock & Release functionality for reduction of…

Customer Challenge: Installation of a Module Suport Frame (MSF) at 120 meter water depth for TechnipFMC and Jumbo at the North Amethyst project in Canada. The MSF had a dry weight of 139 metric tons and a submerged weight of 109 metric tons. Cranemaster Solution: A Cranemaster unit with SWL…

Customer Challenge: Cross haul and landing of 167 metric tons piles, manifolds and pump stations for TechnipFMC USA. Cranemaster Solution: Two Cranemaster units in series with SWL of 250 metric tons and 2,5 meter stroke. The Results: The structures were successfully installed at 2700 meter water depth from the vessel…

Customer Challenge: Lowering and installation of 16 suction anchors for APL at the Neptune Deep Water Port Project (DWPP). Due to the suction anchor’s hydrodynamic properties, it was required to reduce the dynamic loads in the splash zone. Cranemaster Solution: A Cranemaster unit with SWL of 400 metric tons and 4,3…

Customer Challenge: The vessel Normand Seven was chartered from Solstad Offshore ASA by Subsea 7 and converted into a subsea pipe laying vessel for a long-term contract in Brazilian waters. Subsea 7 looked into ways to dynamically test the flexible pipe tensioner installed on the vessel. Cranemaster Solution: A standard…

Customer Challenge: Lifting of a platform structure from a barge onto a platform. Cranemaster Solution: Two Cranemaster units in series with SWL of 400 metric tons and 4,3 meter stroke. Cranemaster Quick Lift functionality was used to avoid re-contact after lift off.