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

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: Installation of a 50 metric tons suction pile for the Boabab Phase 3 project outside West Africa. Operations in deep water areas put strong demands on the equipment to be used. A common challenge when using passive heave compensators in deep water, is the deep water pressure pushing…

Customer Challenge: Installation of the wave energy device bioWAVE near Port Fairy, Victoria, in rough weather conditions. Cranemaster Solution: Two large Cranemaster passive heave compensators with SWL of 700 metric tons and 400 metric tons. The Results: The two Cranemaster units functioned perfectly, resulting in reduced DAF in the splash…

Customer Challenge: Splash zone crossing and reduction in seabed landing velocity during installation of PLEM modules in the South China Sea. Cranemaster Solution: A Cranemaster passive heave compensator with SWL of 150 metric tons and 4,5 meter stroke. The Results: Due to the large horizontal area of the PLEM modules,…

Customer Challenge: Enabling installation of  large subsea modules of up to 1100 metric tons in higher sea states for the Chevron Gorgon Project. Cranemaster Solution: Two Cranemaster passive heave compensators with SWL of 700 metric tons and 4,5 meter stroke were connected in parallel. The Cranemaster units was equipped with Cranemaster Adaptive…

Customer Challenge: Installation of GRP protection covers in rough weather in the Shetland waters for Subsea 7. Cranemaster Solution: A Cranemaster unit with SWL of 50 metric tons and 3 meter stroke. The Results: Analysis was done upfront by Cranemaster, giving Subsea 7 a weather window of significant wave heights…