Offshore wind farm lifts benefit from ring crane

Alex Dahm Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

04 December 2023

One of the biggest offshore challenges is that nothing can stop a tide – which can bring a halt to work on wind farm construction projects – unless you use a super heavy lift ring crane. Alex Dahm reports.

Offshore wind energy construction projects are ramping up all over the world, increasingly putting a focus on operational efficiency.

A key consideration for the lifting work at the quayside is that there can be tidal water level changes of as much as four metres, every six hours. This is the…

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