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Keppel wins contract to build world’s largest sheerleg floating crane

By On September 13, 2011

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) in China has secured a contract worth S$143 million to build a [...]

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Shipyard Magic – One Crane Lifting a 10 Story Steel Block

By On August 25, 2011

Click on the image for the Hi-Resolution version 12,481 employees, 64 wheel powered hydraulic jack transporters, 1000 foot floating drydocks plus assorted gantry and tower cranes are some of the [...]

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Time Lapse Video – Moving A Crane

By On October 25, 2010

A time lapse of the ZHEN HUA 5 on May 5th 2007 in Harwich Harbour carrying away a Port of Felixstowe ship to shore crane. The cruise ship Princess Danae [...]

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How Does Heavy Lift Work?

By On July 3, 2010

rigzone.com brings us this look into how heavy lift works? With major drilling and production facilities located offshore, the oil and gas industry must rely on an efficient and safe [...]

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Jumbo Crane Collapse – Incident Photo Of The Week

By On December 10, 2009

Our good friend Captian Koos sent us this photo of the May 30th 2008 Jumbo Crane Collapse at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Pudong China. Lloyds List Reports: Sources said columns [...]

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Largest Crane In The World – Amazing Photos

By On September 21, 2009

Nearly 7 years ago Yantai Raffles Shipyard, in Shandong Province China, recognized that the building of tomorrow’s biggest offshore oil vessels and platforms would require machinery of epic size. To [...]

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First Lift – World’s Largest Crane In Action

By On August 19, 2009

A few months back we brought you photos of the world’s largest crane being built, today we show you it in action. It is the world’s first fixed dual-beam gantry [...]

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Incident Photo – Southampton Crane Collapse

By On July 13, 2009

A worker is seriously injured after a crane collapses at Southampton Dock.  According to BBC: Fire crews were called to Southampton Docks, owned by DP World, at Dock Gate 20 [...]

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Crane Photos – Heavy Lift Cranes & Rigging

By On April 7, 2009

The maritime and ship-building industry has a constant need to move the world’s heaviest loads between ship and shore and even employees  the biggest crane in the world. But the true workhorses [...]

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Left Coast Lifter – Biggest floating crane ever to hit the West Coast arrives in San Francisco

By On March 13, 2009

Image via sfexaminer.com A massive 328-foot crane arrived in San Francisco Bay last week to start working on the Bay Bridge’s eastern span project.  The crane, called the “Left Coast [...]

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Four Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive in Savannah, Georgia – Photos and Video

By On February 25, 2009

Monday, The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced the arrival of four new super post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Savannah aboard the Dockwise M/V Tern.  Garden City Terminal now has [...]

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Mega Crane Accident Videos – Gantry Crane Dominos

By On December 14, 2008

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