Containerized crane suited to heavy offshore wind turbines/foundations
April 27, 2023
Mammoet expects to shortly take delivery of the first components of a new 6,000-t ring crane, with the fully assembled system set to be delivered in 2024.
Courtesy Mammoet
The SK6000 assembles floating foundations and turbines without reconfiguration.
Offshore staff
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands—Mammoet expects to shortly take delivery of the first components of a new 6,000-t ring crane, with the fully assembled system set to be delivered in 2024.
The SK6000 crane, which will be able to operate fully on electric power, will offer a high overall outreach, hook height and lifting capacity, Mammoet said, and is containerized, allowing for swift mobilization and onsite erection to provide heavy-lift capacity where needed.
One of the anticipated markets is the next generation of offshore wind farms with larger-capacity wind turbines.
It should also allow companies in the sector to launch heavier foundations, both fixed and floating.
