The Honghai Crane is a mobile gantry crane built by the Chinese Honghua Group. It was completed in Jiangsu in 2014, becoming the largest movable gantry crane by lift capacity, being capable of lifting 22,000 tonnes to a height of 65m.[1]
| Honghai Crane | |
|---|---|
| Type | Gantry crane |
| Manufacturer | Chinese Honghua Group[1] |
| Production | 2014[1][2] |
| Width | 150 m (492 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Height | 124 m (406 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 11,000 t (24,300,000 lb)[1] |
| Propulsion | 2x rails, 2x bogies |
| Gross power | 1800 kW [3] |
Description
editThe Honghai Crane is 150m tall, has a span of 124m and the weight of the steel structure is 11,000 tonnes, excluding the spreader. It has a maximum lifting height of 71m and a total of 48 hanging points, each with a lifting capacity of 300 tonnes. The crane has an operating power of 1800 KW.[4] The total weight of the crane, including the spreader, is said to be 14,800 tonnes.[5] The crane was first commissioned in November–December 2014 when it was utilized to build the hull of a platform supply vessel in the company's yard in Jiangsu.
Operations
editThe crane was used for the building of a platform supply vessel, which was delivered to Danish marine services company Nordic Offshore Supply Unlimited in 2015. The Honghai Crane will be further utilized for the building of an offshore semi-submersible drilling rig for Orion Group.[2]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Honghua launches PSV using Honghai crane". Offshore Energy Today. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "6 Largest Gantry Cranes In The World". Marine Insight.
- ^ "上海创未——宏海号22000吨桁架式拱型龙门起重机整体吊装正在进行时!--我的吊装". Idz360.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Yong Chen | Yong Chen Machinery | Machinery Co., Ltd. Huizhou City Yong Chen". Yong Chen Machinery. 2014-05-20. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-27.