January 15 - Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the largest component of the 120 m high J-Lay tower for the crane vessel Saipem 7000.
The tower component was loaded onto Saipem's 125 m long and 30 m wide cargo barge S42, and towed from Ravenna in Italy to offshore Burgas, Bulgaria, travelling at an average speed of 8 knots.
Fairmount Expedition also assisted during the offloading of the 3,407-tonne J-Lay tower.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
Schwerlast Weise has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane.
USA-based transport engineering specialist Berard has further strengthened heavy transport capabilities with the recent delivery of 12 additional axle lines of Scheuerle SPMTs
At the end of September, Bergé Maritime received a Liebherr LHM 550 crane as part of a plan to upgrade the port of Tarragona, Spain.
Mammoet’s SK6000 has passed its test programme after Lloyd’s Register certified the crane’s safe operation to its specification.
