Belgian heavy transport engineering company Sarens has been busy executing heavy lifts with its SGC-90 at the Greater Changhua offshore wind farm. The company has also bolstered its heavy-duty trailer fleet with the acquisition of over 100 SPMT axle lines.
Sarens’ SGC-90 electric ring crane was busy performing a series of lifts in support of Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind farm, a 900 MW capacity facility in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to the SGC-90, Sarens deployed an impressive fleet of heavy lifting equipment, including the CC6800, LR1750, and CC2800-1 cranes, ensuring the project was executed efficiently and safely.
The SGC-90 was chosen for its large lifting capacity, boom length, and green energy system. Working at the PTSC Yard in Vung Tau, Vietnam from December 2023 through March 2025, its mission has been to lift lower and upper jacket sections for assembly. Over the course of the project, Sarens has been responsible for lifting a total of 33 jackets, with two lifts per jacket.
For this project, the crane was shipped directly to the site via a single ship, and unloading took one week. Assembling the massive crane then took another six weeks before it was ready to launch into action. The SGC-90 was configured with a 130-metre boom length and performed 32 lifts per section, amounting to a total of 64 lifts in a single year. The lower jacket sections weighed 540 tonnes, and the upper jackets weigh 700 tonnes.
Each lift was completed safely and securely, despite challenges that naturally arise in projects of such complexity. While language barriers were one challenge, another was the weather; due to higher afternoon and evening wind speeds, the crew remained vigilant about safely operating the crane in the right conditions.
Separately, Sarens expended its heavy-duty trailer fleet with the acquisition of over 100 SPMT axle lines from Cometto. The comany said that some of the new units have already been delivered, “marking a significant step in strengthening our heavy transport capabilities”.
