SMST to Provide 'World's Largest' 3D Motion Compensated Cranes for Windcat Offshore's CSOVs
Dutch offshore equipment supplier SMST has been awarded a contract by Damen Shipyards to deliver two sets of mission equipment for the two newbuild Elevation Series CSOVs for Windcat Offshore. SMST will deliver a gangway combined with access & cargo tower and "world’s largest" 3D Motion compensated crane.The Elevation Series CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB.TECH.
Balanced Dredging with E-Crane
One doesn’t usually think about cranes when talking about dredging, but cranes form a big part of the niche business. And, even though Indusign/E-Crane Worldwide has over 200 cranes in operation since Lieven Bauwens and Geert Watteeuw partnered up over 20 years ago, they are perhaps not that well known in dredging circles on this side of the pond. The Belgian company has tons (pun intended) of experience engineering their balance cranes. During that time, their equilibrium crane has more than proven itself in the scrap industry…
One Year Anniversary, Crane Worldwide
The last year has not been kind to the global transportation business. Demand has skidded with the global economy. Yet one year after launch, Crane Worldwide is a growing new player in the industry. The Houston-based company, which provides a variety of shipping and logistical services, is on track to meet its original milestone of achieving $1b in revenue and 4,000 employees at the company’s five to seven year mark. In the year since its founding, Crane Worldwide has established 47 offices in 17 countries, grown to 500 employees and created a client base of dozens of leading global corporations in industries from aerospace to energy.
