UAE-based Safety Services Group (SSG), leaders in lifting equipment engineering and turnkey solutions, recently conducted the highly specialised verification and load test of a pedestal-mounted lattice boom crane for a UAE maritime project
The crane came with twin hoists of 125 tonnes each on board barge. The group company Safety Marine Services certified the crane at 220 tonnes. The week long round-the-clock task was completed mid-February, with all safety precautions adhered to, using water weights. Calibration of the crane load moment indicator (LMI) was also conducted.
Mohammed Seethi Padiyath, general manager operations, Safety Services Group, said, “The pedestal-mounted lattice boom cranes are built for use in the harshest conditions and can therefore be used on both fixed and floating drilling platforms and vessels, in virtually any part of the world. The testing and certification of the cranes was done by our specialist engineers, ensuring that our processes, technology, and knowledge are optimised to meet leading global standards.”
The boom hoist offshore crane, also called the lattice boom crane, is a pedestal-mounted crane with a rope luffing lightweight lattice boom. Boom hoist cranes are typically used where large boom lengths are required. Boom hoist offshore cranes can be used on fixed or floating platforms, jack-ups and multipurpose vessels.
