Fibres get near to the knuckle
MacGregor says it has introduced new technology that will transform ultra deepwater operations.
jib crane equipped with a system for fibre rope handling, for installation onboard the Havila subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. The 250tonne Hydramarine active heave-compensated (AHC) offshore crane is designed with a 250tonne/3000m single- line winch and is prepared for a 250tonne single-line fibre rope. “MacGregor’s technology for handling
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lightweight fibre rope rather than traditional steel wire rope offers several advantages that will meet the ever-increasing demands of the offshore industry as operators move further into deeper and more remote territories,” says Øystein Bondevik, sales director in MacGregor’s offshore division. “For example, due to the neutralisation of the weight of the fibre rope in the water, much heavier loads can be handled without strain to the crane at unlimited depths. Consequently, overall safety is improved due to the lighter equipment, which can still carry out heavy work operations. “The new generation of MacGregor
Hydramarine subsea technology with operational capacity of up to 600tonnes at depths down to 10,000m ensures indispensable precision, efficiency and safety in extreme conditions during
n January, Cargotec subsidiary MacGregor delivered what is said to be the world’s first subsea knuckle-
Special composite 250tonne wire sheaves prepared for fibre rope.
year-around operations,” Mr Bondevik says. As world demand for energy
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increases while current oil resources of oil-producing countries are depleting, the offshore industry is being forced to unlock access to sources of world oil supply
that have been untapped to date. The renewed focus of the offshore industry on exploration and exploitation due to the decrease in current oil supply deposits has resulted in the rapid development of subsea technology for both oil and gas procurement. NA
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