[INDUSTRY NEWS]


Lankhorst Ropes Awarded Aasta Hansteen Spar Mooring Contract


> Lankhorst Ropes, a WireCo WorldGroup brand, has been awarded a contract by HHITECH (Hyundai Heavy Industries and Technip USA consortium) to supply the mooring lines for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen Spar platform to be located in the Norwegian sector of the Norwegian Sea. It is the largest single order for deepwater mooring ropes, and believed to be the largest ever order in the global synthetic fiber rope industry. Located in the Aasta Hansteen field,


approximately 300 km west of Bodø, the Spar platform will be moored with 17 polyester mooring lines in groups of 6, 5, and 6 lines at a water depth of approximately 1300 meters. Lankhorst Ropes is supplying 36 rope lengths totaling over 43,000 meters of Lankhorst’s Gama 98® polyester


deepwater mooring rope with minimum breaking strength of 1905 T (4200 kips). Integral with the rope construction is


a cut resistant jacket (based on Dyneema® fiber) developed by Lankhorst Ropes to meet Statoil’s stringent requirements to minimize the potential damage of trawl wire impact. The Gama 98 ropes will be manufactured


at Lankhorst’s state-of-art factory, dedicated to the production of offshore mooring systems, in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Delivery is scheduled for first quarter 2015. Chris Johnson, sales director, Lankhorst


Ropes Offshore Division, said, “We are delighted to be working with Technip again to supply the mooring lines for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen Spar platform. The contract is testimony to Lankhorst’s well-proven, high quality Gama 98® rope which has been supplied to three deepwater Spar platform facilities since 2008.” The Aasta Hansteen Spar platform will be


the first Spar in Norwegian waters, the first Spar concept chosen by Statoil and the largest ever built with a total hull length of 198 meters. For more information on Lankhorst Ropes


and offshore mooring contact Chris Johnson, sales director, Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division on email: cj@lankhorstropes.com and visit www.lankhorstropes.com. y


Lifting Gear Hire Helps BCMC and Operation Finally Home


> Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) recently donated a Modular 24 Spreader Beam with top rigging to help the Building Community Making Connections (BCMC) and Operation Finally Home. LGH donated a Mod 24 spreader beam with rigging to help place the roof on a deserving soldier’s new home in San Antonio, Texas. BCMC partnered with Operation Finally


Home to build a home for a deserving United States Veteran. Specialist Cody Nusbaum’s unit was ambushed by Taliban fighters disguised as Afghan police officers on August 24, 2011. Since that day Cody has gone through over 65 surgeries. After a series of revolutionary procedures to repair his hip and leg, and five months of painful physical therapy, Cody recently took his first steps–fifteen months after the attack. “LGH believes in giving back to our communities. This opportunity to help someone who has given so much for our country means a lot to LGH and touches home for several of our employees,” said Chris Hyatte, Regional Sales Manager in the Texas area. Lifting Gear Hire Corporation has been


serving professionals in all types of industries over the past twenty years, and is proud to be the United States’ largest single organization devoted exclusively to providing lifting and rigging equipment for rental and sale. Through 16 locations in the U.S., and supported by over 30 rental representatives nationwide, Lifting Gear Hire Corporation provide; for rent or sale: hoisting, pulling, jacking and rigging equipment to meet virtually every conceivable lifting or moving need. y


Yale Cordage Uses Sharks to Test New Rope Product


> Yale Cordage, a custom and specialty rope manufacturer, announced it is developing versions of rope to withstand the damage that fish and shark bites can do to the worldwide tsunami warning system. Partnering with the National Data Buoy Center and the Oklahoma Aquarium, research proved that aggressive bull sharks could bite through the mooring lines of critical warning buoys, rendering them and the data they collect useless in the event of severe weather and tsunami activity. As a result of the study’s findings, Yale Cordage developed a shark-proof resistant rope that fits the requirements of the


U.S. government to secure these important pieces of equipment. “We’re proud to be apart of a project that


will lead to a more stable buoy system, and by extension, help America as well as the world better prepare for devastating natural disasters,” stated Bill Putnam, president of Yale Cordage. “The National Data Buoy Center has


been very pleased with the performance of the first generation of fish bite resistant rope, and is looking forward to evaluating the performance of the second iteration of the product,” said Craig Kohler, NDBC Chief of Engineering. The Oklahoma Aquarium is the only


location in the country with a large population of bull sharks in captivity. Representatives from the Oklahoma Aquarium and Yale Cordage cooperated on a National Data Buoy Center- designed experiment to collect data in order to both confirm the damaging effects of sharks on mooring lines and assess the properties of rope necessary to effectively tether the buoys and protect them from damage — all at a cost within the government’s design parameters. While Yale Cordage already produces Shark ByteTM, an incredibly strong rope that is used around the world to withstand extreme abrasion, a new product is now in development to meet the government’s requirements. After final testing, the release of the new rope is slated for launch in early 2014. y


CHANT Doubles Facility and Expands Sales Division


> In January 2013, Chant Engineering announced plans to expand their manufacturing building by 25,000 sq. ft. One year later, the new addition is complete, doubling the company’s manufacturing space to over 50,000 sq. ft. Chant, which partnered with TALURIT


AB in 2012 as its authorized North American distributor, is using the space to house the full line of Talurit Swagers, Dies and other products and inventory, while continuing to grow its testing equipment production. In addition, Chant Engineering Co. Inc.


is pleased to welcome Said Baydar to the Chant team. Baydar will lead their Business Development as they expand further into foreign and domestic markets. Baydar, based out of Canada, brings his Electrical


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