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CIMOLAI Exhibitor Cimolai Technology has partnered with Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW) to custom-build a 820-ton Telescopic Mobile Boat Hoist for its shipyard in San Diego Bay (CA, USA).


The boat hoist can adjust its width by 5.5 m (18,5 feet) also at full load to fit the beam of the boats. It will optimize space on land and will be one of the largest, most innovative machines in the US market. The contract is part of MGBW’s multi- million modernization project at its 15-acre ship-building and repair facility on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista. The mobile boat lift, with delivery in Fall 2024, will be the only sideways-crawling travelift on the West Coast and the largest in the United States.


The giant lift will be able to haul a superyacht out of the water and transport


it forward, backward and sideways on wheels that can turn 90 degrees. Another feature is its variable-width, which will allow the crane to expand up to 18.5 feet or collapse for vessels with smaller beams. The machine will also include a Tier 4 low- emission power source. The versatility provided by the lift will


allow MGBW to make more efficient use of its one-million-square-foot facility by optimizing the space between vessels when blocked on shore. This is the second major investment


in expandable lift equipment MGBW has made in 2023. In April, the firm announced it had purchased a 75-ton Marine Travelift to increase capacity at its yacht repair and dry-dock facility in Los Cabos, Mexico. MGBW was among the first shipyard


facilities in Mexico to experiment with this new design and it allowed the company to overcome previous space constraints and meet increased demand for repairs in the region.


With standard boat lifts, the width is


fixed, locking the operators into a larger footprint even when it’s not required for a specific craft. This wasted space results in lost dry-docking capacity for the shipyard, which in turn creates a backlog of boats waiting for an open slot, significant schedule disruptions (particularly in the busy off-season), and work being turned away.


Cimolai has partnered with MGBW. When the 820-ton lift arrives at MGBW


in San Diego, it will replace a 660-ton Marine Travelift that MGBW purchased in 2007, which was featured on The History Channel’s “Modern Marvels” series as the single largest lift of its kind at the time. Plans for MGBW’s boatyard modernization project are currently in environmental review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In addition to the new boat lift, the construction project will include the largest solar panel installation on the San Diego waterfront, which will provide 500 kilowatts of renewable energy to power yard equipment and supply shore-power to docked boats. The project will also include the


replacement and reconfiguration of all docks and dredging to restore deep-water access. MGBW shares the Port of San Diego’s


goal of being a zero-emissions boatyard and continues to lead the industry in sustainable boat repair and construction. In 2022, the company repowered its biggest and most important piece of equipment, the 665-ton Travelift, with Tier 4 engines, which exceed state and national diesel engine emissions standards. The upgrade made MGBW’s boat lift the


most environmentally friendly in the world. Additionally, MBGW runs a robust recycling program and approximately 85% of its fleet of vehicles, forklifts and manlifts are electric-powered.


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