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renewables. Sustainability is at the core of what we do as a group. Our entry into the renewables market perfectly aligns with our established aims.” Not all offshore renewables
ROPE WORLD RECORD When it comes to offshore subsea applications, rope manufacturer Teufelberger-Redaelli has achieved a new Guinness World Record for making world's heaviest steel rope. Its Flexpack steel rope weighs 495.9162 tonnes and has a diameter of 160mm. Its minimum breaking load is 2166mT and the rope is over four kilometres long. The rope was made at
Teufelberger-Redaelli’s facility in Trieste. The manufacturing process spanned seven months and involved over 50 resources in design, procurement, processing, and deployment. The steel rope’s new design is
designed for applications including offshore abandonment/recovery and pipe laying operations The new design optimises all axial and transverse forces to which the rope is subjected, the company claims. Specifically, this new rope will be
used for abandonment and recovery missions on winches with a Safety Working Load of 750/1000 tonnes in subsea operations conducted in ultra-deep waters.
EXPANDING INTO RENEWABLES As you can read in our energy sector report (on page 32 of this issue), the offshore wind power
sector is proving to be a key driver of lifting and transport work and for product innovation. This applies to the ‘below the boom’ sector, too, including ropes. In 2023, the UK division of steel
wire and fibre rope products and services provider Hendrik Veder Group saw its highest earnings since 2019. This, it says, was thanks to the completion of several large-scale projects in the UK. As a result the Aberdeen branch of Hendrik Veder Group UK (it also has a branch in Sheffield) made significant internal investment and it is now looking to expand its output within renewable-based projects. One of its latest contracts is to provide lashing materials for the transport of windmill towers for in an upcoming wind farm off the coast of Scotland. Commenting on its recent
growth UK managing director Bertwin Zonneveld said: “2023 was a successful year. Through our sales efforts, excellent customer service, and sustainability-focused product line, we reached new highs not experienced since the market disruption caused by the pandemic. This is a positive sign of shifting market trends and opportunities for those in the supply chain, particularly within
Teufelberger-
Redaelli’s Guinness World Record- winning Flexpack
work involving below the hook products necessarily takes place at sea, though. Danish offshore windfarm installer Cadeler, for example, is a key supplier in the offshore renewables sector. To install offshore wind turbines it has a fleet of specialist jack up vessels. The leg cranes on two of these vessels are currently being removed and replaced with new GustoMSC high-capacity ones. This is being done by Netherlands-headquartered heavy lift specialist Mammoet using its 3,200 tonne capacity PTC210-DS ring crane at its Schiedam yard, Rotterdam (see our special ring crane report in next month’s issue). What has this to do with
below the hook? Well, Danish engineering services and turnkey solutions provider for the renewables sector, Enabl, says it has bought its wind industry expertise to lifting operations by installing its Tagline Master System on the PTC210-DS. The Tagline Master System
securely attaches to the ring crane, eliminating the need for dependence on the surroundings and allowing the taglines to seamlessly follow the movements of the ring crane. This advancement, says Enabl, leads to significantly improved and better-controlled lifting operations, reduced downtime, lower costs (with only one operator compared to a bigger team), and enhanced safety – even at high wind speeds. Enabl and Mammoet worked
together regarding the use of the Tagline Master System. Enabl provided system specifications advice on its ideal placement
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