SECTOR REPORT Ӏ HEAVY LIFTING
this time can lift up to 951 tonnes with a working radius of 48 metres; that means it can satisfy the requirement with only one crane. The decision was made to install the crane to meet the height and weight requirements for offshore wind power in Round 1 and Round 2, and to assemble and construct offshore wind components with the crane for the floating offshore wind farm that is expected to follow.’ And earlier this month Mammoet announced it, too, has purchased an LR12500 which it will use on future energy and infrastructure developments (see news p10 for further details) Sany is another global-player
in crane manufacture and ports also feature as an application for its flagship heavy-lift crane. The SCC8000A has a capacity of 800 tonnes and it, too, has penetrated the APAC market. It has achieved sales in India, Vietnam and South Korea as well as Saudi Arabia and Australia.
In October 2023 Sany sold one unit to Malaysia’s leading lifting service provider, Public Crane. By early 2024 the same client had placed an order for a second unit. Both will support shipyard operations. Also this year East Malaysian client Harbour- Link received an SCC8000A to support development of a port infrastructure project in Sarawak.
Sarens SGC250
‘Big Carl’, currently the largest land- based crane in the world Photo: EDF Energy
RING CRANES These giant cranes are all crawlers. There are still heavier lifters. In its fleet Sarens also has a series of ring cranes, such as ‘Big Carl’, the SGC-250 machine currently at work constructing the UK’s Hinckley Point C nuclear power station. It was launched in 2018 and is currently the largest land- based crane in the world. It has a maximum load moment of 250,000 tonnes, allowing it to lift 5,000 tonnes. At a radius of 100 metres it can lift 2,000 tonnes.
It is the third generation of the SGC series. The first was the 120,000TM ‘Big Benny’; the 140,000TM ‘Big Benny XL’ SGC-140 followed, with 45% stronger capacity. The most
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