Huisman crane selected for Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel

The crane will be the largest leg encircling crane that Huisman has developed to date in terms of lifting capacity, boom length and installed power.

Van Oord chief executive Pieter van Oord said, “This investment prepares us for the increase in scale in the offshore wind industry.”

Huisman chief executive David Roodenburg said the contract will build on the success of the 1,600 tonne leg encircling crane on Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus.

The scope of work for Huisman consists of the design, engineering and construction of the crane at its production facility in Zhangzhou, China.

The crane will be delivered and integrated in close cooperation with the vessel’s designer Knud E Hansen at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China, in 2023.