Seagreen Offshore Wind Jacketa Lifted via Ring Crane

Offshore wind projects taking place in macrotidal environments, such as around the U.K., must deal with water level changes of more than four meters every six hours. This extreme tidal range is difficult to compensate for using ballasting, so projects that require load-in or load-out of large jackets are delayed when waters are too high or low, leaving the installation vessel waiting.
This was the challenge facing Global Energy Group at the Port of Nigg, Scotland; marshalling facility for Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm. Working years in advance, Mammoet proposed a large ring crane solution that would allow maneuvers to take place regardless of the tidal conditions, and so reduce the downtime of offshore assets and help to deliver first power as scheduled.
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