Cimolai Technology announced the successful completion of the unmooring and departure from the Port of Chioggia of the first of two 800-ton Goliath cranes, destined for the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone.The initial phases of the transfer involved handling and loading operations of the crane, following a scheduled sequence: the temporary opening of the customs gates
The substructures for fixed offshore wind turbines weigh thousands of tonnes. Only about five vessels in the world can lift that much weight. So now researchers are testing an alternative: an unusually wide barge.Using experience gained from the oil and gas industry, Aker Solutions, the Belgian contractor Sarens, and the maritime group BOA recently spent time at SINTEF’s Ocean Basin in Trondheim.