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HEAVY LIFT SOLUTIONS

DMW

Barcelona Yacht Repairer

Protea

DMW

The ? rst phase of the MB’92 ship lift of MB’92 said, “We have found the origi-

Barcelona Yacht Repairer project will provide an 81- by 20-meter nal ship lift and transfer system installed

Adds New Pearlson Shiplift platform with the capability to lift and at MB’92 in 1999 to be a cost effective

Yacht service, re? t, repair and mainte- transfer mega yachts of up to 105 meters and reliable docking and transfer solution nance yard Marina Barcelona 92 (MB’92) has awarded a contract to Pearlson long. The system is designed to enable which is ideally suited for the mega yacht future increases in length and capac- market. It was the obvious solution for our

Shiplift Corporation (PSC) for the design ity for mega yachts of up to 120 meters expansion project and we are delighted to and supply of a new ship lift and transfer long. The largest mega yachts can be have the support and expertise of the team, system as part of an expansion project un- docked in the graving dock, which is lo- which originally invented and developed derway at its Barcelona shipyard.

cated in the expanded MB’92 site. the Syncrolift ship lift technology.”

The yard’s new ship lift system will “The con? guration of the lift can be The new shiplift and transfer system bene? t from PSC technology originally easily expanded. The design of ship lift will incorporate shore berths for up to established in 1957 with the invention facilitates very easy expansion because nine maximum length mega yachts. It of the Syncrolift system by Raymond you are just adding modules at the end of is expected to become operational in the

Pearlson and its subsequent develop- the lift,” Douglas Pearlson explained. “As last quarter of 2017. ment worldwide. Expertise accumulated the requirement for docking larger vessels www.shiplift.com over more than 50 years is now vested is identi? ed, the length and capacity of the www.mb92.com in PSC under the direction of Douglas ship lift can be expanded accordingly.”

Pearlson, company president and son of

The shiplift and single level transfer

Protea Launches

Raymond Pearlson.

system has been custom designed to max- “The overwhelming advantage of ship

Heavy-Lift Cranes imize the productivity of the MB’92 site lift systems is they lend themselves to a layout. The transfer cradles will enable

Protea, a manufacturer of offshore land level transfer system,” Douglas Pearl- mega yachts to be moved longitudinally handling equipment, launched two types son said. “With a ship lift system, especial- of heavy lift cranes at Nor-Shipping in and laterally between the shiplift and the ly with a broader scope onshore transfer designated shore maintenance berths us-

Oslo earlier this year.

system, the dry-docking capacity is only ing rail mounted, rotatable bogie units. “The target of any marine crane design is limited by the amount of land that’s avail- Pepe García-Aubert, managing director to provide high lifting performance whilst able to bring the vessels onshore.” minimizing overall weight,” said Tomasz 84 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • AUGUST 2015

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