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TECH FEATURE HEAVY LIFTERS

Heavy Lifters

Heavy lift equipment, from moving vessels on land to deploying and retrieving assets from vessels, are key to ef? cient, safe ops. Following are updates from a few leaders in the ? eld.

imolai Technology won the contract to supply Markey Machinery is a storied marine company, start- a new full-electric 1500-ton Mobile Boat Hoist ing operations in 1907, when a Charles Markey launched the that will be installed in the industrial and mari- C.H. Markey Machinery Company serving both the marine

C time park Hyak Tongue Point in Astoria, Oregon. and logging industries. Today Markey Machinery is a leader

With 32 wheels, standing 95-ft. tall, with its 1500-ton capac- in the marine deck equipment and winch industry, a position ity, the company says this is going to be the biggest boat hoist that it seeks to grow with the announcement that it closed in the world. outside investment with Christian Schiller and Brian Bogen

The electrical system has a useful power of 1200 kWh and to take the company to the next level. To its maritime client a BMS system to monitor the status of the battery packs. It base, Markey will look much the same, continuing to operate can be charged via the electric network and only takes a short from its current Seattle production facility and of? ce, with time to recharge. Steering of the wheels is achieved via Elec- all employees remaining on board. Blaine Dempke, CEO, trical Powered Slew Drives controlled by a position sensor will continue leading the business as CEO and will partici- and processed by a PLC microprocessor which automatically pate on the Markey board as a “signi? cant” shareholder. Jeff commands the various steering degrees. Dempke, who has been with Markey since 2006, will assume

Motorization for traveling is operated by brake motors, the new role of General Manager and become a shareholder. whereas the electric hoisting winches are independent and syn- Robert LeCoque will remain actively involved, providing as- chronized. An integrated self-regenerative system allows the re- sistance to Markey’s customers, and working with the Engi- charging of the batteries when the load is lowered with longer neering & Sales group. available duty cycles. The unit will work in a strategic area for According to Blaine Dempke, initial plans to deploy the the Paci? c NW industry: Hyak Tongue Point is located close new investment include “looking immediately to expand our to the mouth of the Columbia River and its position is easily sales and engineering staff to meet demand. Expansion of accessible to commercial workboats and barges, Alaska-based our R&D budget will be ongoing in our efforts to support our ? shing vessels and offshore tugs and commercial crafts. customers and their missions.”

C Cimolai Technology w will deliver what it says s i is the “biggest boat h hoist in the world”: 32 w wheels, 95 ft. tall, 1500 t ton capacity, and “fully electric.” 50 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2022

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