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56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? SEPTEMBER 2013 Ongoing experience of MacGregor?s offshore cranes has played a role in Bourbon ordering another 150-ton ac- tive heave-compensated subsea Mac-Gregor crane The efÞ ciency of shipboard cranes are critical in the maritime environ-ment, but perhaps none more so than the offshore oil and gas business, where systems down cost millions per day, and reliability is the cornerstone to winning and keeping lucrative long-term contracts. So when Bourbon, a major player in the global offshore market, invests repeatedly in the offshore cranes of MacGregor, it is a strong testament to the performance and reliability of the product.MacGregor won an order for a 150-ton active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane from Bourbon, building on a contract that was won at the end of 2007 from the operator for 10 simi-lar cranes. The new crane will be delivered in August 2014 and is, as per nine of the previous orders, for a Bourbon Evolu-tion 800 multi-purpose support vessel under construction at Zhejiang Ship-yard, in China. ?Ongoing experience of Mac-Gregor?s offshore cranes and Bourbon shared return on experience on previ-ous order to MacGregor has played a signiÞ cant role in Bourbon ordering another 150-ton active heave-com-pensated subsea MacGregor crane,? said Frode Grøvan, Sales and Market-ing Director for MacGregor Advanced Load Handling. Designed to meet the new develop-ment challenges of offshore oil and gas operations and operate safely at a depth of 3,000 meters, the Bourbon Evolution 800 series vessels offer an array of services at a par with deepwa-ter offshore market in terms of opera- tions and Þ nance. They Þ t well with Bourbon?s strategy of standardizing its ß eet, as illustrated by the choice of using the same 150-ton active heave-compensated subsea MacGregor crane for each vessel. www.macgregor-group.com BourbonSuccess with MacGregor Offshore Cranes The Workboat Edition ? Heavy LiftersMacGregor crane detail on the MPSV Bourbon Evolution 802, multi-purpose supply vessel of the Bourbon Evolution 800 series, in Singapore MR #9 (50-57).indd 56MR #9 (50-57).indd 569/6/2013 9:16:30 AM9/6/2013 9:16:30 AM