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HEAVY LIFTERS (Photo courtesy CCCCSH)

The PBES/CCCC Shanghai RTG hybrid battery crane in Shanghai, reducing emissions from port operations. feature that is unique to Markey systems. The system cling combined with very large capacity for producing

Markey Machinery also automatically reduces winch speed to eliminate regenerative power mean that highly robust batteries

Markey Machinery’s Render/Recover and Asym- metric Render/Recover ‘active heave’ compensating potential ‘two-blocking’ damage and, during deploy- are required for their operation. Hybrid cranes reduce winches have been recognized as a ‘best available ment, compensates for wave-induced vessel motion fuel consumption by hundreds of thousands of liters technology’ for teaming with the powerful new tugs to maintain package depth and position stability, re- per year compared to traditional diesel-only versions being built to serve the shipping industry worldwide. ducing ‘snap loading’ of the wire induced by that mo- and are very effective in reducing emissions while at tion. In addition, the’? agging fairlead’ system reduces the same time providing signi? cant operational cost

Designed to automatically maintain winch line tension between tug and tow, it allows line to be spooled off if wire stresses found in multiple sheave arrangements. savings.

Further information: www.pbes.com line-pull exceeds a preset tension, with rapid retrieval The system also eliminates the need to have line han- dlers leaning over the gunwales attempting to arrest automatically occurring if the tension drops below that a swinging instrument package, thus greatly reducing

Elebia: Automatic Lifting Clamp setting. This eliminates sea-state induced ‘snap load- ing’ of the tether, a leading cause of line failure, and the potential for personnel injuries. Barcelona, Spain-based automatic hook manufac-

Further information: www.markeymachinery.com turer Elebia has diversi? ed its product range with the frees the operator to focus on the agile maneuvering launch of the ? ve-ton (11,023 lb, safety factor 4:1) required to guide rapidly transiting tankers, container

PBES: Hybrid Battery RTG Crane capacity C5 Automatic Lifting Clamp designed to lift ships and bulk carriers through restricted waterways.

Norwegian energy storage specialist PBES has in- steel plates, beams and pipes in a safe and secure man-

This same technology is integrated into Markey’s ‘Oceanographic’ offering. Deployed on board several stalled and commissioned China’s newest hybrid bat- ner. The launch marks the completion of an extensive tery rubber tire gantry (RTG) crane in Shanghai in col- research and development program centered on devel-

U.S. research vessels, it interconnects handling cranes, docking heads and the research winch sensor network laboration with China Communications Construction oping a safer method for lifting steel plates, speci? - into the Render/Recover control system, thus enabling Company (CCCC), the world’s largest manufacturer cally at ports. the automatic release lifting clamps are scientists to safely deploy equipment under a wide of port container cranes. CCCC’s subsidiary, CCCC designed to be used with a linear beam and chains,

Shanghai Equipment Engineering Co, Ltd (CCCCSH), and a tagline can drag them to a desired point. This range of operating conditions. Designed and manufac- carried out the work on behalf of its parent company. new product is designed to reduce the need to pick and tured by Markey in collaboration with Systems Inter-

Low-emissions container cranes are part of the glob- carry the clamps, thereby making the lifting operation face and Allied Marine, the combined Launch and Re- covery System (LARS) and CTD Winch incorporates al push to reduce the environmental impact of opera- safer, faster and easier, and automation takes over once tions. RTG container cranes are particularly well suited the clamps are ? xed to the load. The C5 combines the the Render/Recover system to deploy or land instru- to hybridization: however, 24-hour use and rapid cy- safety and security of a clamp with the ease of use and ments automatically by pressing a single pushbutton, a 64 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2018

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