In the afternoon on March 7, 2021, the BigLift Barentsz left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock in Germany with two giant crane components ready for installation.
The white painted slewing platform, as well as the characteristic A-frame of the upcoming Heavy Lift Crane HLC 150000, are now on their way to being assembled on OHT’s next-generation offshore wind foundation vessel Alfa Lift.
The large components were lifted in tandem using two strong Liebherr crawler cranes. Due to the lifts taking place directly at the quay, the transportation vessel was able to start its journey by taking the shortest route to the Baltic Sea.
Following their arrival in China, the slewing platform and the A-frame will be the first crane sections to be assembled on the Ulstein designed Alfa Lift, at the shipyard of China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) in the province Jiangsu. Once the installation of the two components is finalised, the boom will be delivered just-in-time to complete the HLC 150000.
In May last year, a Liebherr HLC 295000 crane was involved in a serious accident on board a brand new installation vessel while undergoing load tests in Rostock.