MAN main engines chosen for giant Jan de Nul crane ship

Shipbuilder China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés ordered by the Jan De Nul Group (see earlier story).

Delivering a cumulative output of 43,200 kW, the common-rail engines will each feature an enhanced, MAN-supplied SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system for compliance with both IMO Tier III and the even-stricter Euro Stage V-compliant NOx-emission limit. The enhanced NOx-reduction...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/man-main-engines-chosen-for-giant-jan-de-nul-crane-ship/

VIDEO: Massive offshore crane collapses during load tests

Video has surfaced on YouTube showing the collapse of a massive Liebherr offshore crane during load testing on the DEME offshore installation vessel Orion 1. Built in China, the vessel is designed to service offshore wind installation and for oil & gas and decommissioning activities.

It arrived at Liebherr’s Rostock, Germany, facility on November 22, 2019, for assembly and installation of the giant 90 meter high Liebherr TLC crane, which has a 160 meter long boom and will have a lifting height...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/safety-and-security/video-massive-offshore-crane-collapses-under-load-tests/