New heavy lift record for ‘Jumbo Jubilee’

During the crane tests of Jumbo’s latest J-class vessel at the Huisman yard in Schiedam, a ballasted pontoon was lifted out of the water in tandem by the two 900-tonne mast cranes.

A load of 1,980 tonnes, ten percent on top of the combined safe working load (SWL) of the cranes, was required to obtain a Lloyds Certificate of Compliance.

During the test it appeared that the testload had a record-breaking weight of 1,992 tonnes: the heaviest load ever lifted by a heavy lift transport ship.

Earlier that week, both cranes performed a full 360-degree swing with a load of 990 tonnes. Meanwhile, the ship was ballasted to a four-degree heel angle, in order to test the cranes under all circumstances it can encounter during its lifetime.   

‘Jumbo Jubilee’ is the fourth J-class vessel in the Jumbo fleet of 14 in-house designed heavy lift vessels, and was delivered practically without a hitch because of the experience gained on her predecessors. After final commissioning, the vessel will set sail for Brazil.
 

Source: Baird Maritime