6,000-Ton-Capacity SK6000 Being Readied for Deployment This Year in Asia
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Dutch-based heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has launched what it bills as the world’s strongest land-based crane – the 6,000-ton-capacity SK6000.
The mammoth crane, currently being tested at the company’s Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands for deployment later this year in Asia, responded to market demand for higher lifting capacities, Mammoet said, and would enable quicker construction methodologies for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects in sectors including offshore wind, oil and gas and nuclear power.
The SK600, which can be operated entirely from electric power, can lift offshore components weighing up to 3,000 tons to a hook height of 220 meters – equivalent to a 65-story building – and has a maximum radius of 144 meters. Its design uses containerization techniques for ease of deployment and can be transported using shipping containers to any location worldwide.
“This crane is truly a world record feat of engineering, with a production schedule to match,” said Gavin Kerr, director of global services at Mammoet.
“Hundreds of colleagues have been directly involved with its development across the business. There are very few companies on Earth – if any – that could have brought this crane into reality, and we are immensely proud to be able to do so.”
Watch Mammoet's video of the SK6000:
Mammoet USA will be exhibiting at Breakbulk Americas 2024 on 15-17 October in Houston.
