Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE), a LNG and tanker repair company, bought the two 400t capacity Model 16000 cranes to construct a semi-submersible vessel out of 200t structural components which have been assembled beforehand. Both cranes will be operating at the same time.
MMHE already counts Manitowoc cranes among its permanent fleet, including Manitowoc 4100Ws and M250 cranes of capacities up to 600t. The 4100Ws have been in the fleet for 24 years.
Ahmad Zaki chose to buy rather than rent the cranes because the company’s experience with Manitowoc cranes had proven their longevity and value for money.
“Based on past experience, we know these cranes have a working life of 20 years or longer, so for us it made sense to purchase rather than rent,” he said. “We own some cranes and rent others, but as our company expands, we are purchasing more. This current project will involve a lot of heavy lifting, and the 16000s are perfect. We know even after this job is complete, we will continue to get many years of reliable service from these cranes on other jobs.”
Manitowoc’s Jack Lee, general manager of Manitowoc Crane Care Asia-Pacific, confirmed Manitowoc’s role in the maintenance of MMHE’s older cranes, saying the company “makes good use of our Manitowoc Crane Care services.”
