The first to roll off the production line could hit the water before the end of the year. All the boats will eventually take to the seas off the coast of Norway.
The order, worth half a million Euros, was received from Sczecin Ship Repair Yard Gryfia SA in Poland, which is building the vessels for Remoy Management AS and Remoy Shipping AS.
All the cranes are similar, but five units can be adapted for grab operations. NME describes them as “combined knuckle and telescopic boom marine cranes.”
The cranes have lifting capacities of 1.3t (1.4 USt) at 10m (32ft) and 2.8t (3.1 USt) at 5m (16ft). They will be delivered with winches and continuous rotation and slew bearings which, NME said, was unusual because these kind of fittings are usually reserved for bigger machines. NME claimed that this was a better solution than slewing with hydraulic cylinders. The cranes will also be delivered with stainless steel pipes and fittings. They will be operated by radio remote control.
NME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian equipment supplier Stromme ASA. The cranes are due to be delivered during the remainder of this and next year.
