Heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has started putting together the world’s biggest and strongest land-based crane at its Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands.
The company says its electric SK6000 ring crane will be able to lift 3,000 tonnes to a height of 220 metres, marking what it called “a new era” in lifting technology.
Building on the design of Mammoet’s SK190 and SK350 series, its maximum lift capacity is 6,000 tonnes, allowing contractors to build more efficiently with larger components.
Targeted applications include nuclear plants and wind farms.
When all components are delivered to site, Mammoet will start assembling the crane’s base frame, power packs and control room.
Two 250-tonne crawler cranes and a 140-tonne Gottwald mobile harbour crane will be deployed on the project scheduled to last until the fourth quarter of this year.
“It will offer a hook height, outreach, and lifting capacity far in excess of any crane on the market,” said project manager Koen Brouwers.
