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Cranes with a lifting capacity of 600 tons belong to powerful machines, but there are currently cranes in the world whose lifting capacity reaches several thousand tons, the most powerful supercrane has a lifting capacity close to 7 thousand tons.
Most supercranes fall into two categories: fixed with a large slewing ring base and mobile cranes on caterpillar tracks. Both types of cranes have their advantages and disadvantages.
Swivel, which boom structure together with the counterweight rotates in a rounded rail track, are stationary, but they have a large lifting height and reach. The disadvantages of such cranes include the fact that they cannot move with a load, and their installation requires a prepared soil base and even a foundation.
Crawler cranes are easy to move both on the site and from one site to another and can move with a load.
Outrigger cranes such as those made by VersaCrane have the advantage that the bearing capacity of the subgrade can be lower than for other supercranes without outriggers, making them easier to set up on the job site.
Transportation
Transportation of supercranes is one of the important problems that manufacturers solve already at the design and development stage. Thus, Mammoet designed PTC cranes for delivery in containers on ships, these containers then become a ballast box for the crane. The user is instructed to fill the box with local gravity materials - sand and gravel to obtain the design counterweight.
Lampson breaks down its crane structures to fit on 100 trucks, and the boom sections are not welded but assembled on pins.
Parts of the Bigge Super Crane are placed on 160 trucks.
Purpose
Supercranes are used for the installation of large-block, heavy equipment at nuclear power, petrochemical, metallurgy and other construction sectors. IN last years taps with heavy regime work began to be actively used for the installation of equipment for wind power plants.
Of the 13 largest cranes in the list (see table) - 9 cranes were introduced to the market for the first time in the last six years, in this short period the maximum lifting capacity of cranes has grown from 2 thousand tons to more than 6.8 thousand tons.
Even 10 years ago, the TC-36000/1 crane with a lifting capacity of 2,268 tons, developed in the USA by VersaCrane, was unique; today it ranks 9th in terms of lifting capacity. Since then, many super cranes have appeared in the category of the most popular lifting capacity of 3 thousand tons, which are mainly used in the construction of nuclear power plants. True, after the accident in Japan in 2011 at the Fukushima plant, the construction of new nuclear power plants in the world slowed down, and the demand for supercranes for these purposes decreased accordingly. But for new generation stations, such as the Westinghouse AP1000 station in the USA, such cranes will be in demand.
| Place |
Manufacturer |
Model |
Carrying capacity, t |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bigge |
125DAFRD |
6803 |
| 2 |
ALE |
AL.SK190 |
4300 |
| 3 |
Sany |
SCC36000 |
3600 |
| 4 |
mammoet |
RTS-1 40/200-DS |
3200 |
| 5 |
Sarens |
SGC-120 |
3200 |
| 6 |
Terex |
CC8800-1 TWIN |
3200 |
| 7 |
mammoet |
MSG-80 |
3072 |
| 8 |
Liebherr |
LR-13000 |
3000 |
| 9 |
Lampson |
LTL-2600 |
2359 |
| 10 |
Manitowoc |
31000 |
2300 |
| 11 |
VersaCrane |
TS-36000/1 |
2268 |
| 12 |
Liebherr |
LR-11350 |
2000 |
| 13 |
mammoet |
RT50 |
2000 |
125DAFRD
The world's largest Bigge 125D AFRD is a derrick crane with a full swing circular base and an A-bar lifting boom, its lifting capacity is 6803 t with a 91 m boom. When equipped with a standard 171 m boom, the lifting capacity is 3,640 t with a radius of 73 m. The distance between the center of the crane and the outer annular base is 43 m, which limits the minimum reach of the boom to 31 m.
With special equipment in the center to increase the stability of the crane, together with a reinforced concrete foundation, the crane can operate at a wind speed of 64 km/h and remain stable in hurricane winds up to 241 km/h. The power drive consists of five diesel engines total power 2573 kW.
The crane is equipped with a unique automatic system balancing, allowing you to keep the lifting part in a vertical position.
AL SK190
In second place on the list is the AL SK190 crane with a lifting capacity of 4300 tons, manufactured by Abnormal Load Engineering Ltd, a British-based company. (ALE). Crane with a ring base, cable jacks with a lifting capacity of up to 600 tons are used to lift the load, the load moment of the crane is 190 thousand tons.
The speed of lifting the load with jacks is 10 m/h, while an additional high-speed winch provides lifting at 150 m/h.
Two AL SK190 cranes are working in different countries the world - in Thailand and the USA. The first one was produced in 2008, in 2011 the Mega Jack mega-jack system was installed on the second crane, capable of lifting a load weighing 50 thousand tons to a height of 25 m. Both cranes were assembled at the company's plant in Breda in the Netherlands .
130 containers are required to transport each of the cranes.
SCC36000
Crane SCC36000 with lifting capacity of 3600 t Chinese company Sany is ranked 3rd on the list. The load moment of the crane is 86 thousand tons. With a lifting height of 98 m and a radius of 45 m, the load capacity is 1700 tons.
The double boom crawler crane launched in 2011 is the first entry of Chinese crane manufacturers into the global supercrane market. The crane is manufactured at the Kushan plant in China and has an estimated cost of $40 million.
The undercarriage of the crane contains eight caterpillar tracks, as power unit two diesel engines with a capacity of 597 kW are used. 86 trucks are enough to transport the crane.
RTS-140/200-DS
The following PTC-140/200-DS cranes from Mammoet in the Netherlands belong to a new generation of Platform Containrized Twin-Ring Crane (PTC) cranes. Two cranes with a lifting capacity of 3,200 tons were produced.
Double ring base cranes vary in diameter from 30 to 41 m. The twin boom and crane components fit into standard ship containers, which are then used as ballast boxes.
The RTS-140 model crane has a load moment of 140,000 t.m, and the RTS-200 crane reaches 200,000 t.m. Preparing cranes for work on a construction site takes three to six weeks.
Two RTS-140 cranes are currently operating in the USA, one RTS-200 model in Brazil.
The Belgian group Sarens Group in 2011 produced a crane SGC-120 with a maximum lifting capacity of 3200 tons with a radius of 30 m and a load moment of 120 thousand tons. m or 130 m.
The crane is equipped with 12 diesel engines, traditional hydraulic winches, and the crane slews on a base of a double ring with a diameter of 43 m.
The crane is transported in 155 ship containers, which can then be used as ballast.
The crane is currently working on the construction of an Intel plant in Antel, Arizona in the USA, after which the crane will be relocated to China for the construction of an offshore oil platform weighing 15,000 tons, where modules weighing up to 1,300 tons will need to be lifted.
CC8800-1 TWIN
The Terex CC8800-1 TWIN Crawler Crane with Double Lattice Boom was built in Zweibrücken, Germany.
By the time this crane was introduced, it was the largest in the world in terms of lifting capacity of 3,200 tons. The crane is able to move around the site with a load.
At maximum load capacity at 3200 tons, the crane can lift a load of 534 tons with a radius of 62 m and a boom length of 123 m. Its maximum load moment is 44 thousand tons.
The design of the crane largely repeats a similar crane with a single boom.
The crane is widely used in large facilities all over the world, including nuclear projects, oil refineries, etc.
In 5th place is the Mammoet MSG-80 crane with a lifting capacity of 3072 tons, which was first introduced in 1996.
A faucet with a round base, in which the stroke is finished with Teflon for better glide of the faucet.
Cable jacks are used to lift loads.
With a main boom length of 93 m with a jib of 37 m, the crane can lift a load of 774 tons with a radius of 61 m.
The MSG series crane is slower to operate than the new generation of PTC cranes, but it remains in demand for other outstanding performance.
Read more in the April issue of the magazine.
According to foreign media
BINTI translation
Photo: Construction.RU, trucktorg.ru, forums.dhsdiecast.com, vertikal.net, specialtransportreport.com
Building houses is an incredibly interesting process. It is very exciting to watch how huge houses are being built, ornately shaped buildings and entire cities are being created. Human strength is involved in this whole process from beginning to end. However, the possibilities of construction equipment cannot be ignored. Indeed, without KamAZ, KrAZ, dump trucks, excavators and other machines, nothing would have happened. Well, the most important thing on a construction site is, of course, a crane. Only he is able to carry huge loads to a height. And the world's largest crane might not be able to do that. What it looks like, who created it and what characteristics it has, we will try to find out in the following material.
The largest tower model brought to Russia. German car
The largest tower crane in the world was assembled in China. YONGMAO engineers worked on the development of this giant. They named their brainchild ST80/60. The installation of the heaviest construction plant began in Russian Federation in the middle of June 2014, and ended only on the second of August. General load capacity technology is 40 tons. Makhina immediately liked the builders from Russia. It was planned to be used for the construction of the Nizhne-Bureiskaya hydroelectric power station near Blagoveshchensk.
The crane can lift up to 40 thousand kilograms of cargo. That's how much five elephants weigh, two dozen cars or 11-12 medium-sized giraffes. The world's largest ST80 /60 crane is able to move on rails, thanks to which it can be operated during the construction of the most complex structures.
Another huge tower model on the planet is a unit from Germany, developed by the Wolffkran concern. this model identified as 1250V. The crane is capable of lifting 60 tons, however, on an incompletely extended boom. With this kind of load, the capabilities of the equipment are reduced to 11 tons, since largest radius arrow is 80 meters. As soon as the equipment was presented to a wide audience, it immediately went to work, namely, to the construction of a hydroelectric power station in Germany itself. Now the machine is used in the construction of facilities throughout the Earth.
Transport from the Guinness Book of Records
The world's largest crane was created by the same German scientists. The Liebherr LTM-11200-9.1 is the most powerful and impressive truck crane. In the common people, the car is called quite simply - "Mammoth". In 2007, such a technical invention deservedly got into the Guinness Book of Records. The transport boom, which has eight telescopic sections, hides the main power of the entire structure. These length parameters are currently considered the largest on Earth. Stability and the ability to move "Mammoth" provide nine base axles on 18 wheels.
Often the crane works with a load weighing 363 tons. Maximum possible load capacity with additional use special units is 1200 tons. The Liebherr LTM-11200-9.1 is built to operate at a height of 180 meters. However, the capabilities of the model will be reduced in this case. On given height a crane with its boom extended to the limit can lift at most 1.3 tons of cargo.
Machine with caterpillars
The largest crawler crane in the world was built in China. Manufacturers from China have created a model LR13000 able to move independently. The largest load capacity giant reaches three thousand tons. True, the machine can only lift such an impressive weight by a dozen meters.
However, in reality, the height of the work is much greater. Such cranes are actively exploited for the construction of chemical and oil plants. It is impossible to build without the use of such equipment and dangerous parts of nuclear power plants. Incredibly interesting is that during its operation this crane does not use a counterweight. The design of the LR13000 is similar to a huge arrow, which ensures the stability of the entire hulk. Powerful cables are integrated on the two sides of the equipment. Each one guarantees about 62 tons load capacity. The crane hook can lift a load to a height equal to a 74-story building.
Huge floating unit
The immensity of the ocean depths forces scientists to design special equipment of ever larger and large sizes. And ahead of the rest, of course, the Celestial Empire. Its largest floating crane in the world is known to many as the DLV4000. He lifts truly huge loads from the depths of the sea. They sometimes weigh 4400 tons.
Similar weights can be located in those places where gas and oil are produced. It is much more profitable to use the hook of the DLV4000 crane once than to use a smaller machine a hundred times. In addition, the largest floating crane on the planet can operate in hard-to-reach places, in frosty conditions and in the most dangerous shelves. The length of the model exceeds the mark of 174 meters, the width is 48 meters. Seven diesel engines with their own power plant are responsible for powering the machine. The unit is able to work continuously for 60 days, but it is highly undesirable to allow such overheating. A floating facility can easily lift an entire submarine to a height.
Overview of truck cranes
Determine the largest truck crane in the world is quite difficult, as there are several huge models. For example, Zoomlion ZACB01 truck crane load capacity in 2000 tons can safely claim this title. The machine is equipped with four engines of various capacities: 150, 260, 430 and 650 Horse power. Also, the unit is equipped with a telescopic 160-meter boom.
Another largest truck crane on Earth can be considered the special equipment of the Chinese concern XCMG. The transport is called XCA5000. The machine cannot boast of such carrying capacity, like her previous "colleague", however, her capabilities are amazing: 1600 tons. The design is able to move sideways, and this is its uniqueness.
All wheels wheels
The largest wheeled crane in the world can be safely called the Chinese equipment manufactured by SANY, SAC 12000. This unit is an analogue of the previously mentioned LTM-11200-9.1, better known as the Mammoth.
The design of the model has several systems at the same time: safe management vehicle, optimization of fuel consumption, optimization of applied power and adjustment of the wheel system.
This faucet can operate in 15 modes. It also integrates many additional devices, which facilitate the implementation of various tasks. The cost of such equipment starts from 250 million rubles.
Construction equipment from the oldest company
Another world's largest crane, the photo of which you can see in our article, was developed by Terex-Demag, which is the oldest company in this market segment. The brainchild of the AC 1000 concern is large machine, load capacity which is equal to one thousand tons.
The equipment is equipped with a telescopic boom, which is transported separately. This is due to its huge size: it consists of nine sections, and the structure weighs approximately 22 thousand kilograms.
The boom allows you to lift all kinds of loads to a height of 163 meters. For the AC 1000 to work, an additional truck crane is required, designed to assemble all the elements into one design. load capacity of the entire machine should not be less than 30 thousand kilograms.
The work of a whole decade
On the creation of "Teysun" - one of the biggest cranes in the world - it took the engineers a whole ten years. A fixed structure that does not involve transportation was invented in China. The machine is capable of lifting 20 thousand tons of cargo. Used "bison" in the depths of the sea for the construction of oil wells. The crane is mounted on special platforms, which are subsequently removed.
Once these works are completed, the giant construction machinery starts making a borehole. Now such an instance is operated in the Chinese province of Shandong. The unit holds a record in the form of lifting 20133 tons to a 30-meter height above sea level.
To build a large, industrial facility, sometimes the usual tower crane or autocrane. And this happens because the carrying capacity of such machines is limited. To lift a load weighing over 1000 tons, real giants are needed - the world's largest truck cranes. Such a serious technique performs only the most complex tasks.
Application of truck cranes of huge loading capacity
Self-propelled large machines, designed for colossal loads, have enormous power, significant dimensions, but at the same time they are maneuverable. They are mainly used in the construction of nuclear power plants, in the chemical, oil refining and alternative energy. Big cranes are available only to large industrial enterprises and are not involved in solving problems where conventional construction equipment is used. These machines are produced in limited quantities and on order.
Rating of truck cranes by the possibility of lifting the load
Among the most large truck cranes also has its own gradation. There is simply powerful technique and real giants capable of lifting up to 2000 tons of cargo. Below are the characteristics, where the lifting capacity of the cranes is indicated in ascending order.
A powerful model capable of lifting 1000 tons of cargo at a time, the lifting height is 163 meters. A nine-section boom has a weight of about 22 tons. All the main parts of the equipment are transported by a special large vehicle with a wheelbase of 9 axles. The hook block, supports and counterweights are transported by another truck. To assemble the crane at the work site, it is required to attract other crane equipment with the ability to lift 30 tons of cargo.
The tasks that a machine with such characteristics performs are to install huge wind turbines, to ensure the performance of wind turbines. Lines are available for crane movement common use, the load on each axle here is not higher than 12 tons.
SANY SAC 12000
Large truck crane high traffic with the ability to lift 1200 tons of cargo. The machine is equipped with a four-section retractable boom, the length of which reaches 102 meters. The crane is also equipped with control systems for fuel consumption, control safety, power distribution. The operation of the truck crane can take place in fifteen modes.
Technically big crane It has:
- Diesel engine power - 480 kW;
- Nine pairs of wheels;
- Travel speed - 75 km / h;
- Load moment - 35400 t * m;
- Transport dimensions LSHV in millimeters - 20800x3000x4000
Huge car from German manufacturer truck cranes Liebherr. The equipment can lift 1200 tons of cargo with the help of a telescopic boom assembled from 8 knees. Special loads are only lifted using a 200 ton counterweight. The large crane is equipped with two diesel engines for 367 and 680 horsepower, where the first is responsible for the work crane installation, the second - sets in motion the chassis of the car. Boom lifting is provided by an axial piston hydraulic motor.
To manage such complex equipment, a team of five people is required. This is an engineer, drivers and operators - two people each. Big car when moving, it relies on a chassis of 9 axles and can move at speeds up to 70 kilometers per hour.
Crane Specifications
| Options | Indicators |
| Maximum. load capacity | 1200 t |
| within a radius | 2.50 m |
| Telescopic boom | 18.30 m |
| Telescopic boom up to | 100.00 m |
| Lattice arrow from | 6.5 m |
| lattice boom up to | 126.0 m |
| Drive motor | Liebherr |
| Drive motor | 8-Zylinder-Diesel |
| Drive motor / power | 500 kW |
| Number of axles | 9 |
| Crane engine | Liebherr |
| Crane engine | 6-Zylinder-Diesel |
| Crane engine / power | 270 kW |
| Drive/steering standard | 18x8x18 |
| Travel speed | 75.00 km/h |
| General ballast | 202.00 t |
The Chinese giant truck crane from XCMG has surpassed many competitors in terms of lifting capacity. It can freely lift weights up to 1600 tons. The machine is equipped with a hydraulic steering servo drive and has the ability to move sideways. Large equipment has been developed for the needs of wind and nuclear power plants.
Model XCMG has the following technical parameters: 
- Diesel engine with a capacity of 360 horsepower;
- Chassis on nine axles;
- Load moment, which is 38000 t * m;
- The speed of movement on the highway - 80 km / h;
- Overall dimensions of DShV in millimeters - 21800x3100x4000;
- Boom with a reach of 105 meters plus lattice extension up to 126 m and cantilever extension up to 165 m.
Zoomlion ZACB01
Another giant “Chinese” truck crane is the leader, which can lift 2,000 tons of cargo at a time, while the mass of equipment itself does not exceed 96 tons. Eight knee telescopic boom reaches a length of 106 meters. Wheelbase has 12 axes, each of which is leading. The large machine is equipped with four diesel engines with the power of the first - 150, the second - 260, the third - 430, the fourth - 650 hp.
The load moment of the truck crane is 38000 t * m, the car can move to the place of work at a speed of 75 kilometers per hour. Dimensions in millimeters are: length - 21800, width - 3100; height - 4000. Such a giant truck crane is designed to perform installation work in the construction of metallurgical and chemical enterprises. This is the largest crane in the world.
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We have all seen how they work. cranes helping people build high-rise buildings and various structures. However, have you ever seen such a huge crane that is simply amazing in its size? Some cranes even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records. What is it - the largest crane in the world? And what other cranes claim such a title?
The largest truck crane
Undoubtedly, the leadership among truck cranes belongs to the German crane LiebherrLTM-11200-9.1, which is also called the "Mammoth". This giant is even listed in the Book of Records. It is a self-propelled boom crane equipped with a telescopic boom. The boom is located on a 9-axle chassis with 18 driving wheels. The auto-extend boom consists of eight sections and is the longest in the world.
The standard model of this truck crane can lift 363 tons of cargo, however, when installed special equipment the carrying capacity increases to 1200 tons - the boom can withstand this load weight at a reach of 2.5 meters. The machine can lift the load by 180 meters, but in this case the maximum weight of the load can be only 1.3 tons.
The truck crane engine is an 8-cylinder unit with 680 horsepower, running on a diesel engine. As a counterweight, the weight of which is 202 tons, 32 plates are used, having same size. When such a counterweight becomes small, a special hydraulic equipment for balancing.
This "colossus" is used for large-scale construction (for example, heavy equipment, large ships) and when installing wind turbines. It takes approximately 8-10 hours to assemble a truck crane - most of the parts are brought in by trucks, the number of which is at least 20.
largest crawler crane
Here you can see the models crawler cranes Chinese companies - SCC86000TM (Sany) and XGC88000 (XCMG). The release of cranes that can lift up to 3600 tons, the companies announced in 2011. But there is already a Zoomlion ZCC3200NP crane, also from Chinese manufacturers.
It has a lifting capacity of 3200 tons, which is 200 tons more than the German crawler crane Liebherr LR13000 (it can lift a load of 3000 tons).
largest tower crane
Among tower cranes, Wolffkran's 1250V model is a giant. The value of the maximum load moment of the crane is 1500 tons, this giant is characterized by a lifting capacity of 60 tons. The maximum radius of the boom is 80 meters, and the load at the maximum radius, it can lift a weight of 11 tons.
This big crane immediately after the presentation went to his first job - to build a hydroelectric power station in Germany. The crane manufacturer claims that today it is very popular in many countries of the world (Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East). No more than 15 such cranes are produced per year, and the price for them is formed depending on the configuration, but still the cost is incredibly high. Therefore, in order to save money for customers, manufacturers even offer this crane for rent.
largest floating crane
The Italian company Monfalcone created a large crane for work on water - Saipem Mikoperi7000. It is one of the huge floating cranes (more precisely, these are two cranes working together), the deck of which can be compared in size with two football fields.
This "hard worker" can lift any drilling rig or vessel weighing up to 14,000 tons. The crane can work on the water surface for several months, about 300 specialists work on it - for them, the floating crane even provides canteens, cafes, a cinema and a hospital.
You can also note the floating crane of the Chinese company - DLV4400. As the name suggests, this crane has a lifting capacity of 4,400 tons. It is characterized by the presence of 7 diesel engines. The floating crane is 174 meters long and 48 meters wide. This giant can stay on the water surface for at least 60 days. It employs 250 people. It is used for lifting sunken ships and for offshore construction.
The largest stationary crane
Crane Chinese made able to lift a load weighing at least 20,000 tons. So, it can lift approximately 20,000 cars or 420 heavy vehicles. The height of this mighty crane is 133 meters, the distance between spans is 20 meters. This "colossus" is an excellent assistant for a person in the construction of tankers and oil platforms.
We have all seen how cranes work, helping people to erect high-rise buildings and various structures. However, have you ever seen such a huge crane that is simply amazing in its size? Some cranes even managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records. What is it - the largest crane in the world? And what other cranes claim such a title?
The largest truck crane
Undoubtedly, the leadership among truck cranes belongs to the German crane LiebherrLTM-11200-9.1, which is also called the "Mammoth". This giant is even listed in the Book of Records. It is a self-propelled boom crane equipped with a telescopic boom. The boom is located on a 9-axle chassis with 18 driving wheels. The auto-extend boom consists of eight sections and is the longest in the world.
The standard model of this truck crane can lift 363 tons of cargo, however, when special equipment is installed, the lifting capacity increases to 1200 tons - the boom can withstand this load at a reach of 2.5 meters. The machine can lift the load by 180 meters, but in this case the maximum weight of the load can be only 1.3 tons.
The truck crane engine is an 8-cylinder unit with 680 horsepower, running on a diesel engine. As a counterweight, the weight of which is 202 tons, 32 plates having the same size are used. When such a counterweight becomes insufficient, then special hydraulic balancing equipment is installed.
This "colossus" is used for large-scale construction (for example, heavy equipment, large ships) and when installing wind turbines. It takes approximately 8-10 hours to assemble a truck crane - most of the parts are brought in by trucks, the number of which is at least 20.
largest crawler crane
Here we can note the models of crawler cranes of Chinese companies - SCC86000TM (Sany) and XGC88000 (XCMG). The release of cranes that can lift up to 3600 tons, the companies announced in 2011. But there is already a Zoomlion ZCC3200NP crane, also from Chinese manufacturers.
It has a lifting capacity of 3200 tons, which is 200 tons more than the German crawler crane Liebherr LR13000 (it can lift a load of 3000 tons).
largest tower crane
Among tower cranes, Wolffkran's 1250V model is a giant. The value of the maximum load moment of the crane is 1500 tons, this giant is characterized by a lifting capacity of 60 tons. The maximum radius of the boom is 80 meters, and the load at the maximum radius, it can lift a weight of 11 tons.
This big crane immediately after the presentation went to his first job - to build a hydroelectric power station in Germany. The crane manufacturer claims that today it is very popular in many countries of the world (Europe, America, Australia, the Middle East). No more than 15 such cranes are produced per year, and the price for them is formed depending on the configuration, but still the cost is incredibly high. Therefore, in order to save money for customers, manufacturers even offer this crane for rent.
largest floating crane
The Italian company Monfalcone created a large crane for work on water - Saipem Mikoperi7000. It is one of the huge floating cranes (more precisely, these are two cranes working together), the deck of which can be compared in size with two football fields.
This "hard worker" can lift any drilling rig or vessel weighing up to 14,000 tons. The crane can work on the water surface for several months, about 300 specialists work on it - for them, the floating crane even provides canteens, cafes, a cinema and a hospital.
You can also note the floating crane of the Chinese company - DLV4400. As the name suggests, this crane has a lifting capacity of 4,400 tons. It is characterized by the presence of 7 diesel engines. The floating crane is 174 meters long and 48 meters wide. This giant can stay on the water surface for at least 60 days. It employs 250 people. It is used for lifting sunken ships and for offshore construction.
The largest stationary crane
The Chinese-made Taysun crane is capable of lifting a load of at least 20,000 tons. So, it can lift approximately 20,000 cars or 420 heavy vehicles. The height of this mighty crane is 133 meters, the distance between spans is 20 meters. This "colossus" is an excellent assistant for a person in the construction of tankers and oil platforms.
