Kenz Cranes have been awarded with a contract for the design and production of two knuckle boom cranes for Heerema Marine Contractors, which will replace the current knuckle boom cranes on the deepwater construction vessel Aegir.
Kenz Cranes will design a 200t active heave compensated knuckle boom crane with a deepwater winch suitable for 3300m water depth and an outreach of 50m.
The other knuckle boom is a 50-tonne crane with an outreach of 42m.
Image of Aegir, from Heerema.