by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 19, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore wind, Shipbuilding
Offshore wind contractor Seaway 7 may be facing a delay in the delivery of its new heavy lift ship Alfa Lift after an incident with its 3000-tonne Liebherr crane. According to a company statement, an ‘unplanned movement’ of a key component has resulted in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 2, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore, Offshore wind
After the accident with its 5000-tonne crane during the load test in May 2020, DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion 1 as well as its crane suffered considerable damage. In September, Liebherr stated it would repair the crane. It has now been revealed...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 17, 2020 | News
SWZ|Maritime’s offshore expert Björn von Ubisch has analysed the crane accident with DEME’s new offshore vessel Orion. His conclusion: ‘the ship could handle the “whiplash” effect, but the crane could not.’ In the meantime, Liebherr has...
