Cargotec wins AHTS equipment package

March 17, 2011
Cargotec is to supply two sets of MacGregor anchor-handling systems for two anchor-handling tug/supply/oil recovery vessels under construction at a Chinese shipyard for a Singaporean owner.

Offshore staff

HELSINKI, Finland -- Cargotec is to supply two sets of MacGregor anchor-handling systems for two anchor-handling tug/supply/oil recovery vessels under construction at a Chinese shipyard for a Singaporean owner.

Equipment is due to be delivered at the end of this year. It will be manufactured at Cargotec's facilities for offshore load handling in Singapore and China.

The full order comprises anchor-handling/towing winches, with a 38-metric ton (42-ton) line pull and a 500-metric ton (551-ton) static brake; anchor windlass mooring winches; tugger winches; capstans; storage reels; shark jaws/towing pins; and telescopic deck cranes.

The ABS classed vessels will have a bollard pull of 150 - 160 metric tons (165-176 tons).

03/17/2011