Lifting and cranes
Tough tools Lifting and loading equipment for aquaculture needs to be strong, reliable and designed for the job
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ECHANO has commissioned miscellaneous equipment for Norway Royal Salmon’s subsidiary Arc�c Offshore Farming. Originally a specialist supplier for the offshore energy sector, Techano now also provides li�ing solu�ons for the new genera�on of large-scale offshore fish farms. During the autumn, Techano service engineers completed installa�on onboard for the first of two fish farm rings for Arc�c Offshore Farming. The equipment delivered includes a set of net handling winches, capstans, chain jacks, hydraulic power units (HPUs) and handling davits. The farms are now at their loca�on outside Fellesholmen near Tromsø in northern Norway. Øystein Bondevik, Sales Director at Techano, says: “We have also experienced a high level of interest in our fish-transfer systems. The need for safe transfer between fish farm and live fish carriers is increasing as the number of farms opera�ng further from the shore increases. The harsher condi�ons and challenging weather put the opera�on at risk, but Techano FTS secures safe transfer.” The most recent delivery is miscellaneous equipment for the live fish carrier Harald Martin, which was delivered from Tersan shipyard in late October. Also, to meet the requirement for less manual work and safer opera�on during fish crowding, Techano has developed a system, Crowd Control, which improves health and safety and reduces risk of damage to nets and escapes. There is less need for support vessels around the fish pens. As the crowding is automated and can be run at low speed and with controlled mo�ons, it creates a lot less stress on the fish. The opera�on can be
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ini�ated well before arrival of the wellboat, and as such have the fish in posi�on simultaneously as the wellboat arrives. The system has been developed such that it can be retrofi�ed to any pen. Based in Viadana, Matua, in Italy, HS.MARINE is a leading manufacturer of ship and offshore cranes with the world’s widest range of models. HS.MARINE not only prides itself on cranes and other marine li�ing equipment that are reliable and robust, but it offers equipment that is designed
Above: The live fish carrier Harald Mar�n Below: Crosby Warehouse Opposite from top: HS.MARINE tall crane; FM Bulk Ship Loader
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