BOAT HOISTS

Abu Dhabi shipyard chooses Marine Travelift

The recent delivery of a Marine Travelift 200CII mobile boat hoist to MBK Marine Industries in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is an integral part of a large shipyard development project by the company, which is wholly-owned by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The new yard has been developed to fulfill his vision to have a commercially viable, quality and safetycontrolled ‘one-stop-shop’ for marine, oil and gas works.

The company’s year-long project began in mid-2021 and will be completed within the next few weeks. The scope of this project is broad, including the development of an 87,000 square metre site, with a 2,000 metric ton capacity floating dry dock, a 150 metre long jetty, a bay for operating the 200,000 kg capacity boat hoist, as well as workshops and storage facilities.

Services to be provided by the shipyard will include the building of commercial vessels, the repair, maintenance and modification of ships, the construction of drilling platforms, and onshore and offshore oil and gas fields and facilities services. The installation of the Marine Travelift 200CII boat hoist will allow MBK to have timely and cost-effective docking and undocking operations.

Very few modifications were necessary to the hoist as no infrastructure was in place before it was purchased, so there were no limiting factors for either width or height, allowing MBK to haul a variety of vessels with ease.

“Marine Travelift completed the erection and commissioning ahead of schedule,” commented a representative of MBK, adding “and the delivery and set-up process was excellent”.

The company also noted that good training was provided by Marine Travelift technicians regarding operation and maintenance. Every boat hoist set-up includes an on-site, factorytrained technician from within its extensive global dealer and service network. Yard owners/ managers, operators and site maintenance/ mechanics are always encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to familiarise themselves with the machine as safety is always a priority.

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