MacGREGOR signs single biggest offshore crane order

MacGREGOR’s Offshore division has received its biggest ever single order for Hydramarine Active Heave Compensated offshore cranes


In December MacGREGOR’s Offshore division signed the single biggest order in the history of Hydramarine AS, Norway. The order is for 10 large Hydramarine Active Heave Compensated (AHC) cranes for 10 offshore vessels being built at Zhejiang Shipyard, China for delivery during 2010 - 2012 to French shipowner Bourbon. The cranes will be manufactured at MacGREGOR’s facility in Singapore.

“This order is a clear evidence of our customers’ trust in the technical expertise and reliability of our solutions,” says Olli Isotalo, President of MacGREGOR Group. “It also emphasises MacGREGOR’s position as the global market leader in supplying large AHC cranes”.

With 4,300 professionals and a fleet of 236 owned vessels, Bourbon offers a broad range of offshore oil and gas marine services. With its strategic Horizon 2012 plan, Bourbon intends to confirm its leadership in modern offshore oil and gas marine services by offering the most demanding clients worldwide, a full range of innovative, high performance and new-generation vessels and an expanded offer of subsea services.