2 Sep 2024

Mammoet Launches the SK6000 – the World’s Strongest Land-Based Crane

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On Friday last week Mammoet, the largest global engineered heavy lifting and transport company, launched the SK6000.

HeavyLiftNews was at Mammoet’s Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands to see the launch of the world’s strongest land-based crane.

Built to serve in the three energy sectors, offshore wind, oil and gas and nuclear, the SK6000 will have a key role in sectors where the fast growth of components which in recent years has led to supply chain issues.

The SK6000 delivers reduced integration times to offshore floating projects, while onshore new build and expansion projects can be delivered with increased uptime. Both scopes then benefit from modular construction techniques that allow critical path components to be simultaneously built offsite anywhere in the world, before transporting to site ahead of installation.

The SK6000 has a maximum capacity of 6,000t, utilizing 4,200t of ballast to lift with a maximum ground bearing pressure of 30t/m².

For mobilising anywhere in the world, the crane design uses containerization techniques for ease of deployment and can be transported using shipping containers to any location worldwide.

It also offers full electric power capability from battery or supply from the grid, allowing customers to reduce the carbon impact of projects significantly.

“This crane is truly a world record feat of engineering, with a production schedule to match”, said Gavin Kerr, Director Global Services at Mammoet. “Hundreds of colleagues have been directly involved with its development across the business.

There are very few companies on Earth – if any – that could have brought this crane into reality, and we are immensely proud to be able to do so.”

The SK6000 is currently undergoing testing at Mammoet’s Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands, ready for deployment to its first project planned in Asia later in the year.