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E-Crane Offshore Services
, a Palfinger service partner,
currently
works on (116) Palfinger Davit cranes,
model
PF6000 Marine, installed on TP's
(Transition Pieces)
for the EON Rampion Offshore Project in the UK.
The scope of supply consists of:
* A paint repair job in Hoboken (BE).
* Crane commissioning including function & load tests in Vlissingen (NL).
All 116 cranes
received
a paint repair and touch
-
up job
in accordance with
Palfinger and Offshore standards. This job is executed on the ground and on
pre-
installed cranes on a staggering height of 26 meters.
After paint repair, the TP's are moved over the river Scheldt to Vlissingen (NL) for the commissioning of the cranes.
This requires the installation and wiring of j
unction boxes
followed by final
commissioning
. F
ull load and function tests are
also part of the commissioning process
.