Sourced : The Maritime Executive
Two 100 ton cranes have been delivered to Russia’s new Zvezda mega-shipyard. The cranes are 94.5 meters (310 feet high with a reach of 81.7 meters (268 feet). They were built as part of a joint contract between Far Eastern Plant Zvezda and China Heavy Industry Corporation Nantong.
The Chinese yard will deliver another three cranes by the end of the year: two with a lifting capacity of 320 tons and one with a lifting capacity of 1,200 tons.
Zvezda has also signed a deal for the delivery of five self-propelled heavy transporters with load capacity of 650 tons with Suzhou Dafang Special Vehicle Co. Ltd.
Russia began construction of the shipyard in March last year. It will be the largest civil shipyard in Russia as well as a base for offshore equipment manufacturing and development. It will produce ships with water displacement up to 350,000t, offshore platform infrastructure, reinforced ice-class vessels, special vessels and other types of marine equipment.
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