ZPMC has become expert at transferring fully-erect cranes from ship to shore, having conducted over 1000 such operations to date. It has a good safety record (despite some high profile accidents last year).
The practice has become almost “routine,” but every trip has unique characteristics, based on weather forecasts, route and distance, differences in the size of the cranes and quay configuration and other factors that will always challenge the engineers....
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