Sarens SGC-120 lifting crane for very heavy lifting jobs.
The SGC-120 is a lifting crane hired for very heavy lifting jobs such as:
- installing bridge sections
- building petrochemical plants
- building nuclear power plants
- construction of large sea-going vessels
This crane is a so-called ring crane. This means that the gigantic lifting equipment, such as the boom and counterweight, is placed on a ring. On this ring, the lifting crane rotates.
Lifting capacity of this crane is impressive: up to 3,200 tonnes. The main boom has a maximum length of 130 metres, which can be extended with a jib of up to 100 metres.
This photo was taken at Maasvlakte 2 on 12 January 2025. The crane was assembled in about four weeks in late 2024.
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