Jumbo Jubilee’s 1,992t Heavy Lift Record
On Saturday 22 August 2009, a new tandem heavy lift record was set by mv Jumbo Jubilee. A load of 1,980 t, 10% on top of the combined SWL of the cranes, was required to obtain a Lloyds Certificate of Compliance. However, the test load had a record breaking weight of 1,992 t, stated to be the heaviest load ever lifted by a heavy lift transport ship.
During the crane tests of Jumbo’s latest J-class vessel at the Huisman yard in Schiedam, a ballasted pontoon was lifted out of the water in tandem by the two 900t mast cranes. Earlier that week, both cranes performed a full 360° swing with a load of 990 t. Meanwhile, the ship was ballasted to a 4° heel angle, in order to test the cranes under all circumstances it can encounter during its lifetime.
Jumbo Jubilee is the fourth J-class vessel in the Jumbo fleet of 14 in-house designed heavy lift vessels, and was delivered practically without a hitch because of the experience gained on her predecessors. After final commissioning, the vessel will set sail for Brazil.