Super Fly – One Happy Buccaneer
Recently, Huisman successfully completed the installation and load testing of a Huisman-designed and -built 17m super fly jib for one of the heavy lift mast cranes onboard BigLift Shipping‘s Happy Buccaneer. Heavy lift shipping company BigLift Shipping purchased this 17m long fly jib to increase outreach and lifting height for upcoming projects . The super fly jib increases the lifting height and outreach of the Happy Buccaneer’s crane by 50% to 59 m above deck and 55 m radius respectively.
With the fly jib mounted on the Happy Buccaneer the crane has a maximum load of 350 t at 35 m outreach and a 250t load at a 50m outreach. The lifting height increases to approximately 59 m above deck. BigLift’s fleet consists of thirteen state-of-the art vessels with lifting capacities to 1,400 t. The coming two years the fleet will be extended with two new build Happy S-type vessels, increasing the lifting capacities to 1,800 t.
Aramid Fibre Stays
To reduce installation time of the fly jib, lightweight stays produced by FibreMax are being used. It is the first time ever that aramid fibre stays are used in such an application. The fibre stays have a rated minimum breaking strength of 9,000 kN (920 t). The fibre stays comply to the requirements of Lloyd’s Register as specified in the Lloyd’s Code of Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment. For future projects requiring further outreach or lifting height capacities, the fly jib can be extended. With the fly jib available for the Happy Buccaneer and de Happy S new build vessels, BigLift once again underlines its key position in heavy lift transport.
Industry Standard
The Heavy Lift Mast Crane concept, a compact and innovative crane design for heavy lifts, was developed by Huisman in 1983 and has become an industry standard for the design and construction of heavy lift cranes. The Happy Buccaneer was outfitted with two Huisman heavy lift mast cranes in 1984. The original lifting capacity of these cranes was 550 t, the cranes were upgraded to 700 t in 2006. With this fly jib the heavy lift mast cranes continue to prove their added value.