Yantai Raffles Shipyard reports it has beaten its previous record in completing the world’s heaviest? ever commercial lift. Its patented TAISUN crane successfully lifted the?deckbox of Saipem’s ‘Frigstad D90’? Semi Submersible Drilling Rig,

‘Scarabeo 9’ (pictured) in front of over 400 international and?
domestic guests. The rig is a state-of-the-art sixth generation Semi
Submersible with a DP3 system which was built for Ultra? Deepwater
Drilling.?? ?

Brian Chang, Deputy Chairman of Yantai Raffles said “This is another
major feat? for Yantai Raffles and is an important milestone in the
overall construction of Saipem’s? ‘Frigstad D90’ Semi Submersible,
‘Scarabeo 9’. Our 20,000 metric ton crane TAISUN? has now firmly
realized its reputation as the lifting methodology of the future and
we? will continue to work closely with Saipem to meet their
expectations”.

Source: SeaTradeAsia-Online

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