Floating Crane

Floating cranes are those heavy-duty cranes which are frequently used for building bridges, and constructing ports. Fleeting applications in ports etc. They also have great utility in loading and unloading of heavy weights on and off ships. The floating cranes are generally self-propelled. They have the powerful diesel generators to work the crane winches, which can be switched to propel the craft.

Floating cranes can be mounted on a swing base installed on the deck of a pontoon and can swing in a circular motion both in a clockwise and anticlockwise direction. Apart from pontoon mounted cranes, some floating cranes barges with a lifting capacity exceeding 10,000 tonnes and are used to transport entire bridge sections.