Goldhofer PST/SL-E 8 heavy duty module in action for Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Authority
Ferries themselves have to be transported at regular intervals. This was recently the case for the Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping Authority at the Yard in Rendsburg, where a new procedure was implemented for the first time as a faster and more practicable method of moving vessels ashore for inspection purposes.
Previously, the vessels weighing up to 130 t, were maneuvered onto a shiplift consisting of a lower and upper cradle, which was winched ashore and along the rails leading to the shipbuilding hall.
The PST/SL-E self-propelled module towing the ferry on the upper cradle ashore
Previously, the vessels weighing up to 130 t, were maneuvered onto a shiplift consisting of a lower and upper cradle, which was winched ashore and along the rails leading to the shipbuilding hall.
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Lifting & Specialized Transport u2014 March - April 2023