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.

the Kiel Canal Waterways and Shipping AuthorityThe 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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