A-frame Modification Heerema’s Thialf

Heerema will be installing wind turbines in the Baltic Sea in 2022. This project will be executed by their ship Thialf. Sounds straightforward, except that on the shipping route between Rotterdam and the project site, the ‘Storebaelt Bridge’ need to be passed. The bridge has a clearance of 65 meters, while from Thialf's floaters to the top of the vessel's A-frames is a huge over 100 meters. This drove the decision to modify Thialf's A-frames to access the Baltic Sea. Using this system, the cranes can be lowered and fold the A-frames to create a sufficient air gap when combined. 

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