STX Dalian held a 1,000-ton gantry crane hoisting ceremony

On November 21st, STX (Dalian) Ocean Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. held the world's largest span of 1,000 tons of gantry crane hoisting ceremony. STX (Dalian) Ocean Heavy Industry Huang Qiwei, deputy director, STX Construction (Dalian) Jin Rongzhen, and other relevant leaders attended the hoisting ceremony of the day.

With the huge gantry crane main beam being slowly hoisted, STX Dalian Group added a 1,000-ton gantry crane after the existing four 900-ton gantry cranes. The gantry crane spans 248m and is the world's largest span gantry crane. It is designed and built by STX Construction (Dalian). It is planned to be put into use in the marine heavy industry area from 2012. It can hoist 1800 tons with the existing 900-ton gantry crane of Ocean Heavy Industry. Large segmentation. It can be used to build very large ships such as VLOC, which further enhances the equipment foundation and construction capabilities of STX Dalian Group.