HSCRANE 180 Ton Mobile Boat Hoist Elevates Phuket Yacht Marina Operations

Southeast Asia’s yacht tourism is constantly heating up. Phuket, Thailand acts as a core hub. Superyachts docked at nearby marinas are surging annually. Demand for dry dock repair and launching of large vessels is growing. A famous local high-end yacht maintenance center decided to completely upgrade its equipment. After comparing multiple technical proposals, the client chose HSCRANE. They selected a custom 180-ton mobile boat hoist.

Project Background and Core Pain Points

The marina’s old equipment only lifted up to 100 tons. Severe aging made it unable to handle new high-end yachts. These yachts are 40 meters long and weigh over 150 tons. The marina handles monohulls and wide-span catamarans. This requires the crane to have sufficient internal clearance. Also, the marina has limited space. The turning radius between berths is severely insufficient. This demands extreme steering flexibility and precise positioning from new equipment. Phuket has a high-salt, high-humidity tropical marine environment year-round. This poses a severe test for the equipment’s anti-corrosion process.

HSCRANE 180t Mobile Boat Hoist Core Technical Parameters

To perfectly match the marina’s actual conditions and vessel types, we customized it. The HSCRANE technical team precisely designed the equipment parameters:

Solutions and Technical Advantages

Addressing the client’s operational pain points, we upgraded this hoist. This 180-ton mobile boat hoist was strengthened in core dimensions:

●Full hydraulic drive and extreme steering: It uses a hydraulic drive system. This removes rigid constraints of traditional mechanical transmissions. Paired with an 8-wheel all-directional steering system, it moves straight and laterally. It can do 360-degree pivot turns in narrow dock channels. This solves space limits and maximizes yard utilization.

●Flexible lifting and dynamic leveling: Luxury yacht fiberglass hulls are fragile. The mechanism includes high-strength, flexible, widened flat belts. Four-point synchronous lifting uses dynamic leveling valves. This ensures absolute stability upon leaving the water. It prevents uneven stress, local dents, scratches, or deformation.

●Articulated main girder and variable span design: Girders accommodate various yacht widths. They feature articulated structures with fine-tunable spans. This relieves torsional stress on uneven coastal ground. It also expands the accepted vessel range greatly.

●Smart safety and marine-grade anti-corrosion: It has a PLC smart control system. Operators use industrial remotes for precise micro-operations. Load-sensitive hydraulics automatically adjust power, reducing energy consumption. Steel structures undergo shot blasting and C5-M anti-corrosion processes. Key pipes use 316L stainless steel for an ultra-long lifespan here.

Customer Feedback and Operational Benefits

Since this HSCRANE 180-ton mobile boat hoist started operating, throughput jumped. The vessel throughput at this Phuket marina achieved a qualitative leap. Lifting 100-ton superyachts used to take half a day. Now, it is safely completed in less than 2 hours. The maintenance head gave clear feedback. “HSCRANE equipment has strong power and stable lifting,” he said. “Its excellent pivot steering lets us store more yachts in limited space. This equipment lets us serve top luxury yachts. It also boosted our dry dock profit margin by at least 35%.” This successful delivery confirms HSCRANE’s professional custom strength again. It highlights our delivery capability in the heavy vessel lifting field. It also proves our reliability in high-end overseas markets.