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Jumbo Kinetic lifts 3,000t record

On Saturday April 25th 2015, JUMBO KINETIC set a new heavy lift record by lifting 3,000t during the test lift at the Huisman production facility in Zhangzhou, China. The completion of the test lift marks the successful delivery of a new generation heavy lift vessels. Jumbo and Huisman engineers prepared all the test lifts for JUMBO KINETIC meticulously. The first test was executed with a weight of 250t and every test was thoroughly evaluated. The weight of the tests gradually increased to a maximum of 1.650t, this included a 10% overload which is common during testing operations. The final lift test was a tandem lift of 3,000t which JUMBO KINETIC passed with distinction. Jumbo obtained the Lloyd’s Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Lifting Appliances L.A.2).