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Marine Folding Boom Crane
Model 30T

Marine folding boom cranes combine high functionality with a compact design. Their robust steel structure and versatile hydraulic drive support all primary crane operations: hoisting, outreach adjustment, and slewing.

Compared to stiff boom models, these cranes require less space in the stowed position and provide a wider range of working areas during operation.

The 30T model equipped with a dual-hoist system provides high operational flexibility and efficient control. The 30 t main winch and 5 t auxiliary winch ensure reliable performance in sea states up to 2. The crane features a boom outreach of up to 43.2 m. The structural design provides effective protection of equipment from external influences and ensures convenient access for maintenance.

Configuration

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Foundation

Foundation

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The welded steel foundation ensures secure mounting of the crane structure housing via the slewing system. A robust flanged connection and an integrated slip ring service platform provide long-term durability and safe operation. The pedestal height is defined by the crane design.

Structure housing

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The steel housing serves as a versatile platform for mounting the boom, cabin, and hydraulic equipment. The design provides full access to service systems via internal hatches. Integrated electrical cabinets and slewing drives ensure reliable operation with continuous 360° rotation. Mounting lugs provide stable support of the boom hydraulic cylinders.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Structure Housing
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Boom

Boom

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The welded steel boom serves as the mounting base for the hoisting winches. The articulated connection and mounting lugs for the hydraulic cylinders enable precise boom and jib outreach adjustment, ensuring reliable operational performance.

Jib

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The welded steel jib is equipped with guide sheaves featuring rope derailment protection and lifting lugs for load-handling operations. The articulated connection to the boom and integration with hydraulic cylinders enable precise outreach adjustment, ensuring safe and reliable load handling.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Jib
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Boom Hydraulic Cylinders

Boom hydraulic cylinders

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The hydraulic cylinders enable boom outreach adjustment and ensure safe operation even under emergency conditions. Counterbalance valves securely hold the load during lowering, while the manual control system allows the boom to be lowered in the event of power loss. This ensures full operational control and safety.

Jib hydraulic cylinders

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The jib hydraulic cylinders are equipped with counterbalance valves for reliable load holding in any direction. The system allows for manual emergency lowering of the jib in the event of power loss, ensuring safety and operational control under all working conditions.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Jib Hydraulic Cylinders
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Main Winch

Main winch

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The main winch provides precise and safe handling of loads up to 30 t. The dual-brake system, incorporating disc and band brakes, ensures secure load holding. The drive system allows operation with constant, adjustable rope tension, ensuring stable lifting operations.

Auxiliary winch

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The auxiliary winch provides safe handling of loads up to 5 t. The dual-brake system, incorporating disc and band brakes, ensures secure load holding. The hydraulic motor is equipped with a brake valve for load holding and a manual control system for lowering the load in the event of power loss, ensuring full operational control.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Auxiliary Winch
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Hook Blocks

Hook blocks

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The hook blocks provide reliable load handling: up to 30 t for the main winch and up to 5 t for the auxiliary winch. The design ensures safe operation at rated capacities.

Operator’s Cabin

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The operator’s cabin provides an ergonomic workspace for the operator and an assistant, featuring climate control, heated glazing, and all necessary systems for comfortable and efficient operation under all conditions.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Operator Cabin
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Container

Container

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The welded steel, thermally insulated container protects the hydraulic equipment. Vibration isolators ensure stable system operation by reducing the impact of external influences.

Ladders and platforms

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Ladders and service platforms provide safe and convenient access for maintenance personnel to all crane components.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Model Ladders And Platforms
Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Slip Ring

Slip ring

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Power is supplied to the crane via a flexible slip ring assembly, ensuring uninterrupted power transmission during continuous 360° slewing. This solution ensures reliable and stable operation of all systems.

Slewing system

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The slewing drive provides 360° slewing and is equipped with a braking valve. This ensures secure positioning and reliable load holding under all operating conditions.

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30T 3D Slewing System

Standard configuration and options

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Standard configuration:

  • Column
  • Boom assembly
  • Platforms (set)
  • Winch with wire rope
  • Boom luffing hydraulic cylinder(s)
  • Hook block
  • Hydraulic power unit (HPU)
  • Electrical equipment
  • Hydraulic equipment
  • Local control station

Optional:

  • Cranes may be supplied without a column or with a column height customized to the customer’s requirements
  • Cranes may be supplied with an integrated HPU, a remote HPU, or without an HPU
  • Local (operator cabin or platform), remote (pendant or radio control), or combined control
  • Explosion-proof (tanker) design
  • Man-riding design
  • For explosive cargo handling
  • Auxiliary hoisting winches
  • Heave compensation
  • Floodlights
  • Custom paint color

Documentation:

The following documentation provided with the crane:

DocumentQuantity
Product Data Sheet1
Installation and Operation Manual1
Onboard Test Program and Methodology1
Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Report1
Spare Parts and Tools List1

3D crane simulation

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Marine Folding Boom Crane: Flexibility and Reliability in Arctic Seas

The Vessel’s Arm in Harsh Environments

Modern vessels have long evolved beyond simple means of transport. Today, they are complex floating systems performing a wide range of tasks — from cargo transportation to scientific research. However, no matter how powerful the propulsion plant or how robust the hull, a vessel remains vulnerable without specialized equipment. A marine folding boom crane is one of the key elements of onboard equipment.

Often referred to as the vessel’s “arm,” it enables container handling, heavy-load operations, equipment deployment overboard and, in critical situations, emergency rescue operations. This role is especially vital in the Arctic, where severe ice conditions and unpredictable weather demand reliable, well-engineered solutions.

Advantages of a Folding Boom

A key feature of the crane is its folding boom. In the stowed position, the crane occupies minimal space, does not interfere with mooring or maneuvering, and remains safe in ice conditions. Unlike stiff boom cranes, the folding boom design allows effective operation in confined spaces while retaining versatility — from container handling to subsea operations.

Electro-Hydraulic Drive

The drive system is equally important. The electro-hydraulic system combines the precision of electric control with the power of hydraulics. This ensures that the crane operates smoothly and reliably under high winds and vessel motion, withstands extreme temperatures, and is suitable for both port and open-sea operations.

Arctic Operational Importance

As the Northern Sea Route becomes an increasingly important corridor for shipping and expeditions, such cranes enable vessels to perform tasks in conditions where all equipment is subjected to extreme operational stress. For researchers, it enables seabed instrument deployment and sample retrieval; for rescue services, it ensures that evacuation or equipment delivery can be carried out without delay.

Operator Comfort

Human factors are also considered in the design. Operators may work full shifts in cold conditions and under continuous vibration. Therefore, the cabin is designed as a modern workstation: an ergonomic seat, climate control, panoramic glazing, and video monitoring systems help maintain focus, visibility, and comfort throughout operation.

Looking Ahead

Ongoing technological development is steadily transforming marine cranes into integral components of intelligent systems. They are integrated into automated control systems and equipped with remote control and advanced safety systems. In the future, such cranes will move closer to autonomous operation, with the operator acting primarily as a supervisor.

Izhora Hydrosystems LLC develops folding boom cranes adapted for harsh operating environments. The company’s experience and modern engineering solutions make this equipment a reliable partner for fleets operating in the world’s most demanding regions.

Dimensions

Marine Folding Boom Crane 30t Drawing

Technical specifications

ParameterValue
Safe Working Load (main hoist), t30 t
Safe Working Load (aux hoist), t5 t

Parameters (Operating Position 30t/5t):

Ambient temperature, °C-40°…+35°
Heel (either side), °
Trim (bow or stern), °
Sea state, max.2
Wind load, Pa≤400 Pa
Vessel vibration during ice navigationNo

Parameters (Stowed Position):

Ambient temperature, °C-50°…+45°
Heel (either side), °15°
Trim (bow or stern), °
Roll amplitude, max., °40°
Pitch amplitude, max., °10°
Wind load, Pa≤2000 Pa
Vessel vibration during ice navigationYes
Main hoist reeving factor2
Auxiliary hoist reeving factor1
Main hook travel, m87 m
Auxiliary hook travel, m87 m
Main/Auxiliary hook speed (cargo), m/s0.33 m/s
Main/Auxiliary hook speed (personnel handling), m/s0.27 m/s
Boom luffing time, s100 s
Slewing speed (single motion), rpm0.7 rpm
Slewing angle, °360°
Crane control-Operator’s cabin
-Remote control pendant
Total crane weight (excl. hydr. fluid and pedestal), t, max140 t
Crane pedestal weight, t9 t
Power supplyAC, 50 Hz;
380 V±10%
Total installed motor power (excluding emergency pump motor), kW325 kW
Installed emergency pump motor power, kW45 kW
Outdoor electrical equipment IP rating, min.IP56
Indoor electrical equipment IP rating, min.IP44
Compliance with marine classification society requirementsYes
Compliance with additional vessel class notationWINTERIZATION (-40)
Simultaneous operation of hoisting mechanismsNo

General requirements and standards

  • The marine crane complies with the «Rules for the Cargo Handling Gear of Sea-Going Ships» (ND No. 2-020101-145).
  • The crane is RS certified and approved for operation with the «FROG-6» personnel transfer capsule.
  • Operating temperature range from –40 °C to +35 °C, as confirmed by RS documentation.
  • Painting: RAL color specified by the customer.
  • Crane system data and signals are transmitted to the vessel’s Integrated Control System (ICS).
  • The crane pedestal is adapted for a standardized ship foundation with a diameter of 4,035 mm.
  • If a boom rest is required for the stowed condition, the technical solution shall be agreed with the customer.
  • The control system includes a dedicated “Personnel Transfer” mode with speed limitation, activated from the operator’s cabin.
  • The crane cabin is equipped with an ergonomic heated operator’s seat, an additional assistant seat, a workstation table, a mini-refrigerator, and a water dispenser. The cabin also features 220 V power outlets, ventilation, heating and air-conditioning systems, as well as tinted glazing and windscreen wipers.

Regulatory compliance

The equipment complies with the following requirements:

  • General Regulations of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS);
  • Technical Regulation on the Safety of Maritime Transport (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 620 dated August 12, 2010);
  • SP 2.5.3650-20 (Sanitary and Epidemiological Requirements for Transport);
  • Other applicable requirements of Russian legislation, including sanitary and veterinary regulations, occupational health and safety requirements, and industrial safety requirements;
  • The equipment also complies with all amendments and supplements in force as of the vessel’s keel-laying date (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 719);
  • Supervision of installation and commissioning services;
  • Confirmation of industrial product manufacturing within the territory of the Russian Federation (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 719 dated July 17, 2015).