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5 Ton Overhead Crane Sold to Maldives for Petrol Boat Repair

2026-04-17 12:07:30

This customer is from the Maldives and they contacted us through our website to purchase a set of cranes for maintenance and overhaul work on gasoline boats. According to the client, their fleet is out at sea all year round on fuel collection and transportation missions. Due to years of prolonged use, the boats will be returned to storage for repairs. The purchased crane will be used for parts overhaul and replacement.

  1. Engine and power system lifting: After the gasoline ship has been running on the sea for a long time, the key parts such as engine, gearbox, propeller and so on need to be disassembled for overhaul or replacement. The 5-ton lifting capacity covers just the right amount of these heavy components to be lifted.
  2. Hull Structural Repair: Vessels working at sea for a long period of time will face hull wear and tear, corrosion or damage, requiring the lifting of hull parts for welding repair or structural reinforcement.
  3. Maintenance of shipboard equipment: Includes removal and replacement of auxiliary equipment such as fuel pumps, generator sets, winches, etc.
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Our solutions: 5-ton European single girder overhead cranes

Based on the customer's demand analysis and the specificity of the site conditions, we recommended and customized a 5-ton HD single girder overhead travelling crane. After thorough preparations, the crane was successfully installed on site and the electrical installation became the main task. In the electrical connection process had encountered a small problem of lifting motor debugging, our engineers with solid technical ability to successfully solve the problem, and in the customer's active cooperation to successfully complete the entire installation and commissioning.

Main technical parameters

Parameter items Specifications
Crane Model HD European single girder overhead travelling crane
Rated lifting capacity 5 tons
Crane Span 16 m
Lifting height 11 m
Power supply 400V 50Hz 3-phase

Program Advantages

This crane was chosen for the following reasons:

1. Compact size and lightweight design

European cranes are significantly lighter in dead weight, more compact in size, and have a shorter minimum limiting distance from the hook to the wall, which can provide a greater effective working space within the limited factory space.

2. Low headroom and high lift

Through optimized structural design, this crane can achieve a higher lifting height under limited headroom conditions to meet the operational needs of maintenance warehouses.

3. Smooth operation and precise positioning

Equipped with frequency conversion control technology, the lifting process is smooth and stable, which is suitable for lifting precision parts.

4. Savings in construction costs

The wheel pressure of European cranes is significantly lower than that of standard cranes, which requires less plant structure, saving customers infrastructure construction costs and reducing long-term maintenance expenditures.

Final results

At present, this 5-ton European single girder overhead crane has been successfully put into operation in the Maldives and everything is running well. The customer highly recognizes the performance of the equipment and plans to continue to cooperate with us in subsequent projects.

We are very pleased with the entire installation of this 5 ton single girder overhead crane. Your cranes are perfectly suited to the operational needs of our gasoline fleet maintenance.

- Mr. Solah, Project Manager

Yuantai 5 Ton Overhead Crane

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