Cargotec establishes offshore service centre in Houston

The centre has a hydraulic test bed, which enables the repair of winches, hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic pumps and motors, valves and swing drive units. It can also support blow out preventer crane upgrades, pipe handling cranes and racking systems, tensioning cylinders, as well as active heave-compensated knuckle boom cranes, davits and module handling systems.

“Cargotec’s offshore service staff in the US Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Mexico have the experience needed to satisfy the most demanding of service requirements,” says Pat Drake, regional manager, offshore services in the Americas. “Cargotec’s service management is committed to grow with additional industry developments, as exploration moves further offshore, in deeper water depths and in more challenging operating environments.”

Cargotec USA provides specialist proof load testing solutions for cranes, general lifting equipment and structures. “This service provides customers not only with competent crane inspection, but with safe and cost effective load test services,” says Mr Drake.