Marina World July August 2023

YARDS & YARD MACHINERY
New production
line, new
designs and
noteworthy
deliveries
For 2023, Italian company PDN
Cranes has opened a new
production line for cradles, and fixed
and telescopic boat keels so as to
give its customers a complete range
of products. The company has also
developed a fully-electric or hybrid
electric mobile hoist design which
will be released to the market in
good time for PDN’s 20 th anniversary
in 2024.
Over the past two years, particular
delivery highlights in the marina
sector have been the supply of two
specialist cranes to French marinas
Port Camargue and Dunkerque Marina.
Although covered in Marina World
soon after delivery, each is worthy of
special mention due to the interesting
technology involved.
The Port Camargue (above) machine
has 20 tonne capacity and is of threeleg
design so as to be of use in three
different basins of different widths. The
operator cabin is located at the rear of
the machine to enable it to be driven in
a similar manner to a forklift. It is thus
considered to be a combination of boat
hoist and boat trailer and is very fast
and flexible when moving between the
lifting and parking areas.
The machine for Dunkerque is a
30 tonne capacity amphibious boat
hoist which carries out a boat hauling
service between the yard and slipway.
It can be submerged in water up to
2.5m (8ft), which enables it to service
sailboats with long keels.
Like the Port Camargue machine,
it is very fast in operation and
is equipped with PDN’s remote
assistance system.
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