Latest on-site footage captured at Puerto de Huelva, Spain, features two high-performance YFM 5T/4-29m telescopic boom marine deck cranes installed on the deck of a professional LNG bunkering vessel. Fully engineered, manufactured, and delivered by YFM, the two marine deck cranes are arranged in a front-and-rear layout, providing a tailor-made lifting solution for modern LNG bunkering vessels. Optimized for ultra-limited deck conditions, YFM telescopic boom crane systems enable stable, safe, and multi-dimensional marine operations in confined working spaces, solving key pain points of compact LNG ship deck layouts.
This advanced LNG bunkering vessel is operated by a professional Spanish international maritime energy provider focused on green ship fuel supply and offshore gas transportation. The company specializes in ship-to-ship LNG bunkering, port terminal energy supply, and supporting offshore engineering services, serving the rapidly growing global low-carbon shipping industry.
Core Parameters of the LNG Bunkering Vessel
- LOA (Length Overall): 133 m
- Breadth: 22 m
- Design Draft: 7.4 m
- Maximum Operational Draft: Approx. 5.3–6.2 m (shallow water adaptation for port bunkering)
- DWT (Deadweight Tonnage): 7,912 t
- GT (Gross Tonnage): 12,888
- NT (Net Tonnage): Approx. 3,800
- Total LNG Tank Capacity: 12,500 m³ (Compatible with standard LNG & bio-LNG)
Note: Based on publicly available data from the official website.
Core Functions of the LNG Bunkering Vessel
1. Deliver professional ship-to-ship LNG bunkering for all ocean-going vessels at port terminals, supporting sustainable green fuel replenishment.
2. Conduct short-distance transportation and distribution of liquefied natural gas and renewable bio-LNG for offshore and port energy networks.
3. Equipped with complete on-board cryogenic pipeline systems and bunkering arm sets, enabling accurate and safe docking with fixed port bunkering facilities.
Given its compact deck layout, dense cryogenic pipeline arrangement, and diverse shallow-water bunkering & high-level maintenance demands, this professional LNG bunkering vessel requires highly adaptable, space-saving, and safety-certified lifting equipment to support full-cycle offshore operations. This is exactly why the vessel is fitted with a tailor-made dual YFM telescopic boom marine crane, to address the unique operational challenges of modern green energy bunkering ships.
Why dual YFM Telescopic Boom Marine Deck Cranes Are Indispensable for Compact LNG Bunkering Vessels?
Most LNG bunkering vessels feature densely packed deck pipelines and ultra-compact equipment layouts, leaving minimal space for auxiliary marine crane. This raises a common question across the maritime industry: why equip these specialized green energy vessels with two professional telescopic marine cranes?
The core advantages come from scientific operational division of labor and upgraded maritime operational safety, which cannot be achieved with single-crane or fixed boom crane configurations.
YFM engineered this dual telescopic boom crane solution specifically to match the vessel's limited deck space, shallow-water port bunkering conditions, and frequent ship-to-ship maintenance scenarios. The customized crane set features a 5-ton main hook with a 4m–29m working radius and a 2-ton auxiliary hook covering a 5.2m–30.8m operational range. The complete load capacity and outreach spectrum fully covers all routine lifting requirements for LNG bunkering vessels, including onboard spare parts hoisting, LNG bunkering hose butt jointing, and daily material handling between ship and shore terminals.
The biggest highlight of YFM telescopic boom deck cranes is their outstanding space-saving performance for confined marine working environments. Unlike traditional fixed-boom marine cranes that occupy permanent deck space and interfere with pipeline layout, telescopic booms can be fully retracted and folded when idle, maximizing residual deck activity space. The optimized front-and-rear dual-crane arrangement provides flexible lifting points for both port and starboard operations, allowing fast response to multi-side operational tasks without adjusting the vessel's berthing position, greatly improving overall maritime working flexibility.
To solve the high-altitude maintenance difficulties of complex LNG pipe manifold systems, the cabin-side crane is upgraded with a certified professional man-riding function, with a 1-ton rated man-riding load and full 4m–29m radius coverage. Equipped with a built-in multi-disc dual braking system and external automatic band brake winch, the dual-purpose winch structure supports both cargo lifting and safe offshore personnel transfer. When matched with a standard specialized man-riding basket, the crane system realizes stable, compliant, and reliable ship-to-ship personnel transportation for professional maritime maintenance work.
Note: All man-riding operations must be conducted with certified fall-arrest safety harnesses and DNV 2.7-1 standard compliant man-riding baskets. All YFM telescopic marine cranes are pre-fitted with reserved standard safety interfaces during factory production to meet international maritime safety specifications.
In daily offshore and port operations, crew members can utilize the YFM man-riding crane system to safely reach elevated and structurally complicated LNG pipe manifold areas. This enables full-range equipment inspection, professional fault diagnosis, and standardized routine maintenance, effectively solving the long-standing industry pain points of difficult access and high safety hazards during high-altitude LNG pipeline system maintenance.
Maritime man-riding lifting applications impose extremely strict requirements on core equipment reliability, including lifting cylinders, hydraulic balance valves, and emergency braking systems. All YFM telescopic marine cranes with man-riding functions have passed full professional performance verification and obtained official DNV classification society certification, fully complying with unified international maritime safety standards and offshore operational regulations.
Internal Quality Control Standard: Before factory delivery, every YFM man-riding telescopic marine crane undergoes strict 1.5-times static load testing and simulated power-off emergency release tests, eliminating potential operational risks and ensuring 100% operational safety in complex offshore maritime environments.
For ship owners and maritime operators, YFM customized telescopic boom marine deck cranes are far beyond conventional cargo lifting equipment. As amulti-functional intelligent offshore operational arm for LNG bunkering vessels, the dual-crane solution comprehensively guarantees crew operational safety, simplifies complex offshore maintenance workflows, and significantly improves overall operational efficiency for port bunkering and green maritime energy transportation businesses.
This LNG refueling ship deck crane project fully demonstrates YFM's professional customization capabilities in specialized lifting equipment for new energy vessels. In response to the high standards and strict requirements of the LNG green shipping scenario, YFM, relying on its mature research and manufacturing experience of marine cranes, precise customized design, and comprehensive after-sales system, delivers compliant, stable, and durable maritime lifting solutions to global customers.
YFM focuses on new energy vessels, cargo ships, research and exploration ships, specialized deck cranes for port engineering, offshore cranes, and port lifting equipment. It supports providing OEM/ODM exclusive customized services based on ship type, working conditions, and parameter requirements, and offers a one-stop maritime lifting engineering solution from design, production, certification to after-sales for global customers.
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