A marine travel lift, also known as a boat gantry crane or yacht lift crane, is a specially engineered heavy-duty lifting system developed from the RTG gantry crane structure for professional yacht and vessel handling. It is mainly used for lifting, transporting, launching, storing, and maintaining boats and yachts with capacities ranging from 30 tons up to 1,200 tons. Featuring a unique U-shaped frame design, the marine travel lift allows vessels with high hulls to pass through safely and smoothly, greatly improving operational efficiency and safety. Equipped with multiple flexible movement and steering modes, including linear travel, diagonal movement, and Ackermann steering, it can easily adapt to complex terrains and harsh coastal environments. It is widely applied in marinas, shipyards, and waterfront service facilities.
Features
♦Customizable Overall Dimensions: The marine travel lift is available with fully customized height and width to suit different marina and shipyard layouts. Its variable span design allows flexible adjustment according to the beam width of different boats and yachts.
♦Flexible & Synchronized Lifting Points: The number and position of lifting points can be configured based on the vessel type. Movable lifting points ensure easy adjustment, while multiple lifting points operate synchronously to guarantee balanced and safe lifting.
♦Advanced Hydraulic Lifting System: A load-sensitive hydraulic lifting mechanism provides smooth, precise, and stable hoisting performance with excellent overload protection.
♦Efficient Travel Mechanism: The marine travel lift generally adopts full hydraulic transmission for powerful and stable movement. For smaller tonnage vessels, an economical all-electric drive option is also available.
♦Strong Gradeability: When fully loaded, the travel lift can operate safely on slopes up to 4%, ensuring reliable performance on inclined yards.
♦Multiple Steering Modes: Front, rear, straight, oblique, fixed-axis, and Ackerman steering modes are available to meet complex operating conditions.
♦Dual Control Options: Operators can choose between remote control or cabin control for safer and more convenient operation.
Applications
♦Boat and Yacht Lifting & Launching: A marine travel lift is primarily used to lift yachts, sailboats, fishing boats, and other vessels safely out of the water for routine inspection, maintenance, painting, and long-term storage. It also ensures smooth and controlled launching back into the water without causing hull damage.
♦Shipyard Construction, Repair & Overhaul: In shipyards, boat gantry cranes handle large vessels during construction, refitting, and repair operations. They enable precise positioning of ships for hull repairs, propulsion system maintenance, and structural upgrades, significantly improving operational efficiency and safety.
♦Marina & Harbor Operations: Marine travel lifts are widely used in marinas and harbors for docking and undocking operations, seasonal boat storage management, and emergency vessel recovery. They support high-frequency lifting in busy waterfront environments with stable and reliable performance.
♦Emergency Salvage & Vessel Recovery: In the event of accidents, grounding, or mechanical failures, marine travel lifts assist in rapidly removing damaged vessels from the water to prevent further loss and environmental pollution.
♦Industrial Heavy Lifting Applications: Beyond marine use, a boat gantry crane can also be applied in industrial settings for lifting heavy machinery, offshore equipment, containers, and oversized structures near waterfront areas.
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