February 27th, 2008: Ship-Hunters reports: Special visitor in Zeebrugge - - At this moment there is a special visitor in the port of Zeebrugge (B). (Click here for printer version) Special visitor in Zeebrugge — Belgium At this moment there is a special visitor in the port of Zeebrugge (B). The "Mama Mobokoli" is a special pontoon with a very large crane on it. The pontoon/crane are special built for the handling of bulk carriers with a max. tonnage of 25-30.000 tons. The pontoon is a second hand (built in 1981) but the crane is brand new and is installed on the pontoon in Zeebrugge by E-Crane. The final destination is the port of Matadi in Congo (Africa). There the pontoon will be used for discharging bulk carriers loaded with flour. The voyage to Matadi will take about 40 days. The name "Mama Mobokoli" is lingala, one of the official languages in Congo, and means "careful mother". Some facts and figures: • pontoon approx. 1.000m² • lifting capacity: 13,5 tons • lifting height: till 35 meter above water level • beam of the arm: 35,9 meter • total weight: 1.050 tons • price: +/- 3 million € (without towing to Matadi)   The Mama Mobokoli The Midema Logo on the Counterweight         About E-Crane Worldwide (Indusign) E-Crane® Worldwide provides design services as well as complete machine production, erection, support, and training with on-going service for the steel industry. E-Crane is a modern, state-of-the-art engineering and heavy equipment construction company, located at Adegem, Belgium. The flexibility of the organization assures rapid response to changes, excellent product quality and short delivery times. Over the past several years, the E-Crane product line has been updated and completed and is now supported worldwide by a dealer and service organization. The product line is modular in design allowing "standard" designs and components to be put together into a "custom" solution to meet the customer’s needs. E-Crane is the world leader for large scrap handling machines with an outreach from 24 to 45 meters. Website: www.indusign.be or www.ecrane.eu     source: Ship-Hunters (www.ship-hunters.be) written by: Fred Flintstone source: De Lloyd     Updates and Maintenance by E-Crane Worldwide . Contact Webmaster! . ©1999-2008 E-Crane Worldwide / Indusign . Koekoeklaan 53. B-9991 Adegem. Belgium . >>>> EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTS BY EXTRA ORDINARY PEOPLE <<<<