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Syncrolift AS is a supplier of ship-handling equipment for shipyards. [1] It manufactures the Syncrolift shiplift.
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Syncrolift AS is a supplier of ship-handling equipment for shipyards. [1] It manufactures the Syncrolift shiplift.
The Syncrolift shiplift is a piece of equipment for lifting boats, ships and vessels onto land and back at sea for maintenance work or repair.
The vessel is maneuvered over a submerged cradle, which is then lifted by a set of synchronized hoists or winches. The vessel can be worked upon in place, or it can be moved inland.
The largest shiplifts can lift vessels up to 100,000 tons. [2] Because of this capacity, shiplifts have almost completely supplanted the older dry dock systems, most of which could handle only one vessel at a time. [3]
The Syncrolift shiplift was invented in the mid 1950s by Raymond Pearlson when he was working as Chief Engineer for Merrill Stevens, a small Miami shipyard. In 1958 he formed Pearlson Engineering Company (PECO) to develop his invention.
In 1959, PECO was taken over by the British engineering group Northern Engineering Industries (NEI) . PECO became NEI Syncrolift, and later part of Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce developed the modern Syncrolift shiplift until 2015.
In 2002, Raymond Pearlson was awarded the Elmer A. Sperry Award for the "invention, development and worldwide implementation of a new system for lifting ships out of the water for repair and for launching new ship construction.". [4]
In 2015, Nekkar ASA (previously TTS Group ASA) [5] purchased the Syncrolift assets from Rolls-Royce. Today, Syncrolift AS is a subsidiary of Nekkar ASA.
Today, Syncrolift AS is the OEM for all Syncrolift® shiplifts worldwide.
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