International team creates record lifter

The Pieter Schelte will completely lift the tops off offshore platforms with a weight of up to 48,000 tonnes.

Disassembling the topsides of offshore platforms has, in the past, meant workers manually separating the structure into individual parts whilst at sea, an activity both time consuming and hazardous.

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