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…you know. . . superlative like newest, biggest, fastest, most powerful, most teu. . . it’s a series I should have started long ago, but tugster is a public work-in-progress. And I’m skeptical of superlatives… since they change regularly.
A quick post today, but this is a story I need to find more out about. See those orange slings hanging from a buff framework? I’d noticed it several times recently but never paid attention until yesterday. It’s not an art installation.
Notice the fine print in blue: Bayonne Drydock and Repair Corp and Cimolai MBH 1280? Well, I read that is the current largest mobile boat hoist (aka travel lift) in the world, capable of lifting up to 1280 tons! That is a big a$$ boat lift! And Cimolai is building a larger one–a 1500-ton lift– in Florida.
Here’s more on Cimolai, with some NYC projects already completed. And one more site about Armando and Albina Cimolai . . . here.
Photos, WVD.
If you’ve never seen one of these lift or splash a boat, here’s a video.
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