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| WorkBoat365.com|6|WorkBoat365.com | Summer 2025 |NEWSMACGREGOR SECURES ELECTRIC CARGO CRANE ORDER FOR VERTOM%u2019S VESSELSMacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Netherlands-based shipowner and mari%ufffdme service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four mul%ufffdpurpose vessels. This order represents MacGregor%u2019s first electric crane delivery for vessels, which will be built in India, marking a significant milestone in expanding sustainable solu%ufffdons to emerging markets.The vessels will be constructed at Chowgule Shipyard in India, and the order has been facilitated in close coopera%ufffdon with VARYA Tech Pvt Ltd., MacGregor%u2019s local sales partner.Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026. Each vessel will be equipped with 2 x SWL 80t - 18m fully electric cargo cranes and this order is booked in Q2 2025.This collabora%ufffdon highlights the commitment of MacGregor, the Vertom Group, and Chowgule Shipyard to advance sustainable opera%ufffdons by integra%ufffdng energy-efficient, electric cargo handling solu%ufffdons into the fleet. The fully electric cranes are designed to enhance safety, reliability, and opera%ufffdonal efficiency while reducing environmental impact compared to tradi%ufffdonal hydraulic systems.DELIVERY OF USV CHALLENGER FOR REMOTE-CONTROLLED SUBSEA WORKVestdavit has bolstered its posi%ufffdon as a leading supplier of boat-handling systems to navies worldwide a%ufffder landing a significant order to deliver mul%ufffdple davits and painter booms for a series of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) contracted by the French Navy at domes%ufffdc yards.The davit deal covers delivery and commissioning of a total of 14 PLR-5004-type davits, as well as 14 PBH-2500 painter booms, for the seven OPV newbuilds - two davits per vessel - that are being built as part of the French Ocean Patrol Vessel Program, or Patrouilleur Oc%u00e9anique.The program, which includes op%ufffdons for three addi%ufffdonal OPVs, entails construc%ufffdon of the vessels at the French yards Piriou, CMN and Socarenam, with deliveries scheduled to run from July 2025 to September 2029.%u201cWe are very pleased and honoured to have been selected for this highly coveted mul%ufffd-davit order, which underpins the valuable trust placed in our systems by Nato navies across the globe and further reinforces the well-proven reliability of our PLR series of davits,%u201d says Vestdavit Managing Director Rolf Andreas Wigand in response to the contract win.