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Cranefree

Cranefree is the trademark for offshore foundations marketed by the company Seatower. This technology is focused on the offshore wind sector, and is designed to avoid using heavy-lift crane vessels in order to make offshore construction less risky and costly. Furthermore, the design avoids seabed preparation (dredging and piling) in most cases.

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Cranefree is the trademark for offshore foundations marketed by the company Seatower. This technology is focused on the offshore wind sector, and is designed to avoid using heavy-lift crane vessels in order to make offshore construction less risky and costly. Furthermore, the design avoids seabed preparation (dredging and piling) in most cases.

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