The 27th International Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference
April 23rd and 24th in Aberdeen, Scotland
The Norwegian Society of Lifting Technology (NSLT) in cooperation with the Offshore Mechanical Handling Equipment Committee (OMHEC) are pleased to welcome you to The 27th International Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference in Aberdeen from April 23rd to April 24th 2024.
The conference has for the last 27 years established itself as probably one of the most important meeting places for industry and experts on offshore cranes and safe lifting operations. In 2023, a total of 170 delegates from 14 nations and five continents were represented. We are aiming to make the conference as international as possible.
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During the conference, the participants will have the opportunity to meet and share their experiences with offshore petroleum regulators, experts and industry leaders from the offshore crane and lifting operations community.
The conference has the goal to cover a wide range of new topics in offshore cranes and lifting technology, offshore wind, subsea and heavy lifting, crane standardisation and regulatory and industry safety initiatives. Participants will have ample opportunity to enter into discussions with the speakers and sufficient time to interact with companies presenting their goods and services in the exhibition area.
How to register for the conference
How to register for the conference: Manual registration 2024
Please contact customer service by e-mail kundeservice@qualitynorway.no or by phone +47 67 52 60 10 if you need any help.
Target audience
- Regulators
- Offshore wind
- Major duty holders
- Oil and gas contractors
- Service companies
- Experts and Industry leaders from the Offshore Crane Lifting Operations Community
- Material handling Industry
- North Sea Offshore Petroleum Regulators
Attending The International Offshore Crane And Lifting Conference is a great opportunity to stay current with the latest industry trends, technology and safety regulations. It provides a platform for networking with industry professionals and experts, as well as the chance to learn from case studies and best practices from leading companies. Additionally, attending the conference can also help to improve your skills and knowledge, which can benefit your company and career in the long run.
The conference alternates between the “Offshore Energy Capitals” of Norway and Scotland – Stavanger and Aberdeen – these are the most important places of business for the North Sea oil and gas industry and home for regulators, offshore wind, major duty holders, oil and gas contractors, service companies etc.
During the conference, the participants will have the opportunity to meet and share their experiences with North Sea offshore petroleum regulators, experts and industry leaders from the offshore crane and lifting operations community.
The conference has the goal to cover a wide range of new topics in offshore cranes and lifting technology, subsea and heavy lifting, crane standardisation and regulatory and industry safety initiatives. Participants will have ample opportunity to enter into discussions with the speakers and sufficient time to interact with companies presenting their goods and services in the exhibition area.
Why should you attend?
You’ll get the latest up-to-date information in the offshore crane and lifting business industry, as well as answers to all of your crane and lifting questions. Additionally, globally renowned crane business leaders, end-users, consultants, petroleum regulators and vendors will all be under one roof, solely for the purposes of learning, exchanging information, networking, seeing and trying new technology and developing long lasting international business relationships in order to contribute to enhancing safety and improving business.
Why is this conference so exceedingly different?
This is the only conference with focus exclusively on the offshore crane & lifting business in the North Sea and beyond. The conference is not a series of sales orientated pitches, but a dynamic gathering of likeminded people involved in the offshore lifting industry. Our unique blend of presentations, case studies and exhibitions provide you with a unique opportunity to walk away from the summit with all the information you need to get the most out of your daily lifting operational tasks. This conference gives the lifting community the platform it truly deserves, as it provides many hours of dedicated networking time for you to talk openly with your peers, suppliers and customers, and the opportunity to conduct business face-to-face.
Read more about the conference on liftingoffshore.com
Conference committee:
- Mr. Jan Ketil Moberg, Petroleum Safety Authority, PSA, NO – Committee Leader
- Mr. Bjarne Rødne, Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), NO
- Mr. Arnold de Groot, State Supervision of Mines, NL
- Mr. Robert Oftedal, DNV, NO
- Mr. Colin Martin, HSE, UK
- Mr. Maro Hartmann, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, D
- Mr. Trond Møller, EnerMech, NO
- Mr. Ben Finlay, Woodside Energy Ltd. AU
- Mr. Stene Kristiansen, Norwegian Society of Lifting Technology, NSLT, NO
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Date and time
- Day 1: 23.04.2024 09:00–17:30
- Day 2: 24.04.2024 08:30–16:00
Program
Monday 22nd April
17.00 Registration
18.00-22.00 Get Together with Tapas and short speech from exhibitors
P&J Live, exibitor area
Tuesday 23rd April
08.00 Registration / Coffee / Exhibition
Session Chair: Jan Ketil Moberg, Head of Logistics and Emergency Preparedness, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), Norway
09.00 Welcoming Remarks
Jan Ketil Moberg, Head of Logistics and Emergency Preparedness, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), Norway
09.10 Opening Address
Howard Harte, Offshore Operations Manager, Health and Safety Executive, United Kingdom
News from authorities
09.30 News from Authorities
Jan Ketil Moberg, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), Norway,
Colin Martin, Specialist Mechanical Engineer, HSE, United Kingdom and
Arnold de Groot, Inspector Operations, State Supervision of Mines, The Netherlands
10.00 OMHEC update
Bjarte Rødne, Principal Engineer Logistics & Emergency Preparedness, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), Norway
10.15 Coffee Break/Exhibition
Session Chair: Trond Møller, EnerMech, Norway
Sharing Best Practice
10.45 A-hoist: Adding lifting capacity to the existing A-type fleet
– Unveiling Ampelmann: Introduction to Ampelmann and its various systems
– Beyond People Transfers
– Spotlight on the A-hoist System: Detailed exploration of the A-hoist system, including its design, structural challenges, operational challenges, and its first successful employment
Pieter Burgel, design engineer and Jaap Dekens, structural engineer, Ampelmann Operations B.V., The Netherlands
11.15 Advancing LR’s Rules- Challenges and Solutions in the Application of High Strength Steels beyond Grade S690 for Lifting Appliances in Marine Environments
– Challenges of using steels above S690 grade in marine environments.
– ECA based case studies leading to LR’s Rule requirements.
– Correlation between different input variables and quantify their sensitivities in an ECA calculation
Dr. Yikun Wang, Senior Structures Specialist and Martyn Wrigth, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, United Kingdom
11.45 Use of numerical and real time simulations prior to flare tip replacement on Balder FPU
– Finding operational boundary limits for Floatel Superior with numerical simulations
– Establishing operational procedures during a full mission crane simulator joint workshop
– Performing operational training during the simulator workshop
– Feed-back after the flare tip replacement operation
Bård E. Bjørnsen, Department Manager, Kongsberg Maritime
12.15 Lunch and Exhibition
13.15 Equinor fast track to total control of loose equipment offshore
– A modern take on challenges of conforming to regulations on loose lifting equipment offshore
– Highlights from implementation process on organizing equipment data and documentation on loose lifting gear
– Team work across disciplines – Inspection experts, offshore operators and system specialists work together in easy-to-use software
Lars-Erik Kjellson Hovde, Project manager, Onix AS, Norway and Geir Inge Byberg, Leading engineer Operation and Maintenance, Equinor, Norway
Learning from accidents and incidents
13.45 Reducing Lifting Incidents on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) – Leading Change When You Don’t Control the Process
– This presentation will describe how BSEE’s Safe Lifting Team has been working with industry to develop new, creative ideas and tools to help drive, not regulate, safety performance during lifting activities.
– Since approximately 90% of our reported lifting incidents occur during “routine” operations, we needed to shift our attention to the “human factors” which are difficult, if not impossible, to regulate.
– Working with industry, we shifted our role from telling to encouraging, collaborating, and demonstrating the value of change and raising our awareness during “the next lift”.
Susan Dwarnick, Chief, Offshore Safety Improvement Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), US Department of the Interior, United States
Standard and Guidelines
14.15 Building trust in modern heave compensating systems, launch of DNV-RP-N202
– Scope and referenced standards
– Key design parameters and information sharing
– Accuracy of heave compensation systems
– Validation of heave compensation systems
Marcin Piotr Sikora, Principal Engineer, DNV, Norway
14.45 Coffee Break/Exhibition
Session Chair: Robert Oftedal, DNV; Norway
15.15 EN 13852-1:2023 Offshore cranes – General purpose offshore crane – New revision presentation
– A brief introduction
– Changes highlights
– Questions
Julien Dunand-Chatellet, TotalEnergies S.E., France
New Technology
15.45 Our journey to remote operations of cranes
– New crane technology changing the way we operate the cranes of today and the cranes of the future
– Operational reliability, improved maintenance efficiency, increased uptime, and predictable lifetime costs
Dag-Erik Tvedt, Project Manager in Lifting & Handling, NOV, Norway
16.15 Offshore Remote Control Load Orientation
– Incidents in Offshore Lifting
– Everest SpinPod – Revolutionary Remote Controlled Load Orientation Device
– Lifting in the Future – Autonomous Lifting
Steven Pratt, General Manager -Commercial, Verton, Australia
16.45 End of day 1
17.50 Bus from Hilton Aberdeen TECA to Haddo House
18.30 Haddo House – Social event – Conference dinner
22.30 Bus from Haddo House to Hilton Aberdeen TECA
Wednesday 24th April
Session Chair: Ben Finlay, Woodside Energy LTD, Australia
Inspection and Maintenance
08.30 Petronas Journey in Developing Risk Based Maintenance Approach for Lifting Equipment
– Re-strategize maintenance program of offshore pedestal crane from time-based to a Risk-Based Maintenance (RBM) approach.
– Systematically evaluate the risk rating of each crane and customize the maintenance program.
– Substantial reductions in overall maintenance costs & improved operational efficiency.
Hanafi Bin Basri, Principal Engineer, Petronas, Malaysia
New Technology
09.00 Project status of the Remotely operated offshore crane from shore and the Handsfree Auto Hook solutions
Svein Harald Hetland, Aker BP, Norway
09.30 Coffee Break/Exhibition
Learning from accidents and incidents
10.00 Incidents and Lessons Learned from the Offshore Petroleum Industry in Newfoundland and Labrador
– Overview of the Canadian offshore petroleum industry and regulatory regime and associated challenges with operating in the offshore Newfoundland and Labrador environment
– Overview of the Code of Practice used in the Atlantic Canada offshore petroleum industry
– Discussion of incidents and lessons learned
Kelly Bulger, Lead Safety Officer, Regulatory Reform Project Team, C-NLOPB, Canada
Training and human factors
10.30 Offshore Crane Operator Training in the 21st century
– Meeting the increased complexity of lifting in a hostile environment
Kurt E. Thomsen, Relyon Nutec, Denmark
Offshore lifting in new industry
11.00 Lessons Learnt in the Renewables Sector
– Update on TenneT in the Netherlands and Germany
– 10 years offshore
– Sea fastening
Ian Richard Brown, Technical Specialist, TenneT Offshore GmbH, Germany
11.30 Lunch and Exhibition
Session Chair: Colin Martin, HSE, United Kingdom
12.30 Improvements of repetitive offshore heavy lift operations
– Heavy Lift Operating Model within Siemens Gamesa
– Improvement of handling equipment and heavy lift accessories.
– Digital technology to optimize workflows and safety.
Peter Wolf, Global Head of Lifting, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co, Germany
13.00 Up-tower cranes to revolutionize offshore turbine repairs
– Eliminating the need for large jack-ups
– Talking about the challenges faced
Eelko May, Managing Director, Liftwerx, The Netherlands
13.30 Coffee Break/Exhibition
Lifting Ropes and equipment
14.00 Wire rope fatigue testing – methods and potentialities
– Different methods and peculiarities to test wire rope fatigue
– Comparison of test results using two different layouts
– Practical implications and next projects
Laura Lombardi, Managing Director, Usha Martin Italia, Italy
14.30 Numerical Models and Methods to Predict Lifetime and Performance of Different Offshore Crane Rope Constructions
– Wire Rope Lifetime Calculation of Boom hoist ropes
– Numerical Methods to understand wire rope behavior
– Optimized rope constructions for large offshore cranes
Dr. Christoph Ruffing, Technical Lead O&G / Energy, Bridon International GmbH, Germany
15.00 Closing/Adjourn
Jan Ketil Moberg, Head of Logistics and Emergency Preparedness, Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), Norway
15.10 End of the conference
Conference
The Venue
The conference in 2024 will be held at the P&J Live, East Burn Road Stoneywood Aberdeen AB21 9FX.
It is the largest event complex in the North of Scotland, boasting world-class conference and exhibition facilities for organisers and delegates across the globe, all sustainably powered by local, renewable energy sources.
Hotel
To be booked by the individual participant.
Hilton Aberdeen TECA,
We have reserved a number of rooms at Hilton. Single rooms (bed and breakfast) are £ 119 per night.
Booking information: Hilton Aberdeen TECA – book your group rate for Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference 2024
Aloft Aberdeen TECA,
We have reserved a number of rooms at Aloft. Single rooms (bed and breakfast) are £ 99 per night.
Booking information: Aloft Aberdeen TECA – book your group rate for Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference 2024
The rooms at Hilton and Aloft are held until 23.03.24.
Get together monday 22nd April
P&J Live, exibitor area
Dress code: Casual
18.00-22.00 Get Together with Tapas and short speech from exhibitors
Dinner tuesday 23rd April
Haddo House
Dress code: Casual
17.50 Bus from Hilton Aberdeen TECA to Haddo House
18.30 Haddo House – Social event – Conference dinner
22.30 Bus from Haddo House to Hilton Aberdeen TECA