wiredInUSA May 2018

LiveWire™, a solution for wire rope inspection and change-out services

Rope handling development

Delmar Maritime Developments (MDL) have formed a joint partnership to launch LiveWire™, a solution for wire rope inspection and change- out services. LiveWire is designed to cut time and costs of wire rope handling, maintenance and inspection for any client with a large diameter wire rope. LiveWire will be based at Delmar’s Louisiana facility and will support the Gulf of Mexico’s offshore crane and winch market, including floating production platforms, drilling rigs and construction vessels. The system will be suitable for both onshore and offshore operations. Systems and

Delmar Systems on LiveWire, the second phase of our partnership which already features a flex-lay base in Fourchon. By combining MDL’s 20-plus years of experience of developing back-deck solutions andDelmar’s 50 years of handling and installing mooring systems, we were able to develop LiveWire and re-define the traditional solution for handling large diameter wire ropes.” Matt Smith, Delmar’s VP of operations, commented: “Delmar’s implementation and support service for large diameter long wire rope inspection, installation and service is anatural extensionof ourmooring methodologies and core business.”

Mark Williamson, MDL AMS president, said: “We are excited to be working with

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