Winches · Mooring & A&R · Class-certified Builds

Offshore Winches

Hydraulic constant-tension mooring winches and abandonment & recovery (A&R) winches, engineered, fabricated and delivered in-house. Three production packages: 50 MT and 35 MT mooring, and 90 MT A&R.

35 – 90 MTSWL / line pull per winch
Up to 2,000 mWire capacity per drum
Up to 75 TStatic brake holding
HydraulicDrive, dedicated HPU per package
The Range

Three packages, one platform

Two constant-tension mooring spreads and one abandonment & recovery winch, each delivered to a working cable-lay vessel. Every package ships with its own electro-hydraulic power unit, local control stand and remote monitoring.

Delivered · SFE Adventurer
50 MT hydraulic constant-tension mooring winch

50 MT CT Mooring

Four constant-tension mooring winches with in-line dynamometer and wheelhouse panel.

Drum pull
50 T
Brake holding
75 T
Drum capacity
1 250 m
Units
4
Full specification
Delivered · K-Link Bravo
35 MT dual-speed mooring winch

35 MT Mooring Package

Turnkey six-winch mooring spread with wire, HPUs, fairleads, monitoring and CCTV.

SWL
35 MT
Brake holding
52 MT
Wire per winch
1 000 m
Units
6
Full specification
Delivered · GL 2030
GL 2030 DP2 Cable Lay Barge, home of the 90 MT A&R winch

90 MT A&R Winch

Single high-capacity winch for cable abandonment and recovery duty.

SWL
90 T
Wire
2 000 m
Weight
27 T
Class
BV
Full specification
Side-by-side comparison
Parameter50 MT CT Mooring35 MT Mooring Package90 MT A&R Winch
DutyConstant-tension mooringDual-speed mooringAbandonment & recovery
Units supplied461
Line pull / SWL50 T (low speed)35 MT90 T
Brake holding75 T52 MT—
Wire / drum capacity1 250 m × 44 mm1 000 m × 38 mm2 000 m
Line speed0 – 8 m/min (50 T) · 0 – 24 m/min (15 T)——
Constant tension15 – 45 MT—Yes, with payout / render
Power110 kW per winch2 HPUs · 3 × 75 kW each—
Tension monitoringIn-line dynamometer (Dynaline)Load-line meter per winch—
VesselSFE AdventurerK-Link BravoGL 2030 DP2
50 MT hydraulic constant-tension mooring winch installed on SFE Adventurer
Package 01 · Delivered 2024

50 MT Constant Tension Mooring Winch

  • 4 units
  • 110 kW per winch
  • Dynaline monitoring
  • SFE Adventurer

Four hydraulic constant-tension mooring winches supplied as a complete package for Shinfox Far East's SFE Adventurer. Each unit comes with its own power unit, in-line dynamometer and a wheelhouse drop-in panel with 8.4″ TFT touchscreen.

  • Constant-tension range 15 – 45 MT with Dynaline feedback
  • Two-speed drum: 50 T at low speed, 15 T at up to 24 m/min
  • Redundant HPU: one 110 kW motor drives the winch, one on standby
  • Skid-base mounting suitable for below-deck integration
Full specification
TypeHydraulic constant-tension mooring winch
Units Supplied4
Drum Capacity1 250 m × 44 mm wire rope
Drum Pull — Low Speed (1st layer)50 T × 0 – 8 m/min
Drum Pull — High Speed (1st layer)15 T × 0 – 24 m/min
Brake Holding (Static, 1st layer)75 T
Constant Tension Range15 – 45 MT
BrakeSpring-loaded · hydraulic-release band brake
ClutchHydraulic-operated clutch
SpoolingAutomatic spooling device with manual override
Local ControlLocal control stand welded to winch skid
Remote ControlWheelhouse drop-in panel · 8.4″ TFT colour touchscreen LCD · constant-tension selector + setting · dynamic tension display from Dynaline
Tension MonitoringIn-line dynamometer (Dynaline) · length & tension
Power per Winch110 kW
HPU per Winch2× 110 kW + 11 kW · 440 V · 3-phase · 60 Hz · Class F · IP54 · TEFC · soft-start
HPU Operation1× 110 kW for 50 T mooring winch (1× redundant)
HPU CoolingSeawater cooling · oil heater · temperature & level sensors
Drive MotorINI (equivalent performance & reliability to Staffa / Sai)
35 MT dual-speed mooring winch for the K-Link Bravo cable laying barge
Package 02

35 MT Mooring Winch Package

  • 6 units
  • Dual-speed
  • 2 × 3 × 75 kW HPU
  • K-Link Bravo

A turnkey mooring spread for the K-Link Bravo cable laying barge on the 33 kV submarine cable system to Koh Tao. Six dual-speed winches are supplied complete with wire rope, fairleads, foundations, central monitoring and CCTV.

  • One 1 000 m × 38 mm steel wire rope roll per winch
  • Load-line meter with its own foundation on every winch
  • Central control panel with monitoring system
  • 6-camera CCTV with central display for situational awareness
Full specification
TypeHydraulic dual-speed mooring winch with local control stand
Mooring Winches6 units · 35 MT SWL · 52 MT brake holding
Wire Rope1 000 m × 38 mm steel wire rope · 6 rolls (one per winch)
HPU2 units · 3 × 75 kW per HPU
Load-Line Meter (Tension / Length)6 units
Fairleads6 units
Winch Foundations6 units
Load-Line Meter Foundations6 units
Central Control Panel1 unit · with monitoring system
CCTV System6 cameras · with central display
Local ControlLocal control stand on each winch
GL 2030 DP2 Cable Lay Barge equipment spread
Package 03 · Delivered 2025

90 MT A&R Winch

  • 1 unit
  • A&R duty
  • BV class
  • GL 2030 DP2

A single 90 MT line-pull winch for cable abandonment and recovery, integrated into the GL 2030 cable-lay package for LS Marine Solution. It handles pause / resume, emergency recovery and second-end deployment of high-capacity submarine power cable.

  • 2 000 m wire sized for full water-column cable recovery
  • Payout and render modes for controlled abandonment
  • Welded skid, deck-fastened for hull integration
  • Works with the GL 2030 tensioner, quadrant and cranes
Full specification
TypeHydraulic abandonment & recovery (A&R) winch
Units Supplied1
SWL (1st Layer Line Pull)90 T
Winch Weight27 T
Wire Capacity2 000 m
DutyCable abandonment & recovery — pause/resume, emergency recovery, second-end deployment
BrakeSpring-loaded hydraulic-release band brake
SpoolingAuto level-wind with manual override
Tension ControlConstant-tension with payout / render modes
FoundationWelded skid · deck-fastened · sized for hull integration
Country / YearSouth Korea · 2025
ClassProject-specific (BV)
Common Platform

Built into every package

The same platform scales from 20 T to 250 T line pull and up to 4,000 m of 76 mm wire, with hydraulic, electric or diesel-hydraulic drive. Final specification is confirmed during FEED.

Constant-tension control

Constant-tension, render and payout modes hold line load through vessel motion.

Fail-safe braking

Spring-loaded, hydraulic-release band brake with a hydraulic-operated clutch.

Automatic spooling

Auto level-wind on every drum, with manual override.

Integrated power pack

Electro-hydraulic HPU with soft-start, seawater cooling, oil heater and temperature / level sensors.

Length & tension monitoring

In-line load measurement feeds a remote panel with tension setting and live display.

Skid-mounted, class-approved

Modular skid with local control stand. Class-approved for mooring, towing and A&R duty (DNV / BV / ABS / LR).

Winch family: indicative ranges
Line pull (1st layer)20 T – 250 T
Drum capacityUp to 4,000 m of 76 mm wire
Brake holding1.5 × line pull
DriveHydraulic, electric or diesel-hydraulic
Speed range0 – 30 m/min
Tension modesConstant-tension, render, payout
SpoolingAuto level-wind
Brake systemDisc, fail-safe, redundant
FoundationWelded skid or pedestal
ClassDNV / BV / ABS / LR
Mass8 – 75 t
ControlJoystick, PLC, ESD
Project Reference

Winch programme · 3 builds, 3 vessels

Between 2024 and 2025 Dimension delivered all three packages into working cable-lay spreads: mooring for the SFE Adventurer and the K-Link Bravo barge, and cable A&R for the GL 2030 DP2 barge.

Clients
Shinfox Far East · Interlink · LS Marine Solution
Vessels
SFE Adventurer · K-Link Bravo · GL 2030 DP2
Project
33 kV Submarine Cable System to Koh Tao (K-Link Bravo)
Class
Project-specific (DNV / BV / ABS / LR)
Years
2024 – 2025

The K-Link Bravo package was supplied to Interlink Communication Public Company Limited and Interlink Power and Engineering Company Limited.

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