Taisun, Industrial gantry crane in Yantai, China
Taisun is a gantry crane at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in Yantai, Shandong, with a safe working load of 20,000 metric tons. It was designed by DHHI to install integrated modules of up to 20,000 tons on offshore vessels. The structure has two orange-and-white banded legs and crossbeams; the upper beam reads "YANTAI RAFFLES" and the lower carries two white Chinese characters.
Taisun was designed by Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry (DHHI) for Yantai Raffles Shipyard to install integrated modules of up to 20,000 tons on offshore vessels. On 18 April 2008 it set a Guinness world record for the heaviest weight lifted by a crane, hoisting a water-ballasted barge of 20,133 metric tons. The record stood until 2014, when the Honghai Crane was completed with a 22,000-tonne capacity.
The name comes from Mount Taishan, a sacred mountain in Chinese culture located in the same Shandong province where the crane stands today.
Taisun stands at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard, a working industrial site with no public visitor access. The crane can be seen from public roads and waterfront areas around Yantai harbour, where its orange-and-white legs and beams rise above the shipyard. Viewing is from outside the perimeter; there are no scheduled tours or viewing platforms.
Taisun's 2008 record lift of 20,133 tonnes was a water-ballasted barge, and the crane kept the title until Honghai Crane reached 22,000 tonnes in 2014. The name Taisun comes from Mount Taishan in Shandong, the province where the crane stands.
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