MacGregor has been contracted to supply a 165-ton active heave compensated crane for a newbuild Ulstein SX121 vessel ordered by Jan De Nul, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 21 August 2026.
The supply agreement covers a single 165-ton active heave compensated, or AHC, crane that will be fitted to the Ulstein SX121 newbuild. The crane order was confirmed as part of the announcement published on 21 August 2026.
The vessel involved is an Ulstein SX121 design that has been ordered by Jan De Nul. The announcement states the ship is currently under construction at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard, commonly abbreviated to CMHI.
The build is being progressed at CMHI and the crane supply forms a component of the outfitting for the new vessel. The report describes the project as part of a 1+1 vessel programme, indicating an initial unit order with an associated programme structure.
MacGregor will supply the AHC crane for installation on the new Ulstein SX121. The crane’s rated capacity for the contract is 165 tonnes, and it is described in the announcement using the AHC designation.
Equipment and specification
The item contracted is specified in the announcement as a 165-ton active heave compensated crane, abbreviated in the source as AHC. The report identifies the crane by its capacity and compensation capability without providing further technical detail in the announcement.
Programme and construction
The order is cited as part of a 1+1 vessel programme and the hull is under construction at China Merchants Heavy Industry. The purchaser named in the report is Jan De Nul, which placed the order for the Ulstein SX121 design.
MarineLink Maritime News published the item on 21 August 2026, setting out the parties involved as MacGregor, Jan De Nul and CMHI and confirming the crane specification as 165 tonnes with active heave compensation. The report forms the basis of the details reported here.
The confirmation of the crane contract completes a key supply element for the new Ulstein SX121 unit named in the announcement. Further information beyond the particulars presented in the MarineLink item was not included in the report and is not asserted here.
The announcement links the equipment supplier, the yard carrying out the build and the contracting owner through the single report. The contract for the crane will feed into the shipyard outfitting process for the Ulstein SX121 newbuild named in the source.