20,000 ton crane TAISUN, the largest and strongest crane in the world, lifts the heaviest accommodation block ever handled by a crane in a single lift at 3300 metric tons.

1. Assembly of Saipem PLV “CastorOne” by 20,000 ton crane TAISUN

2. The hull was transported from Haiyang Raffles Shipyard on a barge

3. The transport barge pull over along south quay

4. The transport barge is submerged and the hull is launched in the water

5. The barge then brings the 7 stories accommodation to under TAISUN

14. The CASTORONE is the largest pipe lay vessel in the world, 330 m long (stinger and helideck excluded). The vessel is equipped with a Class 3 Dynamic Position System driven by 8 x 8400 kW installed power, a complement of 700+ persons, ice class A0 notation and prepared for both S-lay and J-lay type pipe installation. Owned by Saipem of Italy, she is one of the most sophisticated vessels in existence or under construction in the world today. CASTORONE

15. Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited is the largest rig builder in China, with significant expertise and experience in the construction of various marine and offshore projects which include jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, floating production storage and offloading vessels, heavy lift vessels, pipe lay vessels and other prototype vessels. Both innovative and scalable, Yantai Raffles is supported by a highly- skilled engineering force, cutting-edge facilities and superior technology. For more information, please visit www.yantai-raffles.com YANTAI RAFFLES SHIPYARD

16. TAISUN is a division of Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited and has its own engineering, operations, safety and quality control staff. Its 20,000 ton (22,046 short ton) capacity is the largest in the world. For more information, please visit www.20000ton.com , or e-mail us at [email_address] TAISUN