The fundamentals of high value offshore ropes; technical design, system interaction, inspection and maintenance.  Bringing together current and emerging experts.

Bringing together more than 120 technical leads and decision makers, the industry-leading one-day seminar explores the latest industry trends, best-practice, and innovation in the world of lifting and ropes.

Underpinning this is a focus on improving offshore safety and performance through collaborative sessions, engaging Q&As, and structured debates – all of which feed into the outputs of IMCA’s Lifting & Rigging Committee.

Who Attends?

  • Anyone with an interest in Lifting operations and related activities.
  • Lifting & Rigging professionals working in offshore renewable energy.
  • Lifting & Rigging professionals working in offshore oil & gas.
  • Representatives from a variety of contractors, suppliers, and marine industry bodies.

Seminar programme

Registration

08:30 – 09:00 – Registration

El Alamein & Trafalgar Suite

Introduction & Welcome

09:00 – 09:15 – Introduction & Welcome

Carisbrooke Hall

Introduction & Welcome

David Cannell

TechnipFMC | Operational Manager (Consolidation) | Rigid Pipeline Technologies

IMCA’s RPs for wire ropes

09:15 – 09:30 – IMCA’s RPs for wire ropes

Carisbrooke Hall

IMCA’s RPs for wire ropes

Jennifer Evans

IMCA | Technical Adviser - Marine

Fundamentals of wire rope design for interaction – ISO 4309

09:30 – 09:50 – Fundamentals of wire rope design for interaction – ISO 4309

Carisbrooke Hall

Fundamentals of wire rope design for interaction – ISO 4309

Laura Lombardi

Usha Martin Italia | Managing Director

Offshore Wire Ropes – Operators’ Experience

09:50 – 10:50 – Offshore Wire Ropes – Operators’ Experience

Carisbrooke Hall

Pim Braspenning

Boskalis | Project Engineer - Offshore Energy Division

Offshore Wire Ropes – Operators’ Experience

Sara Fletcher

Subsea7 |

Heerema

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Workshop

10:50 – 11:00 – Workshop

Carisbrooke Hall

Workshop

David Cannell

TechnipFMC | Operational Manager (Consolidation) | Rigid Pipeline Technologies

Coffee break

11:00 – 11:20 – Coffee break

El Alamein & Trafalgar Suite

Scaling up of winches for high tension and extra-large diameters ropes: how to approach 1000ton pulling load

11:20 – 11:45 – Scaling up of winches for high tension and extra-large diameters ropes: how to approach 1000ton pulling load

Carisbrooke Hall

Scaling up of winches for high tension and extra-large diameters ropes: how to approach 1000ton pulling load

Alberto Pegurri

Remazel Engineering | Technical Director Offshore

Sheave and Block Technology & Innovation

11:45 – 12:10 – Sheave and Block Technology & Innovation

Carisbrooke Hall

Sheave and Block Technology & Innovation

Roger Øvstetun

Kito Crosby | Technical Manager Sheave & Blocks - Europe

Small Tolerances, Big Consequences

12:10 – 12:35 – Small Tolerances, Big Consequences

Carisbrooke Hall

Small Tolerances, Big Consequences

Russell Craig

TechnipFMC | Lift Authority

Workshop

12:35 – 13:20 – Workshop

Carisbrooke Hall

Workshop

David Cannell

TechnipFMC | Operational Manager (Consolidation) | Rigid Pipeline Technologies

Lunch

13:20 – 14:30 – Lunch

El Alamein & Trafalgar Suite

Rope Inspection for Heavy Lift Cranes - practical experience.

14:30 – 14:55 – Rope Inspection for Heavy Lift Cranes - practical experience.

Carisbrooke Hall

Rope Inspection for Heavy Lift Cranes - practical experience.

Maciej Martyna

Laboratorium LRM-NDE | Wire rope specialist

Rope inspection & maintenance - Continuous monitoring

14:55 – 15:20 – Rope inspection & maintenance - Continuous monitoring

Carisbrooke Hall

Rope inspection & maintenance - Continuous monitoring

Robin van Nieuwkerk

Huisman Equipment BV | Research & Development

Maximize Uptime, Minimize Risk in Offshore Lifting Operations

15:20 – 15:45 – Maximize Uptime, Minimize Risk in Offshore Lifting Operations

Carisbrooke Hall

Maximize Uptime, Minimize Risk in Offshore Lifting Operations

Anvitha Bhat

Bridon (by Bekaert) | Product Manager - Advanced Services

Peter Purvis

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Panel discussion

15:45 – 16:10 – Panel discussion

Carisbrooke Hall

Panel discussion

Maciej Martyna

Laboratorium LRM-NDE | Wire rope specialist

Panel discussion

Robin van Nieuwkerk

Huisman Equipment BV | Research & Development

Peter Purvis

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Panel discussion

Anvitha Bhat

Bridon (by Bekaert) | Product Manager - Advanced Services

Coffee break with team photo

16:10 – 16:35 – Coffee break with team photo

El Alamein & Trafalgar Suite

Advancing Rope Technology - Synthetic Rope

16:35 – 17:00 – Advancing Rope Technology - Synthetic Rope

Carisbrooke Hall

Advancing Rope Technology - Cable laid slings and their real-world issues from a contractor's perspective

17:00 – 17:25 – Advancing Rope Technology - Cable laid slings and their real-world issues from a contractor's perspective

Carisbrooke Hall

Peter Smith

Saipem | Decommissioning Manager

Review of the day and closing remarks

17:25 – 17:45 – Review of the day and closing remarks

Carisbrook Hall

Review of the day and closing remarks

David Cannell

TechnipFMC | Operational Manager (Consolidation) | Rigid Pipeline Technologies

Event details:

Victory Services Club

63-79 Seymour St, Tyburnia, London W2 2HF

Venue website | Google Maps

Price: Members £200 +VAT | Non-members £400 +VAT

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IMCA contacts

Mark Ford

Mark Ford

Marine & Quality Manager

Jennifer Evans

Jennifer Evans

Technical Adviser – Marine

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