KONE - Elevators and Escalators for Offshore and Marine Environments

KONE Marine is the global leader in marine elevators and escalators. Our products are designed for heavy-duty ship environments and meet the needs of shipyards and ship-owners, as well as the requirements of IMO, classification societies and flag authorities.

KONE Marine provides innovative and eco-efficient lifts and escalators for all kinds of ships, from luxury cruise ships and passenger car ferries to merchant / cargo ships and offshore units.

Features of KONE Marine elevators and escalators:

• Made for heavy-duty ship environments
• Can withstand heavy weather conditions and ship / platform dynamic movements, chocks and vibrations
• Can operate in heavy seas: rolling ±10° period 10s, pitching ±5° period 7s
• Easy to install
• No separate machine room needed
• Meet the requirements of classification societies (DNV, ABS, LR, BV, GL, RINA, etc.)
• Large variety of sizes of automatic sliding doors: A0, A15 or A60 type approved
• Gas-tight hinged doors available
• International elevator safety issues adapted to shipboard installation
• Modernisation and retrofitting on existing platforms and ships is possible

Customised marine elevators for offshore applications

Intended for heavy shipboard use, KONE lifts for offshore applications ensure efficient transportation of people and goods on-board a vessel or a platform. Innovative solutions help save space and increase efficiency of operations. KONE provides customised elevators for the most demanding conditions and purposes.

Personnel lifts for offshore crew

KONE’s personnel lifts for offshore crew have a rated load range from 400kg / four persons to 2,000kg / 26 persons. They have a speed of 1.0m/s (60m/min) or 1.6m/s (96m/min), and a lifting height of up to 40m. They can handle from 180 to 240 starts per hour.

Heavy-duty service lifts for ships

KONE’s heavy-duty service lifts are for transporting a ship’s provisions and stores. They can accommodate pallets and fork-lifts, and can also be provided with smooth and rounded corners to comply with hygienic requirements. They feature durable stainless-steel cladding and floor plate.

KONE’s heavy-duty service lifts have a rated load of up to 10t (10,000kg) and a speed of 0.5m/s (30m/min), 1.0m/s (60m/min) or 1.6m/s (96m/min). They offer a lifting height of up to 40m and door widths up to 1,800mm.

Dumbwaiters for offshore vessels and platforms

KONE’s dumbwaiters for offshore vessels and platforms have a rated load of 100kg - 500kg. They are designed for the transportation of food or small goods (they are not suitable for transportation of people), and they are equipped with a self-supporting shaft and hinged or sliding doors.

Machine-room-less elevators

KONE MonoSpace®, the world’s first machine-room-less elevator invented by KONE, is an ideal solution for the offshore industry. No machine room is needed - all the hoisting equipment is located inside the shaft. Over 300,000 MonoSpace elevators have been installed worldwide since 1996. Compared with conventional elevators, MonoSpace elevators offer:

• Weight savings of about 15%
• Up to 60% energy savings (power and air-conditioning)
• More than 30% reduction in noise level
• 50% reduction in heat emission of elevator equipment

Gearless hoisting machine for machine-room-less elevators

KONE MonoSpace features the energy-saving KONE EcoDisc® hoisting machine. The KONE EcoDisc gearless hoisting machine is a compact, gearless solution that enables machine-room-less installation of an elevator. It ensures a smooth ride, accurate stopping and reliable operation of the elevator, and consumes up to 70% less energy than a hydraulic drive and 50% less than a traction drive.

The KONE EcoDisc uses a rotational linear motor combined with synchronous axial motor technology. Using a rotor with thin permanent magnets, it has a low rotation speed of 100rpm and a rated hoisting load of 500kg – 10,000kg. It can replace most currently existing solutions.

ISO-certified manufacturer of offshore elevators

In addition to meeting the requirements of the major classification societies globally, KONE uses the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification systems in its production facilities and those of its partners worldwide.

Global service and maintenance for offshore elevators

KONE has global coverage and is present in major ports around the world. Thanks to its skilled field engineers KONE can offer fast service, spare parts supply, repair or replacement of worn out parts, and annual service agreements.

Offshore elevator projects

KONE’s recent lifts orders for offshore include:

• North Rankin 2, Woodside Energy Australia (builder: HHI, Korea)
• FNPP, Energoatom (builder: Baltyisky Zavod Shipyard, Russia)
• PetroProd D&P1, Larsen Oil (builder: Jurong Shipyard, Singapore)
• USAN FPSO, Elf Petroleum (builder: HHI, Korea)
• SSPL H07-02, Borealis (builder: Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore)
• Pazflor FPSO, Total (builder: DSME, Korea)
• NB 131 - 132 Swire Pacific Offshore (builder: Boustead Penang, Malaysia)
• NB 118 - 122, Tidewater Marine (builder: Yantai Raffles Shipyard, China)