Abstract: A frame for guiding and supporting a foundation element, such as a pile, during installation in an underwater ground formation comprises a plurality of guide mechanisms that are movable between an extended position to engage a pile located inside the frame and a retracted position. At least one of the guide mechanisms comprises a slider, a path supporting the slider, a rotatable link, and an actuator to move the slider along the path and the link between said extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting device for picking up a member from the bottom of the sea, the lifting device comprising; a body extending along a central axis of the lifting device and having means for connection to a hoist cable, a housing configured to be at least partially introduced into a cavity of the member to be picked up and accommodating at least a part of the body and wherein the body and the housing are moveable with respect to each other along the central axis of the lifting device.

Abstract: A frame for guiding and supporting a foundation element, such as a pile, during installation in an underwater ground formation comprises a plurality of guide mechanisms that are movable between an extended position to engage a pile located inside the frame and a retracted position. At least one of the guide mechanisms comprises a slider, a path supporting the slider, a rotatable link, and an actuator to move the slider along the 10 path and the link between said extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pile upending system for upending a pile such as a monopile for the foundation of offshore wind turbines, the pile upending system comprising; a pivotally mounted pile support frame having a seat for engaging an outside wall of a pile, the pile support frame being pivotable around a support frame axis of rotation for allowing the seat to support the pile during upending, a cable system for supporting an, in use outboard, end of a pile, comprising one or more tensioned or tensionable cables having an outboard end provided with a hoisting member for supporting the outboard end of the pile during upending of said pile, an outboard support system comprising a frame member for, in use, extending outboard and supporting the hoisting member of the cable system, wherein the outboard support system is arranged with respect to the pile support frame such that the frame member extends transverse with respect to the support frame axis of rotation for arranging the hoisting member at a dista

Abstract: The invention relates to an upending system for an elongated tubular element like an offshore foundation pile or a turbine mast, the system comprising; a pile frame for supporting a elongated tubular element, the pile frame comprising a pile support member for engaging a pile wall in order to avoid movement of the elongated tubular element with respect to the pile frame, and a coupling section, a support structure for supporting the pile frame, wherein the coupling section is rotatably supported by the support structure to allow rotation of the pile frame with respect to the support structure, wherein the support structure and the coupling section of the pile frame are configured such that the pile frame is detachably coupled to the support structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting device for picking up a member from the bottom of the sea, the lifting device comprising; a body extending along a central axis of the lifting device and having means for connection to a hoist cable, a housing configured to be at least partially introduced into a cavity of the member to be picked up and accommodating at least a part of the body and wherein the body and the housing are moveable with respect to each other along the central axis of the lifting device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pile upending system for upending a pile such as a monopile for the foundation of offshore wind turbines, the pile upending system comprising; a pivotally mounted pile support frame having a seat for engaging an outside wall of a pile, the pile support frame being pivotable around a support frame axis of rotation for allowing the seat to support the pile during upending, a cable system for supporting an, in use outboard, end of a pile, comprising one or more tensioned or tensionable cables having an outboard end provided with a hoisting member for supporting the outboard end of the pile during upending of said pile, an outboard support system comprising a frame member for, in use, extending outboard and supporting the hoisting member of the cable system, wherein the outboard support system is arranged with respect to the pile support frame such that the frame member extends transverse with respect to the support frame axis of rotation for arranging the hoisting member at a dista

Abstract: The invention relates to an upending system for an elongated tubular element like an offshore foundation pile or a turbine mast, the system comprising; a pile frame for supporting a elongated tubular element, the pile frame comprising a pile support member for engaging a pile wall in order to avoid movement of the elongated tubular element with respect to the pile frame, and a coupling section, a support structure for supporting the pile frame, wherein the coupling section is rotatably supported by the support structure to allow rotation of the pile frame with respect to the support structure, wherein the support structure and the coupling section of the pile frame are configured such that the pile frame is detachably coupled to the support structure.

Abstract: In a clamp system for a slender object (16), such as a pile or pipe and the like, a clamp (1) and the object are to be applied around one another. The clamp has a frame (4) defining an axial direction. Furthermore, gripping devices (3) are provided which are spaced in circumferential direction of the frame (4). A stop (25) defines an end position of the gripping device (3), the gripping device (3) in gripping state and positioned in the end position prevents the object (16) from displacing with respect to the frame (4) in a first axial direction of the passage (9), in which first axial direction the gripping device (3) is held pressed against the stop (25), and the gripping device (3) allowing the object (16) to displace with respect to the frame in the second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.

Abstract: A pile upending device for large diameter tubular elements includes; an annular base ring for extending along substantially the entire circumference of the tubular element, a central lifting arm for coupling the pile upending device to a hoisting element, which lifting arm is hingeably coupled with the base ring, a number of wedge assemblies disposed along the outside circumference of the base ring for facing the inside surface of the tubular element and frictional engagement with the tubular element.

Abstract: In a clamp system for a slender object (16), such as a pile or pipe and the like, a clamp (1) and the object are to be applied around one another. The clamp has a frame (4) defining an axial direction. Furthermore, gripping devices (3) are provided which are spaced in circumferential direction of the frame (4). A stop (25) defines an end position of the gripping device (3), the gripping device (3) in gripping state and positioned in the end position prevents the object (16) from displacing with respect to the frame (4) in a first axial direction of the passage (9), in which first axial direction the gripping device (3) is held pressed against the stop (25), and the gripping device (3) allowing the object (16) to displace with respect to the frame in the second axial direction opposite the first axial direction.

Abstract: A pile upending device for large diameter tubular elements includes; an annular base ring for extending along substantially the entire circumference of the tubular element, a central lifting arm for coupling the pile upending device to a hoisting element, which lifting arm is hingeably coupled with the base ring, a number of wedge assemblies disposed along the outside circumference of the base ring for facing the inside surface of the tubular element and frictional engagement with the tubular element.

Abstract: A shackle assembly including a shackle and a driving device coupled with the shackle for driving a bolt system, which driving device is arranged to reciprocate the bolt system along the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a shackle installing position and a shackle releasing position, wherein the bolt system includes a locking unit for locking the bolt system in its shackle installing position, and wherein the shackle assembly includes elements for transforming reciprocating movement of the bolt system into rotation of the locking unit around the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a bolt locking position and a bolt release position of the locking unit.

Abstract: A shackle assembly including a shackle and a driving device coupled with the shackle for driving a bolt system, which driving device is arranged to reciprocate the bolt system along the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a shackle installing position and a shackle releasing position, wherein the bolt system includes a locking unit for locking the bolt system in its shackle installing position, and wherein the shackle assembly includes elements for transforming reciprocating movement of the bolt system into rotation of the locking unit around the longitudinal axis of the bolt system between a bolt locking position and a bolt release position of the locking unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clamping device for clamping a tubular member, like a thin walled tube or a pile, having a tube wall and provided with a flange at a tube end, and for hoisting the tubular member while being clamped only at its flange with the clamping device, wherein the clamping device includes: at least two clamping elements for engaging the internal flange and clamping the flange; and a clamping device frame that fixedly joins the at least two clamping elements for maintaining mutual position of the at least two clamping elements while hoisting the tubular member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clamping device for clamping a tubular member, like a thin walled tube or a pile, having a tube wall and provided with a flange at a tube end, and for hoisting the tubular member while being clamped only at its flange with the clamping device, wherein the clamping device includes: at least two clamping elements for engaging the internal flange and clamping the flange; and a clamping device frame that fixedly joins the at least two clamping elements for maintaining mutual position of the at least two clamping elements while hoisting the tubular member.