Cranefree
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Cranefree is the trademark for offshore foundations marketed by the company Seatower
Seatower
Seatower is a Norwegian provider of foundations for Offshore wind power. The company, with roots from the offshore oil and gas industry back to 1994, has its headquarters in Oslo.Seatower's main products are the Cranefree foundations.-External links:***...

. This technology is focused on the offshore wind sector, and is designed to avoid using heavy-lift crane vessel
Crane vessel
A crane vessel, crane ship or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads. The largest crane vessels are used for offshore construction. Conventional monohulls are used, but the largest crane vessels are often catamaran or semi-submersible types as they have increased...

s in order to make offshore construction
Offshore construction
Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources....

 less risky and costly. Furthermore, the design avoids seabed preparation (dredging and piling
Deep foundation
A deep foundation is a type of foundation distinguished from shallow foundations by the depth they are embedded into the ground. There are many reasons a geotechnical engineer would recommend a deep foundation over a shallow foundation, but some of the common reasons are very large design loads, a...

) in most cases.
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