A Liebherr LS-C 60 cylinder-luffing ship crane has been selected for the Mareva Nui II, a multipurpose vessel intended for service in French Polynesia, MarineLink reported on 5 October 2026.
The report highlights the LS-C 60’s compact footprint and low centre of gravity as key attributes behind the choice, noting that those features support vessel stability while preserving deck space for both cargo and onboard facilities, a combination cited as important for a vessel with multiple roles.
Mareva Nui II is described in the report as a multipurpose vessel designed for operations in French Polynesia, and the selection of the crane was framed around the need to balance handling capability with the finite deck area available on such ships.
Design priorities
The MarineLink item underlines two design priorities that informed the crane choice: minimising the crane’s physical intrusion on deck and limiting its impact on the vessel’s vertical centre of mass, with the LS-C 60’s configuration presented as meeting those aims while allowing the Mareva Nui II to retain space for cargo stowage and the ship’s own facilities.
Those priorities are central to multipurpose vessel design because the available deck footprint governs how much cargo can be carried and how onboard spaces are arranged, and the report attributes the crane’s compact layout and lower centre of gravity to facilitating that trade-off on Mareva Nui II.
Operational considerations
MarineLink’s account indicates the selection was made with practical operation in mind, with the LS-C 60’s characteristics enabling the vessel to combine cargo-handling equipment and onboard amenities without the crane imposing excessive deck encumbrance or compromising stability, as set out in the published account.
The report therefore frames the crane as an enabling component for the Mareva Nui II’s stated multipurpose remit, allowing the ship to carry out cargo tasks while maintaining space for the other facilities the design requires, according to MarineLink.
The MarineLink article dated 5 October 2026 provides the published notice of the selection; it sets out the technical rationale in concise terms, focusing on footprint, centre of gravity and the preservation of deck space as the decisive factors for fitting the LS-C 60 to Mareva Nui II.
The choice of the LS-C 60 for the Mareva Nui II underlines a continuing emphasis in ship outfitting on compact, stability-friendly handling equipment where vessels must accommodate mixed roles and make efficient use of limited deck area, the report concluded.
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