A Jekko on the Oasis of the
Seas. When Mark Hawry with Ambius saw the Jekko
minicrane at a trade show nearly a year ago and met Keith Shank of C4 Cranes they came up with a lifting solution that Ambius was trying to work out. Royal Caribbean was building a 1.5 billion dollar cruise ship, the largest in the world, and in the middle of the ship a “Central Park” with 52 trees
and over 1500 plants were to be installed in the park. The plants could be manhandled but the trees could weigh up to 1,000 pounds. Royal Caribbean would not allow any flammable liquids onboard and with limited
room to work and areas to set up left only one solution. The Jekko SPD360C+ with its 4,000 pound capacity, multiple outriggers settings and 100% battery powered, it was the easy choice. When Oasis of the Seas arrived in Florida Anthony Crane had there 650 ton Demag to do the lifting of all products into Central Park including the Jekko. Keith Shank with C4 Cranes stated “The Jekko minicrane worked perfect. The hardest part was with all the different lifts not once could we put the outriggers in the same position. We had to set the minicrane up in walkways of the park that Ambius had covered with non-flame plywood to protect the tile walkways. With about 40 other people and carts loaded with plants all in the same area, this was definitely one of the most unique and tightest
jobs we have ever done. We would not have wanted to miss it for the world”. Mark Hawry with Ambius stated “We had realized early on that it was going to take an innovative approach to fulfill our clients’ wishes that we install 52 large specimen trees in a single day to create their centerpiece Central Park on this landmark ship. This would simply have been impossible to achieve without the Jekko crane and your adept handling of it. The Jekko crane was small enough with the legs retracted to move easily through the tight walkways in the park, yet was perfectly capable of lifting our largest 25 foot trees”. Keep watch as National Geographic was there filming all of this for an upcoming show.

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Mark Hawry with Ambius Global
Mark, responsible for the project Oasis of the Seas, works with Ambius Global since 1995 in the Project Development division . Ambius is the global expert in providing interior landscaping for almost any environment, from boutique hotels to shopping centres and international corporate
headquarters, hospitals, schools and even cruise ships. Their vision is to enhance the total workplace by engaging all the five senses to create harmonious environments that are more creative and productive. Ambius is the largest tropical plant provider in the US (and the world) having 45 branch offices in the US alone.

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When Royal Caribbean built the Oasis and Allure of
the seas, in there “Central Park” they planted over 100 trees and 1000 plants. Many of the trees weighed as much as 1,000 lbs. and could not be lifted by the workers planting. Being they do not allow any flammable liquids on there ships the ONLY choice was the Jekko SPD360C+ with it’s 100% battery power and the ease of setting up the outriggers in multiple positions, made the job easy to handle and we were able to help the planting crew get done ahead of schedule.