Product Description
The 50ft crane boat is a powered, narrow-beam vessel ideal for lifting, piling, and material handling in challenging waterways. With a 1.5-tonne lift capacity and a 7m Hiab reach, it’s the medium range option for inland waterway lifting vessels.
KEY FEATURES
50ft x 6’10”
24" draft (empty)
1.5t lift capacity
7m Hiab reach (twin-stage boom)
5t carrying capacity
Hydraulic stabilisers (2m depth)
Mobilised via crane and lorry
INFORMATION SHEETS
This crane barge combines power, strength, and versatility, capable of reaching remote or low-access sites. Fitted with a twin-stage boom and hydraulic stabiliser legs (that extend to 2m depth), this vessel provides a safe, secure, and stable platform for challenging ground conditions. It has a 5-tonne carrying capacity and 30ft hold, giving operators ample room for moving equipment to a site or removing spoil.
Easily transported via crane and lorry, it deploys quickly without the need for slipways or launch facilities, making it an ideal narrow beam crane barge hire solution for contractors. It’s well-suited to tasks like installing piles, delivering materials to remote stretches of canal, or assisting in vegetation clearance and towpath maintenance.
Optional attachments include a clamshell grab, piling hammer, or compressor. Adaptable, practical, and highly efficient, it can support all your inland waterway operations.
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Optional Attachments
Clamshell grab, piling hammer, compressor
Transport Method
Mobilised via crane and lorry
Stabilisers
Hydraulic legs (up to 2m depth)
Crane Reach
Up to 7m
Lift Capacity
1.5 tonnes
Crane Type
Twin-stage Hiab crane
Carrying Capacity
5 tonnes
Draft
24” (empty)
Hold Length
30ft
Beam
6’10”
Length
50ft
LABEL
VALUE
Specifications
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The Rothen Group provide a high quality, work boat rental service supplying an array of large and small work boats for narrow beam & wide beam waterways.
“The Rothen Group’s knowledge has ensured that potential issues were highlighted early, meaning projects run smoothly and on programme. They have a large fleet of plant and operators too, which reassures that the work will be completed safely and with due care.”
Martin Dean
JN Bentley
“The Rothen Group have worked with us and supplied marine, piling and fencing plant for many years. The team have excellent working knowledge of the UK canal system.”
Jim Walton
CPC Civils
“The works were completed to a high standard of quality both ahead of programme and in a safe manner. All parties were really pleased with how smooth the construction phase went.”
Andrew Smith
Mott MacDonald Bentley
“Your crew worked seamlessly to deliver both the headwall and gabion basket lifts safely and efficiently. Their approach to safety, teamwork, and communication made a real difference and helped keep everything on track.”
Adam De'Ath
Canal & River Trust
"The professionalism, communication and quality of the works delivered by The Rothen Group has been exceptional! From the project initiation phase to delivering the hard work on the ground they have been an outstanding contractor to work with."
Charles Hughes
Canal & River Trust
