Product Description
The 70ft crane boat is the biggest (and most capable) vessel in our fleet. It combines a dredger, pusher tug, and hopper rolled into one powerful platform. Built for large-scale canal works, piling, and lock cleaning, it’s ideal for intensive repairs, maintenance, and restoration on inland waterways.
KEY FEATURES
70ft length
Self-loading/unloading
Jack legs for stabilisation
360° front-mounted crane
Fits hook, clamshell, piling hammer, borer
High carrying capacity
Ideal for dredging, piling & lock cleaning
INFORMATION SHEETS
With the ability to load, transport, and discharge materials, this self-powered vessel is suitable for almost all forms of canal and river work. Equipped with a 360° front-mounted crane, the self-loading barge supports multiple attachments - including a hook, clamshell bucket, piling hammer, and post hole borer.
Its large deck space and high carrying capacity mean you can load it up with vegetation, dredging materials, or equipment when going to and from difficult-to-reach sites. Plus, the hydraulic jack legs provide extra stability during lifting and piling tasks.
Whether you’re clearing out a lock chamber, delivering aggregates, or installing piling in a remote stretch of canal, the 70ft crane boat offers the strength, space, and adaptability needed to get the job done.
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Primary Uses
Dredging, piling, material delivery, lock cleaning
Skip Handling
Fitted for lifting in/out skips
Stabilisers
Hydraulic jack legs for lifting stability
Carrying Capacity
High volume (exact tonnage on request)
Attachments
Hook, clamshell bucket, piling hammer, post hole borer
Crane Position
Front-mounted with 360° rotation
Power
Powered, self-loading and unloading
Length
70ft
LABEL
VALUE
Specifications
Frequently hired together
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
