NEW YORK | South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

[mrnyc]

this site is in sunset park on the waterfront behind industry city --



Construction Progresses On South Brooklyn Marine Terminal In Sunset Park, Brooklyn

BY: MICHAEL YOUNG AND MATT PRUZNICK 8:00 AM ON MARCH 15, 2025


Construction is progressing on the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a 73-acre project to support the development of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm. Developed by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SSBMT), a joint venture of Red Hook Terminals and Industry City, the complex will serve as a staging and assembly site for the wind farm’s turbine components and will feature a substation to connect the wind power to the city’s grid. The $861 million project is located on the border of Sunset Park and Greenwood Heights between 29th and 39th Streets on the western side of 2nd Avenue.


more:
https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/03/constru...ne-terminal-in-sunset-park-brooklyn.html


Rendering courtesy of Equinor



Photo by Michael Young/nyy

[mrnyc]

i have been obsessed with the new waterfront sgc-120 crane -- aka the sarens giant crane 120 -- aka big benny, named after benny sarens.

how could you not be riding the ferry, it's one of the largest cranes in the world (i think the sarens big carl is the biggest, see below).

big benny is out here as prominent and visible in the bay as any skyline tower.









we went to industry city the other day, so i walked over to take a look --








it's very umm, jg ballard around here --










as close as i could get --













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info --



Sarens Giant Cranes
https://www.sarens.com/equipment/sarens-giant-crane.htm



Mega cranes explained: the world’s largest lifting machines and who builds them

D.Ann Shiffler
Editor in Chief, American Cranes & Transport
21 January 2026


Mega cranes are critical lifting tools on power, marine and stadium projects around the globe.

Over the past 40 years, the market for mega cranes has expanded exponentially.


more:
https://www.cranebriefing.com/news/mega-...hem/8110938.article?zephr_sso_ott=wBcJKh