Linear and Bow Cable Engines
From a global pool of cable handling and storage equipment, we offer a range of Linear and Bow Cable Engines suitable for various cable types to assist in safe loading and transpooling operations.
Units are available delivering line pulls up to 5Te, all hydraulically powered via an integrated HPU.

Bow Cable Engines
Up to 325mm product diameter
Designed for laying or retrieving flexible product, and lifting/lowering equipment safely, Motive Bow Cable Engines allow controlled handling of flexible pipe, umbilical and cable from 20mm to 325mm diameter. Comprising an integrated HPU and two quadrants, Bow Cable Engines are modular for easier transport.
Control and monitoring is via a remote belly box and panel display, showing product distance, line tension, line speed and grip pressure.
Linear and Bow Cable Engines
Dimensions: 4274mm x 1970mm x 2974mm
Product Capacity: 20mm to 325mm diameter
Gross Weight: 9,000kg
Maximum Lay Speed: Up to 30m/min
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
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Dimensions (in air): 3980mm x 2840mm x 4791mm
Dimensions (on ground): 13.37m x 2.09m x 2.23m
Rated Capacity: 5Te
Gross Weight: 7000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
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FAQs
We maintain a global rental fleet across strategic bases in the UK, Norway, UAE, USA, Brazil, Singapore, and Taiwan. Depending on the equipment type and project destination, we can often mobilise within 24-48 hours for standard packages.
All Motive equipment is designed and manufactured in-house to meet global offshore standards with full traceability to component level and is CE/UKCA marked accordingly. Full certification packages are provided with every delivery.
Absolutely - Every rental is backed by a dedicated onshore project manager who serves as your single point of contact, ensuring smooth logistics, technical planning, and mobilisation. Additionally, we provide multi-disciplined, offshore-certified technicians for on-site installation, commissioning, and 24/7/365 operational support to ensure maximum uptime during your campaign.
Yes - While we have a standard product line, our in-house design and engineering teams specialise in custom-built winches, tensioners, and specialist marine and lifting equipment tailored to specific project footprints and load requirements. Our spreads are specifically engineered to meet the needs of any vessel with a focus on compact footprints and reduced sea-fastening requirements, ensuring a versatile and straightforward integration that transforms your available deck space into a high-performance offshore asset.
Yes - We provide a complete turnkey service for our rental fleet, ensuring equipment is not just delivered to the quayside, but fully integrated onto your vessel. Our multi-disciplinary teams manage the entire process, including deck layouts, installations, and commissioning to guarantee that every rental spread is sea-fastened and operational to the highest safety standards before departure.
In addition to our rental support, Motive Manufacturing provides these same comprehensive vessel services for client-owned assets, offering professional vessel mobilisations/demobilisations, structural sea-fastening, and critical repairs.
Yes - our Manufacturing division provides a full repair, maintenance, and overhaul service for client-owned offshore and back-deck equipment. Our focus is on design-for-sustainability, while our full-scale refurbishment service supports repurposing of assets to extend lifecyle, ensuring equipment remains compliant and efficient while actively reducing raw material demand, lowering embodied carbon, and diverting assets from disposal.
We offer comprehensive services, including Wire Rope Inspection (MRT), NDT (Non-Destructive Testing), Hose Integrity Management, Load Testing, and full Lifting Gear Examinations to ensure equipment remains compliant and safe.
Motive is redefining offshore service delivery through an integrated, circular operating model that reduces project emissions, extends asset lifecycles, and enables clients to meet accelerating net-zero targets. Our innovation lies in redesigning how onshore and offshore services are delivered, by integrating rentals, manufacturing, and certification into a coordinated delivery model that reduces multi-vendor interfaces, project complexity, and associated emissions.
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