Hydraulic Drum Winches
Global fleet of winches up to 350Te WLL.
Motive is a leading specialist in deck winches, including advanced landfall winch packages to successfully bring pipelines and cables ashore. Our winches are used across multiple sectors, for lifting, mooring, anchoring, pull-ins, and abandonment and recovery (A&R).
Choose from a range of standardised winches, or we can custom-build to suit specific project requirements.

Hydraulic Drum Winches
Up to 350Te WLL
High-capacity winches are available up to 350Te WLL.
Choose from our range of standardised winches or partner with us to custom-build a solution for your specific project. Every winch in our fleet features constant tension functionality and can be derated to meet specific project requirements.
80Te WLL Hydraulic Smart Winches, HPUs, and Control Cabin
Winches can be enhanced with Active Heave Compensation, or for data-driven operations, our Smart Winch Technology provides real-time analytics, including drum rotations, layer counts, and wire monitoring, ensuring safety and efficiency in every rotation.
Enhanced Functionality
Winches engineered for safety, data, and automation.
Winch Control Systems - monitoring and recording functions via a single PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) control system, accessible remotely for data collection or troubleshooting. The control room is fitted with a control panel, a large remote screen, and CCTV, providing a protective and comfortable environment for Operators.
Render Mode - Automatic wire pay-in/pay-out according to the maximum render mode setting. If the set maximum load is achieved, the winch will automatically pay-out (render) to prevent any additional load on the rope. When the load drops below the acceptable maximum load, the winch will stop and hold the load on the counterbalance (hydraulic lock). The PLC Control System will then automatically pay-in the slack rope, retaining original positioning.
Smart Winch Technology - Winches are equipped with technology enabling the automation and the collection of valuable data analytics. Load sensing capabilities include drum rotations, layer and wrap counts, and wire remaining on the reel, helping achieve more efficient operations and delivering significant cost savings with fewer equipment requirements.
HYDRAULIC DRUM WINCHES
Dimensions: 912mm x 850mm x 925mm
Rated Capacity: 7.5Te WLL
Tare Weight: 700kg
Gross Weight: 1,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 2035mm x 1762mm x 1836mm
Rated Capacity: 10Te WLL
Tare Weight: 4,600kg
Gross Weight: 7,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 1401mm x 2108mm x 1438mm
Rated Capacity: 20Te WLL
Tare Weight: 2,250kg
Gross Weight: 6,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 1401mm x 2108mm x 1438mm
Rated Capacity: 20Te WLL
Tare Weight: 2,250kg
Gross Weight: 6,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 2376mm x 1818mm x 1836mm
Rated Capacity: 35Te WLL
Tare Weight: 4,500kg
Gross Weight: 8,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 2890mm x 2597mm x 2540mm
Rated Capacity: 55Te WLL
Tare Weight: 12,000kg
Gross Weight: 20,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 3689mm x 3282mm x 3118mm
Rated Capacity: 80Te WLL
Tare Weight: 18,265kg
Gross Weight: 35,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 2-point lifting spreader beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 3386mm x 3858mm x 2943mm
Rated Capacity: 180Te
Tare Weight: 35,300kg
Gross Weight: 75,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting Spreader Beam
Forklift Pockets: Yes
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 5100mm x 4200mm x 4711mm
Rated Capacity: 240Te WLL
Tare Weight: 66,000kg
Gross Weight: 75,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting
Forklift Pockets: No
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 6612mm x 4801mm x 4264mm
Rated Capacity: 350Te WLL
Tare Weight: 79,000kg
Gross Weight: 205,000kg
Lifting Arrangement: 4-point lifting
Forklift Pockets: No
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
FAQs
Yes - Motive can supply Active Heave Compensation on request with any equipment designed to lift and deploy loads subsea, covering applications such as cable lay, retrieval and maintenance, oil and gas, or decommissioning operations, deploying and retrieving subsea equipment, or the installation of pipelines and other subsea structures.
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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