INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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AUGUST 2013
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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CEEC to transport 151,000 tonnes
China Energy Engineering
Group (CEEC) has been
contracted to transport
151,000 tonnes of cargo during
the construction of the Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
project in China.
Self propelled modular
transporter (SPMT) from
Tianjie Heavy Industries will be
used to move components such
as steel box beams and steel
pylon structures. The Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
will connect Hong Kong on
the east bank of the Pearl River
Delta to Zhuhai and Macao on
the west bank. The bridge and
tunnel will be 50 km long.
The first 24 axle lines
of SPMT used at the
project, which is underway,
were supplied by Tianjie
Heavy Industries for the
transportation of the steel box
beams. The transportation
system of SPMTs included
two components: the platform
vehicle (4 axle line modules and
6 axle line modules) and the
power pack units (PPU).
The SPMT has a load
capacity of 40 tonnes per axle
line and an electro-hydraulic
multi-mode steering system.
In addition, it has a steering
angle of -100 to 130 degrees
Iconic Blackpool trams
German transport company,
Universal Transport, moved
a fleet of 16 tram carriages
from Bautzen in Germany to
Blackpool, UK.
The trams formed part of
a major refurbishment of the
Blackpool line, which covers
11 miles from Starr Gate on
the Fylde coast to Fleetwood.
The 16 new Bombardier Flexity
2 trams were built in Vienna,
Austria and in Germany.
The modern fleet of low
floor trams can carry 74 seated
and 148 standing passengers.
Each tram car is made up
of five sections, giving an
overall length of 32.23 metres,
and each weighs 40 tonnes.
Alongside the new cars, all
11 of the traditional Balloon
carriages, built in the 1930s,
have been refurbished and
will operate alongside the new
Flexity 2 trams.
For the road journey the
trams arrived in Hull on the
UK's north east coast and
were loaded onto specialized
semi-low bed trailers from
Faymonville.
Once loaded onto the
trailers the trams were hauled
along several UK motorways by
Mercedes Benz Titan 44 tractor
units to their destination.
Abnormal load escort
services and the Lancashire
Police accompanied the
unusual cargo from the end
of the M55 motorway to the
new Starr Gate tram depot in
Blackpool. Challenges along the
way included navigating major
junctions, pavements and
public roads, most of which
were cleared by the transport
combinations travelling on the
wrong side of the road.
On arrival at the depot the
trams were then offloaded
using a combination of ramps
and winches. The process from
the trams arriving at the depot
to unloading them took less
than an hour.
Netherlands-based Broshuis, a manufacturer of specialized trailers,
has been named as the best managed mid to large company of the
Netherlands 2013.
The award is part of the Best Managed Companies initiative that is
organised by Deloitte with partners ING, VNO-NCW and TiasNimbas
Business School. Broshuis was praised for stable and good results in a
difficult market segment.
Pieter-Bas, Broshuis CEO, said, “We are very pleased to receive this
award and see this as reaping the rewards for the work we have done.
Our whole company, our suppliers and customers, have put their focus
on quality and innovation, so it is great that this is rewarded in such
a way”.
Every year Deloitte aims to find the best managed mid-large
companies of the Netherlands. To judge these, Deloitte evaluates
strategy, management and financial results of the participants.
BROSHUIS RECEIVES BEST
MANAGED COMPANY 2013 AWARD
and can be operated via a
wireless remote control, the
manufacturer said. Another 96
lines of SPMT (type TJ-S2.43)
will be delivered to the
project in the second half of
2013, a Tianjie company
spokesperson added.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-
Macao Bridge project forms
part of the China highway
network plan in the Pearl River
Delta area and will be built
jointly by the three regional
governments. The total capital
investment in the project will
be CNY 79.20 billion (US $1.3
billion). The Mainland, Hong
Kong Special Administative
Region (SAR) and Macao SAR
will contribute.
A Mercedes
Benz Titan
44 transports
the tram
along the
M62
Unloading the trams at the depot
The new trams in operation along
Blackpool seafront
