SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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Friderici transports 248 tonne
transformer through France
French transport company
Friderici, transported a
248 tonne transformer across
its home country.
To transport the heavy
cargo, Friderici used a MDED
modular platform trailer from
French specialized trailer
manufacturer Nicolas. The
8 x 4 x 4 metre transformer
was moved along 220 km of
road from Corbeil Essones
Heavy transport company,
Holleman Bulgaria has
transported a large boiler
weighing 33 tonnes and
furnace weighing 35 tonnes
from Denmark to Katunitsa
village in Bulgaria.
The boiler, which
measured 7.8 x 3.8 x 3.9
metres, began its journey in
Odense, Denmark, while the
furnace, which measured
9 x 3.3 x 4.2 m, started its
journey in the town of
Aarhus, Denmark.
Both pieces were delivered
by road to the German Port
of Regensburg, before being
reloaded onto a river vessel
and delivered to Port Ruse,
Bulgaria. On arrival at Port
Ruse, the two pieces of cargo
were delivered separately by
vessel to Katunitsa.
Holleman Bulgaria is a
member of the Worldwide
Project Consortium.
BULGARIAN
BOILERS
Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Company (JTC) in Kuwait transported
emergency power supplies to avert a power shortage at a power plant
in Kuwait.
The cargo, which consisted of turbines and power plant equipment,
was flown into Kuwait City airport on 14 aircraft. Once unloaded the
cargo was moved onto Scheuerle InterCombi trailers so it could be
transported to the power plant. Up to 12-axle lines, including gooseneck,
were used to transport the cargo. The trailer has a 36 tonne axle load,
a steering angle of 60 degrees and a maximum axle compensation of
+/- 325 mm.
The heaviest item transported to the plant weighed 110 tonnes.
Challenges along the route included difficult terrain and hot weather.
EMERGENCY CALL-OUT FOR JTC
Negotiating a roundabout
shortly after leaving Ury
On route to to Katunitsa
village, Bulgaria
EMERGENCY CALL-OUT FOR JTC
to the nuclear power plant in
Belleville sur Loire on MDED
platform trailers with 10 and
12-axle lines, each including
one side girder deck. The
trailers have a 34 tonne axle
load, a steering angle of up
to 55 degrees and a 650 mm
maximum axle compensation.
During the journey, the
transporter crossed the A6
Paris-Lyon motorway in Ury
and navigated a challenging
rail track crossing in Briare,
said a company spokesperson.
Challenges along the route
included difficult road surfaces,
tight cornering angles and a
number of obstacles, including
ground clearances from 0.05 to
1.20 metres.
Insufficient load-bearing
capacity on a bridge proved
to be another challenge.
To overcome it the bypass
had to be specially fitted
with aluminium and steel
plates to reach the required
bearing capacity, a company
spokesperson added.
In total the transport
weighed 451 tonnes, measured
65.5 m long, 5 m wide and
4.6 m high.
One of the 152 boxes being
loaded onto the barge
Bati Project Logistics (BPL),
part of Bati Group, transported
a total of 152 boxes, tanks
and air separation plant
components, measuring
6,930 cubic metres, from
Yokohama in Japan and
Mundra in India to Ereğli,
Turkey. The boxes, which were
up to 30 metres long, 8 m wide
and 8 m high, each weighed up
to 152 tonnes.
For the journey, the cargo
was loaded onto barges with
the help of a chartered floating
crane on an ocean vessel,
before being loaded onto the
vessel directly from the barges.
Under pressure and facing the toughest of conditions: the Scheuerle
InterCombi during the emergency call out operation in Kuwait
BPL in 6,930 cubic metre box marathon to Turkey
The cargo was first transported
from Yokohama to Mundra
Port by a heavy lift vessel.
After this it was sailed from
Mundra to Ereğli. On arrival
at the port the boxes were
unloaded onto 20+1/2 axle
hydraulic trailers before being
transported to the Ereğli/
Erenco jobsite.
Challenges during the
journey included loading,
discharging and positioning
of the parts, a company
spokesperson said.
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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AUGUST 2013
