INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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JULY 2013
ENERGY SECTOR
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The energy surge
Expansion and
development projects
across the energy
sector are having a
positive impact on crane
manufacturers and rental
companies alike. LAURA
HATTON investigates
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round the world power- and
energy-related projects continue
to be rapidly developed. Work
on these varies, from expansion work
and carrying out maintenance, to lifting
vessels, for example, and placing hydro
cracking reactors. For these larger and
heavier jobs, crawler cranes are the most
in demand.
“A typical crane for this type of work
is the 1,600 tonne capacity CC 8800-1
crawler,” says Rüdiger Zollondz, Terex
cranes product marketing director. “There
is also the Twin version of the CC 8800-1,
which has a kit that adds another boom.”
An example of a CC 8800-1 working
on an energy project is at the Canadian
Natural Resources Ltd (CNRL) project in
Fort McKay, Alberta, Canada. It is being
used to construct a unit, made of 600
tonne modules, that will process oil sands
(large reserves of oil embedded in sand)
into bitumen. Contractors for the site are
Sarens and Tecnicas Reunidas (TR), based
in Spain. The first lift is scheduled for
February 2014.
Another heavy lifter in demand is
the Lampson Transi-Lift LTL-2600,
which is being used at the Sanmen Site
for the China Nuclear Energy Industry
Corporation in Zhejiang Province, China.
Project and lifting work for the crane
includes helping with the construction
of a nuclear power station. Work at the
The Elliott 45 US ton (41 tonne)
capacity 45127 boom truck
A Lampson Transi-Lift LTL-2600 being used at
the Sanmen Site for the China Nuclear Energy
Industry Corporation
