ESTAAWARDS
Detailshavebeen revealedof theprojects in the final shortlist
for the 2015ESTAAwards, themost hotly contested todate
CRANES, TELESCOPIC, LIFTING
CAPACITYLESSTHAN 120
TONNES
KoninklijkeSaan,
Netherlands
KoninklijkeSaan lifted600metres
of pipework for drinkingwater
inAmsterdam in themiddle
of a residential area, using ten
telescopic cranesof between70
and90 tonnnesat thesame time,
a jobdemandingexceptional
communicationskills.
Wagenborg, Netherlands
InTheHague, Netherlands,
WagenborgNedlift completed
a challengingproject liftingair
conditioningequipment onto the
roof of theMinistryof PublicHealth
andSocial Security, overcoming
the tricky challengeof getting
the crane into the courtyard from
where the lift had to takeplace.
CRANES, TELESCOPIC, LIFTING
CAPACITYMORETHAN 120
TONNES
KoninklijkeSaan,
Netherlands
Workonanewbuildingat
Schiphol airport inAmsterdam
included lifting66 tonnesof
steelwork, delivered to thesite
in three22 tonnesections, with
three telescopic cranes. Space
was limitedand the jobhad tobe
carriedoutwithin theairport's
very strict operational guidelines.
MediacoCoteD'Azur,
France
Mediaco completeda complexand
challengingproject at the village
of Pegomas insouth-east France
involving the removal of three
weakenedand cracked, 85 tonne
concretebeams from thebridge
over theRiverSiagne.
VernazzaAutogru, Italy
VernazzaAutogruhad thedifficult
jobof removing the locomotiveand
the first passenger carriageof an
intercitypassenger trainderailed
bya landslipandprecariously
balancedona cliff overlooking the
sea-andblocking themain line
between the ItalianRivieraand
France.
Wagenborg, Netherlands
At theVierverlatensugarmill in
Groningen, Netherlands, anew
filter unit had tobe installed inside
theprocessbuilding, creating
somemajor challengesbefore the
jobwas completed.
CRANES, LATTICEBOOM
Hareket, Turkey
Four container tankunitsof
between480and510 tonnes
eachwere installed inapetrol
transportation vessel at Tuzla
Gemi Shipyard in Istanbul,
Turkey, withHareket successfully
overcomingproblemsof a lackof
spaceandweakground.
Mammoet Europe,
Netherlands
Mammoet used itsLR 13000
crawler cranewithaPowerBoom
double latticeboom for the
installationof four jack-up legs,
each87metres longandweighing
920 tonnes, for anew jack-up
vessel for the installationofwind
turbines.
Sarens, Belgium
Sarenserected threewind
turbines, eachwith 135metre
towersanda capacityof 7.5MW,
for theEnerconWindPark in the
Netherlands, usingaTerexCC
8800-1 crawler cranewith the
newBoomBooster.
Wagenborg, Netherlands
At Lauswardpower station,
nearDüsseldorf inGermany, a
gas turbineof 478 tonnesand
agenerator of 457 tonneswere
offloaded fromashipontoSPMT
bya combinationof two identical
LR 1750 crawler cranes, a job
describedbyWagenborgNedlift as
aunique liftingoperation.
TRANSPORT
TRAILERANDLOADUNDER 120
TONNESGROSSWEIGHT
Emil Egger, Switzerland
Emil Egger delivered three
complete trains-part of anorder
of 118 railcars-on time from
Switzerland to themanufacturer
StadlerAltenrhein'ssister firm
inMinsk, Belarus, usinga total
of 14special transportsanda
combinationof road, seaand rail.
Fagioli, Italy
Fagioli transportedsevenaircraft
sections for theAirbus380 from
Nola toNaples in Italy.Weighing
four tonneseach, thesections
wereextremelydelicateand the
dimensionsmeant that the job
requiredaseriesof surveysand
liftingoperations.
Winners inwaiting
F
ollowingannouncement of the shortlisted companieson
lastmonth, herewe reveal detailsof the
projects as finalists for the2015ESTAUsers'Night and
Awards. Thewinnerswill be revealedat the annual awardsdinner
eveningonThursday23April inParis, France, at theHilton
CharlesdeGaulleAirportHotel, during the Intermat exhibition.
INTERNATIONAL
ANDSPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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Netherlands
Anew terminal atNorway's
GasscoEmdendistribution facility
involved theprefabicationand
“just-in-time” deliveryof 148
modules fromDelfzijl in the
Netherlands.
VilleSilvasti Transport,
Finland
Two800 cubicmetrewater tanks
were transportedover 300km
usingadapter trailersdesigned for
windpower turbine tower sections,
enabling the customer to complete
thebuildingof the tanksat the
factoryand reduce costs.
TRAILERANDLOADOVER
120TONNESGROSSWEIGHT
ALE, UK
ALE transporteda transformer
from themanufacturer inStafford,
UK, for 70miles (120km) through
congested residential areas, to
under the cranehookat Ellesmere
Port, tobeshipped to India.
Friderici Special,
Switzerland
Friderici carrieda302 tonne
generator -plusa20 tonne
adapter - fromAuhafenharbour in
