Original news was published on 09 February, 2015
SAL Heavy Lift’s Frauke has completed a six-month project transporting oversize cargoes for a West African offshore development.
This was no simple point A to point B transport. Two 620-tonne empty carousels, measuring 12 meters high and 26 meters wide, were loaded on the heavy-lift vessel in the Netherlands and carried to the U.S. Stateside, more than 2,000 tonnes of umbilicals were spooled onto the carousels, which brought their weights up to 1,465 tonnes and 1,875 tonnes.
Especially challenging was the load plan that had to account for the heavy weight of the cargo on the hatch covers, SAL Heavy Lift said in a statement. Custom-built steel supports were installed beneath each cover and a grillage was designed to spread the weight of the heavier carousel.
SAL Heavy Lift’s Frauke then transported the cargo to the West African project site. Frauke remained onsite for two months, providing support to the installation vessel. Upon completion, Frauke brought the no-empty carousels back to the Netherlands.
*NEWS SOURCE
