ALE complete world record jack up - KHL Group

ALE complete world record jack up - KHL Group

Written by Laura Hatton - 12 Jun 2013

The 42,780 tonne Arkutun Dagi field’s topside for the Berkut (golden eagle) platform jacked up to 24 metres by ALE ready for the installation of the skid track for its load out with strand jacks

International heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE has completed the world record jack up of the Arkutun Dagi Berkuttopside for Exxon Neftegaz Limited at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company shipyard in South Korea.

At 42,780 tonnes the topside is the heaviest load ever lifting in a jacking operation. The massive piece will be in the Arkutun Dagi field off the east coast of Russia. Arkutun Dagi is the third field in the Sakhalin-1 Consortium’s development. It is forecast that the development will be the largest oil and gas production platform in Russia. Oil production is due to start in 2014.

ALE jacked the topside to a height of 24 metres in what is the first project of this kind for the UK-based company’s Mega Jack system. The Mega Jack was configured in four sets of towers, each one a combination of three towers, giving a capacity of 15,000 tonnes on each of the four corners for a total overall of 60,000 tonnes. Mega Jack is a computerised and stroke-controlled system operated via a control room. It took 11 hours to complete the 24 m lift. A maximum wind speed of 50 m/s was encountered during that time.

After the initial jack up operation, the next phase of work included the installation of a skid frame (DSF), onto which the topside was lowered using the Mega Jack. This operation was completed within a day, ALE said. The next phase will see the topside loaded out onto the DSF in a pulled load out operation, using strand jacks, to a barge for onward transportation to its final destination. In water 35 m deep about 25 km off the coast, the 10 storey tall topside will be installed on its base, a 130 x 100 m concrete gravity based structure (GBS).

Record achievement
Kees Kompier ALE executive director, comments, “This pioneering project is a great achievement for ALE and the Mega Jack which was created by our research and development team and engineers. The load is nearly double the weight of the previous heaviest load which is a great accomplishment for the company and really shows the capabilities of the Mega Jack. The system itself opens up a whole range of options for our clients and is completely scalable, meaning we can create a system to fit the requirements of projects becoming more flexible in our capacity and solutions.”

The Mega Jack establishes stability from its jacking foundation. As a result enormous bracing structures and welding works to the platform for securing stability are unnecessary. It means that welding and cutting works at high level are not required and, therefore, working at height is completely eliminated due to the low level feed-in system for inserting the jacking beams as the Mega Jack operates.

From the central control unit the jack-up operator runs the system via the computerised control system which includes data logging, weather data and optional dimensional surveys.

ALE launched Mega Jack in 2011. It can be configured to lift up to 60,000 tonnes to a height of 25 m and was developed to meet increasing demand from the offshore industry.

A colossal column - Cranes Today

A colossal column - Cranes Today

Tiong Woon completed one of the largest heavy lift and haulage projects for a single column in Singapore. The Xylene splitter column, which was 108m tall, with a weight of 1,147t, was installed at Jurong Aromatics Corporation’s complex in Jurong Island, Singapore, using a 1,600t Terex CC 8800-1.

The roll-on/roll-of (RORO), haulage and lifting work was carried out on behalf of SK E&C, an international engineering, procurement and construction contractor. The works included the design and construction of a temporary RORO jetty on Jurong Island and temporary road works, and modification for the transportation from RORO jetty to the installation site.

Tiong Woon is also involved in transporting, lifting and installing 62 other pieces of equipment for the JAC project. Equipment deployed included a 600t Terex Demag CC2800-1, 300t Terex Demag CC1800, 280t IHI CCH2800 and a 64-axle arrangment of Goldhofer SPMTs.

The $2.4bn aromatics complex is expected to be completed in 2014.

Tianjie TJ-S2.43 SPMT 600t Bridge Section Load In&Out

Second ALE AL.SK190 super heavy lifter - KHL Group

Second ALE AL.SK190 super heavy lifter - KHL Group

ALE claims its AL.SK190 and SK350 as the world’s highest capacity land-based cranes. The 4,300 tonne capacity, 190,000 tonne-metre AL.SK190 can be converted into the 5,000 tonne, 350,000 tonne-metre AL.SK350 by adding extra structural sections

Global heavy transport and lifting company ALE has unveiled the second unit of its 4,300 tonne capacity super heavy lifter.

The 190,000 tonne-metre-rated ALE AL.SK190-2 is undergoing testing at the UK-based company's facility in Breda, the Netherlands. It is the same site where the first unit was assembled, tested and first shown in 2008 (IC October 2008, page 15).

As pictured, the boom is 118 m long and the test load is 1,500 tonnes at 65 m outreach. In that configuration it ships in around 130 containers. The main lift, at up to 10 m an hour, is by strand jacks and there is a 600 tonne auxiliary hoist by winch for faster lifting of lighter loads. Following completion of the testing, it will join its older brother for lifts around the world.

SPMT in 7,500 tonne deck move by ALE(KHL)

Written by Alex Dahm - 06 Sep 2010

ALE used 320 lines of SPMT to move and load out a 7,500 tonne deck for the Buzzard field

ALE in the UK completed the site move and load out of an offshore petrochemical industry deck weighing 7,500 tonnes.

The production sweetening (PS) deck and bridge were part of the Buzzard Field Development Project in Hartlepool. The 7,500 tonne deck was 60 metres by 36 metres by 42 metres. A 500 tonne bridge, 80 metres long, connected the new deck to the existing Buzzard structure.

For the site move 320 lines of self propelled modular transporter (SPMT) were assembled in a separate area adjacent to the site. After the axles were inserted, the module was circled through 90 degrees for the main construction skid beams to be removed. The module was then driven forward about 1 kilometre to the load out site on the quay.

A conflict between the build stool location and the barge grillage location meant that the SPMT had to be inserted and removed to ensure correct positioning on the quayside. As the module was driven onto the barge it was ballasted before being positioned prior to sea fastening for transport.

Installation in the Buzzard field offshore was 35 miles from Peterhead in Scotland. It was the second unit ALE has loaded out for the Buzzard field. First was the QU deck with a total load out weight of 11,300 tonnes in 2006.

News link: http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-cranes-and-specialized-transport/detail/item58104/

Heavy transport in China on Biglorryblog! Best done with a Big Actros Titan and a Tiandi modular trailer from Jeff Lee...

By BigLorryBlog on June 14, 2010 1:59 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Jeff Lee who works for Tiandi Heavy Industries in China, the manufacturers of fine modular heavy haulage trailers has sent me these shots of Chinese heavy haulage movements, including this monster one through an underpass! Up front is a rather nice Actros Titan 8x8. Anyway Jeff says: "Brian, here are phtographs of 3 new heavy transport moveemnts from our client in South China with our TIANDI hydraulic trailers and some Mercedes Actros heavy-duty prime movers. The biggest one is a super large 420-tonne reactor transported by 18x4 side-by-side combined TIANDI trailers." Now click through here for more..

A big old lump to get around the corner Jeff! Even with a nice wide road....

This looks to have an MAN at the back..unless it's a Chinese prime mover? And I guess these are the combiend side-by-side trailers...

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Tower side loading innovation - KHL Group

Tower side loading innovation - KHL Group

Scheuerle announced plans for an innovative way of loading wind turbine tower sections at April's Bauma exhibition in April.

When delivering tower segments to their place of assembly, portal deck combinations are frequently used. There can be delays, however, due to hold ups with the crane or strong winds, says the manufacturer.

To solve these problems Scheuerle is developing the Side Loader trailer. The system is connected twice between two self-propelled vehicle units which are operated in a loose coupling mode.

The units are positioned independently of each other parallel to the portal deck combination by using a remote control, for example, in front of the flange.

The support legs are folded up hydraulically and the side loader is then lowered and telescoped outwards. After fastening the retaining head to the tower flange, the side loader is raised alongside and telescoped inwards. The tower section is brought up on the self propelled units. Once this has been achieved the portal deck combination is free to leave the jobsite.

The tower section is positioned on prism-like bolsters that are covered with a protective rubber surface. Both units are coupled via a cable meaning it can be operated using one remote control.