Cool stacks for a hot melt shop…….3,326 cbm

Hansa Meyer Houston was awarded the transport of cooling stacks from Shanghai, China, via New Orleans, LA to Calvert, AL. The parcel consisted of 24 pieces, 315 tons, with a weight to cube factor of over 10! Booking was made as a part charter. Upon arrival in Nola, all “super load” pieces were loaded directly to hopper barges alongside vessel for delivery to the receiver’s river terminal on the Tombigbee River. We also contracted hydraulic cranes for discharge from the barges and “in plant” transport from the dock to the project receiving area.

This massive carbon and stainless steel plant began construction in 2007, with the carbon plant already in production. This shipment was part of the melt shop for the stainless end which is scheduled for completion at the end of 2012.

Challenges:
Complying with Alabama DOT’s strict super load rules – enforcing alternate modes of transport