Hansa Meyer Global Transport organized a 320 ton gear measuring 660 cm x 585 cm x 545 cm (21.7 ft x 19.2 ft x 17.9 ft) and a 150 ton disc measuring 813 cm x 699 cm x 254 cm (26.7 ft x 23 ft x 8.4 ft) from Renk in Germany to the University of Clemson in Charleston, South Carolina. Hansa Meyer took over the 2 units from a barge terminal close to Renk's production facility in Germany. The gear and the disc is for a windcraft turbine treating facility and the gear is reported to be the largest planetary gear built by Renk to date. The shipment was routed via barge to Antwerp and from there via Hapag Lloyd to Charleston, South Carolina. After arrival in Charleston, the gear and the disc were unloaded via floating crane. The gear was set on the barge and the disc traveled in the sling of the floating crane to drydock number 4, where they were set on to a dual-lane Goldhofer SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transport). The disc was placed inside the facility and offloaded using the overhead crane and 2 mobile cranes. The gear was placed alongside the facility and rolled into the plant via a sliding system.
Offloading the disc inside the plant - 2 mobile cranes and the overhead and the disc all the way at the end of the Goldhofer Trailer - no room for anything else
Unloading of the 320 ton gear 320 tons from the Hapag Vessel with a floating crane.
Delivery to the near by barge.
Placing the gear on to the Goldhofer at destination.
Delivery from the pier to the plant - no room for error here...
After setting the gear on additional beams and a slide system the Goldhofer was placed next to the plant for roll off.
Gear is rolled off into the plant ready for lifting.
