Hansa Meyer : February 2017

Thursday, February 16, 2017

BOP move across Houston

The Hansa Meyer team successfully transported a 533,000 lbs BOP lower stack across Houston. The BOP was loaded onto a THP-DR Goldhofer trailer, 16 axle lines, and pulled by a Western Star power unit with 2 spreader grillage and 40,000 lbs counterweight. Working with TXDOT to ensure minimal disruption, the transit occurred primarily at night. As well as coordinating the transportation, Hansa Meyer also engineered, designed and fabricated a custom tailing frame in order to lay the BOP down during transportation. In addition to reducing the height during transport, it also helped to distribute weight further out towards the end of the trailer.

Hansa Meyer engineered, designed and fabricated this Tailing Frame to be able to lay down the BOP

Leaving the facility

28'8.5" x 20'1.25" x 17'9.24" - Rotated BOP dimensions

The cargo was placed at a low point exactly 9 inches below the leading edge of the trailer, allowing for a 3 inch clearance

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Port Crane Transport - Delaware

Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging, working with our Hansa Meyer Global office in Germany, received and positioned two port cranes in preparation for assembly at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware. Originating from Poland and Vietnam, each crane was directly offloaded from their respective ship, transported within the port facility and then staged at the designated assembly spot. As with all port activities, safety, timing, and flawless execution is critical. Hansa Meyer's Operators and Project Management collaborated on a detailed transport plan, which was closely followed, leading to a successfully completed job. Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging deployed a combination of equipment for the transports including Goldhofer PST SL-E's, an STZ-9 and two TK 90's. Thanks to the entire global team from Hansa Meyer for another outstanding operation.