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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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.

Bridge Girder - 157,635 lbs - 182'1" x 27'3" x 10'10"

Transported via 2 x 6 axle lines Goldhofer SPMT

Diesel house - 139,553 lbs - 61'5" x 17'1" x 21'

M-House - 246,918 lbs - 42'2" x 35'1" x 18'

M-House transported via 2 side-by-side SPMTs working in sync

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Caribbean Cargo: Continued

"Caribbean Cargo" was blogged back in December of 2015. We are excited to show our followers the completion of this complex and challenging project. Please enjoy the video and pictures below.

Tank 1 - 610,000 lbs - 173'6" x 19' x 20'

451,606 lbs - 170'3 x 19' x 21'2"

Last two tanks to arrive

Tanks were transported via 2 PST SL-E axle line configurations with bolsters, one underneath each saddle

Setting tanks using a Gantry System

Pedestals were designed to ensure that they could be easily transported and set properly at the site

All 7 tanks were transported from the Port and set by the Hansa Meyer team over 30 days

Hansa Meyer also coordinated the transport of 300+ pieces needed for the remaining construction of the plant

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Final Set to Pad with 500-ton Hydra-Slide

Some of you read our blog earlier this year about Hansa Meyer moving two reactors from Asia to Texas. Picking up where we left off, Hansa Meyer was back on site to move the reactor to its final pad location. Weighing 186,512 lbs, Hansa Meyer used owned equipment including our 500-ton Hydra-Slide to set the reactor in place. Our rigging teams and operators are excellent having completed multiple jack and slide operations this year. We appreciate their hard work, and you, for taking time to read about our projects.

Using the 500-ton Hydra-Slide to slide the reactor

Rotating the reactor on a 300-ton turn table to correct orientation

Final set onto the pad

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Over-the-Road From SC to KY

Hansa Meyer Companies transported 245 packages, totaling 5,316 CBM, from South Carolina to Kentucky, with pieces originating from both Germany and China. Hansa Meyer used a Goldhofer THP DR configured with 8 axle lines and a 2017 Western Star 4900 SB to make the transport.  The cargo was transported approximately 575 miles and successfully delivered to site. 

Hansa Meyer positioning the cargo to prepare for offload.

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Jackup Assembly OTR to Barge Transport

Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging transported a large Jackup assembly from the manufacturer to a barge landing using a 4-drop-8 configuration. (4 lines of Goldhofer SL, 300ton drop deck and 8 more lines of Goldhofer SL) The scope of work included crane coordination and loading onto Hansa Meyer equipment at origin, transport to barge landing, then working with Big John, the barge crane, to transload the assembly in to a hopper barge.  Our team did an excellent job and we look forward to the next one. Enjoy the pictures and short GIF clips. 

En route

Transloading via barge crane

Transported to Care Terminal via hopper barge

Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Hansa Meyer Companies, the project was a success! As always, thanks for reading our blog and we welcome any comments. 

Hansa Meyer Supports Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

Hansa Meyer welcomed over 20 local boy scouts of Pack 55, Den 21 to its Heavy Haul & Rigging operations center. "We wanted to combine an educational activity with some fun for the kids," said Frank Scheibner, President & CEO.  The morning started with a presentation on Construction and Transportation.  The scouts were introduced to various aspects of the planning that goes into large projects and the types of specialized equipment to move large cargo. After a safety briefing, and ensuring everyone had proper PPE, the troop was shown how some of the equipment worked and the importance of safety while operating heavy equipment. The Goldhofer PST-SLE was the most interesting of the day, not because of what it could be like moving in a tight zero radius turn, but because of the cool, wireless controller....

Full dressed in safety gear

A lesson in how to operate a Goldhofer PST-SLE

Proudly flying the American Flag for our Boy Scouts 

To learn more about the Boy Scouts of America, please visit http://www.scouting.org/. 

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