4 Tank Transports

Over the course of 17 days, Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging transported 4 tanks from Oklahoma City to Wichita, KS. Traveling 335 miles each trip, the tanks were transported using Hansa Meyer's Goldhofer 8 Line DR, with axles extended out to 18' wide, pulled by our Western Star. Each tank weighed 210,000 lbs and all four were successfully transported in back to back runs. Please enjoy the below pictures of this project.

Preparing to load a tank onto Hansa Meyer equipment

In transit

Envelope: 134'11" x 18' x 18'6" - 398,000 lbs

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204' Tank to Texas

Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging transported a 636,000 pound GOX tank 1,964 miles from Ohio to Texas. Over the course of nearly a month, the team worked during day moves and while the pictures don't show it, they endured some wicked mid-western winter weather. Our 2 Western Star Prime Movers pushed and pulled a beam/dolly configured trailer that Hansa Meyer custom fabricated in-house. The tank was successfully delivered. Please enjoy the below pictures and GIF. 

Departing Ohio - Texas Bound

Details: 204'10" x 20' x 15'2" - 636,000 lbs

Western Star Prime Mover 1

Western Star Prime Mover 2

Preparing to discharge

GOX Tank erected

 

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Major Move Through the South

Originating from Europe, and partnering with Hansa Meyer Germany, the US team received a press unit from the Port of Charleston and transported it over-the-road to the final destination in Alabama. Transportation of the press unit required 12 lines of Hansa Meyer's Dual Lane Goldhofer trailers, complete with 300 ton drop deck and Western Star pull and push trucks. Traveling from South Carolina to Alabama, moving primarily at night through GA and AL, highway patrol was required throughout the duration of the trip. It was quite a move to see. The local news outlets were on-hand asking about the details of the load. Very impressive and very well done by the Hansa Meyer Heavy Haul & Rigging Team.

Envelope - 248'10" x 19'8" x 14'2"

656,100 lbs gross weight

Setting via Hydraulic Gantry System

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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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