Global heavy lift and transport company ALE have successfully completed their heaviest land move of a vessel in Dubai, UAE.
The move required the use of 418 axles of SPMT’s, weighing 12000t the vessel is the largest ALE has ever loaded-out on a single model of SPMT’s (Scheuerle).
The purpose built jack up vessel named ‘Brave Tern’ is designed for the offshore installation of both turbines and foundations.
ALE installed the SPMT’s removing the vessel from the temporary stools from its location in the fabrication facility within Jebel Ali Freezone, and transported it over 1km to the load-out quay.
Cameron Waugh General Manager at ALE said: “It is always a great sense of achievement to perform a first for the region, but to achieve a first for the company on one of our projects proves how, through careful planning and a skilled workforce we truly are pushing the boundaries in the heavylift industry.”
Once at the load-out area ALE rolled the vessel, complete with SPMT’s, onto a semi submersible barge the ‘Jebel Ali Pride’ in readiness for float-off and subsequent deployment offshore.
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Offshore WIND staff, April 06, 2012