SMART LOGISTICS UNLOCK A TIME-SAVING ROUTE.

JUAN MANUEL VALDEZ POWER PLANTGUIRIA, VENEZUELA

MAR. 23FEB. 22 MOBILIZATION OF MTC-15 ON ITS WAY TO PROJECT SITE

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MAR. 22 OFFLOADING A GENERATORFEB. 25 READY FOR MAIDEN JOB

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AN INNOVATION THAT SAVED TWO MONTHS AND US$ 10 MILLION.

Building the right power

infrastructure is often the first on

the list of developing nations, but

getting the job done frequently

means accessing remote locations

in uncertain conditions. Such was

the case in Venezuela’s Guiria,

a small fisherman’s port near the

Juan Manuel Valdez power plant.

Guiria was an ideal site to transship

45,000 freight tons of oversized and

heavy cargo destined for the plant.

However, without the necessary

heavy lifting capacity and

insufficient draught for a heavy lift

vessel, the town’s port was initially

ruled out by the client. By putting

one of their innovations in play,

Mammoet unlocked a faster and

more cost-effective route.

Mammoet was contracted to deliver

two turbines, two generators and

associated cargo; key components

necessary to build the 900MW

combined cycle power plant for

the growing Venezuelan market.

With the load coming from factories

across Europe and the United States,

key was determining the most efficient

route to site without impacting project

costs, safety and timelines.

Guiria’s local port would be ideal, as it

is located 20 kilometers from the site

and the nearest alternative, Guanta,

was 350 kilometers away and had its

own logistical challenges. However this

port was found unsuitable: its shallow

draught did not allow the use of a

heavy lift vessel. And its ground

bearing capacity was too limited to

accommodate a conventional crane

with sufficient lifting capacity,

Exploring the possibilities thoroughly,

Mammoet soon identified a much

faster approach that would also save a

significant amount of money. Thanks to

a Mammoet innovation, we took the

bold step of recommending the route

previously ruled out. The MTC-15 is a

containerized terminal crane with a

capacity up to 600 tons and a low

ground bearing pressure. The crane is

specifically designed to quickly turn

any quayside into a heavy lifting facility.

For a more efficient cargo flow, the

turbines and generators were first

consolidated in Texas before shipping

to Guiria. The transformers arrived at

the same location via Trinidad.

Meanwhile in Guiria, the MTC-15 had

turned the port into a heavy lifting

terminal. Once offloaded, the cargo

was transported by road to the plant

site.

A clever and more efficient logistics

concept, that avoided logistical

challenges that came with other routes.

Together with the MTC-15 Mammoet

reduced the project timeline by two

months, saving around $10M on the

plant’s logistics bill. The Juan Manuel

Valdez plant was erected efficiently,

allowing Venezuela to continue its

growth spurt unbridled.

RESOURCES

CRANES 1 Mammoet Terminal Crane (MTC-15)1 hydraulic crane1 gantry crane

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT Mammoet Skidding System1 forklift

TRANSPORT 28 axle lines of conventional trailers5 prime movers2 low bed trailers 2 flatbed trailers

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