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Mammoet World
Heavy lifting and transportation for the Tobolsk Polymer project in Siberia, Russian
Federation. Read more about it on page 10.
Worldwide specialists
in heavy lifting and transport
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Marinepage 40
Powerpage 14
Offshorepage 24
Petrochemicalpage 6
Civil page 32
Colophon
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This magazine is a publication of Mammoet
Holding B.V., Corporate Communication
Department, Postbus 570, 3100 AN Schiedam,
The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]
Editors: Helen Lizun, Jennifer Lovell-Butler,
Tara Power, Jude Castillo, Magdalene Lau
Peggy Croes-del Prado and Johan Pastoor
Editor in chief: Melvin Schaap
Text & Photography:
Mammoet Employees, Jorrit Lousberg,
Bob Hersbach, Ads&Strats, TechTrans,
Andrew Walkinshaw
Layout & printing: Badoux BV,
Houten - The Netherlands
Copyright: Texts and photos may only be
reproduced with permission from the
Corporate Communication Department of
Mammoet Holding B.V.
www.mammoet.com © 2010
“The evidence is in
front of you”
Mammoet finds opportunities for growth, even at a time when many other
businesses have to fight for survival. In this case, the growth is largely about
greater strength rather than higher revenues. This is primarily the outcome of
the quality and professional approach of our people. “Striving for professional
excellence” is one of Mammoet’s corporate values for a good reason. As a
business, we invest a lot in our personnel, and we get a lot back from them.
As a customer you benefit from this in the form of ever and more versatile
engineered heavy lifting and transport services. The evidence is in front of
you, in this tenth issue of Mammoet World.
Introduction
Striving for professional excellence
Wind turbine among the tulips
Transport and installation of wind
turbine components in the Dutch
countryside.
Conversion factors
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 metric ton = 0.984 long ton (UK ton)
1 metric ton = 1.102 short ton (US ton)
1 metric ton = 2205 pounds
1 foot = 0.305 meters
1 long ton = 1.016 metric ton = 2240 pounds
1 short ton = 0.907 metric ton = 2000 pounds
In addition to a selection of the many challenging projects Mammoet has undertaken this
year in the power, petrochemical, offshore, civil engineering and marine sectors, we have
also included information about significant developments in our business. In these
articles, like the one about Mammoet Salvage which is rapidly expanding, you can read
how our businesses contribute to strengthening our base and increasing the professional
skills of the thousands of Red Men operating throughout the world. The Board considers
the attitude and focus of our people as a key issue, as you can read in a candid
interview.
This issue of World also introduces the “kitchen” where Mammoet’s brightest ideas are
developed: the Engineering Department, the think-tank of our company, which now
designs more and more of our own specialist equipment such as the extremely powerful
PTC ring cranes which will become operational next year. And finally, the item on
corporate social responsibility shows that we care about more than just profits.
We hope that you will enjoy reading about these and other subjects in this tenth issue of
Mammoet World.
PTC 120 DS
PTC 160 DS
Powerful, compact and versatile
Mammoet’s New Generation: higher
capacity, greater operational
flexibility. Mammoet is currently
building New Generation cranes
which will become available in
2011. These cranes, the PTC 120
DS (maximum load moment
120,000 ton meters) and the PTC
160 DS (160,000 ton meters)
introduce a whole new range to the
world of cranes. The key feature of
the New Generation is that the
cranes combine outstanding
capacity with great versatility. This
will give Mammoet’s customers the
opportunity to take a new approach
to heavy lift and construction
projects and thus save time and
costs. The New Generation cranes
will enable Mammoet to respond to
customer’s changing needs.
The whole crane can be relocated
on the job site using SPMTs or on
its own bogies.
Segments
6 Petrochemical
14 Power
24 Offshore
32 Civil
40 Marine
Contents
Close up
30 Mammoet Engineering
Advertisements
29 Mammoet Workwear
39 Mammoet Store
Related
12 SHE-Q
News
22 Newsflash
PTC cranes use winches for lifting
the heavy loads quickly. The PTC
120 DS and 160 DS also have
auxiliary winches which can lift
smaller loads at even higher
speeds. The new cranes will have
a maximum operating radius of
approximately 200 meters.
The PTC 120 DS and PTC 160 DS carry the ballast on their rings, hence they are relatively
compact and can operate in confined areas. The ring design enables the cranes to slew a full
circle on their bogies relatively quickly. The cranes can also move in a straight line on the
bogies while carrying a load on the hook.
“Outstanding
capacity with great
versatility”
New Generation Superheavy Lift Cranes
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The BoardMessage from
“Once again, it depends on good business skills”
Despite all the economic turmoil and
contrary to our expectations, 2010
has proven to be a financial good year.
This would be a good reason for the
management team, consisting of Roderik
van Seumeren (President and CEO),
Patrick van Seumeren (Vice-President and
COO), Siem Kranenburg (CFO) and Jan
van Seumeren Jr. (CTO), to be satisfied.
“Being satisfied is the beginning of being
complacent, which is not allowed in our
industry. The reason for this is that heavy
lifting and heavy transport is a high risk
activity. We are moving heavy loads so the
right focus on our work is essential. Our
safety statistics over the year 2010 show
that in this area we are loosing track. An
in-depth recovery plan how to change this
negative trend is in place and will be the
number one target for 2011.”
The good news is that Mammoet has
done very well this year. We have been
busier with projects than we expected.
Mammoet has clocked up more person
hours than ever. However, that did not
result in correspondingly greater revenues
as the margins in our sector are under
pressure. “We have to work harder for it.”
said COO Patrick van Seumeren who
thinks it is actually good that the market is
normalizing. “Until recently we were in the
comfortable position that we were fully
booked years ahead and could tailor our
investments to that end. The market has
now changed into a buyers’ market so we
have to depend on our business skills,
correctly assessing the opportunities and
providing good service.” In 2010
Mammoet has proven to be a strong
player in the competitive climate. We have
managed to get new orders this
year, and keep the order book full.
Of course, the basis for that was
created in earlier years. Roderik van
Seumeren explained: “We have
feelers out throughout the world
and where the action is located.
This means we always get to know
about interesting projects. Hence,
I’m optimistic about the future.”
In the future we may expand more
slowly than in the recent top years.
After 2011 Mammoet is expecting
to take serious steps forward in
2012 and 2013 when the PTCs now
being built will become operational.
These super cranes with capacities
of 120,000 and 160,000 ton meters
wi l l create new, unique
opportunities for Mammoet and our
customers. They not only have an
unrivalled lifting capacity, but the
way they were developed is also
unique. “We are doing the whole
development in-house.” explained
Jan van Seumeren Jr. “Our
Engineering Department has
designed these cranes and we are
also building them. To give this
process the place it deserves in
our organization we have set up a
new department, Mammoet
Fabrication. We are planning to use
At Mammoet we invest a lot of time and
resources in training our people. We’ve
been doing that for twenty years, and for
good reasons. I am convinced that the
quality and skills of our people are the
factors which determine the future of
businesses. Of course, in an industry like
ours you need appropriate and unique
equipment, but it’s the company that has
the right people that will come out as the
winner. And Mammoet wants to be that
winner. Being the world’s largest and most
versatile specialists in engineered heavy
lifting and transport solutions is not
enough for me. For us, the other leading
position is at least equally important:
being the best in the business. We have to
work hard every day, individually and
together, to reach and maintain that
position.
To be the best in the business you can’t
simply depend on your wealth of
experience and expertise. That’s history, it
is too static. You have to continuously and
actively invest in the future, and that’s
We expected 2010 to be a bridging year but it has turned out far better than
expected. Of course, Mammoet has not been unaffected by the impact of the
financial and economic crisis. However, the fall in revenue in some market
segments was easily offset by positive developments elsewhere, so our
revenue was the same as in 2009, which was a very good year. Again,
Mammoet’s range of activities has provided a solid foundation in a period
when the darkest clouds may have passed, but when the sun still hasn’t
broken through.
Roderik van Seumeren
“The people make the difference”
If you think of Mammoet, you think of heavy equipment. Although hardware is
a key element in our work, in my view it’s not the equipment but the people
who make the difference. The better the team, the better the performance,
and the better the service we provide to you, our customer.
just what Mammoet is doing.
How? By explaining what we
expect from them. Our corporate
values express our aims, and also
clearly illustrate what you can
expect as a Mammoet customer:
• Putting people and safety first;
• Result and service driven;
• Striving for professional
excellence;
• Approachable, open-minded
and strong sense of
responsibility;
that department more often for
developing our own products.” By
doing our own product
development we can make the best
possible use of our knowledge and
expertise. “We use highly
specialized equipment and its
development requires special
expertise. Some equipment is so
specialized that it is better for us to
develop it, as we have the know-
how and a range of specialists
in-house.”
Other examples of equipment
developed in-house by Mammoet
include a new push-up system and
submersible pontoon. The 500 ton
push-up system is compact and
offers a versatile and lower-cost
alternative to the 2,400 ton system.
We have also added a revolutionary
multipurpose pontoon to our fleet. It
is equipped with four winches on
towers, each with a capacity of 100
tons. This enables us to launch
ships with greater control and a
smaller inclination than the
conventional method, to offer
customers greater certainty. In 2010
Mammoet also made significant
investments in replacing our fleet of
equipment to keep the average age
down.
Patrick van Seumeren emphasized that
Mammoet will keep investing, even in
difficult times. “We invest out of step with
the economic cycle, and we are
repositioning our resources to anticipate
the new opportunities and changes
throughout the world.” Although the
strategic plan for the next five years has
not been fully finalized, Roderik van
Seumeren did tell us that Mammoet will
focus more on the top-end of the market
and will extend its comprehensive range
of worldwide engineered heavy lifting and
transport services to marine applications.
“We aim to be successful by being
different, by doing projects few others can
do. That means investing in specialized
equipment such as our new submersible
pontoon and the large PTC cranes. We
want to distinguish ourselves from the rest
of the market by investing in this ‘exotic’
equipment and by creating new markets.”
Acquisitions of other companies are
another option to increase our market
share, however we did not make any
significant acquisitions this year. Siem
Kranenburg: “Not because there were no
opportunities, but because in our eyes the
prices were unrealistic. We do have a list
of suitable candidates and if there is a
good opportunity we will certainly take it.
We have the resources for that. Although
the economic situation may be through
the worst, many other operators in this
industry are still suffering. Hence the
coming year might be interesting.”
“We have feelers
out throughout the
world and where the
action is located”
• Working as a team and sharing
knowledge;
• Passionate about our company
and work.
These values guide Mammoet as a
whole and also each Mammoet
employee. Of course, it’s rather
easier to put that down on paper
than to implement it in a business
like ours which operates worldwide
and has employees with over a
hundred different nationalities.
Hence, I consider it my key
challenge to inspire everyone in the
company with these standards so
that they will not only think and
work in Mammoet terms, but also
have the drive to succeed and
excel.
Our intensive Training & Development
Program means that we have already
made good progress in this area. But this
year too, we have concluded that we
haven’t fully reached our objectives and
there is still a lot to do to realize our
ambitions. As market leader we owe that
to ourselves. I will keep working towards
that, together with over 3,600 other Red
Men. That is my responsibility.
With our knowledge and expertise and in
the right spirit we work to be your
engineered heavy lifting and transport
partner. A partner offering comprehensive
solutions for all lifting and transport
operations, however varied or complex,
from factory to foundation, over land and
by water, wherever in the world, safely,
reliably, within budget and on schedule.
We are working to create that at
Mammoet every day, in every way, so that
we can serve you better and contribute to
making your processes faster, safer, better
and cheaper. Although there is still work
to be done, I am hugely proud of what our
people have managed to do this year.
Mammoet World 10 covers a selection of
projects in all markets and on all
continents. I would like to thank everyone,
especially our customers, who have been
involved in these projects. I can assure
you that in the future, as now, Mammoet
will do everything we can to be the best
partner for engineered heavy lifting and
transport operations.
Roderik van Seumeren
“We aim to be successful by being different,
by doing projects few others can do”
Siem Kranenburg (CFO) Roderik van Seumeren
(President and CEO)
Patrick van Seumeren
(Vice-President and COO)
Jan van Seumeren Jr. (CTO)
LOCATION: VELSEN AND GELEEN,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: REMOVING, TRANSPORTING AND
INSTALLING HEAVY PROCESS PLANT
CHALLENGE: WEATHER, SCHEDULE,
COLUMN SADDLES
LOCATION: ADEN AND SAFIR, YEMEN
JOB: TRANSPORTING HEAVY CARGO
CHALLENGE: TOWNS, WINDING ROADS,
DESERT
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“ Like meeting an old friend”
Absorption column relocation
Yemen YLNG project
Petrochemical
To avoid the need for transporting
hazardous ammonia, our customer
decided that they would relocate
their production plant instead, to
the site where the ammonia is used.
H e n c e M a m m o e t w a s
commissioned to relocate an
absorption column (weight 330
tons, length 74.5 meters, diameter
8 meters). It was like meeting an old
friend: we originally installed this
column in 1986.
We used an LR 11350 with 96
meter main boom to remove the
column from the old site and install
it at the new one. This crane proved
to be the right choice for the
congested sites. After the column
had been removed we moved it on
SPMTs to the barge which
transported it to close to the new
site. The column was then
transported by road to the new site
where the crane was waiting to
install it. The column was
transported with peripheral
equipment attached so we had to
make some special transport
saddles.
Apart from the column we also
moved some 40 other units with a
total weight of around 1,000 tons.
The column move was completed
in less than three weeks, despite
the cold weather and snow. The
rest of the project took several
months.
Mammoet was commissioned to transport 40 items with weights
up to 147 tons from the port of Aden to the new LNG plant at
Safir in Yemen, a distance of 850 kilometers. We used five prime
movers, Scheuerle trailers and low loaders as well as turntables.
The first half of the route was fairly straightforward, along the
coastline. However, after that we had to pass through a number
of small towns and villages which posed quite a challenge,
especially as we wanted to minimize the inconvenience to local
residents. There were also narrow winding roads and steep
inclines. The last 200 kilometers we traveled on desert roads.
The 1,700 kilometer round trip in these difficult conditions meant
that we had to maintain all our equipment meticulously – but
then we always do that. Mammoet made a total of ten trips in
three months.
“Meticulous
maintenance”
LOCATION: PUNTO FIJO, VENEZUELA
JOB: REPLACING TWO STEAM
GENERATORS
CHALLENGE: CONSTRICTED SITE,
TIGHT SCHEDULE
LOCATION: ELEFSIS, GREECE
JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AT A REFINERY
CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE
LOCATION: GROSSENKNETEN,
GERMANY
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
AN ABSORBER
CHALLENGE: TIME WINDOW OF THE
SHUTDOWN
Petrochemical
Coke plant steam generators
Greek refinery upgrade
Absorber replacement in Germany
The four steam generators of a
coke plant in a refinery had to be
replaced and there was little
space to assemble our crane
and operate it. We used a
M18000 to lift the four steam
generators (200 tons each)
across a structure with a height
of 60 meters, operating at 38
meters radius.
Despite the poor weather and
difficult logistics and schedule,
the project was done efficiently
and safely by the crews from
Mammoet Venezuela and
Mammoet USA.
Mammoet transported and installed
over 60 units with weights from 50
to 900 tons for the upgrade of this
refinery. We started by installing
two 900-ton reactors using a gantry
and skidding system supported by
a tailing crane. After that we
installed smaller items using
crawler cranes, SPMTs and auxiliary
equipment.
The job site was both small and
narrow and was located next to an
operating refinery which created a
few challenges.
An absorber had to be replaced during a scheduled
shutdown of a natural gas processing plant in Germany.
Mammoet loaded the absorber (length: 26 meters, weight:
156 tons) onto a barge at the fabricator’s site. Once it had
arrived at the quay we transferred the absorber onto a trailer
and moved it to the site where further components were
attached to it. The total weight amounted to 175 tons.
We used an LTM 11200 as the main crane and an LTM 1500
as a tailing crane. Because of the high safety standards of
the customer we first had to make a 180 ton test lift. The old
absorber was removed and the new one installed and we
completed the work well within the allocated timeframe and
to the full satisfaction of the customer.
The project went very smoothly as a result of the careful
planning by Engineering and Project Management and the
professional teamwork.
“98% satisfaction rating by
the customer”
“Installing two
900 ton reactors”
“180 ton test lift”
LOCATION: IJMUIDEN/VELSEN, THE
NETHERLANDS
JOB: VARIOUS LIFTING OPERATIONS
CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE
LOCATION: PUEBLO VIEJO, DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
JOB: TRANSPORTING, JACKING AND
SKIDDING
CHALLENGE: EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ROUTE
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World’s largest autoclaves
Steelworks upgrade
Petrochemical
The customer ordered four autoclaves, the world’s largest, for a gold mine. The first two
units (38 x 6.3 x 7 meters, 795 tons each) were delivered to the port of Samana. We
loaded them onto our trailers, resulting in an overall height of almost nine meters, and a
weight of 1,200 tons. We used a push-pull pull arrangement of power packs and up to
six prime movers. The overall train length, including our equipment, was 135 meters.
The 123-kilometer route along poor roads passed through small villages and included
tight turns, three U-turns and inclines up to 13%. We had to put ramps across 29
bridges and also provided a temporary bridge across a river.
At the mine, we transferred the autoclaves onto double-wide SPMTs and moved them
two kilometers along an 8% incline to the autoclave building. They were jacked up with
four 500-ton jacks, skidded across the foundations and then jacked down. We will return
later to transport and install the other two autoclaves.
The upgrade of several parts of the steelworks required extensive heavy lifting
operations. Mammoet’s first job on site was to lift the five sections of an old boiler and
then install five new sections. The heaviest load was 40 tons at a radius of no less than
128 meters. This was a major project and our CC 6800 worked on site for 35 days and
was regularly operated around the clock.
We also provided mobile cranes to replace several of the works cranes on the site.
Finally our AMSTERDAM sheerlegs removed an old overhead crane. The components of
this crane weighed 30 to 180 tons. After lifting the 26 meter girders we transported them
to the site quay on SPMTs and loaded them onto a Mammoet Maritime pontoon.
Mammoet has a permanent base at these steelworks which serves both the site and
other customers.
“Regularly operated
around the clock”
“Overall length
135 meters”
Pictures: RedRover Imaging & Frames
LOCATION: KUANTAN, MALAYSIA
JOB: LOADING OUT A SPLITTER
CHALLENGE: SITE RECORD
LOCATION: JUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA
JOB: EXTENSIVE TRANSPORT AND HEAVY LIFT
OPERATIONS
CHALLENGE: SIZE, WEIGHT, CHANGING SITE
CONDITIONS
Petrochemical
Refinery construction
Splitter load-out in Malaysia
Mammoet worked on a major
petrochemical project. We received,
transported and installed 107 major plant
items (weight up to 1,350 tons, length up to
110 meters). We used a wide range of
cranes, including our PTC and MSG 80 DS
ring cranes. There were also over 100 axle
lines of SPMTs, used for transporting plant
items and relocating the PTC on site, as
well as conventional trailers.
Over half the lifts were handled by an LR
1400/2. The CC 8800-1 was the biggest
crawler crane on the project handling items
up to 575 tons. It was used in three different
main boom and jib configurations. The MSG
80 DS ring crane was used to install a
propylene reactor (weight 1,350 tons, length
110 meters). It was rigged with a 115 meter
double stack main boom and 15 meter fixed
jib.
Mammoet also skidded some plant items,
while the customer was literally pouring
concrete around them. The main challenge
of this project was that the conditions on
the busy site changed constantly. We had
around 85 personnel on site who never lost
the focus on safety.
Mammoet was contracted to load-out a C3 splitter from the fabricator’s yard onto a barge. With a length of
108 meters and weight of 1,460 tons this set a record for both the fabricator and the RoRo jetty.
In the early morning we moved the column close to the ramp and then waited for daylight and high tide. To
spread the load on the jetty we used SPMTs: a double 6-axle at the front, double 38-axle in the center, and
a double 4-axle at the back. The load-out went well and we soon set down the splitter onto the barge. It
sailed to Singapore where our MSG ring crane installed it on site.
“… the customer
was pouring concrete
around us”
“Waiting for daylight
and high tide”
LOCATION: SINGAPORE
JOB: TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION OF
PROCESS PLANT
CHALLENGE: SCALE OF THE PROJECT
LOCATION: TOBOLSK, SIBERIA,
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
PROCESS PLANT
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Project in Singapore
Russian polymer plant
Petrochemical
As part of the extension of an olefins plant we were
commissioned to transport over 20,000 tons of process
equipment from several locations in Asia to Singapore by
barge. The seven furnaces were the largest items and weighed
more than 2,000 tons each. Placed on 104 axle lines of SPMT
they were almost 50 meters high – an impressive sight!
The project included the installation of large modules. We did
that by jacking them up five meters, transferring them onto
SPMTs (using containers as supports) and then placing the
modules on the foundations.
We unloaded barges with heavy
and large items for this project and
transported them 22 kilometers to
the site using 48 axle lines of
SPMTs. The heaviest item was a
1,080-ton column. After unloading
the barges we moved our LR 11350
and CC 2600 cranes to the site to
assemble a gantry system to erect
the columns.
“22 kilometers by
SPMT”
“Over 20,000 tons
of process
equipment”
LOCATION: SLUISKIL, THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: WIDE RANGE OF LIFTING
OPERATIONS
CHALLENGE: SHORT TIMEFRAME
LOCATION: PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, USA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
HEAVY PLANT
CHALLENGE: SIZE, WEIGHT, SMALL
CLEARANCE
Petrochemical
Fertilizer plant upgrade
Crude Oil Processing Plant Expansion
This fertilizer site was upgraded and
extended with a new urea plant. Mammoet
was commissioned to install around 230
items with a total weight of over 1,000 tons.
This required a wide range of equipment:
cranes, SPMTs, skidding systems, rollers
and chain hoists.
This was the first job for our new AC 700
which we used to install nine tanks and
columns in one weekend. After that we
relocated it to assemble a LR 11350 which
was used for several heavy lifts (105 – 350
tons). We also transported a 180-ton
turbine from the Mammoet quay in
Westdorpe to the site, using SPMTs.
A crude oil processing facility in southeast Texas increased production
capability from 300,000 to 625,000 barrels per day. Mammoet was awarded all
of the heavy transport and lifting and installation of various components.
We transported over 300 large modules as well as over 300 other units. At the
peak of the project we had over 400 axle lines of SPMTs on site. We handled
process plant delivered by 22 ocean-going vessels and 60 barges. The plant
was installed using our fleet of transport, lifting and jacking equipment.
The most impressive item was a vacuum column (length 60.5 meters, diameter
16 meters, weight 1,300 tons) and its 200-ton skirt which was fitted on site.
The column was fabricated in Antwerp, Belgium. To accommodate the limited
clearance on site Mammoet developed a circular skid system to rotate the
vessel once it had been lifted using our lifting system and 2,000 ton tailing
frame. This allowed our crew to shift the column sideways for precise control
of the operation.
“Nine tanks and
columns in one
weekend”
“We developed
a circular
skid system”
Reduce the risk of an accident in 60 seconds!
Improved incident
reporting system
In the last issue of World we
mentioned that a centralized
incident recording system was
being developed. This system,
which can be accessed by all safety
personnel and managers, provides
much better opportunities for
logging, viewing, analyzing and
exchanging information about
incidents. The new system is
scheduled to go live on 1 January
2011 and Mammoet wants to use it
to prevent incidents even more
effectively.
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Corporate social responsibility is growing
in importance and Mammoet is
contributing to that. Not only because our
customers increasingly ask about it and
because it gives us an opportunity to
distinguish ourselves from the rest of the
market, but also because it helps increase
awareness within our business. “You
could brand corporate social
responsibility as no more than a marketing
instrument, however, I believe that it also
improves the awareness of our
personnel.” explains Corporate Safety
Director Koos van Tol. “If your business
looks after the environment, energy,
personnel, workplace conditions and the
society in which it works, then that
becomes part of you. So, we are
concerned with behavior and changing
behavior. Eventually it’ll be obvious that
you shouldn’t leave an engine running
unnecessarily. That’s something you pick
up. It becomes an element of learning.”
According to Van Tol, customers
appreciate this: “If your organization and
you personally care about these issues
then you are also more likely to look after
issues a customer values, such as the
way you deal with them, with colleagues,
with third parties, with regulations and
procedures, safety and quality, equipment
and the way you behave off-site.”
If you look at corporate social
responsibility in a broader perspective you
see that it touches all aspects of
corporate policy. In the narrower context,
the emphasis is primarily on issues related
to SHE-Q (Safety, Health, Environment
and Quality), the area Koos van Tol is
responsible for. “Mammoet takes its social
responsibility seriously and considers it as
an essential element of the corporate
policy. And we don’t just talk about it, we
put it into practice. We are actively
working on energy conservation, reducing
our CO2 emissions and separating waste
streams, to mention just a few
environmental issues. We also provide
good and safe workplace conditions, for
our own personnel, subcontractors and
third parties. Child labor is unacceptable.
In the areas where we operate we make a
real contribution to supporting the local
communi ty.” Corporate soc ia l
responsibility goes beyond the head
office. Van Tol explains that the regions
are also expected to contribute actively to
“Personally caring about the issues”
When choosing business partners, customers have long focused on safety performance.
In a more recent development, the social dimension of the potential partner is also
considered in the choice, and Mammoet is aware of that fact. This means that corporate
social responsibility is becoming even more valuable as a distinguishing factor.
Team Building Program in Malaysia
this initiative. That has already
resulted in welcome developments,
from geothermal heating at our new
office in Western Canada, to
fundraising for charities and for the
local communities everywhere in
the world where Mammoet
operates.
Another good example is the
current Mammoet campaign to
reduce CO2 emissions. “We have
investigated our CO2 emissions and
benchmarked them against other
companies. Mammoet is doing
better than average. Now we know
where we stand and we are looking
for options to further reduce those
emissions.” To improve control,
Mammoet tries to measure
performance where possible. “Apart
from the CO2 emissions the regions
report monthly about their energy
Koos van Tol
WE CARE!
LOOK OUT!
KEEP THINKING!
STOP
RISKS?
Take the Mammoet Minute, daily!
Safety Campaign
Look after your hands and feet
& keep your mind on the job!
It’s bad enough for you and those
around you when you’re injured at
work. But it gets much worse if you
lose a body part, such as a finger or
toe. Given that 80% of accidents
affect hands and feet, that’s a
distinct possibility. Just think about
it. Not just to protect yourself, but
also everyone around you: your
partner, family, friends and
colleagues. So pay attention and
focus on your work, even if it looks
like a routine job.
“Mammoet takes its social responsibility seriously”
SHE-Q
Mammoet will be working with the
Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
to offset the CO2 emissions of the
rally truck (sponsored by Mammoet)
by reforesting ten hectares of forest
in Argentina.
In the Roparun, relay teams run 530 kilometers from Paris to Rotterdam to
raise money for cancer patients. Mammoet Runs, team 174, raised 43,500
euros.
why customers like working with us. But
should something go wrong, then it will hit
us much harder. Like: ‘Hey, Mammoet,
how could that happen? You ought to
know better!’ Then they really look at it
extremely critically. We are expected to do
better than a small contractor, and I think
that’s right. After all, we are that much
more visible.”
So, to preserve its reputation, Mammoet
always has to do better than others. For
Van Tol this means that he has to ensure
that everyone stays focused, works safely,
follows the rules, and behaves
responsibly. Within Mammoet there have
been extensive discussions in the past
year about the best way of managing
people to reach that objective. “When
looking for the best approach you have to
strike the right balance between freedom
and compulsion. You are basically dealing
with a dilemma. On the one hand, we
want our people to follow all the rules,
and there are more and more of them. On
the other hand, we don’t want them to
become robots either. Then they would do
everything automatically. I would rather
have them use their heads and think
about what they are doing. You have to
get the balance right. Hence, we have
decided to make the training more
professional and include some personal
development to help our personnel
develop the right attitude and professional
skills, supported by good leadership. We
believe in the professional attitude and
personal responsibility of our people.
Hence, we give them the opportunities
and tools for that, but will also impose
sanctions where necessary.”
consumption and social activities.
These are covered in the quarterly
reports and our annual report. The
annual report also states the targets
for the following year.” This is how
Mammoet makes the performance
and progress in the area of
corporate social responsibility
visible to everyone.
With these corporate social
responsibility initiatives Mammoet
confirms its role as a trendsetter
rather than follower. “As in other
areas, Mammoet has its house in
order in this area. If I look at my
own area, SHE-Q, I think that we
are leaders in many respects, and
that many other operators in this
sector would be envious of our
performance.” Van Tol mentions
that there is another side to this:
“We have a good image. And that’s
and shaking handsbecomes a differentexperience
Gaming gets even more diffi cult
Look after your hands and feet - keep your mind on the job!
and your kids have to playsoccer on their own
A quick bike ride isno longer an option
Foot crushedby a load
Hand crushedby a load
It’s bad enough for you and those around you when you’re injured at work. But it gets much worse if you lose a body part, such as a fi nger
and toe. Given that 80% of accidents affect hands and feet, that’s a distinct possibility. Just think about it. Not just to protect yourself,
but also everyone around you: your partner, family, friends and colleagues. So pay attention and focus on your work,
even if it looks like a routine job.
EFFECT
CAUSE
1
STOP BEFORE YOU START YOUR TASK.
2
THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE TASK AND THE RISKS.
3
LOOK AROUND, ARE THERE ANY HAZARDS?
4
ASSESS THE RISKS.
5
TAKE ACTION: ISOLATE AND CONTROL THE RISKS
6
SAFELY START YOUR TASK!
In the past, it was nearly impossible for the women of Besease (East Ghana) to earn their
own income. With training and a loan from The Hunger Project (THP), they started a palm
oil processing company two years ago. Since then they have built a nursery school with
three rooms with the profits of their company. Mammoet has been supporting THP since
2005.
LOCATION: VARIOUS SITES IN ONTARIO,
CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
WIND TURBINES
CHALLENGE: FINDING A SUITABLE PORT
FACILITY
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Winds of change
“Created a wind turbine terminal”
The Canadian Province of Ontario recently passed the Green Energy Act. This legislation
requires all coal-fired power plants in Ontario to be decommissioned over the next few
years and be replaced by renewable sources of energy. This has led to the development
of several wind farms, and Mammoet has been busy transporting and installing the wind
turbines.
One of the main challenges was finding a suitable port facility in the area to offload wind
turbines from ships. We eventually located a gravel dock on the Detroit River and
converted it into a wind turbine terminal. At this facility we have so far offloaded blades,
nacelles and towers from nine different ships using a CC 2400 and AC 500.
LOCATION: ANZOÁTEGUI, VENEZUELA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
PLANT
CHALLENGE: ROUTE RESTRICTIONS
LOCATION: ASTORIA, NEW YORK, USA
JOB: HRSG MODULE TRANSPORT AND
INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: SCHEDULE, CONGESTED
SITE, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL
RELOCATION
Power
International power
100 bridges in Venezuela
A tight schedule, congested project site and
having to relocate equipment and
personnel almost 4,000 kilometers was a
challenge, even for Mammoet. We were
contracted to transport and install two
2,676 ton Heat Recovery Steam Generator
(HRSG) modules measuring 36.5 x 18.25 x
36 meters for a power plant expansion
project in the Northeast United States.
Due to the project site limitations, all
modularized pieces were constructed at
various locations throughout the United
States and Mexico. In Mexico, Mammoet
received, loaded, and secured the two
HRSG modules, using 104 lines of SPMTs
and a large ocean barge. During the 17-day
ocean voyage to the project site we
relocated over 20 truckloads of SPMTs and
associated equipment to the project site. All
equipment had to be onsite and assembled
before the first HRSG module arrived. After
arrival of the barge we transported the
modules to site and installed them. The
project took a lot of organization and
logistics and went very well.
We transported three turbines, three generators and three transformers to the power
plant where we installed the units. Although the weights were not excessive, the heaviest
item weighted 220 tons, this job took a lot of preparation. The route followed the main
highway and led across around 100 bridges. Each bridge had to be surveyed in advance.
We then had to strengthen 25 of these bridges before we could cross them with our
loads. Mammoet provided all the engineering services for the project.
Once on site we installed the equipment using our 800-ton gantry crane.
“A challenge, even
for Mammoet”
“We had
to strengthen
25 bridges”
LOCATION: FLAMANVILLE, FRANCE
JOB: INSTALLING VESSELS WITH AIR
PALLETS
CHALLENGE: LIMITING THE GROUND
PRESSURE
LOCATION: DELTA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
JOB: CHANGING THREE TRANSFORMERS
OUT
CHALLENGE: VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE
LOCATION: CHURCHILL
FALLS, LABRADOR, CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING A TRANSFORMER
CHALLENGE: REMOTE LOCATION,
DIFFICULT TERRAIN
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Transformer record USA
Churchill Falls Generating Station
Sliding on air
Mammoet transferred and installed four
170-ton vessels in the turbine hall of a new
nuclear power plant. We used our
proprietary air pallet (air skid) system
because part of the concrete slab of the
building was not strong enough to support
conventional skidding equipment. The air
pallets also required less headroom and
allowed us to turn the vessels into position.
To reduce the ground pressure we used
eight air pallets under each vessel. The
units were then pulled into place with
winches.
We had to exchange three transformers,
weighing 320 tons each, during a
24-day outage. Two of the old
transformers were removed simul-
taneously by crews working around the
clock, using 80 axle lines of SPMTs and
three Jack ‘n Slide systems. Once we
had removed the old transformers we
installed the new units which were
already fitted with all their accessories.
The project was planned meticulously
by our engineering department and was
completed safely more than two days
ahead of schedule. This may well be a
record time.
The customer was highly impressed by
our professional approach and
equipment.
Mammoet was contracted to change out a transformer at a hydro-electric
generating station. This included transporting the old transformer to a rail
siding approximately 200 kilometers away from site. The crew was faced with
several inclines of 10% slope or greater, both during transport and inside the
power plant. We used 15 lines of Goldhofer trailers and two prime movers to
transport the 225-ton transformer. At times we added two loaders to the rig.
This job presented many challenges due to the remote location and the rugged
terrain along the route.
“24-day outage”
“10% slope or
greater”
“Required less
headroom”
LOCATION: EUROPOORT, THE
NETHERLANDS
JOB: EXTENSIVE HEAVY TRANSPORT,
LIFTING AND SKIDDING
CHALLENGE: CREATING A TEMPORARY
RORO QUAY
LOCATION: KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
CONDENSERS
Power
Power plant in Europoort
Condensers in Karlsruhe
Mammoet is doing all the heavy lifting and transport for the
construction of a new power plant. There are 16 heavy (100
– 360 tons) items such as the steam and gas turbines,
generators and transformers. We are also handling around 80
outsize loads (6.5 meters wide, 6 meters high) delivered to
Rotterdam by inland navigation. Our scope includes the
transshipment, transport by road and over water, and also
jacking and skidding to install the transformers.
The relevant authorities granted permission to create a
temporary RoRo quay which made the logistics operations
much more flexible.
Mammoet handled the transport and
installation of three 190-ton condensers
at a new power plant.
The three modules arrived by barge and
we transported them to the site on
conventional trailers. We placed the
modules on the transport frames and
then on the SPMTs, transported them on
site and skidded them into the building
at six meters height. Inside the building
we used SPMTs and skids to install the
condensers in their final positions. This
part of the project took only a few days.
We also installed other modules on the
site, such as a feedwater tank,
condenser components and a generator.
“Logistics now
much more flexible”
“Took only a few days”
LOCATION: CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA, USA
JOB: REPLACING STEAM GENERATORS
CHALLENGE: TIGHT SCHEDULE, SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVITIES
LOCATION: RAS LAFFAN, QATAR
JOB: ALL TRANSPORT AND
INSTALLATION OPERATIONS
CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE,
MINIMAL LIFTING CLEARANCE
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Power in Qatar
Three transport modes
Two steam generators (weighing 467 tons each) had to be replaced at a power plant. The
project illustrates the broad range of services provided by Mammoet: we first
transported the generators by road, then by rail, and then installed them on site.
At the site we lifted the steam generators off the railcar, rotated them to the right
position, placed them on SPMTs and moved them to a storage location. We set up all
the lifting, transfer and tailing systems at our facility in Texas to test them in advance.
When the plant outage started the customer prepared the old steam generators for lifting
while we assembled our equipment. The schedule was very tight and we undertook
several lifting and transport operations simultaneously. All the work was completed on
time without incidents.
Mammoet won the contract to provide all
transport and lifting services for the
construction of this power and desalination
plant. This included handling almost 200
heavy plant items such as gas turbines,
steam plant and transformers. We used a
range of cranes and our Lift-N-Lock
system. Our innovative engineering and
detailed planning ensured that we
completed the work safely and to the full
satisfaction of the customer.
“All transport and
lifting services”
“Tested our systems
in advance”
LOCATION: OLKILUOTO, FINLAND
JOB: LIFTING, SKIDDING CRANE
TESTING AND RIGGING
CHALLENGE: EXTENSIVE LOAD
TESTING OF ALL EQUIPMENT
LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA
JOB: REPLACING A STATOR
CHALLENGE: LITTLE TIME TO MOBILIZE
EQUIPMENT
Pictures: AREVA/Paivi Bourdon
Power
Variety in Finland
Two weeks’ notice
Mammoet transported, lifted and installed all major components of a new nuclear power
plant. We started by transporting the reactor pressure vessel using double 12 axle lines
of SPMTs. Next we used a strand jack gantry to lift it 20 meters onto a skid track system.
The vessel was then skidded into the building where we used two strand jack gantries
to upend the vessel and lower it into the pit.
We also assisted the customer with the load tests of the polar crane of the power plant.
This crane has five hooks, each of which was tested with different loads.
The next part of the project will be to transport and install four steam generators (550
tons each), one vessel (165 tons), the reactor closure head (110 tons), etc. We are also
providing assistance with the rigging and lifting of all the reactor piping.
The customer commissioned us to
replace a generator stator (weight
191 tons). Routine enough, except
that we only got two weeks’ notice.
Our team immediately went to the
site for a survey and to prepare the
required documentation. We then
brought our jack and slide
equipment, two 450 ton gantries
and six double axle lines of SPMTs
to the site.
The first operation was to jack the
old stator up, place it on skid tracks
and move it outside the building. As
the site was congested we could
not simply lift the stator up but had
to skid it while simultaneously
moving the gantry. We then took
the old stator to a railway siding
where we collected the new stator
and installed that by reversing the
process.
“Lifting and
installing major
components”
“Skidding while moving the gantry”
LOCATION: LUBMIN, GERMANY
JOB: TRANSPORTING TWO NUCLEAR
REACTORS
CHALLENGE: NUCLEAR SAFETY
REGULATIONS
LOCATION: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
JOB: TURBINE AND GENERATOR INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: SITE RESTRICTIONS
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Nuclear storage
Tuft’s Cove Power Plant
Mammoet installed a new steam
turbine and generator for a gas-
fuelled power plant expansion
project. Because of site
restrictions the units could only
be inserted from the side, and we
had to lift them up outside the
building. We did this using a 700-
ton gantry and 22-meter long
beams. Once inside the building
we had to rerig the units because
of height limitations. Finally, we
moved them 18 meters and
insta l led them on the
foundations.
A few years ago, Mammoet Germany removed two reactors (weighing 400 tons each)
from this decommissioned nuclear power plant and transported them to the neighboring
intermediate storage site. This year we returned to remove the last two of the original
eight reactors. Our engineering and logistics experts spent a year planning this job. We
had to make sure we complied fully with the strict site safety rules. The project required
a wide range of equipment: our strand jack lifting system, a skidding system, the
Hydrospex SBL 1100 4-point lifting gantry and 4x4 axle lines of SPMTs. The thorough
preparation paid off and we finished this project on time and without any incidents.
“A year planning
this job”
“Had to rerig because
of height limitations”
LOCATION: PEMBROKE, UK
JOB: HEAVY LIFTING FOR A NEW POWER
PLANT
CHALLENGE: WEAK JETTY
LOCATION: MEDUPI & KUSLIE, SOUTH AFRICA
JOB: PROVIDING 10 CRANES AND OPERATORS
CHALLENGE: TRANSPORT OF CRANE COMPONENTS TO SITE
Power
Power in Pembroke
Two power plants
Our customer built a major new power plant in Pembroke, South Wales.
Mammoet handled all the heavy and oversize components.
The site jetty was 50 years old and we had to reinforce it with 20 large piles
and install load spreaders on it to accommodate our crane. The items were
transported to a port nearby on a heavy lift vessel which transferred them to
our barge. The barge was then towed to the site and our crane transferred the
items to SPMTs and conventional trailers for site transport. We also were
commissioned to install the gas turbines, generators and transformers on their
foundations.
Two coal-fired power plants, with a
total capacity of 4800 MW, are
being built to meet the growing
demand for power in South Africa.
The main contractor commissioned
us to provide 10 large crawler
cranes for this project. One of the
main challenges was to get all our
equipment to the sites. We have
been working at the first site for a
year and will soon be starting at the
second one.
“Reinforced with
20 large piles”
“The whole project will
take four years”
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messages and announcementsNewsflash
First Position IC50 / IC T50
Mammoet Australia335 kilometers through an ancient landscape
Once more, Mammoet took first place in the 2010 IC50 ranking of the world’s largest
crane-owning companies and also took first place in the IC T50 ranking of the world’s
largest heavy and specialized transport owning companies in the world. The ranking
was carried out by International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine.
On April 10th at the Specialized Carrier
& Rigging Association’s Annual
Conference in Florida, Mammoet USA
was honored with the Hauling Job of
the Year Award.The award is designed
to honor and give special recognition to
members that perform outstanding
achievements in moving and trucking
jobs. There are three seperate
categories of the competition;
Mammoet was awarded for the
Trucking Job over 160,000 pounds net.
Entries are judged on Shipment
Routing, Planning, Physical Elements,
Safety and Execution.
The project submitted for the award
was the transport of an 879,635 pound
power generator stator from
Charleston, South Carolina to a power
plant in North Carolina. The total gross
weight of cargo and equipment was
permitted by the South Carolina
Department of Transportation at
2,055,912 pounds
and is the
heaviest load to ever be permitted for
over the road transport in the state of
South Carolina. In order to transport the
stator and ensure proper load
spreading on the 310 mile transport
route, an equipment configuration
consisting of 36 axle lines of Goldhofer
Modular Transporters, 36 axle lines of
Scheuerle Modular Transporters, a 500
ton Suspension Transport Frame and
five Prime Movers were utilized. One
hundred eighty-one miles into the
transport the equipment was
reconfigured in order to navigate the
remaining bridges on the route.
Mammoet engineers, working in
conjunction with Load Craft, designed a
method that would increase the number
of dollies for each 18-axle transporter
from 8 to 10. The design incorporated a
“wing” design to attach the dolly to the
trailer.
Mammoet transported 38 heavy, oversize modules from Port Hedland to the site of
an iron ore mine. The mine is located in the Pilbara, Western Australia, one of the
world’s most ancient landscapes.
We set up a base with a workshop for servicing 144 axle lines of trailers and 9 prime
movers.
Due to route restrictions we could only take two modules at a time down the Great
Northern Highway. Our large team of traffic controllers minimized disruption to the
other traffic on the route. Each 335-kilometer trip took two days and we delivered
four modules every week.
On site we used 48 axle lines of SPMTs, which had to cope with inclines up to 8%,
to transport the modules and then installed them using one of our cranes. The
whole project took 13 weeks and was completed without incidents.
Mammoet USA Wins SC&RA Hauling Job of the Year
Hooded Sweater
(Men + Kids)
Cap Luxe
Polo (Men + Kids) Dakar Truck 2011
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Golden Orchid
Safety Award
Mammoet has been awarded a
Golden Orchid Safety Award for
perfect safety performance with
Zero Lost Time Incidents and Zero
Total Recordable Injuries / Incidents
from NesteOil for the NExBTL
project in Singapore.g p
Newsflash
Mammoet Maritime acquires Barthel Schwimmkrane
Mammoet Middle East New regional head office
Mammoet Maritime recently acquired
Barthel Schwimmkrane based in Mülheim
am Ruhr in Germany, which operates in the
same sector. As of 1 January 2011, the six
personnel and equipment will be operating
as Mammoet Maritime GmbH. The
equipment includes the 200-ton sheerlegs
(Grizzly), 300-ton floating crane (Atlas) and
a pusher tug (Buffel). This acquisition
strengthens Mammoet Maritime’s position
on the German market.
In 2010 Mammoet Middle East has moved into its brand-new facilities in Jebel
Ali Free Zone, Dubai United Arab Emirates. The new facilities are built on a site
of 27,000 square meters and include 505 square meters main office space
(two floors), 2,880 square meters of additional office space including training
rooms, offices, canteens and facilities, 4,300 square meters of workshop /
auxiliary equipment storage (covered), 4,300 square meters of covered
warehousing and 10,000 square meters of non covered storage and parking
area. Located within the same gated area as the renowned Jebel Ali Port,
Mammoet will be able to offer additional value such as storage, temporary
office space, training and much more to our esteemed customers in the area.
Mammoet expands
business on
80,000 m² site
Mammoet Benelux recently
acquired an 8 ha undeveloped
harbor site on the Axelse Vlakte
(Axel Plain) at Autrichehaven in
Westdorpe, near Terneuzen. In the
coming year we have the intention
to develop this site into our third
Multi-Purpose Terminal in the
Netherlands. It will include our own
300 meter quay at the new Autriche
Terminal to receive vessels of up
to 12.50 meters draft. We will
also use the site to test the three
New Generation PTC cranes (see
page 3).
Mammoet Workwear official sponsor of V.D. Brink Rallysport.
LOCATION: ZWIJNDRECHT + MAMMOET
HLT SCHIEDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: HEAVY LIFTING, TRANSPORT AND
LOAD-OUT
CHALLENGE: SIZE AND WEIGHT OF
THE LOAD
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Offshore
Largest offshore deck built in the Netherlands
“ 11,000 tons, 100 meters long”
Offshore
Our customer built an 11,000 ton Integrated Production and Hotel Facility
topsides and 350 ton flare boom structure as well as a 2,000 ton Weather
Deck module for a Norwegian project. The main deck was 100 meters
long, 47 meters wide and 50 meters in height. Including the crane the
total height was 68.5 meters. This was the largest offshore deck ever built
in the Netherlands and required 2,500,000 personhours at the yard and
down the supply chain. It is designed to have a life of 40 years.
When the structure became too large to fit in the fabrication hall,
Mammoet moved it to the yard outside using 418 axle lines of SPMTs. We
then provided crawler cranes to assist with the completion of the
structure. Finally we loaded the platform out for transport to Norway. In
the spirit of this megaproject, the customer provided us with a dedicated
area of 6,000 m2 on site to prepare for the load-out. Before sailing for
Norway, the last assembly operations were done at the Mammoet Heavy
Lift Terminal.
LOCATION: NEAR BARROW IN
FURNESS, UK
JOB: INSTALLING WIND TURBINE
FOUNDATIONS
CHALLENGE: PILE ALIGNMENT,
PONTOON WEIGHT RESTRICTION
LOCATION: SINGAPORE
JOB: JACKING AND SKIDDING RIG
SECTIONS
CHALLENGE: HELPING THE CUSTOMER
SAVE TIME
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Offshore
Wind turbines near Barrow
Tenth submersible rig
Mammoet was commissioned to install the foundations for a wind farm in the Irish Sea,
approximately 25 kilometers west of Barrow in Furness.
We placed our LR 1750 crane on a 9.5 meter platform on the pontoon so that the ballast
could swing over the accommodation block. We unloaded the piles from ships, and after
upending, piling them into the seabed. We where plling four piles for each of the 31 wind
turbines. The piles weighed 47 – 107 tons and had a length of 21 – 49 meters. To cope
with the swell we used a heave compensator when lifting the heavy piles from the ship.
The main challenges were the total weight restriction (580 tons) by the crane and the
platform, seafastening and ensuring that the upending of the piles.
Our marine engineers supported this project by designing the seafastenings for the crane
and the platform to raise it clear of the structures on the pontoon.
For some years the yard has been building offshore rigs in two parts, the upper and lower sections. The two
sections are then combined by jacking the upper section and skidding it into place over the lower section.
The whole unit is then loaded out.
The yard developed this method together with Mammoet to reduce the construction time of the rigs by four
months. They can now build two of these semisubmersible rigs every year. That we recently jacked and
skidded the tenth rig proves the success of this method. This project clearly illustrates how developing the
construction process together with Mammoet and applying innovative techniques can save customers time
and reduce costs.
“Reducing construction
time by four months”
“Supported by our
marine engineers”
LOCATION: VLISSINGEN, THE
NETHERLANDS AND THE NORTH SEA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
A PLATFORM
CHALLENGE: SCALE OF THE PROJECT
LOCATION: DENMARK, GERMANY,
BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: HANDLING WIND TURBINE
COMPONENTS
CHALLENGE: OPERATING ON THREE
DIFFERENT SITES
Offshore
Serving two customers
Handling wind turbine components
“6,200 tons on
250 axle lines”
“Over 1,000 timber
mats”
We were awarded two separate contracts, from different customers, for the onshore and
offshore transport and lifting operations for a North Sea platform.
First, the platform fabricators commissioned us to move the topsides (4,000 tons) from
their construction hall to the yard using 144 axles lines of SPMTs. Next, we installed the
four legs (60 meters, 400 tons each) on the topsides. Once construction was completed
we lifted the platform five meters up with strand jacks, to place the load-out frame under
it. We left the 16 strand jacks (capacity: 900 tons each) on the platform to use later for
installation offshore. By this time the whole structure weighed 6,200 tons and we loaded
it out using 250 axle lines of SPMTs and two barges fitted with our ballasting systems.
Finally we assisted with the seafastening.
The barge then transported the platform to its offshore location where we lowered the
legs down to the seabed and then lifted the platform to the top of the legs, all using the
strand jacks.
This was a major project and took some hard work, but it went well and both customers
were highly satisfied with our work.
The main contractor for a wind turbine project contracted the heavy lifting to us. At a site
in Denmark we provided a crane to upright the 160-ton transition pieces and load them
onto a coaster. In Germany we provided two cranes to load monopiles (40 – 70 meters,
254 – 544 tons) onto a coaster.
In the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, we provided two cranes to unload the transition
pieces and monopiles. Before we could position the cranes, we had to cover the quay
with over 1,000 timber mats.
In the Netherlands we provided several services such as: unloading monopiles, transition
pieces and other wind turbine components from incoming seagoing vessels.
Transporting these components to a laydown area for temporary storage and placing
them on dedicated storage foundations. Eventually we transported the components back
to the quay and loading them onto pontoons.
LOCATION: SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
MODULES
CHALLENGE: WEATHER CONDITIONS
LOCATION: SCHOONEBEEK,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: LIFTING SERVICES OVER AN
EXTENDED PERIOD
CHALLENGE: MULTIPLE CRANES
OPERATING ON A BUSY SITE
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Offshore
Nothing is routine in Sakhalin
Onshore oil plant
Mammoet has been operating in Sakhalin for close to a decade and is familiar with the
extreme weather conditions in the area. This job was to move an onshore oil rig in 250
trailer loads. Normally a routine job, but not in Sakhalin.
A scheduling change by the customer meant that the first loads were transported before
cold weather set in. Consequently, the roads were so soft that we had to use a grader
first. Even then it sometimes took four trucks with almost 2,000 horsepower to move the
trailers across the muddy roads and hills. At times we added a bulldozer to the rig for
some extra pull.
After a number of trips, winter set in which initially helped as the road surfaces became
stronger. But then the snow and ice, and temperatures below -20˚C tested our
equipment and crew – all proved up to the job. Our crew was multinational and the
interpreter was an essential member of the team. Despite the challenges, the last
modules were delivered and installed on their foundations 46 days ahead of schedule.
All that was left to do was to remove the now rock-hard sand from the trailers so we
could disassemble them.
Mammoet has been present on
this site for over a year as the
heavy lifting and transport
subcontractor. At times we had
eight mobile cranes on site,
sometimes working double shifts.
We lifted and transported a wide
variety of loads: tank roofs, a gas
tu rb ine and genera tor,
transformers, skids, boiler
modules, pipe bridges, etc. Some
of these required a main crane
and two tailing cranes. The
customers running this project
have been very pleased with the
professional and safe work
performed by the Mammoet
crews.
“A wide variety
of loads”
“Installed 46 days
ahead of schedule”
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Maritime
Engineering
Maritime engineering is a new
section of the Engineering
Department at Schiedam which
supports Mammoet Salvage and
Mammoet Maritime. One of their
most recent projects was to design
an innovative MultiPurpose
Pontoon (MPP), the SCHELDE. The
MPP has a very strong center beam
which can support loads up to 85
ton/m2. This means that a ship can
be placed on the MPP without any
load spreaders being needed,
saving time and improving
efficiency.
The SCHELDE is also equipped
with a new computer-controlled
ballasting and winch system to
submerge it by up to 14 meters. It
can then be used as a floating
shiplift and lower ships into the
water. Using winches for these
operations is much safer than the
traditional ballast towers.
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However difficult or impossible a job may
appear, Mammoet always manages to
develop a unique, sometimes surprising
solution. Almost all these ideas are
created in the heads and on the drawing
boards of the Engineering Department.
This think-tank amounts to Mammoet’s
brains and includes engineers with many
different backgrounds. Most are civil or
mechanical engineers, and there are also
some electrical engineers and naval
architects. This department of 80 at the
Schiedam head office develops solutions
and does the drawings and calculations
for a wide range of projects. They also
develop specialized products used
in-house. Mammoet also has engineers
working in the regions.
Building blocks Almost every job is unique, and so
working at the Engineering Department
means that there is never a dull moment.
Helmens: “From all over the world and
different sectors we get questions such
as: ‘I’ve got such-and-such problem.
Could you cast your mind over that?’ One
day it may be a nautical issue, the next
time it may be about the complex
transport and delivery of plant for a new
power station. Because we have such a
wide range of issues to deal with, this is
really a big playground for engineers.”
When developing solutions we start with
the basic techniques used by Mammoet.
All the engineers working here have to be
familiar with them. Helmens refers to them
as a set of building blocks. “First you try
and use the elements you already have
available, but if that doesn’t work then
you have to develop new ones. That’s
how we approach most projects. Just
look at the salvage of the Kursk. We used
existing components such as a standard
barge and strandjacks, but in a new
configuration. The heave compensation
system, to compensate wave movement,
and the large grippers to secure the wire
ropes to the hull were completely new and
specially developed for this project. In this
way we develop more and more new
components which we then add to our set
of building blocks, so our toolkit keeps
growing.”
Huge challengeOver the years, the Engineering
Department has developed both minor
and major innovations. In 2010 Helmens
and his people worked on Mammoet’s
new PTCs, which will be among the most
powerful cranes in the world, a compact
and versatile push-up system and a
revolutionary new submersible pontoon.
Smart solutions to save time and money
The special equipment and impressive jobs are the visible side of Mammoet,
but few know about the brains which make all that possible. “Without
engineering this business would grind to a halt. That’s because Mammoet only
does custom jobs.” so explains Wessel Helmens, Manager Engineering. World
visited his department, which he proudly describes as “the axis around which
the company revolves” and “an engineers’ playground”.
For example, the new PTCs are
designed and built in-house. “To
organize such a big project in our
engineering office was a huge
challenge. In 2009 we started to
make a conceptual design and this
year we’ve made the detailed
design. The first PTC 160 DS will be
assembled and tested in 2011.”
That we are building the PTCs
in-house clearly illustrates that the
Engineering Department’s portfolio
is not only becoming broader but
also deeper. “The design of the
cranes, through to the construction
drawings, is being developed
completely in-house. In the past we
used to work with external
consultants, etc. This means that
Engineering has extended its
expertise, which can now be
applied to other projects.” Helmens
also mentions that developing new
products in-house is exciting. “It’s
great. There’s nothing more fun
than that.”
Maintaining our lead According to the Head of Engi-
neering, in-house developments will
become even more important in the
next few years. Hence we have set
Wessel Helmens
New push-up system
JS500
Mammoet has developed a new
push-up system, JS500, with a
capacity of 500 tons per unit. The
benefit of this system is that it can
jack up loads up to a height of 10
meters without using bracings,
while conventional jacking systems,
such as climbing jacks with azobe
timbers, reach their limits at two to
three meters.
Specialist sections
The Mammoet Engineering
Department Mammoet includes
the following specialist sections:
• Transport & Load-out
• Cranes
• Nuclear
• Design & Calculations
• Shop Drawings
• Maritime
• Special Products
Mammoet Engineering
up the dedicated Special Products
section. “If we want to maintain our
lead we have to keep developing
innovative solutions. That’s how we
maintain our lead over our
competitors. You can maintain that
lead for a few years, but then they
come up with their own design. It’s
a game that keeps you on your toes
all the time. You always try and stay
ahead of the competition and
develop smart solutions to save
time and money. Furthermore, new
solutions give us an opportunity to
create new markets.” The same
“Staying ahead of the competition and developing smart
solutions to save time and money”
applies to our other new section,
Maritime, and hiring other specialist
personnel, such as naval architects. This
makes Mammoet’s think-tank more
versatile and allows us to meet the needs
of our engineered heavy lifting and
transport specialists throughout the world.
The wide range of jobs and the media
coverage some Mammoet projects attract
means that the work of our engineers can
be quite a challenge. “Our work could
feature on Discovery Channel,” explains
Helmens, “but much of it is never seen.
We do a lot of work in the middle of
nowhere, which nobody notices, but
technically these jobs can be more
challenging and on a larger scale than a
project such as the Kursk salvage which
was watched by the whole world. It
always provides us with material for many
party anecdotes.”
“A big playground
for engineers”
LOCATION: SAN BASILIO, SARDINIA,
ITALY
JOB: INSTALLING A RADIO TELESCOPE
DISH
CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE LOAD
“ Watched by more than 500 people”
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Civil
Mammoet initially did a feasibility
study for this project in 2001 to
prove that the dish could be
installed in one piece. However, the
construction of the radio telescope
was delayed for various reasons.
Fortunately, by the time the dish
was finally completed we already
had the LR 11350 on Sardinia for
two other projects.
The weather in this mountainous
part of Sardinia can be stormy but
on the day of the lift it was sunny
and still. It only took us one hour to
install the dish, watched by more
than 500 people on the roads
across the valley. The mayor of the
local village even rented two buses
for children at the local primary
school.
Sardinia Radio Telescope
LOCATION: MANCHESTER, UK
JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE
CHALLENGE: LOAD NOT DESIGNED
FOR LIFTING
LOCATION: WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA
JOB: LIFTING TRUSSES
CHALLENGE: THREE-CRANE LIFT, CONGESTED
SITE
Civil
Media City swing bridge
The new Media City in Manchester, for the BBC and others, includes a new
swing bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal. The bridge was designed to
be constructed in situ. However, the main contractor decided it would be
better to build it on the canal bank and asked Mammoet to make a proposal
for the installation of the bridge.
As the bridge design did not include adequate lifting provisions this was quite
an engineering challenge. Our engineering department came up with special
rigging to lift the bridge (86 meters, 800 tons) by its jacking points, which were
very close together. Additional rigging and jacks were used to prevent
unacceptable loading of the bridge.
We first jacked the bridge up using climbing jacks, weighed it and installed
skid shoes. We then skidded it 56 meters across the canal, on skid beams,
and jacked it down into position. We combined the climbing jacks with our
new sliding system to align the bridge horizontally.
Although the bridge was never designed to be lifted in this way the project
went smoothly and on schedule.
“Special rigging”
University of Waterloo
A building project at the University of Waterloo required the lifting of a number
of heavy trusses. Mammoet provided three cranes for this project. We had to
handle several 45 meter long trusses weighing 85 tons each, and six 18 meter
long trusses of 30 tons each.
This operation drew quite a crowd as it required a three-crane lift, with the load
being transferred between hooks while suspended. Furthermore, the work site
was congested and we had to minimize the disruption to the busy campus. The
whole project went smoothly and safely thanks to the thorough preparation and
the skills of our operators.
“Transferring the load between
hooks while suspended”
LOCATION: BERLIN, GERMANY
JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE
CHALLENGE: COORDINATING THREE
DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
LOCATION: KOURO, FRENCH GUYANA
JOB: LIFTING CRYOGENIC PLANT COMPONENTS
CHALLENGE: REMOTE SITE
LOCATION: PIONEER CROSSING. UTAH,
USA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
BRIDGE SPANS
CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE LOAD
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Cryogenic plant for rockets
Teltow bridge
Pioneer Crossing bridge project
Civil
Mammoet installed a new bridge (52 meters, 360 tons) across the Teltow Canal in
Berlin. The bridge had been constructed on the south bank, on 1.5 meter
supports. We first lifted the bridge up with climbing jacks and removed the
supports. We then used our SPMTs and skidding system to place one end of the
bridge on its foundations on the south bank. We then used our skidding system,
SPMTs and a barge to move the other end of the bridge to the north bank. Finally
we used the skids and climbing jacks to place that end of the bridge on its
foundations.
We spent a week on site preparing for this job, the actual bridge installation only
took two days. The project went smoothly and was completed on schedule to the
satisfaction of the customer.
Our customer constructed a
number of bridges for a large
highway project. Mammoet had
previously moved some of these
bridges from the construction yard
to the installation sites. This time
we moved the last two spans of the
Pioneer Crossing. Each span had a
length of 56 meters and a width of
21 meters.
We only needed one night to install
each span. This included taking the
span out of the yard, making a turn,
driving 400 meters and jacking it
up. In fact, this only took six hours
for the second span. Our new Mega
Jacks really helped cut the setup
and installation time.
Mammoet did a heavy lifting job for a customer who lifts loads rather higher than we do:
we installed a cryogenic plant used to supply liquid oxygen and nitrogen for launch
vehicles (in plain English: rockets).
The cryogenic plant modules, our crane and other equipment were transported to site
by the Toucan, a ship which normally carries rocket modules. The voyage to the site took
12 days.
Once on site we installed the cryogenic plant. The heaviest module was the 70-ton cold
box. Everything went well and the customer complimented us on our professional
approach and keeping to the schedule.
“New Mega Jacks
helped save time”
“Skidding system,
SPMTs
and a barge”
LOCATION: TAMPICO/ MANZANILLO,
MEXICO
JOB: TRANSPORTING TWO DREDGERS
CHALLENGE: DIFFICULT ROUTE
LOCATION: EALING, LONDON, UK
JOB: BRIDGE INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: LIMITED SPACE
Civil
Dredgers on a roll
Hanger Lane bridge
Mammoet transported two big dredgers, the Mercurius (1,270 tons) and the Para
(1,000 tons). First, we transported the Mercurius by barge from Tampico on the
east coast of Mexico, via the Panama Canal, to Manzanillo on the west coast.
There we met up with the Para which had been brought in from Spain by a heavy
lift vessel.
Each dredger was then taken up a canal on our barge and offloaded by rolling it
on a set of new, extra large launching bags (sausage-shaped bags filled with air).
The dredgers were then rolled almost a kilometer over land on the bags, and
pulled by bulldozers and winches. The route was quite difficult and it took us
three of four days to transport each dredger – but that was still quicker than
expected. Once at the destination the dredgers were launched into the Laguna.
They will be used to create an access channel and turning basin for a new LNG
import terminal.
This project was quite a challenge, but the Mexican/American/Dutch crew
proved to be up to it and they all enjoyed this unusual job.
Mammoet installed a road bridge (77 meters, 952 tons) in Ealing to replace an older
bridge which no longer met safety standards. The bridge had to be installed over railway
and London Underground lines. We first transported the bridge to the site with 72 axle
lines of SPMTs and rotated it 90 degrees. We then placed a 200 ton counterweight on
one end of the bridge to shift its centre of gravity so we could launch it across the span
as a cantilever. The bridge landed on inverted Hilman rollers and was then jacked onto
its bearings using 12 conventional and climbing jacks.
It was quite a challenge to handle a bridge of this size on such a confined site with
roads, railways and another bridge. The meticulous planning paid off and the project was
completed to the satisfaction of the customer.
“Quicker than
expected”
“Installed over railway
and Underground lines”
LOCATION: TURIN, ITALY
JOB: INSTALLING THE ROOF OF A
SOCCER STADIUM
CHALLENGE: SIZE AND WEIGHT OF
THE ROOF
LOCATION: EMMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: INSTALLING A RAIL BRIDGE DECK
CHALLENGE: TIGHT SCHEDULE
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Raising the roof
Under instead of over
Civil
A level railway crossing was changed into an underpass. This required the
installation of a rail bridge deck over the underpass. The deck had been poured in
a yard close to the site. Its weight was 1,600 tons and the dimensions were 49 x 17
x 4 meters. Mammoet used a total of 66 axle lines of SPMTs for the job. We first
placed the SPMTs under the deck and lifted it out of its mold, moved it, turned it 45
degrees and moved it to the edge of the site where it was parked. The construction
workers then created a long slope leading to the installation site. After that,
Mammoet moved the deck to the site and placed it on temporary supports. It will
be placed on its permanent supports once other construction work has been
completed.
Any job which involves closing a railway line always needs to be done within a tight
schedule. The thorough preparation and skilled crew ensured that the whole
operation went like clockwork and was finished well in time.
For this project we lifted two pillars (700
tons each) placed outside the stadium,
using a 90-meter high gantry placed at the
center of the pitch. After that we lifted the
1,280-ton roof into place using strand jacks
rigged between the pillars and the roof.
“Deck weighing 1,600 tons”
“Gantry placed at
the center of the
pitch”
LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY, USA
JOB: BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
CHALLENGE: WEIGHT
LOCATION: VICTORIA SHIPYARDS, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND JACKING A
SUBMARINE
CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE
Civil
Bridge for the Big Apple
Canadian submarine
Mammoet has been involved with the installation of three large swing bridges in
New York City since 2004. All of these bridges span the Harlem River, which
separates Harlem from the Bronx on the northeast side of Manhattan. Mammoet
recently completed the load-out of the swing span of Willis Avenue Bridge.
Weighing 2,500 tons, this bridge was built at a yard on the Hudson River,
approximately 200 kilometers north of New York City. The bridge was lifted from
its supports and transferred onto two barges using 96 axle lines of SPMTs and
was then towed to the project site by the customer.
Mammoet was commissioned to transport a submarine at Victoria Shipyards and
jack it up in preparation for a refit. Because of the nature of the job we had to
provide a detailed manual which covered all aspects of the move and jacking.
The submarine was fitted with 13 transport frames and loaded onto 72 axle lines
of SPMTs. There were some obstructions on site which our crew had to steer
around and the tight turning radius of the SPMTs was a real benefit. The customer
was very impressed by the skills of our crew.
Once we had moved the submarine into the refit building we jacked it up using 26
climbing jacks and then placed it on the keel blocks. This operation had been
discussed in detail with the customer to ensure that the permissible forces on the
hull were not exceeded. The customer had never handled a vessel in this way and
given how smoothly it all went they will consider using this method for future
projects.
“Mammoet has
been involved since
2004”
“Discussed in detail
with the customer”
LOCATION: ALBERTA, CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING A LARGE SHOVEL
CHALLENGE: TIME, BRIDGE LOADINGS
LOCATION: AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: INSTALLING LARGE FRAMES
CHALLENGE: WORKING ON A HERITAGE
SITE
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Shovel goes for a driveCivil
Mammoet transported a Hitachi shovel 50 kilometers between two sites in Canada. The
project was challenging as the shovel (weight 515 tons, height 9 meters) had to be
transported with a minimum of disassembly. The short, heavy load was a potential
problem. We asked the customer to test the hydraulic system of the shovel boom. It was
concluded that the boom could stay extended for some time, which allowed a more
favorable load distribution on the trailers. We used a double 24 line trailer configuration
with one pull and two push tractors. There was serious time pressure as we had to
transport the shovel before the spring weight restrictions on the roads came into effect.
Since we had to cross a number of bridges we had to weigh the load accurately and
remove some parts of it to reduce the weight. The cab also had to be removed due to
height restrictions. Finally we had to check that the weight was uniformly distributed
across the trailer axles. Mammoet worked closely with the bridge engineers, with
support from our engineering department.
After the careful preparation the transport went flawlessly. This project required some
creative thinking which really demonstrated our expertise.
“Creative thinking
which
demonstrated our
expertise”
The renowned Stedelijk Museum
in Amsterdam is being extended
with a new wing. The design is
not unlike a futuristic bathtub and
the structure includes a number
of large frames which are being
installed by Mammoet.
“A number of
large frames”
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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Mammoet Salvage has been
presented with certificates for
compliance for the implementation
of a management system compliant
with the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
standards.
Whilst most companies in the
Mammoet group are working in
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systems. The purpose of this
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environmental performance.
Preventing and minimizing damage
to the environment is always a
crucial aspect in any salvage
operation and this will not change
in the future. An additional element
however will be to ensure that the
performance will be done in a way
as to reduce the environmental
impact of the operation itself. An
example hereof will be to ensure
that all ships involved in our
operations will use fuel with a low-
sulphur content, even though this
will be legally regulated only in the
coming decade.
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Marine
Fokko Ringersma, Managing Director
Mammoet Salvage, comments on the
strong growth in recent years: “The first
three years it was really a matter of
working hard and going for it. As a result of
our excellent work in recent years, insurers,
ship-owners and competitors now
recognize us as a serious operator.
However, reaching this milestone does not
mean that we can relax. In fact, to maintain
our position on the market we will have to
work even harder than we did to develop it.
Hence we are now expanding our
operations in many areas and making them
even more professional.”
Interactive communications One of the recent developments is that we
now have a worldwide network of offices
which can be reached 24/7. Last year, we
opened an office in Singapore to
supplement our home base in Schiedam
and this year we opened a third office, in
Houston, USA. Ringersma: “This network
offers 24 hour global coverage for
emergency response, from a single phone
number. Although all our offices are based
at the local Mammoet branches, they are
essentially independent entities with their
own facilities, own phone lines, own
warehouse and own staff of operational
specialists and commercial personnel.
These offices form a real network: it’s not
a matter of diverting the phone from one
office to another, it’s all interactive. That’s
a huge advantage in the international
salvage business, where every second
counts.” Ringersma mentions a real
example: a European vessel operated by
an Asian management company gets into
difficulty in American waters. “In
that case, we can reply to all
interested parties quickly and
effectively from our three offices,
without being affected by time
zones and long distances. We have
good local contacts and we have
direct lines with all relevant parties
in the regions.”
A fresh approach These cooperating offices form a real
synergy with the Mammoet parent
company. This benefits both
Mammoet Salvage customers and
Mammoet customers. “Together we
offer a huge range of services, at sea
and on the coast, from pure salvage
jobs to salvage-related projects such
as the decommissioning of offshore
Building on success
Although a relatively new operation, Mammoet Salvage has quickly
established a strong position among leading international salvors. The ‘Red
Men’ have shown that they are experts in all aspects of salvage operations
and are determined to consolidate their position. Hence we are expanding the
organization, our worldwide network and our human resources.
“Our salvage operations are
never routine, but based on a
broader philosophy”
Mammoet is a member of the International Salvage
Union (ISU) and the American Salvage Association
(ASA), two renowned bodies in the world of salvage.
The International Salvage Union (ISU) is an association
representing the interests of 58 salvors worldwide.
Membership of the ISU is restricted to those companies with
a record of successful salvage and pollution prevention.
Members are required to have the high level of expertise
expected of the professional salvor. In addition, the ISU has
57 Affiliated and Associate Members, consisting of
organizations and professionals with an interest in salvage,
like P&I Clubs and other insurers. One of the ISU’s primary
objectives is to foster a wider understanding of the salvage
industry’s contribution to environmental protection and the
recovery of property. The ISU also plays an active role in
encouraging interindustry debate concerning legal and
commercial issues.
The American Salvage Association (ASA) is an organization
representing 17 US-based salvage companies, having the
intention to professionalize and improve marine casualty
response in North American coastal and inland waters. The
ASA intends to ensure open communication and cooperation
with regulatory authorities, the environmental community,
ship-owners and underwriters to assure effective operations
in the future. The ASA meets with various federal and state
agencies to exchange views on the improvement of salvage
and firefighting response in the U.S. It is the intent to also
interface with vessel owners and their underwriting interests
as well as various public interest groups to ensure a better
understanding of all views.
Membership of the ISU and ASA
MarineSmart solutions, united experience
installations,” explains the salvage
director. “Our salvage operations are
never routine, but based on a
broader philosophy. We also see
ourselves as providers of maritime
services. That is because of our
Mammoet background. We have a
fresh approach, with innovative
ideas, also where the commercial
aspects are concerned. We operate
on the basis of trust and an open
dialogue with our customer, rather
than short-term involvement. And our
customers appreciate this
openness.” The close ties with
Mammoet also ensure that the
salvage business, which has a
rather different operating culture,
shares the One Mammoet
philosophy, which stands for
un i formly h igh standards
throughout the company, anywhere
in the world. The advantage to
Mammoet Salvage, which has expanded
significantly in recent years and employs
experienced salvage personnel and other
professionals, is that our personnel can
follow training programs to familiarize
themselves with all corporate standards.
Ringersma continues: “Sometimes there
are clear differences. As salvors we
operate under different parameters. When
the Mammoet safety system instructs
people to abandon ship, that’s when we
board. Hence, we have our own quality
systems, certified to ISO 9001 and 14001,
which differ in some areas from the
general Mammoet systems.”
The recognition of Mammoet Salvage as a
dependable operator is underlined by
the fact that we have joined two leading
trade associations, the International
Salvage Union (ISU) and the American
Salvage Association (ASA). Ringersma:
“That demonstrates that we really are
professionals. The ISU has good
connections with insurers and P&I clubs
and under the auspices of the ASA, the
industry meets twice a year to exchange
ideas. Furthermore the ASA facilitates
communications between the salvage
industry and the US Coast Guard.”
Mammoet Salvage also develops direct
contacts with relevant interested parties.
In 2010, contacts from the Netherlands
and abroad visited us for a day to learn
more about our salvage operations.
“During the boat trip and visit to the yard
in Schiedam our guests were amazed, as
nobody realized the large size of the
facility. Some of our visitors commented:
‘Your yard is the best marketing tool you
could have!’ And that’s another way in
which we distinguish ourselves from the
competition. In short, we have a solid
foundation for the future and we are
working hard on making it even better.”
LOCATION: VLISSINGEN,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: LAUNCHING TWO SHIPS
CHALLENGE: USING A NEW LAUNCH
METHOD
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“ Under perfect control”
Frigate afloat
Mammoet used the new SCHELDE multipurpose pontoon to launch a frigate
and a large yacht.
We used 104 axle lines of SPMTs to move the frigate from the building where it had been
constructed to the quay. Next we placed the frigate on the SCHELDE pontoon which
was grounded due to the low tide. At high tide the Schelde moved to deeper water
where it was joined by two other pontoons fitted with winch frames. We also used
on-shore winches. Our dedicated computer system then controlled the ballasting pumps
of the SCHELDE and the winches to gradually submerge the pontoon so that the frigate
could float free under perfect control. After a delay due to high wind, the operation went
flawlessly. This was the first time the customer and Mammoet had used this method. We
have since used it to launch a prestigious yacht.
Limited supply
There are few multipurpose
pontoons available in Europe.
Mammoet Maritime expect to use
the new pontoon to serve the
following industries: offshore,
shipbuilding and civil engineering.
The SCHELDE will be used in the
Benelux, Germany, Scandinavia,
France and the UK.
LOCATION: PORT OF GENT, BELGIUM
JOB: SALVAGE OF A SUNKEN FREIGHTER
CHALLENGE: SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE
LOAD
LOCATION: GERMANY
JOB: LIFTING BRIDGE SECTIONS OUT
CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED SPACE,
STRONG CURRENTS, SHALLOWS
LOCATION: LAUWERSOOG,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: RECOVERING A SUNKEN DRY
DOCK
CHALLENGE: ENVIRONMENTALLY
SENSITIVE AREA
MarineTransport, heavy lift and salvage services
Salvage in Gent
Railway bridge demolition
Dry dock salvage
“Sank for no
apparent reason”
“Lifting four bridge
sections”
“We developed a
detailed plan”
A ship was loading phosphate in
the Port of Gent when it sank for no
apparent reason. Mammoet
transferred the cargo to another
vessel and then recovered the
wreck. We used our PHOENIX and
AMSTERDAM sheerlegs to load the
three hull sections onto a pontoon
which took the ship to a breaking
yard. The ship had an overall length
of 120 meters and weighed 2,966
tons.
An old railway bridge across the
Rhine had to be replaced. The new
bridge was built next to the old one
which remained in use. Rail traffic
was then moved onto the new
bridge and the old one had to be
demolished.
Mammoet undertook the heavy
lifting for the demolition. We used
the AMSTERDAM sheerlegs to lift
four bridge sections, each weighing
around 300 tons, and to place them
on the bank. This was quite a
challenging job as there was little
space for maneuvering between the
bridges. Furthermore, there are
strong currents in the Rhine and
there are shallows in this stretch of
the river. However, we finished the
project successfully, by the
deadline.
A dry dock (50 x 17.50 x 10 meters, 600
tons) sank in the port of Lauwersoog, on
the Wadden Sea which is a World Heritage
site. The water depth was approximately six
meters.
Mammoet Maritime was contracted to
salvage the dock. One of the decisive
factors when awarding the contract was
that we had developed a detailed plan to
show how we would avoid impacting the
environmentally sensitive area. We used
three vessels for this project: the
AMSTERDAM 300 ton sheerlegs, a salvage
vessel and a pontoon. The dock was first
cut into three sections which were then
lifted onto the pontoon for transport to a
shipbreaking yard. The project went
smoothly and with a minimal environmental
impact.
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Global service, local presence
Mammoet has clients and projects in all
parts of the world. To keep the lines of
communication short and to stay abreast
of the local markets, Mammoet has
operating companies throughout Europe,
the Americas, Africa, the Middle East,
Asia and Australia. Global or complicated
projects and global logistics are handled
centrally from our home base in Schiedam,
the Netherlands. As much as possible
everything else is handled locally. This
structure enables us to act swiftly, effec-
tively and cost-efficiently in your local
market, while offering the benefit of a
central knowledge and experience center
for more demanding aspects and projects.
Worldwide specialists
in heavy lifting and transport
Mammoet is the world’s leading tailor-made heavy lifting and multimodal
transport solutions specialist. Our core business is the transport, shipping,
installation (including horizontal and vertical positioning) and removal of heavy
or large objects, to and from any location, onshore and offshore. Maintenance
lifting services and plant stops and the worldwide trade in new and used
equipment are also one of Mammoet’s core activities. Mammoet’s activities are
focused on the petrochemical industry, civil engineering projects, the power
generation sector, offshore and marine projects. The engineering skills,
experience, thousands of highly skilled professionals and a vast fl eet of state-
of-the-art equipment, combined with high quality and safety standards, have
made Mammoet a market leader, setting trends and records around the world.
Offshore
Mammoet’s activities in the
offshore industry include
the accurate and safe
implementation of transport
solutions by land and by
water, load-ins and load-
outs, and the assembly
of extremely large and
heavy items.
Civil
Experience of multimodal
transport by road, rail and
water, together with equip-
ment for lifting, skidding
and jacking heavy loads
ensure Mammoet’s position
as a full-service provider in
the market for civil projects
and infrastructure works.
Marine
Mammoet offers specialist
heavy lifting and transport
services at sea, in coastal
waters and on inland water-
ways. With the division,
Mammoet Salvage, and the
subsidiary, Mammoet
Maritime, Mammoet has
proven its ability throughout
the world.
Petrochemical
Mammoet’s operations in
the petrochemical and
chemical industries largely
relate to maintenance work,
the replacement of plant
modules, complete over-
hauls and the expansion or
construction of production
sites.
Power
Mammoet has established
a formidable reputation for
itself in all parts of the
power industry, from fossil
fuel and nuclear plants to
facilities using renewable
energy sources.
“ Mammoet’s objective: to be the best full-service
provider of engineered heavy-lifting and multimodal
transport in the global market – for the benefit of
our customers, shareholders and employees.”
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Mammoet World
Mammoet was awarded the contract for the transportation and the installation of two
HDS Reactors at a refinery in Lithuania. Both reactors, with a length of 32 meters and a
weight of 515 tons, had to be transported over a route of 155 kilometers from the port
of Klaipeda to the site.
Multimodal transportation of a reactor (520 tons) by Mammoet Venezuela.Worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport
8Marinepage 36
Powerpage 16
Offshorepage 26
Petrochemicalpage 6
Civil page 32
Mammoet World
Mammoet Europe was awarded the contract for the transportation of four heavy
components to a power station. A complete generating line consisting of a gas turbine
(310 tons), steam turbine (200 tons) and generator (342 tons) was transported from the
Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal to the station’s machinery hall. In addition to this,
Mammoet also provided the transport and placement on the foundations of a trans-
former (236 tons).
Transport of an Absorber Stripper by Mammoet Canada. The transport configuration was
6.5 meters wide by 108 meters long and 8.5 meters high with a gross vehicle weight of
730 tons. The total distance travelled was 1,200 kilometers.
Worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport
9Marinepage 34
Powerpage 14
Offshorepage 22
Petrochemicalpage 6
Civil page 30