COORDINADORA has been working for over a year on a demanding project that has shown most of our capabilities and our ETM methodology.
After managining several airfreight transport operations for this project, at the beginning of May, we began the transport process of the heaviest pieces entrusted to us: 5 slug catchers of 2,008 t. These pieces will be transported from Gijón, Spain to Jubail, KSA.
They are expected to be carried in 2 shipments. The first one is already sailing with two slug catchers on board. After travelling approximately one month, the 2 pieces will be unloaded and carried 95 km by SPMT (Self Propelled Modular Transport) up to Fadhili facilities.
The challenges faced by COORDINADORA included:
- To find a vessel that met the needs of this project suitable for RoRo loading.
- We had to precisely calculate the mooring arrangement, considering the constraints existing at both ports, origin and destination.
- The grillage was designed in-house by our specialised engineers, manufactured and installed in a record breaking period. The design had to effectively distribute the 2,000 t weight of each piece to the strongest points of the vessel deck.
- A special and innovative sea-fastening solution had to be developed due to cargo limitations. The solution consisted of a unique combination of lashing and structural bracings.
- Due to the complexity of the operation, COORDINADORA calculated the detailed ballasting procedure for loading and unloading of the cargo on the vessel.
This range of services shows our level of commitment and specialization, and the wide scope that COORDINADORA covers.
