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Mammoet supports Noatum with US reactor moves

Mammoet moved seven reactors from the port of Houston to an ethylene to alkylate plant located in Pasadena, Texas, on behalf of Noatum Project Cargo.
 
HLPFI reported that the move was completed in December 2021. The largest column measured 60.5 m x 6.5 m x 7.4 and tipped the scales at 440 tonnes. They were transported from the Spanish port of Algeciras.
 

During the planning process, Mammoet realised that the preferred bolstered load trailer configuration for road transport of the largest column would not be approved by the Texas Department of Transportation as it would overload two bridges along the route.

The standard solution for increasing the footprint of the trailers would be to add dollies that extend out from the sides of the trailers and push down to increase the trailer’s overall footprint, spreading the load more evenly over a larger area. Unfortunately, the width of the bridges in question would not accommodate the addition of traditional dollies.

 

Source: heavyliftpfi.com

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