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 Our Red men …
Forty years ago last April,
my father, Jan van Seumeren
‘customer decides what quality is’
senior, set up Van Seumeren
Kraan­bedrijf SKB and laid
the ­foundations for today’s
Mammoet. His modest ten-man t­ raineeship within Mammoet. Siem Kranenburg: because in the end our customers have to be
company in De Meern has ‘These investments create many career ­satisfied with our performance. An uneventful
grown into a leading player on opportunities for the people concerned and ­execution of a job is probably the best
the world stage. We now have also improve Mammoet’s resource planning. compliment we can get. It means that our
60 companies in 30 countries The same is true of our dedicated management preparations have paid off, that we could
and more than 1,800 employees, develop­ment programs. We run these cope with all the circumstances and that
working in such varied markets cross-border and in doing so we create the our crew made the right ­decisions,’
as petrochemicals and civil well-qualified managers we need for our Roderik concludes.
­engineering, power and offshore, future. Similarly, our standardized training and
marine and equipment rental. development program adds to the mobility and
Roderik van Seumeren, flexibility of our workforce. Qualified operators
Despite the enormous growth in President & CEO. from Malaysia, for example, can be added to
size, our activities have essential- our teams in Sakhalin. Training & Development
ly remained unchanged, although we have established a name Patrick van Seumeren, Siem Kranenburg, Jan van Seumeren jr., ­contributes to the concept of One Mammoet,
for ourselves in really complex projects in recent years. We are Vice President & COO. CFO. CTO. Investing in a multicultural workforce ­ anagement development are tackled as
m worldwide!’
and will remain service providers and problem solvers with heavy To put the theory into practice, on-the-job global issues. Roderik: ‘Only then can you
lifting and transport solutions as our core activities, as illustrated training programs managed by qualified create recognizable quality and present ‘Although we have grown into a mature,
by the many projects featured in this edition of Mammoet World. We have seen some tremendous changes in recent years. Mammoet has enjoyed a huge increase in its business supervisors are being implemented in several Mammoet as a leading brand.’ Training is professional, global firm, we have managed
while the market has demanded competitive quotes, outstanding quality and prompt services. Commercial and locations and in Kuala Lumpur a fully-dressed provided at local level and ­colleagues from to preserve the basics that made Mammoet
A 40-year history is nothing to be sneezed at – especially if you operational excellence is essential if we are to continue to grow in this dynamic and demanding market with both CC 1800 crane is available for dedicated all over the world come to the Netherlands a great company: doing what we do well and
think that a company’s average life expectancy is just 12½ years, multinational and local customer profiles. The management team, made up of Roderik van Seumeren (President and learning purposes. to participate in study exchange programs. constantly working on doing it even better,
regardless of its size. It makes you wonder why Mammoet has CEO), Patrick van Seumeren (Vice-President and COO), Jan van Seumeren Jr. (CTO) and Siem Kranen­burg (CFO), Mammoet provided five scholarships in 2006- even smarter and even safer to serve our
lasted so long. For me, the answer lies in ‘our red men’, as our explains how Mammoet pursues excellence by continuously working on the critical success factors of technical For an international company like Mammoet, 2007 so that students from India could study customers even better. And that is what we
counterparts in the business call us. Those red men represent skills, innovative management, service, quality and safety. it goes without saying that language skills and at Delft University in combination with a are going to focus on in the future, too,
the Mammoet feeling, the Mammoet style, the Mammoet heart,
loyalty and enthusiasm. They approach their work with an Mammoet has worked hard on strengthening its Projects in the top segment, for example, gain high
­attitude that can best be described as precisely the right kind of ­foundations in recent years. ‘Our employee skills, ­exposure for our expertise, professionalism and reliability.
guts. The kind of guts that has got nothing to do with reckless-
ness, quite the opposite. It is made up of professional skill, love
safety policy, management structure and corporate
­systems such as SAP are key to our competitive edge.
That feeds through into the regional and local markets
and strengthens our position as an attractive partner.’
Mammoet Minds
for the job and enterprise. It is the sort of guts my father and of That’s why we are investing in them,’ says Roderik van
course especially his ­successor, my brother Frans, had: Seumeren. ‘We always have done, and we always will. Striking the right balance in this three-tier strategy calls
the enterprising professional who always had both feet firmly This philosophy reflects the Mammoet way of working for careful judgment, if only because of the long lead- Mammoet employees sharp and focused busy. It is better to schedule specific contact
on the ground. and underpins our position as a strong global firm time between the investment decision and the creation on workplace health and safety, Mammoet moments.

Frans also had the drive to undertake new challenges, to dare

to propose different and original solutions and the courage to
change course when necessary. I am convinced that his way of
doing business – being an expert service provider who constantly
makes a creative contribution to solving the client’s problems,
no matter how big the company – is the key factor in Mammoet’s
current reputation.
The last two years, a new generation of Van Seumerens is at
with a very good financial standing and an attractive
­revenue stream.’
The same approach underlies the market strategy.
Patrick van Seumeren: ‘We invest three-tier: to serve the
top segment of heavy lifting and transport, to improve
the regional operations, and to consolidate our basic
market: equipment rentals. These investments reinforce
each other because the segments are so closely linked.
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of added value for the customer. ‘We have to rely on our
understanding of the market and anticipate future
demand as accurately as possible. Several markets are
booming at the moment or have enormous potential and
we have to match our investment decisions to them,’
says Roderik. Patrick adds: ‘One example of this is the
growth of our portfolio with Mammoet Salvage. Others,
described elsewhere in this edition of Mammoet World,
can be found in our Equipment Management Department.’
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periodically launches new safety campaigns.
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Management support statements
Themes linked to day-to-day operations The campaign’s sharp focus on safety
Mammoet recently developed a new campaign awareness and safe conduct is inspired by the
under the name ‘Mammoet Minds’. It will run conviction that safety is an important issue for
at least three years, with a different theme your own well-being and that of other people.
being highlighted every three months. To avoid The campaign will emphasize on a personal
routine and put the message across clearly, and pro-active approach for which different
the concept summarizes the core message cross-cuts of the personnel will be reached.
using three icons – a house, a cloud and a The whole campaign will be supported by

! !! ! !! ! !
the helm Patrick, Jan Junior and myself. Together with Siem warning sign – symbolizing We Care!, Keep a strong and striking lay-out.

!
Kranenburg, we are Mammoet’s management team. We want Safety has top priority crew, and every office worker too, employees. Jan van Seumeren: Thinking! and Look Out! Management also believes the campaign
Mammoet to grow further and become even more professional, Continued investment in state-of-the- must promote transparent service ‘They transfer experience and must be a long-term undertaking. The safety
building on what we have achieved in the past 40 years. art technology and equipment is levels, knowledge and safety best practices to their teams The concept will be rolled out using several messages will be repeated over and over again,
We might have grown in size, but the world in which we operate extremely important but in the final awareness. ‘Only such an integrated because taking real decisions ­­ channels and will be integrated into the regular but each time using a different theme and in
is changing faster than ever before and making new demands analysis it’s the people who work approach to safety makes you less on-site requires more than just training and learning programs and into the a different form to fit the target group best.
on the way we work. with those investments who make prone to accidents,’ Roderik ­theoretical know-how.’ toolbox that supports safety awareness on

That is why we will continue to invest in resources, especially in

all the difference. ‘They decide the
final quality and, much more impor-
people who have the right kind of guts. The guts that are needed tant, the customers’ satisfaction.
to look at ‘tried and tested solutions’ with fresh eyes: can we Our pursuit of quality therefore
make it better, can we do it smarter, can the best solution to one focuses on continuously improving
challenge be used on a comparable project and can we work just our customer services, both in our
that little bit more efficiently? In a changing world, it’s the people operational working processes and
who matter most. People who have a nose for innovation, who in our information and administrative
never get stuck in routines, who have the courage to shoulder processes. In other words, we are
their responsibilities and use their own common sense – and you pursuing operational excellence.
can be sure that common sense takes guts. All our crew have Throughout the world, we recognize
personal veto rights. Even with very thorough pre-engineering the importance of internal training,
and preparation, some details might turn out to be different in safety awareness and development
practice. Every Mammoet employee has the right to stop any based on uniform professional
operation that they feel is potentially unsafe. That calls for the standards. Every member of every
kind of determination and confidence that is first nature to
­professionals who not only know that they have final responsibility
for the work but also enjoy the continuous support of the
manage­ment. It is our job to encourage that kind of guts by
­constantly proving our own commitment. It is better to stop an
Shared knowledge and
best practices
operation once too often than regret not doing so later. Mammoet’s solid position and the
effective custo­mer support provided
The challenge for the years ahead is to grow the company and by its operations are due in part to
adapt it where necessary while retaining the Mammoet feeling, the highly dedicated ICT team that
Mammoet style and Mammoet heart. So that we are known as provides the ‘glue’ in the organiza-
that unique heavy lifting and transport solutions company with tion. The SAP Enterprise Resources
‘our red men’, carrying out everything from equipment rental and Program, for instance, now covers
straight­forward engagements to the most complex projects that well over 95% of our organization.
draw on our specific know-how and innovative skills. ‘It enables very fast communication,
standard procedures, delivery of
We are pleased to present this year’s edition of Mammoet World, financial and other management
featuring some of the eye-catching projects we have carried out information, and fully auditable
in the past 12 months. consolidations. It is important not
­reiterates.
LOOK OUT!As well as having supervisors,
Mammoet’s renowned safety regula-
tions meet the highest industry
standards. That is why safety always
has top priority. The theoretical
basis is laid through internal e-learn-
ing courses. New employees and
externals working for Mammoet
through a subcontractor are obliged
to follow the courses. Then the real
work begins: before an operation
begins, Mammoet holds toolbox
meetings and crews on the job are
supervised by certified senior
only as a mean to share knowledge
and generate information but also
as a learning tool,’ says Siem.
The intranet is available throughout
the Mammoet organization.
Managed by the SAP system,
e-learning has been put in place and
people are very enthusiastic about
it. Many courses are now supported
by electronic materials, examples,
exams, videos and documentation.
Achievements are registered and
drive the certification of Mammoet’s
employees. The program includes a
wide range of courses for technical
KEEP THINKING
Mammoet’s safety teams check the
status on-site. Employees are even
interviewed on-site to test their
knowledge and safety awareness.
‘And, of course, we are constantly
developing internal training programs
and campaigns that vigorously and
vividly remind us of the really
­important issues. We have just
kicked off the “Mammoet Minds”
Safety Campaign, for example,
which is featured elsewhere in this
Mammoet World.’
operators but there are also many
practical courses for office staff
and we are constantly adding to
the range. Siem: ‘By rolling out the
training program, we are living up to
our ambition that shared knowledge
and best practices should be availa-
ble to all within our organization.’
LOOKWE
OUT!
CARE! KEEP THINKING
We Care! Keep Thinking! Look out!
Mammoet’s performance is the result of a
carefully maintained balance between man
and machine. When handling heavy cargo
and equipment representing huge investments,
often on sites where operations continue and
traffic keeps on moving, a disruption in the
scheduled activities may lead to losses and
Mammoet Salvage
Mammoet Salvage: Smart Solutions,
United Experience
In essence, salvage work is no more than a
complicated lifting job ­(especially when wrecks
have to be recovered). This is a perfect appli-
cation for Mammoet’s expertise. The best
example is still the ­recovery of the Russian
submarine, the Kursk. With its distinctive
engineering approach, Mammoet has the
potential to successfully ­complete salvage
LOOKWE
OUT!
CARE!
extra costs. What is more important, even
a slight oversight can lead to a potentially
dangerous situation that could harm people
who are on the site or nearby. Every Mammoet
employee is trained in safety awareness and
knows what his individual responsibilities are,
from giving feedback to colleagues, to
stopping operations immediately. To keep
operations that some people think are
impossible. Mammoet has been working in
the marine sector for many years and at the
beginning of this year we strengthened our
position by setting up Mammoet Salvage B.V.,
a joint effort with various experts from the
international salvage scene. The company has
a clear ambition: to rank among the top three
specia­lized salvage companies worldwide
within three years. To achieve this goal, a dedi-
KEEP THINKING
the sites. The themes are a perfect reflection
of the day-to-day operations.
One of the first themes will be the cell phone.
In some situations, especially in the petro-
chemical sector, cell phones have to be
switched off to prevent interference with
electronic equipment. In other cases, a cell
phone conversation can distract an operator
and stop him from concentrating on his work.
The campaign illustrates the risks in order to
remind on-site operators about the regulations
and safety issues and also to make office staff
more aware of how to use cell phones.
They should not call operators when they are
cated team of specialists from a wide range of
disciplines is concentrating on competitive
bids. The difference between two bids often
lies in the basic approach: ‘the smartness of
Mammoet solutions’. This approach is rooted
in the conviction that many proven Mammoet
techniques and solutions will also work on
salvage operations as long as we are smart
enough to adapt to the specific circum­
stances. Patrick: ‘Mammoet Salvage is not
WE CARE!
Mammoet’s managers are strong supporters
of the safety campaign, and CEO Roderik
van Seumeren has formulated a series of
statements that express the concept of
We Care!, Keep Thinking! and Look Out!:
1. We make sure that knowledge and
experience can be shared via the Training
& Development Program (We Care!).
2. If you think a situation is so unsafe that
you cannot comply with our safety rules,
stop the work. I will always support you
(Keep Thinking!).
3. When I discover a potentially unsafe
situation on site, I will personally draw
your attention to it (Look Out!).
starting from scratch but is actually an
extension of an area in which we want to
demonstrate our operational excellence.
We started from our headquarters in Schiedam
but we are also seeking customers from our
offices in Houston and Singapore.’

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 Mammoet’s think tank
EMD
The Equipment Management Department (EMD)
is one of the most important departments in the
Mammoet organization. It is responsible for the
complete management and maintenance of
the equipment fleet. The articles on this page
show why part of EMD is known as Mammoet’s
think tank. It is responsible for ‘inventing’
equipment for new solutions and adapting com-
ponents that are already in service. Its valuable
solutions include easy transportation, usually
fully containerized, and low Total Cost of
Jan van Seumeren jr., Ownership. The department manages a large
CTO. stock of spare equipment and components.
Its delivery processes run 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
MSG Crane
Koeweit Safety first, better performance,
enhanced efficiency
It is the careful balance between man and
machine that makes the difference in delivering
the best services with the most attractive price/
performance ratio. Mammoet’s strategy is
therefore directed at continuously improving
that balance. A shining example of this is the
recent MSG upgrade. Mobilizing this type of lifting
gantry is a challenge, especially in remote areas
or in crowded spaces. So we came up with an
innovative upgrade program that simplifies the
mounting. Our solution has the twin advantages
of making our logistics more flexible and it also
makes a positive contribution to the crew’s safe
working conditions.
New software ensures high accuracy in position-
ing, more efficient moves with the load, and
absolute assurance that all operations will stay
within the design limits. The number of power
packs has been reduced to one, eliminating the
need for complex hydraulics and valves and
auxiliary electrical power at the top of the crane.
The container concept is still mandatory for all
our technical developments, so the building
blocks are fully containerized and can be dis-
patched overseas easily by road or rail. It is a fully
self-supporting concept. All that is needed, from
ballast to power packs and support equipment,
Mammoet Footsteps
The Hunger Project for a world without hunger
is kept together. The result is that the MSG is
now more versatile than ever before and the
upgrade meets the demand for fast and efficient
logistics.
Double stacked boom concept
Innovations are often the outcome of practical
experience and know-how but they are also
inspired by exploring new ideas in mechanical
engineering. A good example of this is the
Platform Twin Ring Containerized Double Stack
(PTC DS), which could even be hailed as a
trend-setting innovation.
Mammoet supported a technical school in Indonesia for three
years. Inspired by the project’s success, it went in search of a
new global project with a social goal. It settled on The Hunger
Project because this organization’s core principles seamlessly
match the Mammoet brand feeling.
Our core activities are tailor-made heavy lifting and transport
solutions, with the added value of the unparalleled know-how
and experience of our staff. Key concepts that run throughout
all our work are problem solving, innovation and professionalism.
The same core concepts and priority for people are also
a hallmark of The Hunger Project (THP).
Close to the customer in Antwerp
People-driven problem solvers
THP is an international development organization whose mission
is to create a world in which everyone is able to live a healthy
and productive life. The organization is people-driven in all
respects. It does not see people in need of food as helpless
victims but as the key to solving the problem of hunger.
Innovative and professional
THP’s vision and methods are innovative because every part of
the organization is imbued in word and deed with a bottom-up
approach to solving hunger. THP never provides money or
resources top-down but invests in the empowerment of poor
populations and the creation of opportunities so that they
can shape their own destiny. THP is constantly learning and
developing new expertise to guide this process effectively.
For more than 28 years, it has been a pioneer in the field of
sustainable and structural development.
THP is a professional organization. As a member of the UN Task
Force on Hunger, it is a leading player in the UN Millennium
Project led by Kofi Annan. In the past twenty years, THP has
developed an effective and integrated strategy to achieve all
eight Millennium Goals by 2015. No fewer than 189 countries
have signed up to the Millennium Project.
Partnership and respect
THP believes a world without hunger is possible. In every
country, the organization seeks equal partnerships and mutual
respect. Everyone works on local solutions that suit their own
culture and country. The THP staff in developing countries are
always made up of local people and the THP offices in western
countries are staffed chiefly by unpaid professionals.
In the donor countries, therefore, the organization does not
cost any money.
THP’s approach could have been written for us. THP is a
front-runner that dares to stick its neck out and rises to find
unique solutions to one challenge after another. Where others
stop, THP keeps going. That is why we are convinced that by
sponsoring THP, we can make an effective contribution to the
sustainable development of the global society.
For more information: www.thp.org

EMD put a lot of practical experience and know- Like Rotterdam, the port of Antwerp ranks among the busiest
how into the upgrade. It reviewed the existing and largest ports in the world. It is home to many of Mammoet’s
configuration and redesigned the components well-known customers, including those in the petrochemical
to make the MSG a better machine. sector, power industry and general port business.
MSG Upgrade Since February 2006, Mammoet has been able to provide these
customers with an even better service from an office right in
the center of the port area. The current facilities include dry
docks, crane capacity, weighing stations, platform trailers and
much more support equipment. The site can accommodate the
assembly of modules, ship conversions and the dressing of
columns and vessels, while also providing capacity for
temporary storage. From here, Mammoet supports local and
regional maintenance operations and carries out specialized
jobs for customers as well as for itself. Mammoet shares the
site in partnership with Antwerp Ship Repair. Together the two
companies are preparing for a very demanding engagement
that will commence later this year. Mammoet will perform lifting
and transport services for the construction of a large bridge.

Tonne-meter reveals crane performance PTC DS concept extended

What exactly is the performance of a crane?
From basic mechanics it is easy to under-
stand that the lifting capacity of a crane
depends on the distance between the crane
centre and the position of the hook, the
operating radius. When the crane has to
reach far, the capacity will be lower than
when lifting nearby.
To maintain balance, the product of force
and radius at the working side must be
equal to the counterweight side of the
crane. When using enhanced configurations
such as Super Lift, the counterweight can be
moved to a larger radius to provide more
counter effect, which in turn increases the
available capacity on the crane’s hook.
Capacity (ton)
EH&S Contractor Award for Mammoet Number 1 in Transport 50
The Mammoet fleet will be enlarged with
CRANE DUTY GRAPH a fourth PTC DS in the course of 2006. Dow Benelux B.V. of Terneuzen, the Netherlands, has The Transport 50 Index is a listing of owners of specialized and
1,600 The investment is being made to meet presented the Environment Health & Safety (EH&S) heavy transport equipment around the world that the industry
1,550
1510 ­market demand for the enormously Contractor Award 2005 to Mammoet. Dow’s Global can consult to gain a clear picture of a company’s capabilities.
PTC Filtered mb: 49m
CC8800-1 Filtered mb: 0m
­successful PTC concept. It offers a great Vice-President, Mr. David Graham, and the Chairman Companies are listed according to their transport capacity,
1,500
CC12600 Filtered mb: 54m deal of value for money and customers of the Board of Executives of the Terneuzen site, which is calculated by counting all the modular and specialized
1,450 are very happy with its performance and Mr. Gerhard van Harten, personally honored their trailers in their fleet. The Transport 50 Index also says something
1,400
­flexible applications. The greatest advan- best performing contractor. about the importance and influence of modular trailer systems,
tage of the PTC concept is that all crane especially Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT). They
1,350 1292 sections can be transported in standard Wouter van Noort, Mammoet’s Director Cranes Benelux, have a great impact on the list, and it is therefore not surprising
1,300 20 ft or 40 ft containers, with a maximum accepted the Award saying it was “A great compliment that Mammoet is ranked number 1. Even if the fleets of the
weight of 30.4 tonnes. Since there is no to us all”, and noted that Mammoet had also won the second and third placed companies were combined, Mammoet
1,250
need for special transport, considerable 2004 Award, a very unique situation indeed. would still be bigger.
1,200 savings can be made on transport times He emphasized that Mammoet will continue to seek
1,150 and costs. The fourth PTC – the number improvements, delivering even better results with an The data for the Transport 50 Index are supplied by the
eight ring crane in Mammoet’s fleet – unerringly sharp focus on Quality, Safety and companies themselves. They must complete a detailed
1,100
is expected to be ­operational in late Environmental issues, because this will ultimately questionnaire to provide information on heavy haulers that are
1,050 2006/early 2007, and will be one of be to everyone’s benefit: customers, fellow contractors, used chiefly on sites and projects and on heavy and specialized

When specifying a crane’s lifting power, 1,000 950 the world’s largest mobile cranes. employees and the Mammoet company itself. road haulers.
the numbers usually specify the maximum
950
capacity based on the ­minimum lift radius Ideas triggered by customer needs
which is limited by the sheaves in the hook 900 Other striking additions to the Mammoet fleet include another 170 axle lines
block or the boom head. However, at more and the containerized winch concept for a winch with a capacity of 650
practically usable radius, the capacity
850

depends on the counterweight system, the
boom/jib configuration and other parameters.
When examining various crane profiles,
it turns out that a “lighter” crane may
outperform a “stronger” crane at a larger
radius. To provide more transparency in its
­technical communications, Mammoet now
uses the ‘tonne-meter’ number to work out
which crane is the best for the job. This
allows customers to compare ­competitive
quotes. The tonne-meter figure is based on
the weight of the lift and the operating
radius, which is dictated by the crane’s
position. The crane’s performance can
be read from a graph showing the lift
capacity at increasing radius.
800
tonnes. This concept has been designed especially for very high-end jobs, Black Empowerment for Mammoet South Africa
such as lifting operations in nuclear power plants. The current plans involve
750 two of these winches, which will first be used on a job in the US.
700
The idea itself was triggered by customers. economic inequalities and underdevelopment that arose Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd to Tlou Heavy Lift Solutions,
during the apartheid era. The ultimate objective is to achieve a company owned by James Ngobeni, Phumelele Siphayi and
650
The same is also true of innovations such as the crawler system for a substantial increase in the participation of black people in Noor Hendricks. The sale of the shares has also resulted in
600 the Platform Twin Ring and PTC, and the flat racks added to Mammoet’s the economy and the business community. changes in the organization of Mammoet Southern Africa (Pty)
­container concept. The development of 20 strand jacks of 900 tonnes to Ltd. The Board of Directors has been expanded from the former
550
elevate pontoons rock-steady and thus create a very stable metal island in Black Economic Empowerment is quantified using a scorecard three directors to six, and in addition to the three partners
500 the Caspian Sea was also inspired by customer needs. The entrance channel of seven items and a maximum score of 100. Companies mentioned above now includes Roderik van Seumeren, Siem
450 to the Caspian Sea is too small to transport a prefab oilrig, so customers achieving a score of at least 40 are entitled to refer to them- Kranenburg and Martijn Kuipers. Martijn Kuipers (Managing
need a clever solution that can be constructed quickly and at a modest price. selves as Black Empowered, a qualification that is necessary Director) and Noor Hendricks (Director Operations) are
400
to be eligible for orders from the Government or organizations responsible for the day-to-day management of the company.
350 Each one of these innovations illustrates Mammoet’s ambitions to be market such as power companies and petrochemical companies.
300 leader: to continue providing the safest and best solutions, in part through Since the end of apartheid in 1994 the Government of South About 90 representatives from our clients and the Government,
continuous innovation based on practical experience, technical know-how Africa has taken a number of steps to achieve a greater diffusion Compliance guaranteed including South Africa’s Minister of Transport, Mr. Jeff Radebe,
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
and feedback from customers. of economic power within the black community. This legislation, To ensure compliance with the Black Economic Empowerment attended the official announcement of the share sale and the
Radius (m)
Black Economic Empowerment, is intended to overcome the legislation Mammoet has sold 50% of its stake in Mammoet signing of a Letter of Intent by all partners in Johannesburg.

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 Four seasons in one day!
Location Reydarfjordur, Iceland

Petrochemical
Job Installing heavy units using four six axle line SPMTs and a CC 2800 crawler crane
Challenge Extreme weather conditions

Highlight: What made the job so special was the variable

Driven by the optimization of performance ratios, the scale of petrochemi-
cal plants is increasing. In close cooperation with its clients’ engineering
departments, Mammoet stretches the design limits by providing high
capacity transport and lifting equipment. This enables clients to design
modules that can be moved and lifted more cost effectively.
An aluminum factory is being constructed in the east
For both Mammoet and the client, minimizing down time, space restrictions, of Iceland. Two production halls will be built parallel
and safety procedures are a matter of course. The cases illustrate the to each other, both no less than 1,200 meters long.
extensive specialist expertise that Mammoet has developed to serve the Mammoet was engaged to transport and lift 45-50
petrochemical industry. pre-assembled modules with weights ranging from
60 to 350 tonnes and ten trafos of between 181 and
262 tonnes, to install four overhead 122-tonne cranes,
to place a 78-meter stack and to lift a 380-tonne
silo roof with 16 strand jacks. All these units arrived
weather on Iceland, which sometimes presented the
crew with four seasons in just one day. Snow storms
and the combination of frost and wind meant extra
attention had to be paid to safety. At wind speeds of
20 meters per second, a couple of degrees of frost
will freeze fingertips and ear lobes within 15 minutes.
In addition to all-weather suits and thermal boots,
hats and winter gloves are essential. And because it
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by ship and were carried to the site using SMPTs. tires were fitted with spikes. Alertness and good
Crane ballet for low cost, smart & safe solution Mammoet used a Demag CC 2800/1 and a 24 axle equipment kept disruptions and delays to a minimum.
line Scheuerle 2004 at the site.
mammoet Location Cleves, Germany, and Schiedam, the Netherlands
europe Job Transporting reactors weighing 420 and 683 tonnes
Challenge Offering the client the most economical solution through
the judicious use of equipment

Full service at Rafnes

Highlight:
In Cleves, Germany, two reactors weighing 420 and 683 tonnes were built
for a project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The vessels were constructed upright
and our first job was to lay them on their sides so they could be finished. Location Rafnes, Norway
They then had to be jacked up and placed on pontoons to be shipped down Job Installing a 105-tonne column, exchanging
the River Rhine to Rotterdam. three-pressure-stage turbine and more
Challenge Time pressure

Loads of these weights and dimensions would normally be lifted by lattice

boom cranes such as a CC 2800. But with careful study and professional
ingenuity, it proved possible to use two AC 650 cranes instead of one
CC 2800 crane. This had significant advantages for the client. Firstly,
disruption at the site was kept to a minimum because the cranes arrived in
the morning and left in the evening. A CC 2800 would have needed two days
to assemble and two days to dismantle, in addition to the lifting day.
Secondly, this solution was a lot cheaper.
Customized slings
The AC 650 cranes with a 25.5-meter main boom and 160 tonnes of counter-
weight were positioned on each side of the reactor. Both cranes were jacked up
60 centimeters to provide the clearance and lifting height needed.
Once they had been jacked up using 10-centimeter beams under the outrigger
pads, an additional support was built under the slewing ring using 10-centimeter
beams. We also used 12.2-meter-long slings made especially for this job, with a
capacity of 150 tonnes and small loops that could be hitched in the breech
around the lifting bollard. A 400-tonne spreader beam was mounted in between;
the shackles, all based on a load of 300 tonnes, were hitched to the beam.
The crew carried out these preparations using a 70-tonne auxiliary crane,
since the weights were far too great to be lifted by hand.
At the same time two Demag AC 500 cranes were erected, each with a
42.5-meter main boom and 100 tonnes of counterweight, to bring the base of
the reactor towards the cranes. The four cranes then maneuvered the reactor
into a horizontal position and lowered it onto the saddles standing ready to
receive the unit. The second job was to jack up the reactors and load them
both onto a pontoon. The water level in the Rhine, however, was too low and
it was decided to use two pontoons. The 10 kilometers to the RoRo was
bridged using SPMTs for the 683-tonne reactor and a conventional trailer
for the 420-tonne reactor. After arriving in the Port of Rotterdam they were
loaded onto the Jumbo Vision for the last leg of the journey to the final
destination, where Mammoet again came into action for the two reactors.
Highlight:
Mammoet Germany won the contract to unload,
tempo­rarily store, dress support and install up to 70 items
during a total shutdown at a refinery in Rafnes, Norway.
Most activities had to be completed during the “hot”
shutdown phase, lasting only a few weeks.
The centerpiece was the installation of a fully dressed
105-tonne column using a Demag AC 500 as the main
crane assisted by a 400-tonne crane for tailing.
The cranes, with the column in between them,
had to be placed in one of the narrow plant streets.
At the same time, up to 45 machine fitters, assemblers
and riggers were needed for another essential job:
the complete exchange of a turbine with three pressure
stages and one compressor motor. Despite the narrow
time frame, the installation of the elements and the
machine exchanges were accomplished smoothly
and technically perfect.

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Location Antwerp, Belgium
Job Transporting and lifting during the simultaneous shutdown of nine plants
Challenge Simultaneously using many people and resources at the same site

Highlight:
The client, one of Europe’s largest refineries, client, Mammoet began the preparations,
had already worked with Mammoet and this time such as the crane configuration plans, several
asked us to carry out transport and lifting work months before the project began. In total some
during the simultaneous shutdown of nine plants. 30 main cranes were involved, together with
The scale of the job, the changeable crews and some 10 cranes for sundry jobs, 15 tractors and
equipment required during the project (which 20 trailers with a range of capacities and lengths.
also changed during the day, at night and in the The work began and ended with a 20-strong Efficient crane mobilization
weekend) and the limited space for the logistics crew but in the peak period (during the vacation
necessary for such a substantial project required season) 90 people were working on the job. Location Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
meticulous planning. In collaboration with our Job Carrying out various heavy lifts using a CC 4800 crawler crane
Challenge Multi-deployability of equipment over large distances
“Personal excellence
makes the difference in
Made-to-measure efficiency Highlight:
what we achieve”
In 2005, a refinery in Dartmouth, Nova
Location Porvoo, Finland Scotia, Canada, contracted Mammoet
Job Transporting and installing four reactors at an oil refinery for the replacement of a catalytic cracker
Challenge Offering the most effective solution in minimal space head, for which a CC 4800 was used.
Mammoet then won an additional
contract to install a new diesel hydro
treating reactor that was required to
Highlight: comply with new Canadian low-sulfur
An oil refinery in Finland had to expand to increase its production capacity, primarily for oil limits in accordance with the Kyoto
originating from Russia. Mammoet won the contract to transport and install four reactors with protocol. The CC 4800 was on stand-by
Tim Sittler
lengths of 52 meters and diameters of five meters – and weights of no less than 1,254 tonnes! rental for two months until it was used CEO,
to erect and install the ULSD reactor. Mammoet Canada
The client had been smart enough to place the reactors at just nine meters distance from each
other. Mammoet took advantage of this by offering a solution that minimized the conversion An interesting aspect of the job was
time. The solution entailed installing the reactors using a lifting portal stabilized with guys and that the crane was mobilized entirely by
two MSG lifting towers, connected by two 10-meter beams. The preparations consisted of railway from another recently completed
converting the single 15-meter beam unit into two 10-meter beams to connect the two MSG project in Indiana, an overland distance
towers, carried out at Schiedam. The work at the site was a challenge for even experienced of 3,000 kilometers. This logistical
operators: the reactors had to be moved over hilly terrain, lifted using a portal stabilized with simplicity produced a considerable
guys and tailed with minimal space for the SPMTs and the tailing frame. saving for the client.

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 Anchored rock-steady First job for PTC III
Location Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Location Sao Paulo, Brazil
Job Transporting 44 process modules using two 12 axle line SPMTs Job Maiden PTC III project, replacing a 654-tonne reactor head
Challenge Offloading using a self-designed mooring system Challenge Restricted space in a live refinery, overload permit needed

Highlight:
This job began in the Port of Windsor, located directly
across the Detroit River from the city of Detroit, where
a geared vessel delivered 44 process modules for the
Suncor Refinery in Ontario, 100 kilometers further up.
With two 12 axle line SPMTs, Mammoet unloaded the
modules from the ship and put them in temporary storage
at the port. Since it is not feasible to transport large
modules by road over long distances in Ontario, Mammoet
loaded them onto a 76-meter-long and 22-meter-wide
barge 10 to 12 at a time.
SMPTs conquer ten percent slope
The 44 modules reached their destination in four
consecutive barge shipments while the tireless
Mammoet crew traveled back and forth between Highlight; was erected “in the air”. A temporary therefore first had to issue a special 8%
the Port of Windsor and the Suncor site as they In the third quarter of 2005, Mammoet structure was constructed to position the overload permit. In the standard procedure
performed the load-outs, sea-fastenings, load-ins, brought its third Platform Twin Ring entire boom and back mast horizontally that was carried out, critical parts of the
and site transport services. Containerized crane (PTC III) into operation. over a live pipe rack. Large mobile cranes structure were analyzed and the configuration
After the customary tests in the Netherlands, then lifted the boom/luffing jib and back mast was recalculated. Only when the manu­
The offloading operations were a special challenge. the PTC III was immediately disassembled into the air in a truly spectacular manner. facturer had determined that the excess
The narrow dock facilities extend out into the fast-flowing and transported to Brazil for its maiden weight would not cause any technical
St. Clair River and have few suitable mooring bollards. project. At the refinery in Cubatao, the crane The PTC III was used to replace the 654- malfunctions and safety was guaranteed
To moor the barge rock-steady, Mammoet designed a and crew had to overcome another challenge tonne reactor head of the UFCC unit at the could written permission be given.
complex system with on-shore mooring points. before tackling the first real job. Because Petrobras refinery. The additional weight of Replacing the reactor head took six weeks
The dock’s 10% grade could have been an extra there was not enough space in the live refinery the rigging, block, spreader, etc. required for in total. The PTC was then also dismantled in
complication if not for the fact that SPMTs are ideally to erect the boom/luffing jib and back mast the lift meant the load eventually weighed the air.
suited to climbing such grades due to their superior from the ground upwards, part of the PTC 722 tonnes. The PTC’s manufacturer
traction abilities. The modules were therefore offloaded
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Integrated logistical transport solutions
Coke drums moved by Mammoet mammoet
asia Location Sakhalin Island, off Russia’s eastern coast and north of Japan
Job Participating in preparations to construct a refinery from a local Mammoet base
Location Fort McKay, Alberta, Canada Challenge Difficult job in remote area
Job Transporting four 413-tonne coke drums using an 800-tonne gantry system and two 150-tonne climbing jacks
Challenge Preventing delays for the client through meticulous and thorough preparation of the transport schedule

Highlight: in weight from 700 to 1,800 tonnes, three slug catchers,

Preparations are being made to exploit the huge gas and three flares and many other items. Twelve equally heavy
Highlight: oilfields on Sakhalin Island. An international consortium modules then followed, one being no less than 84 meters
Four coke drums, drums for removing solid particles from crude oil, weighing 413 tonnes each, that is building a refinery engaged Mammoet for integrated long, four finger racks and other materials.
had to be moved from Edmonton to Fort McKay, Alberta. The operation demanded a careful logistical transport solutions. Mammoet has established
selection of the transport configuration, because regular highways and bridges had to be passed a local base to carry out the job, Sakhalin OOO, and For the roll off, transport from the temporary harbor
on the way to the Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Horizon project site, a distance of 775 km. is using its hydraulic cranes, barges and multi-axle to the construction site, and setting of the cargoes
In addition, an ambitious transport schedule meant the drums had to be shipped in the current transport systems on the project. Mammoet used 356 axle line Scheuerle SPMTs. A triple-
shipping season. Otherwise, they would have to wait until the following winter shipping season, wide 60 axle line SPMT was used to move the heaviest
which would seriously delay the project for the client, One of the first jobs was to unload and transport modules across an 800-meter-long bridge. . This unique
58 components to the site for the Sakhalin II project. combination had never been seen before but it guaran-
Coordinating an exceptional convoy The first transport comprised 23 heavy modules, varying teed the efficient and safe transport of the modules.
The drums were moved in pairs, supported by saddles, trailers, trucks and of course the dedicated
Mammoet Canada Western crew. Loading was done with an 800-tonne gantry system and two
150-tonne climbing jacks, with a double-wide 10 line road style under each end of the drums.

The total convoy was over 200 meters long, almost 12 meters high and more than 10 meters
wide, so a significant part of the job was to scout and prepare the road. Several utility companies
were involved – all coordinated by Mammoet – to lift power lines, turn traffic lights, remove street
furniture and control traffic.
Supervising converging cargo flows
Once outside the city, the two trucks covered the route at two-day intervals in order to limit the
impact on highway traffic. Traveling at 30 km/h, a one-way trip took five days. Some passes over Location Gove, Australia
bridges were very close to the structures’ design limits. Once on site, the jacking crew took over Job Enlarging a bauxite refinery
Challenge Moving vertical 350-tonne tanks over a site with
and the empty vehicles returned to Edmonton to collect the next two drums. After insulation, the
slopes of up to 6%
drums have been lifted onto their foundations by Mammoet’s PTC crane, completing the
factory-to-foundation service.

Although many industry experts thought the transport schedule far too ambitious, Mammoet
lived up to its promises, to the clients benefit. Only one drum incurred a delay of one day when
the ambient temperature dropped below –35° Celsius, which was too cold for safe operations.
At such extremely low temperatures, hydraulic systems do not work properly, despite the use
of arctic hydraulic oil, and steel can become brittle.

Rings from Japan to Canada

Location
Job
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Inland transportation of two hydro treating reactors Brand new equipment in India!
Challenge On-time delivery of three shipments by rail and road Location Jamnagar, India
Job Shutting down a refinery using two brand new CC 2200s
and one new LR 1750 crawler crane
Challenge Ensuring the entire crew had the right standard of knowledge
Highlight: The second shipment, consisting of eight rings, to operate new equipment Highlight:
With the assistance of Mammoet Japan, Mammoet five skirt sections with 5.3-meter diameters and To meet the growing demand for aluminum, the owner of a bauxite refinery in Gove, in the
Canada Western won the contract for the inland two vessel heads with 4.3-meter diameters, arrived Northern Territory of Australia, has decided to expand and double its export capacity.
transportation of two hydro treating reactors for a couple of months later. A special license was Highlight: On this project, Mammoet is the contractor and supervisor for the load-in and load-out
the Horizon project in Alberta, Canada. needed before the skirt sections could be trans- A refinery shutdown in Jamnagar, India, in the fourth operations as well as the site moves and final installation.
The reactors were supplied by Kobelco and Japan ported over the road because loads exceeding quarter of 2005 formed the maiden job for three
Steel Works, and the material arrived in the 4.75 meters are allowed only in special circum- brand new CC 2200 crawler cranes and a new The equipment for the project consists chiefly of pre-assembled modules (PAMs) from production
Canadian Port of North Vancouver in three stances in mountainous British Columbia. In close LR 1750 crawler crane. Before the job began, the locations in Sattahip (Thailand), Newcastle and Darwin (Australia), Kuantan (Malaysia) and – later
shipments. The first one consisted of ten rings, cooperation with the authorities, Mammoet also crew underwent additional and special training at in the project – Chan May (Vietnam). In total, there will be hundreds of items with a total
ranging in weight from 50 tonnes to 67.5 tonnes, made sure the license was issued on time. the crane manufacturer, Terex Demag, in Germany. estimated weight of 49,000 tonnes, possibly rising to 70,000 tonnes.
crated accessories and fabrication rollers. Using To assist with the first time assembly, several service
the ship’s cranes in tandem, these were loaded The last shipment of material was delivered in engineers from both Liebherr and Terex also traveled In Sattahip, Mammoet carried out the site moves and the load-out. In Kuantan and Darwin,
onto rail cars. The rail loads were then transferred two truckloads after the assembly of the reactor to the project. it also took care of the transportation. In Newcastle, third parties carried out the load-outs.
to highway transport equipment using Mammoet’s vessels had been completed. Mammoet erected
gantry near Fort McMurray, Alberta. This first load them using a PTC. The size of the total job was The cranes were used to replace a reactor dome, The major challenge in this project is to move vertical 350-tonne tanks with a height of 38 meters
was delivered on site the moment the assembly 1,422 tones in weight and 3,435 CBM in volume. to remove crude oil exchangers and many other items and a diameter of 14 meters over a site with up-hill slopes of 6% and down-hill slopes of 5%.
hall was completed and when the overhead crane and, after the necessary maintenance work, to reposi- The actual jacking down, performed with climbing jacks, takes place on a slope of about 3.5%.
that is part of the complex was being tested. tion them. Since the work was performed 24 hours a When this article was being written, the first transports out of Thailand had been discharged
day, Mammoet provided a double crew for each crane. successfully and most of the PAMs had been installed, either with SPMTs or with mobile cranes.

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World record in the desert
mammoet
middle east Location Ras Laffan, Qatar

Civil
Job Heaviest lift ever using a land crane
Challenge A Mammoet Sliding Gantry especially modified for this job

Highlight:
The North Gas Field was discovered on the
northeast coast of Qatar in 1971. Since the Experience in multi-modal transport by road, rail and water together with Mammoet’s thoroughness in a field that extends from handling heavy
1990s, the emirate has been developing all facilities for lifting, skidding and jacking heavy loads ensure Mammoet’s prefabricated elements such as concrete girders and steel structures
the industries involved in worldwide gas position as a full-service provider in the civil market. Mammoet crews that are assembled on site to constructing, relocating or dismantling
exports. This has had a major impact on manage all cargo handling from factory to foundation, with a combination buildings and industrial facilities.
Qatar’s economy and is creating many jobs of skill, professionalism and state-of-the-art equipment. The cases reflect

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for Mammoet in this tiny state. It is working
chiefly on plants that liquefy LNG (Liquid
Natural Gas) before it is shipped. One of the
mammoet
projects being carried out here is the Oryx
project, a second generation LNG plant europe
that will become the world’s largest.

Mammoet assisted in the expansion of

the plant, the climax being the installation
of two reactors, each weighing more than
2,200 tonnes. A crew of 25 experts from
Mammoet carried out the work using a
Mammoet Sliding Gantry (MSG) especially
configured and modified for the job.
In doing so, it set a new record: the weight
per reactor represen­ted the heaviest lift
ever using a land crane.

Unique lifting factory the Mammoet skid system. The MSG

The MSG can best be described as an
­enormous lifting factory consisting of
­completely computer-controlled hydraulic
lifting units that the crane driver operates
from his control room. Especially for this job,
Gas, gas, gas... the crane was fitted with a 75.5-meter main
operated at a radius of 34 meters and Mega bridge installed in one night!
placed the reactors on the foundations
in one smooth movement. Highlight:
Location Zoetermeer, the Netherlands
Elevated highway sections are often Job Positioning a 1,000-tonne bridge
The MSG is the only crane capable of lifting assembled using pre-fabricated elements.
something as heavy as these reactors and, In most cases the site itself is too small to
Challenge Timeframe

boom, a 15.4-meter jib and 2,600 tonnes
Location Ras Laffan, Qatar of counterweight. Four 900-tonne strand
Job Lifting heavy installations for various gas producers jacks (160 strands each) were attached to
Challenge Smart use of state-of-the-art equipment the boom head and another four 600-tonne
strand jacks (144 strands) were fitted to
the back mast. During the lifts a tailing
frame supported the base of the reactor
as the stack moved into position along
High in the sky
thanks to its compact design, the location set up a temporary manufacturing facility.
in the middle of the plant posed no problem. Many prefab constructions are thus produced
Other operations at the site could continue at yards and have to be transported. This final
as usual. phase includes not only the transport but also
the assembly and/or positioning of the
construction. It inevitably has an impact on
traffic flows. To minimize the inconvenience,
customers draw on Mammoet’s experience
and turnkey solutions for engineering,
logistics, route surveys, negotiations with local
and political authorities and documentation.
Typical SPMT job
In Zoetermeer in the Netherlands, for example,
Mammoet was engaged to place a complete,
almost 140-meter-long cyclist and pedestrian
bridge over the busy A12 highway. To disrupt
the traffic on this major highway in the west of
the country as little as possible, the work was
carried out at night. The road was closed to all
traffic at 9.30 p.m. and the first phase of the
transport began. It consisted of the Mammoet
crew driving the bridge transversely from the
construction site along the A12 onto the highway.
At about 1.00 a.m. the engines of the 40 axle
line SPMT were started and the 1,000-tonne
colossus slowly began to move. The wheels of
the SPMTs then rotated longitudinally to the
road and the bridge was slowly moved to its
final destination. The procession passed a
railroad gantry, after which the bridge –
with an additional 12 axle line SPMT at the
northern end – was jacked up to the required
height for installation on the abutments.
With the sun about to rise on the Sunday
morning, the Mammoet crew lowered the
curvaceous structure safely and precisely onto
its foundations. The client was satisfied and
treated everyone to champagne as the first
cars once again raced past Zoetermeer and its
new landmark: an elegant white construction
designed by architect Edwin Megens.
Mammoet’s nighttime activities were photo-
graphed and recorded by hundreds, perhaps
even thousands of spectators and the cameras
of several TV stations and press photographers.

Location Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Highlight:
The Ras Laffan area of Qatar has become a familiar workplace for Mammoet.
As well as the now completed Oryx project, Mammoet has been involved in
two other projects in the Ras Laffan area. One, Ras Gas train 5, has now been
completed. The other, the Dolphin project, is still ongoing.
For the Ras Gas project, Mammoet carried out only the transport work; for the
Dolphin project, Mammoet was awarded both the lifting and the transport con-
tract. The first items to be moved were two boilers, both weighing 300 tonnes.
Double Cometto 12 axle lines were used to transport and install them on the
foundations. The area between the foundation legs was backfilled, so that the
trailer could be maneuvered between the foundations and lower the boiler.
With only 15 centimeters’ clearance on both sides, the Mammoet crew had
to demonstrate all their driving skills.
Project completed, work goes on
Throughout the entire contract period ships regularly arrived with heavy vessels
for the two projects. Once, Mammoet even had to carry out two substantial jobs
in one week: the installation of two 545-tonne Amine absorbers for the Dolphin
project and the installation of a 300-tonne demethaniser for the Ras Gas project.
The crew had to pull out all the stops because the fleet in Qatar at the time was
not as large as it is now. Nevertheless, both jobs were performed smoothly and
successfully using the same trailer configuration: double 12 axle lines on the
front and double six axle lines on the back. Mammoet’s CC 4800 crawler crane
was used to install the Amine absorbers.
The Ras Gas train 5 has now been completed. The Dolphin project is still
ongoing but that’s not the only reason that Mammoet is still hard at work in
Qatar: Ras Gas trains 6 and 7 and the Qatar II project start this year.
Mammoet has been contracted to provide transport for both projects.
Job Heavy-equipment transport and erection
Challenge Use of MSG 50 II
Highlight:
At Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Mammoet contributed to
the successful completion of the JUEG 2 project to
construct an ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol plant.
Mammoet won the contract to transport and erect
the heavy equipment using the MSG 50 II.
Concrete beams in convoy
Location Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Job Lifting and transporting more than 600 concrete beams and girders
The heaviest structure to be erected and positioned Challenge Main contractor to execute and supervise all transport
on its foundations was a wash tower weighing
1,250 tonnes; it had a height of 87 meters and a
diameter of 7.6 meters.
Highlight: contractor, executing and supervising all of the transport, which
Netherlands Railways constructed a high-speed link for the took place over several years. The beams were more than
Amsterdam-Utrecht route. The “Utrechtboog” is a 15-meter-high 33 meters long and weighed in excess of 144 tonnes.
and 1800-meter-long viaduct on which high-speed trains will Various tractor/trailer combinations were used for the transport.
travel to and from Germany in the future at speeds of up to Mammoet partner MVS was responsible for the assembly work
160 km/h. The construction called for the transport of more than using two Liebherr 300-tonne telescopic cranes.
600 concrete beams and girders. Mammoet was the main
“The Middle East
­market is booming and
will face their biggest
­challenge in history The Water-train
Location Amsterdam, the Netherlands
and Mammoet is proud Job Positioning a railroad coach on the deck of a boat
Challenge Very special transport solution during one of the world’s
to take part in these largest boat shows
exciting times.”
Highlight:
Willem Dekkers
Managing Director During last summer’s ‘Sail’ – one of the world’s largest boat shows – in and around the Port of Amsterdam,
Mammoet Middle East Netherlands Railways came up with a playful transport solution: a water-train. It consisted of a railroad
coach from the Regiorunner series on top of an old ferry that had had its superstructure removed.
Mammoet used two 200-tonne telescopic cranes to place the coach and its bogies on the deck.
After the event, the same two cranes made the reverse move. First the carriage – weighing more than
56 tonnes – was lifted from the bogies and set down on the ground to one side of the track. The two
cranes then lifted the bogies onto the railroad tracks and the carriage back onto the bogies. Netherlands
Railways then only had to make the necessary connections for the train to be used for regular passenger
transportation again.

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Bone chilling
Location Bergfriede, Germany
Job Placing a 460-tonne bridge
Challenge Not getting stuck in the ice
Highlight:
After East and West Germany were reunited, the
replacement of old bridges was one of the main
priorities. Mammoet contributed to the installation
of many bridges in Germany. The most recent job,
won by Mammoet Germany, involved a 460-tonne
bridge built for Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion
Mitte, Neubauamt Helmstedt.
The customary procedure on a job like this is for
the crew to first jack up the bridge and remove the
building supports and position the skidding material
underneath. Mammoet’s hydraulically-driven skid
shoes then push the bridge as far as possible until
it hangs far enough over the water for the barge to
accept it. Both the bridge and the barge are then
Delivering 80 beer tanks in Seville
Location Seville, Spain
Job Transporting and installing 80 beer storage tanks ranging from 17 to 35 tonnes
Challenge Compensating for the very high center of gravity with special equipment
Highlight:
In Seville, Spain, Mammoet transported and installed
eighty 17-35 tonne beer tanks of various diameters
and heights for a newly built brewery.
The challenge in this project was formed by the tanks’
exceptionally high centre of gravity. For a secure and
safe operation, the six axle lines of SPMT that we
used for the execution was fitted with a special frame
supplied by the client. They then drove underneath the
tank and chains were fixed to it to secure it on the
trailers. To lower the center of gravity on the transport
combination the trailers also carried about 25 tonnes
of steel ballast. Nevertheless, the tilt margins were very
small. The SPMTs therefore had to be maneuvered
very carefully when it was driven into the factory.
The tank was then positioned above the foundation
plates and installed just as carefully. The expe­rienced
“You comply with crew successfully repeated the sequence of picking
up a tank, driving it to the factory, installing it on the
safety issues not foundations and driving the SPMTs out again about
eight times a day.
because the
management wants it,
but because you
personally believe it is
mandatory to do”
Bryan Cronie
Corporate QSE Director,
Mammoet Holding
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position in many
mammoet
markets, illustrates
americas we’re doing the right
thing”
Jan Kleyn
Managing Director,
Mammoet USA
pushed across the channel until the bridge reaches
its final position. The only difference now was that
it was extremely cold during the actual skidding
operation – it was even unusually and unpredictably
cold for this region! A challenge indeed for the well
experienced crew because the tug and pontoon
operated by BTS under Mammoet’s supervision
nearly got stuck in the ice. An icebreaker and a
mobile digger had to come to support. In spite of
the harsh conditions, the bridge was positioned Relocating a complete steel factory
exactly on schedule. The channel remained closed
for some time and two icebreakers from Location Louisiana and Trinidad
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion had to support. Job Relocating a complete steel processing plant
Challenge Big job, unstable ground conditions
Highlight: This work was carried out by a local contractor with the neces-
Move a complete steel processing plant (DRI plant) from sary expertise in dealing with these types of soil conditions.
Louisiana, USA, to Trinidad. That was the challenge that was After the permits were granted, the utilities relocated, and the
presented for Mammoet USA. Execution of this project started railroad crossing completed, loads of up to 1,100 tonnes could
with the preparation of a plan to split up the plant into modules. be moved down the heavy haul road, over the levee bridge,
This plan formed the basis for the transport plan and the choice to the seagoing barges.
of equipment for the relocation.
The Mississippi River posed another challenge. The varying water
The greatest challenge was the construction of a temporary levels restricted the opportunities to transport heavy loads onto
bridge over Highway 44 and the Mississippi River Levee, a lifeline the levee and the surrounding areas. Every ‘i’ had to be dotted
in Louisiana’s complex infrastructure in the Mississippi delta. and every ‘t’ crossed if the seagoing barges were to be loaded
In addition, major utility lines had to be relocated and a busy rail- out in these narrow windows of opportunity. In close cooperation
road line had to be crossed. Mammoet was given responsibility with the client and all the other involved parties, the dismantling
for engineering and developing a plan that would be acceptable and shipping phase was successfully completed and was imme-
to all the relevant agencies and the local community. After several diately followed by a new phase: reassembly in Trinidad.
design changes, the solution that was finally agreed was of a Here, too, another challenge was waiting for Mammoet because
magnitude never attempted before in the state. the ground conditions in Trinidad were very similar to those in
Louisiana. A sizeable amount of site work was required before
Unstable ground, restricting water level any equipment could be mobilized. The relocation of the DRI
There is virtually no stable ground in the Mississippi delta. plant required 2 XCC 2800, 72 axle lines SPMT, as well as jacking
Ground surveys also found that transportation would only and sliding equipment. Overall, the entire project, including the
be possible if several layers of existing topsoil were first removed Trinidad operations, has been successfully completed.
and replaced with a specially-designed compactable fill.
Sliding a container crane
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Job Relocating a container crane
Challenge Skidding operation on the edge of a quay
Highlight:
Mammoet was contracted to relocate a container crane at the Port of Montreal. The crane had
recently been constructed to increase the handling capacity at the Termont Container Terminal.
The client had built the 900-tonne crane away from the quayside so that the construction work
would not disrupt the operation of the other cranes on the site. On completion, the crane had
to be moved a distance of about 100 meters to its final position on the quayside.
A 1,000-tonne skidding system was the best solution but an inspection of the jobsite found
there was not enough space between the edge of the quay and the crane to perform the
necessary jacking work. This challenge was solved by using a steel working platform that the
client had built in consultation with Mammoet. The relocation of the crane was then completed
very quickly and efficiently. Mobilization, equipment assembly, crane skidding and
demobilization back to the Cambridge yard were all accomplished well within one week.
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with yourself.
Offshore lifting in the Caribbean If you do not

Location Caribbean Sea, Venezuela

believe in a change,

Offshore
Lifting a 500-tonne jacket and placing it on a 1,500-tonne platform
Job
Challenge Combination of late award and reduced time window
then it is useless to
convince others.”

Mammoet’s activities in the offshore industry include the accurate and safe platforms almost to the point of completion just before their final position- Darren Adams
Managing Director,

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execution of transport solutions, load-ins and load-outs, and the assembly ing at sea. The cases show how the offshore industry benefits in all kinds of
Mammoet UK
of very large and heavy items. The services Mammoet offers seamlessly ways from Mammoet’s special services and its ability to move and lift large
match the industry’s desire to assemble oil and natural gas production and heavy items at the yard.
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Jacket load-out with a difference

Location Flushing, the Netherlands
Job Combined upending and load-out operation
Challenge Complex ballasting operation

Highlight: Balanced ballasting Using 28 hydraulic pumps, the operations, once

Highlight:
Mammoet was contracted to position the Wellbay
Structure for the “De Ruyter” field, weighing approxi-
mately 815 tonnes on its gravity base. The solution
was a combined upending and load-out operation.
The main crane for the upending was Mammoet’s
LR 1750, in SSL configuration, assisted by three of
our client’s crawler cranes.
In the Caribbean Sea, Mammoet contributed to
the Coro Coro project to construct an offshore
platform for the extraction of oil and gas in shal-
low waters. The first phase, lifting a 500-tonne
jacket and placing it on a 1,500-tonne Weld Head
Platform (WHP), immediately presented a real
challenge. The limited window to execute the
operations and the late award of the project to
Mammoet made it very difficult to get all the
ne­cessary solutions and resources on site on time.
Part of the plan was a float-over operation in the
open waters of the Gulf of Paria between Trinidad
is approximately four meters and the GBS measured 63 and Venezuela, using the RG 912 crane fixed
by 70 meters, a total of 16 tanks had to be ballasted. on a large barge that was grounded to the sea
This was a particularly complex operation for the ballast bottom by 25,000 tonnes of water. Additional
crew, especially because the GBS deck, unlike a normal work called for the installation of 70-meter-high,
barge, was covered with cable trays, pipes and string- 100-tonne piles in the seabed using the RG 912
ers. In spite of the harsh conditions, the crews finished equipped with a 58 to 86-meter boom for pile
the preparations for this operation on schedule and driving and hammering. A Lima crawler crane
the upending was completed in just three hours’ time. assisted as tailing crane.
After the lay-out the “ DeRuyter” was brought to
The jacket was picked up from the transport
barge and set onto the seabed with less than
one degree of tilt from the final orientation.
A four-man ballasting crew and three trailer/jack-
ing operators were lined up for the next steps:
the transfer and float-over of the 1,500-tonne
WHP. It was carried on a single barge and
transferred onto two submersible pontoons
previously sunk in place with adequate space for
the single barge to fit in between. By ballasting
the main barge with the WHP and simultaneously
de-ballasting the two pontoons, the WHP weight
was transferred to the two pontoons. The two
loaded submersible barges were then conveyed
over the jacket resting on the seabed. With the
WHP right above the jacket, the two pontoons
were gradually ballasted again to deliver the
WHP over the jacket.
These operations were performed non-stop
despite the tidal movements during the day.
started, could not be reversed. After a series of
meetings and studies of the tide charts,
Mammoet and the client agreed to start at eight
p.m. and finish the next day at five p.m.
According to the chronogram, the critical part
was during the float-over and it was scheduled
to coincide with the best tides, which were
expected during the afternoon. The transfer,
changing from one pontoon to two pontoons,
and the rearrangement of the pumps could
be completed during the evening and the
next morning.
Good coordination between the people at
Mammoet and the client is essential in an
operation like this. Several meetings were
dedicated to step-by-step walkthroughs of every
activity and the allocation of specific tasks to
each team member. The logistics to supply the
crew with food and water without interrupting
the operations also had to be perfectly planned.

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The hinge point for the upending was on the edge of the Mammoet’s Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam,
floating GBS. To keep the base level end at the correct The Netherlands. With the help of a 650-tonnes crane
height despite tidal movements throughout the operation, and a 500-tonnes crane a crane was placed on the
mammoet
Mammoet’s computer controlled Ballasting System was upper deck of the “de Ruyter”.
installed on the GBS. Since the tidal range in Flushing americas

The early bird gets the worm?

Smoothest load-out of the year

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Location Amelia, Louisiana, USA
Job Loading out several modules of between 3,800 and 5,600 tonnes
Location Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
Challenge Bridging the height difference between the storage location and
the barge
mammoet Job Loading out a 2,500-tonne jacket

asia Challenge The tidal variation

Highlight:
Mammoet loaded out a series of modules last year. Highlight: around midnight. The tide was much
The last three modules were part of the Atlantis semi The Geographe and Thylacine gas fields lower than predicted in the tide table
submersible. Ready for load-out at the yard in Amelia, lie 55 and 70 kilometers respectively owing to local channels. The load-out
USA, were the production module (4,800 tonnes), offshore from Port Campbell, Australia, began as planned but the strand jacks
the generation module (3,800 tonnes) and the compres- in the Otway Basin. The Otway jacket could not pull at full speed on account
sion module (5,600 tonnes). Mammoet used 192 lines was designed especially for these gas of the tidal variation. Furthermore,
of SPMT and Goldhofers at the site. fields. It weighs some 2,500 tonnes alternatively pulling and waiting for
and is over 100 meters long, nearly ballasting made the process a long and
A particular challenge was the modules’ location almost 30 meters high and 30 meters wide. tedious one. The crossover stage could
three meters above the ground but still 50 centimeters not start until about five o’clock the
lower than their position on the barge. The Mammoet The contract to load out this jacket, next morning. The Mammoet team
engineering department in Rosharon designed a load one of the biggest and heaviest in worked relentlessly throughout the
spreading arrangement on the trailers that would accom- the project, was awarded to Mammoet operation. Men in red overalls were
modate the height, the jacking and the different beam Singapore, which used two of popping up from under and over the
spacing under each module. This solution worked Mammoet’s 900-tonne strand jacks jacket, here and there on the barge,
excellently: the first module was loaded out one day for the operation. Ballasting services making sure that no detail was over-
ahead of schedule. The load spreading was reconfigured, were provided by a subcontractor with looked. In the end it was one of the
and the second module was jacked up and moved to the a team of Mammoet engineers monitor- smoothest load-outs ever. The client
bulkhead all in one day! The third module went equally ing and coordinating the process. was very impressed and satisfied,
fast. For the client, this meant the job was completed After the briefing, the load-out began as was the Mammoet team.
three days ahead of schedule.

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 Pulling & Skidding
Location Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
Job Transporting a 2,300-tonne jacket from jetty to barge
Challenge Timing the operation to the tides
Highlight:
Mammoet was awarded the contract to
transport a 61-meter, 2,300-tonne jacket from
the jetty to an ocean-going barge. Mammoet
deployed two 900-tonne strand jacks with
two x 18 120-meter strands to carry out the
load-out in a two-phase skidding operation.
In the first phase, the jacket was pulled fifteen
meters to a location five meters from the edge
of the quay; in the second phase, the jacket
was pulled from the quay onto the barge.
Loading the jacket onto the barge took about
six hours. The jacket had to be loaded while
the tide was rising, and for this reason the
load-out began early in the morning.
The calculation of the necessary ballast in
anticipation of the operation and the monitor-
ing of the ballasting during the operation
were also part of Mammoet’s job. The work
also involved transporting three smaller
14,000 tonnes on 32 skid shoes
Location Pasir Gudang, Malaysia
Job Assisting in building a spar
Challenge Tried and tested skills prove themselves again
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Highlight:
Mammoet Dubai won a contract to transport and load-out
an 850-tonne module for the Encana Buzzard North Sea
Project North. The module was constructed at Jebel Ali
Port and had to be shipped to Hartlepool, UK, on the
Condock 5 barge but the construction yard wasn’t on
the waterfront.
Many competitors claimed that the job could only be done
with SPMTs but Mammoet convinced the client that semi
self-propelled trailers could do the job just as well.
Its advice was based on extensive expertise and
experience. Mammoet Dubai has been operating this type
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Power
Modules for power plants are highly specialized facilities that are manufac- tion, so that’s what Mammoet offers. These cases highlight several aspects
tured by just a few firms. In many cases, the heavy and outsized modules of Mammoet’s strong reputation in the power industry and its wealth of
need complex transportation to reach their destinations, be it by road, rail or experience in all segments, from fossil fuel and nuclear power plants to
sea. For such demanding jobs, customers prefer an end-to-end, safe solu- facilities using sustainable energy sources such as wind.
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500 km journey to the middle of a Scottish mountain
modules weighing between 220 and 350
tonnes, the largest being 91 x 7 x 9 meters mammoet
europe Newcastle, United Kingdom; Cruachan, Scotland
Location
in size. These modules were transported from Job Transporting and installing two 115-tonne transformers
the construction site to the jetty and loaded Challenge The power station’s location demanded a unique design and transport solution
onto two barges using 24 axle lines of SPMT.
Highlight:
Scottish Power commissioned two 115-tonne transformers from
Nijmegen, the Netherlands. They were first carried by boat to
Mammoet’s Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam, where they were
transferred to a seagoing boat for the journey to Newcastle, UK.
Upon arrival, the transformers were unloaded onto two 9 axle line
trailers and prepared for a 500-kilometer journey across the Scottish
Highlands, a rugged and unspoiled mountainous region.
The trip to their final destination, the Cruachan Power station, took two
days. Then came the most exceptional part of this job, the installation
of the transformers into a hydroelectric power station in the middle of
a mountain that could be accessed only via a specially-constructed
Highlight: one-kilometer tunnel.
At Pasir Gudang in southern Malaysia, Mammoet is helping to build a 14,000-tonne
spar as part of the Kikeh Spar project. The structure is similar to one Mammoet Impressive professionalism
Dubai loaded-out at Jebel Ali a year or two ago. The plan of the contractor and Mammoet devised to solve this
exceptional challenge was worked out in every detail. Preparations
Building the spar is the first assignment for the Kikeh Spar project. Mammoet is began after the design phase had been completed, two and a half years
supplying 32 skid shoes and the crew occasionally moves one of the spar sections before the actual transport operation. A 100% exact copy was made of
to the next location on the skid track. Beside the skid system Mammoet is supplying the transformers designed especially for this location in order to test the
craneage to assemble the spar segments. The towers are used to place the top installation process. Only when the test with this dummy was successfully
sections on the bottom sections. completed the design was approved and work could begin on building
the transformers themselves.
The yard operater, another manufacturer of offshore structures, is also located in
Pasir Gudang. Mammoet is providing craneage here for the assembly of the modules. On arrival at the power station the transformers were reloaded precisely
according to plan onto a Mammoet girder bed combination, which ferried
the cargo through the narrow tunnel. At the end of the tunnel the trailer’s
hydraulics were applied to place the transformers on a turntable. After
rotating the table 90 degrees, the transformers were skidded 50 meters
along a passageway. They were then turned again, skidded alongside
the foundations and jacked down into position.
Both transformers were installed in just five days.
A clearance of just five millimeters
Location Jebel Ali Port, Dubai
Job Transport and load-out of a 850-tonne module
from Jebel Ali to Hartlepool
Challenge A clearance of just five millimeters
Reaching for the top
Location Various locations, Germany
Job Replacing a 33-tonne wind turbine drive unit and windmill blades
of trailer for the past seven years, during which time they Challenge Meeting the specific demands of the wind power industry with a LTM 1500
have proven their value in both the load-out and inland
transport markets. The module was loaded onto two 18
axle line units and after a problem-free journey arrived at
the port where the Condock was waiting to receive it. Highlight: was a maintenance job at the Zodel wind turbine park close to the
To overcome the steep slope of the jetty when loading The German wind power industry is making intensive use of Polish border. It involved the replacement of a 33-tonne drive unit.
the module, Mammoet Dubai designed, supplied and Mammoet Germany’s LTM 1500. The crane is exceptionally good at For this specific job, the LTM 1500 was equipped with the complete
installed a special ramp. The load-out supervisor observed meeting the specific demands of installing and maintaining wind 84-meter main boom, Y guys and a rigid one-piece jib. It also had
that there was only minimal clearance between the module turbines. The complications in this sort of work are the height and an additional 105-tonne counterweight on the upper structure.
and the pre-installed grillage. While bystanders scratched the radius of the windmill blades. The LTM 1500 has a normal boom Near Magdenburg, the LTM 1500 was used to fit new blades to
their heads, Mammoet’s calm and confident employees of 50 meters but when configured with an 84-meter boom and a fly a Vestas V80 wind turbine alongside the A2 highway. To replace
scraped in between the grillages with a clearance of jib it is perfectly suitable for the wind power industry. One of the the 24-meter blades, the crane was erected with a jib and equipped
no more than five millimeters on each side! most recent jobs on which Mammoet Germany used a LTM 1500 with a 60-tonne counterweight.
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Car factory applies wind energy
Location Sunderland, United Kingdom
Job Transporting and erecting six 55-meter-high wind turbines
Challenge Preparatory consultancy and execution in close association with the client
Highlight:
A car manufacturer in Sunderland, UK, purchased
six 55-meter-high wind turbines for installation on-site
to supply electricity directly to its factory. Mammoet
UK was contacted to find the optimal solution for
transporting the turbine parts from the storage area
and erecting them at their locations. The client had
allocated specific time slots for the delivery of parts
and new cars. Erecting the wind turbines was not
allowed to interrupt these slots and roads could not
be closed during shift periods, so the Mammoet crew
had to work to a very tight schedule.
Before starting the work, Mammoet carefully studied
the locations and advised the client about what
would have to be done to erect the wind turbines.
The preparations, in combination with precise meas-
urements to ensure that none of the cranes’ outriggers
would be above the underground services, ensured
that the entire operation went ahead smoothly.
Each wind turbine consisted of four parts: the base
tower (33.1 tonnes), the upper tower (15.9 tonnes),
the nacelle (20.6 tonnes) and a rotor (7 tonnes).
One tractor unit with an extendable trailer of up to
35 meters and capable of carrying a load of 33 tonnes
provided the transport. The cranes used for the
operation were one LTM 1055, two 4075 GMKs and
one LTM 1500 with the 84-meter boom extended by
68.1 meters and a 45-tonne counterweight.
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Location
Job
Challenge
Highlight:
At the Becancour industrial park approximately one hour
north east of Montreal a new 500 MW combined cycle
power plant is currently under construction. Mammoet
is taking care of the transport and installation of all
the plant’s heavy equipment. This comprises two
combustion turbines, three large generators weighing
approximately 250 tonnes each, one steam turbine,
sixteen heat recovery (HRSG) modules, four large HRSG
stack sections, two auxiliary boilers, two steam drums,
three large transformers, and a few miscellaneous items.
Unusually, construction of the plant was divided into
several mechanical installation contracts: one for the
combustion turbines, one for the steam turbine, one for
the heat recovery boilers, one for the auxiliary boilers,
etc. Each contract had its own heavy equipment
transportation and lifting requirements. Mammoet bid
for all nine of these subcontracts, and was honored
to be awarded no fewer than eight of them!
Working on eight contracts for seven different clients
required outstanding coordination, if only because for
most of the time just one 12 axle line SPMT was used to
transport most of the 33 heaviest items. Other interesting
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A 650,000 kg tunnel drill
Location Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Job Unloading, transporting and offloading a tunnel drill
Challenge Extremely wide and heavy transport in an urban setting
Highlight:
A new rail connection being built in Rotterdam,
the Netherlands, will run partly underground
through twin 6.5-meter-diameter single-track
tunnels with a length of 2.4 kilometers.
This tunnel, which will be some 25 to 30 meters
below ground level, is the first to be bored in
an urban region.
The drill used to bore the tunnel was made in
Schwanau, Germany. From there, it was shipped
in sections to the Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal in
Schiedam, the Netherlands, where a PHB harbor
crane loaded the sections onto trailers before they
were transported in twelve special road convoys
to the construction site in the Rotterdam area.
The transport took place during two consecutive
nights, with three, four and five axle line trailers
Becancour, Quebec, Canada
Transporting and installing all a power plant’s heavy equipment
Eight contracts for seven clients required outstanding coordination
equipment operated on the site included a 450-tonne
Lift-n-Lock gantry system, a 500-tonne skidding system,
a 400-tonne jacking tower, a Western Star prime mover
and, during one peak busy period, an additional self-
propelled conventional 12 axle line Scheuerle Intercombi
transporter. One of the challenges was to skid the four
HRSG stacks underneath a low pipe rack that bridged
the only road exiting the port facility. Mammoet relocat-
ed each stack section under the pipe rack at a rate of
one per day.
and an additional 4-bed-6 combination and a
2-bed-4 combination on the first and second night
respectively to carry the taller sections. Some
street furniture along the route had to be removed
temporarily to create sufficient space for the
seven-meter-wide loads, and the roads were
temporarily closed to other traffic. The transports
were accompanied by two exceptional convoy
vehicles with further assistance being provided by
the police. The whole operation enjoyed a great
deal of interest from the newspapers and national
and regional TV stations.
After an uneventful trip the sections, including the
cutter head, cutter wheel, centre shield and trailing
shield, arrived at the site. There, a 500-tonne
crane and Mammoet’s crew were waiting to
unload the trailers. It then took two months
to assemble the drill.
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Transformer transformed
Location Taft, Louisiana, USA
Job Replacing a 286-tonne transformer
Challenge Mississippi crossing, nuclear challenges, replacing a transformer with a new, wider one during an outage
Highlight:
Mammoet was asked to replace a transformer at a
nuclear facility in Taft, Louisiana, west of New Orleans.
It was an exceptional challenge because, apart from
meeting the usual extremely strict requirements on
safety, personnel training/instruction/admission and
adherence to drawings and procedures for a nuclear
plant, the job had to be done during an outage.
This demanded meticulous planning and coordination.
Furthermore, the new transformer was slightly wider
than the old one so that the clearance when installing
it was just one inch on each side. What’s more,
the 286-tonne monster was delivered on the wrong
side of the Mississippi!
The transformer arrived at the Port of New Orleans on
the East Bank of the Mississippi River and Mammoet
had mobilized its Schnabel car for a direct discharge
from the ship. After tie-down, the load broke all records
on this rail/road bridge and gaining the clearances
required to cross the river here cost the Mammoet rail Between moving the old transformer and placing
crew a great deal of negotiation and hard work. the new one, the Mammoet crew helped the customer
and another subcon­tractor install cooler panels and
Helping the customer out associated steelwork. These parts are located behind
Upon arrival, the transformer was skidded off the railcar the transformer and can only be reached when it is
onto a double 10 axle line SPMT and then offloaded removed. It turned out that the contractor that was
onto load spreading mats placed directly on the facility’s supposed to do the job did not have all the right
parking lot. paperwork and people. The customer didn’t find that out
until it was just about to start work. To avoid losing time,
The actual exchange was performed a few months later. Mammoet helped out by using the crane intended for
Due to very strict ground bearing limitations, a lot of the gantry setup and some additional rigging. This was
steel had to be installed under the skid tracks. Since the a smaller job than those Mammoet’s crews normally
entrance road was only wide enough for a double-wide carry out and very detailed in nature. All in all, it was a
SPMT, the Mammoet crew loaded and offloaded the pretty complex job completed safely and on time.
transformers using their 450-tonne capacity gantry.
Cold Boxes for a Cold City
Location Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Job Delivering, erecting, and installing the six largest items for cold boxes
at a new oxygen plant
Challenge Complex transport route by road and water, with several restrictions
Highlight: end of the 750-kilometer journey across
A major nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario, built several lakes was no more than a rocky
a new oxygen plant. Oxygen plants typically beach with limited access. For the final
require the installation of a “cold box”, stage, from Killarney to the site by road
a large tower that separates air into its through a very rugged area, a structural
two main gases: nitrogen and oxygen. consultant had to be engaged to analyze
the many bridges along the route.
Mammoet delivered, erected, and installed Furthermore, the route could not accommo-
the six largest items for this project. date more than three heavy-haul vehicles
To do so it had to overcome many logistical at the same time due to traffic congestion.
challenges. The first was that the items came The six items were carried over these
from two different fabricator’s shops and two 100 kilometers three at a time in two
load-out quays. This meant they had to be separate trips by three transporters.
carried from the two locations several hun-
dred kilo­meters apart over the road from At the final destination Mammoet used a
the shops to the quays. Three items were CC 2500 crane to erect and position the
loaded onto a medium-sized barge at the equipment. Fitted with 72 meters of main
first quay and three others at the second boom and 200 tonnes of superlift, the crane
quay. Owing to the size of the barge, it was a erected and positioned all six items in the
very tight squeeze to fit all six items on it. course of one week. The total project took
A larger barge, however, could not be used approximately one month.
because the offloading site in Killarney at the
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common sense. Highboy conquers the road to Kaeng Khoi
mammoet
You need it, just
asia Location Kaeng Khoi, Thailand
Transporting and installing turbines, generators, transformers and condensers for a 1,400 MW power plant
like daily food and Job
Challenge Transporting a 5.4-meter-high turbine over 77 bridges and through passages with 5.5-meter clearances

drinks.”

There’s no such thing as routine work

Highlight:
Mammoet handled the transport and installation
Neil Birkbeck of equipment for a 1,400 MW combined cycle
Managing Director,
Location Wilmington, Delaware, USA power plant in Kaeng Khoi, Thailand. The trans-
Mammoet Asia
Job Replacing a steam turbine generator port consisted of four GT turbines (370 tonnes),
Challenge No matter how often we do the work, it’s always unique and carefully designed, engineered and checked four GT generators (325 tonnes), four GT trans-
formers (220 tonnes), two ST generators (250
tonnes), four condensers (100 tonnes) and two
ST transformers (250 tonnes). The load had to
cross a distance of about 300 kilometer from
port to site by a route on which some pedestrian
bridges and overpasses had clearances of just
5.5 meters.
This height limitation was not a problem for the
transportation of the GT transformers and the GT
generators thanks to the Highboy frame that
Mammoet has designed and built especially for
this kind of work. But to transport the 5.4-meter-
high GT turbine, a new solution had to be
devised based on the original Highboy.
It consisted of suspension beams designed
especially for this purpose by an engineer at
Mammoet Canada Eastern. The beams
suspended the turbine by its lifting hooks and
fitted inside the contours. The frame passed
under the 77 bridges on the route with just
millimeters of clearance, with the Highboy
helping to spread the weight.
The height of the condensers, ST transformers
and ST generators was not a problem and these
items were transported on conventional trailers.
The cargo was installed using skidding and
jacking systems and a hydraulic gantry system.

On the road in Bukadra

Highlight: and put in storage, the new stator installed, and the Location Bukadra, Dubai, UAE
The client manufactures generators and turbines and is tower system disassembled and demobilized again. Job Unloading and transporting a transformer

also one of Mammoet’s global clients. The most recent
contract to be won is to replace a steam turbine
generator in Wilmington, Delaware. To lift and transport
the 165-tonne generator, Mammoet mobilized a TITAN
tower, four 100-tonne strand jacks, a skidding system,
12 axle lines of SPMT and a 450-tonne gantry system.
In the short course of three and a half weeks, the
equipment was assembled, the old stator removed
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It may sound like a routine job but in the world of Challenge A number of height restrictions
Mammoet each operation is designed, engineered and
checked individually. On this job, the TITAN tower was
the most economical solution for the client. The only mammoet
other viable solution to replace the generator was to middle east
cut a hole in the roof and then lift out the old generator
with a very big crane. It would take a crane such as
a PTC to accomplish this.

Highlight:
For the construction of the Dewa transformer station in Bukadra, Dubai,
Mammoet was awarded the contract to transport and install a total of four
transformers, each weighing 280 tonnes – and all within a 12-day period.
In addition, Mammoet was asked to transport two 55-tonne reactors during
the same timeframe.

The transformers arrived one by one in the Port of Bukadra, transferred to

a Cometto 14 axle line trailer and transported to the site. Mammoet also
used a prime mover to carry out this engagement. The project was
complicated by a number of height restrictions due to bridge overhead
Smart transport solution cuts costs gantries – with clearances of no more than two to three centimeters.
In addition to their many other skills, the Mammoet crew had to demonstrate
Location Shelburne, Ontario, Canada their excellent driving skills!
Job Erecting 45 wind turbines
Challenge Cost efficient crane transport solution with
two self-propelled transporters

Highlight:
A large power plant constructed in Shelburne, Ontario, has adorned the rural landscape
with 45 new wind turbines. These wind turbines, the first phase in the Melancthon Grey Wind
project, will produce 67.5 MW of electricity to power 50,000 homes. To erect the wind
turbines, Mammoet’s Cambridge office was contracted to dispatch a CC 2600 and a CC Turbo transport for turbine
2800. Mammoet also provided five hydraulic cranes, crane mats, and specialized rigging,
most of which was custom-designed and built specifically for this project. Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Location
An interesting aspect of this project is the considerable cost saving for the client, which was Transporting and installing three 185-tonne turbines
Job
achieved by using two self-propelled transporters to move the cranes on the site over distances Challenge Do an afficient operation
of up to three kilometers. This strategic choice meant the road needed to be only five meters
wide in many areas. This saved costs that would otherwise have been incurred to widen the
road to 12 meters or to dismantle and reassemble the cranes in order to move them.
Mammoet has since been contracted to carry out lifting work in phase two of the Highlight:
Melancthon Grey Wind project. Starting in August, it will involve the erection of a further The Aweer power station in Dubai is being enlarged. As part of the job,
88 wind turbines. Mammoet Middle East is transporting and erecting three 185-tonne turbines .
The 66 kilometers from the Port of Jebel Ali, where the turbines arrived, to the
power station was covered in some four hours using a Cometto MX 12 lines.

At the site, the turbines were lifted from the platform trailer with the Lift-n-Lock
gantry. Since the trailer could not be positioned above the end position owing
to the height of the foundations, the suspended turbines had to be moved
sideways for 36 meters before they could be placed on the supports.
Operations at the site took just two hours. The safe and swift service here
could well count as the fastest operation ever accomplished.

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 Marine
Advanced engineering capabilities, a huge range of specially developed
auxiliary facilities and an equipment fleet including pontoons and floating
cranes mean Mammoet can offer tailor-made solutions for heavy lifting
and transport jobs on water as well. The construction of large bridges
between islands, the commissioning and decommissioning of offshore
facilities and the removal of ship wreckage are just some examples of
successfully completed marine jobs – as are the cases featured on this
page and the next one.

Mammoet Salvage
Mammoet Salvage B.V., a joint venture with various
experts from the international salvage scene, is a new
initiative to make more targeted use of Mammoet’s
comprehensive experience and expertise. It will adopt
an innovative, high-quality engineering approach that
unites Mammoet’s experience in heavy lifting and
transport with specific salvage expertise. Operations
started in January 2006 and are managed by Fokko
Ringersma. His team members came from Wijsmuller
Salvage, Smit Salvage and, of course, Mammoet.
Mammoet Salvage has already executed their first
contract for the removal of the inland push barge
“Thor” and its cargo of 340 steel plates in the Antwerp
port area. The weight of the steel plates is nearly
3,000 tonnes (eight tonnes each) and with a dimen-
sion of 12 x 4,5 meters. Whilst waiting for the locks
in the port, the barge “Thor” developed a crack in
the hull and sank within a matter of minutes.
Bridge reconstruction helps New Orleans get back on its feet
“Zeevang” was fitted with two Hitachi KH-300 crawler
cranes. The tug “Groenland” accompanied the
“Zeevang”. The steel plates were lifted with the help
of steel plate grippers. Divers placed these grippers
on the bottom of the harbour inside the sunken barge
at a depth of 16 meters, where after the cranes lifted
the plates on deck of the “Zeevang”. In a week the
cargo was discharged from the barge. Afterwards the
barge itself had to be lifted, which was found to be in
two pieces. On both sections, the divers installed
­lifting chains through holes in the side of the barge.
Both sections of the barge were lifted by a floating
sheerleg. The sections have been placed ashore
at a quay nearby.
Location New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Job Repairing a bridge on a key highway into New Orleans
Challenge High tempo and far from ideal conditions in the wake of a hurricane
Highlight:
Part of the only highway connecting New Orleans with the east and the A crew of between 10 and 15 people worked 24/7 in three day shifts
north is the ten-kilometer long Twin Span Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. and two night shifts, using three pontoons, skidding and jacking equipment
Hurricane Katrina had damaged the bridge so badly that it could not be and 4x10 ­­self-propelled Goldhofer axle line. Sometimes, they were asked
used and New Orleans was locked in a corner. The Louisiana authorities to do the seemingly impossible but their professional attitude and knowledge
demanded that the bridge be repaired as quickly as possible. helped them do a very good job, to the great satisfaction of the governor
of Louisiana and Mammoet’s client which.
The bridge is made up of 872 prefab concrete parts, each weighing 290
tonnes. 74 of them had to be completely replaced and 380 had to be
repositioned. Mammoet was contracted to lift and position all the parts.

Several months later Mammoet Salvage carried out

the operation in cooperation with BTS and Mammoet
Nederland. The salvage vessel “Jumbo” had been Container vessel buckled in the middle
loaded with diving containers and is the working
­platform. For the lifting of the cargo the pontoon Location Schiedam, the Netherlands
Job Providing a safe docking solution for a buckled container vessel
Challenge Fast mobilization and installation of a support system

Drawing on a fat ‘cigar’

Highlight:
After watching over Germany’s territorial waters for nearly
30 years, an end has come to the working life of the U21
submarines. Following a European tendering procedure,
a Dutch breaker’s yard was awarded the contract to break up
each of the vessels and five decommissioned submarines were
towed from Kiel, Germany, to Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
where they would be cut up into sections. Before they could be
broken up, of course, the submarines had to be lifted out of
Lifting jobs at sea
Location
Job
Challenge
Location Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Job Salvaging a 450-tonne submarine
Challenge Lifting a submarine in a concerted effort using three floating derricks
the water. Mammoet lifted the first U21 several years ago; The three floating derricks needed to lift their load over a port
now it was time for the second one. Twelve BTS salvagers railroad and place it in saddles about 13 meters from the quay.
and three floating derricks mounted an attack on the 450-tonne It did not look as though that was going to be easy because the
submarine. The challenge lay in lifting it in a concerted effort saddles were a little farther from the water’s edge than had
using the three floating derricks – which was certainly out of been agreed. A handy bulldozer driver helped move the saddles
the ordinary and made things extra complicated. In a delicate a little nearer and the floating derricks also maneuvered a little
balancing act the floating derricks’ lifting power was gradually closer to the quayside. Eventually, the enormous “tin fish” was
stepped up and the submarine rose agonizingly slowly out of lowered very gradually onto the concave saddles.
the water. However, the most critical part still had to come.
IJmuiden, the Netherlands
Positioning two 145-tonne topsides on the Seafox 4
Crane to be erected in mid-air
Highlight:
For a Dutch contractor, a CC 2800 was installed on the Seafox (self-elevating
accommodation and multi-support platform) to carry out a number of lifting jobs
at sea.
First the body of the CC 2800 – which weighed more than 70 tonnes – had to
be lifted more than 36 meters onto the Seafox 4’s cantilever. The next job was
to assemble the crawler tracks, counterweight and boom at a height of about
10 meters using an AC 500 and an AC 650. But there was no space to lay the
boom down; in effect, the crane was erected in mid-air!
Mammoet used the CC 2800 to position two 145-tonne topsides on the Seafox 4
and to lift some smaller equipment on board. The project that the Seafox 4 was
used on was concluded with the offshore installation of a monopile and monotower
by the CC 2800. The crane was also used to lift the 145-tonne topsides onto the
monopile and tower.
Highlight:
When a ship enters a dry dock, the risk of its rupturing is
mitigated by supporting it over the entire length of its keel.
Mammoet has designed a jacking system to support high,
unexpected loads that offers maximum flexibility thanks to
its built-in hydraulic compensation system. The solution as
a whole is partly pre-engineered so that the systems’ capacity
is known in advance and partly based on hands-on experience.
The support system can be mobilized quickly and installed in
any situation.
Heavy Lift Terminal enlarged to meet growing demand
Mammoet’s Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam,
The Netherlands has recently been enlarged
to accommodate the growing demand for
hand­ling, storing and loading the equipment
and cargo of third parties, and there are plans
to extend the quay further. Significantly more
storage capacity is expected to become
­available in the near future.
The concept has proven to be very successful.
Both Mammoet and its clients use the terminal
chiefly for the temporary storage of equipment
and project cargo. In addition, Mammoet
offers assembly services and special support
for the offshore industry from the site.
Unique concept for storage, assembly...
The site in the greater Rotterdam area has
many facilities, including a 250-tonne PHB
harbor crane with a high lift capacity.
Combined with auxiliary equipment, nearby
engineering capacity, a large fleet of smaller
cranes and a variety of platform trailers, con-
struction halls and storage areas, it represents
a unique concept in the Port of Rotterdam and
illustrates the specific added value that
Mammoet’s logistics chain can generate
for its clients.
An example of transport handling is the storage
of power generators. A German manufacturer
The system is the perfect solution when speed is vital, such in unexpected problems took on the job. The ship was docked
as when a container ship was grounded on a sandbank off the on a stack of keel blocks and climbing jacks placed beneath
Dutch coast near Flushing. The 260-meter ship buckled in the the buckled section followed the precise profile of the buckle.
middle and had to be towed to the Port of Rotterdam.
The keel rested on six supports, each support consisting of a
To repair the ship, the damaged section – about 28 meters long steel mat placed on the floor of the dry dock. Three 600-tonne
and weighing 2,500 tonnes – was removed. The client, which climbing jacks were placed on each of the mats and a second
carried out the repairs, turned to Mammoet for a safe and flexi- steel mat was positioned on top of the climbing jacks. This
ble system to provide support underneath the unknown shape sandwich of mat/climbing jack/mat was constructed to provide
of the buckled section. A team of creative supervisors with additional support for the vessel, thereby achieving the stability
experience in jacking and skidding projects and a track record and safety required to cut through the its hull.
of power generators ships its products to
Schiedam on a river barge. Mammoet stores
the equipment, along with other components
that arrive at different times from different
origins. Once the “set” is complete, Mammoet
takes care of the load-out onto a seagoing
vessel for shipment to, for instance, the US,
South Africa, Indonesia or Latin America.
There is a great deal of variety in the assembly
work. A customer recently asked Mammoet
to remove a harbor crane from a site in
Düsseldorf, Germany. It was to be sold, but
there was no customer yet. So Mammoet took
that crane in parts to its site. Once the desti-
nation was known, the crane was assembled
and, after undergoing a complete test program
and certification, it was rolled onto a RoRo
vessel. Mammoet literally delivered it turnkey.
... and offshore support
The Schiedam terminal is also well equipped
to provide offshore support in the form of, for
instance, conversion programs for specialized when the converted vessel will be ready for If necessary, some services can be provided
vessels. These often comprise heavy compo- its new tasks. Mammoet also loads supply instantly. The success of this concept,
nents, such as struts and beams, or platforms ships, runs equipment testing programs, a logistical addition that also supports
that need heavy lifting and transportation as modifies pontoons and installs winch systems Mammoet’s core activities, has prompted
part of the dismounting and re-assembly to keep free-floating vessels or platforms us to consider rolling it out elsewhere in
activities. Customers know in advance exactly moored to buoys. Europe and beyond.

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