14 Aertssen Groves lift pipeline
16 January 2017 by Sotiris KanarisAertssen Kranen employed 14 Grove all terrain cranes to simultaneously lift a massive pipeline for an industrial plant project in Antwerp, Belgium.
The cranes lifted the pipeline for temporary placement over the waters of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, a stretch of pipe typically used to carry sludge to the plant.
Aertssen used seven GMK3055s, three GMK4080s, two GMK5095s and two GMK5130-2s.
Each crane lifted a 6.1t section of the pipe positioned on its own pontoon, floating in the port. Eight supervisors watched over the lift to ensure the project went smoothly.
Yves Smets, account and project manager at Aertssen, said: “We’ve had experiences with multi-lift operations up to 11 cranes that involved pipelines up to 250m, but lifting a 14-section pipe with joints was new to us. Nevertheless, the hard preparatory work of our engineering team and the professional actions of the crew on the field, made it a success story.”
Aertssen Kranen is an extensive buyer of Grove mobile cranes and has a close working relationship with BLE, the dealer for both Grove mobile cranes and Potain self-erecting cranes in Belgium.
