Mammoet completes modernization project at Polish refinery

The project led by Italian process engineering contractor KT- Kinetics Technology aimed at eliminating heavy residue out of the refinement project.

Mammoet was responsible for the transport and installation of multiple oversized and heavy components, such as a vacuum column, a fractionator and two coke drums.

The components needed for the upgrade weighed between 60t and 294t and had lifting heights up to 113m.

The first of these components arrived in the port of Gdansk during the second week of January. At the port, Mammoet transferred the components onto a barge, which subsequently transported them to the jetty at the refinery. From there, they were transferred onto SPMTs and moved to the construction site, where they were lifted and installed by an LR 11350 crane.

The Mammoet team had to cope with snow and frozen rivers during the three months that the project took place.

Another challenge involved Mammoet’s LR 11350 crane which had to be relocated on site during the project. Taking it apart and re-assembling it elsewhere would be too time consuming. Instead, Mammoet chose to relocate the crane using the SPMTs that were on site for the transport operation.

“This intervention saved a significant amount of time and helped safely execute the whole project according to schedule,” said Mammoet.