The global heavylift specialists are contracted to transport 16 pieces of over-dimensional cargo (ODC) from Khalifa Bin Salman Port to the Central Gas Plant III project site, Bahrain.
ALE provided the barge service from Khalifa Bin Salman Port to the Muharraq Jetty using an ALE250 class barge.
The de-enthaniser column, weighing 220t, was one of the most challenging pieces of cargo that ALE transported for the project. This was transported using 48 axle lines of SPMT in a configuration of 4 file 10 and 4 file 14 with a spacer.
“Due to its excessive length, transportation on public roads proved challenging. By making minor route modifications and receiving assistance from the Bahrain Traffic Police when the column crossed a major highway, we were able to overcome this,” said Andrew Spink – general manager for ALE’s Saudi Arabia branch.
In total, the column took only two hours to travel from the jetty to the fabrication workshop.
