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specialized transport sector of ourindustry is the 10th Anniversary IC

Transport 50 ranking. The first T50, containing25 companies, was in August 2005. It started inthe year that the IC50 for cranes, from wherethe Transport 50 took its inspiration, wasalready celebrating its own 10th Anniversary.

The top 10 companies in the inaugural T50are all recognisable in this months table, three of them still inthe top 10. At the top of the table then, as it is now and has beenevery year in between, is Mammoet. In the intervening 10 yearsMammoet has made a staggering addition of more than 100,000tonnes of capacity to its fleet, up from a T50 Index figure of 72,800

to 180,900, or about a 150 % increase. ALE, then as now in secondplace, has increased its T50 Index from 27,200 to 143,988 anincrease of well over 400 %. Not to be outdone, Sarens, the third

of the three originals in the top 10, has increased its capability bycloser to 500 %, from 18,000, up to just past the 100,000 mark,at 101,951.

In 2014 we have again managed to increase the number ofcompanies in the T50, from 88 to 91, which could put the magic100 in reach for next year. See this years story starting on page 15.

Coming up very soon now is the start of the industrysconferences and exhibitions season for the second half of the year.From our side we have the inaugural Cranes and Transport AsiaPacific conference (CATAP) in Singapore, part of the three daySingapore Crane Fair. For more details of this exciting series ofevents see the feature on page 37. After that, also from KHL, is theWorld Crane and Transport Summit in Florida, USA, on 12 and13 November.

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The market has spoken.With the exclusive Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) technology, the new MLC ( t)and MLC ( t) provide unique efficiencies and savings other crawler cranes simply cannot.

The VPC system is easy to operate because it automatically positions the counterweight

to fit the required lift

Ideal for energyrelated and infrastructure projects, barge work and wind turbine installation

VPCMAX attachment counterweight never touches the ground reducing ground preparation

area and ground bearing pressure by eliminating the need for a wheeled attachment

To learn more, visit www.manitowoccranes.com/mlc-vpc

To find a local dealer, please visit www.manitowoccranes.com/dealers

The MLC650 and MLC300 will be game changers in the crawler crane market.

Joe Vaccarello, MAXIM Crane Works

The VPC technology reduces ground prep, whichis an immediate savings for our customers.

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In Brazil Megatranz transported

a condensation tower weighing

458 tonnes on Scheuerle

trailers for the BASF C-310

Acrylic Complex project. Seepage 24 for the full story.

NEWS 6Initial ruling issued in Manitowoc and Sanypatent lawsuit, Terex Q2 revenues up 10%,Kobelco Cranes sales up 47 %, TNT acquires

Rent-A-Crane, Mammoet in $80 million windfarm contract

BUSINESS 11A sharp sell-off at the end of July pushed downWestern stock markets. Asia, however, did notsee the same decline. Chris Sleightreports

NEWS FEATURE 13

Radical new guidelines for the operation of selfpropelled modular transporter are due to bepublished in 2014. Graham Andersonreports

TRANSPORT 50 16This 10th Anniversary Transport 50 listingreceived a record number of entries andcontinues on a path of healthy growth. IC reports

SITE REPORT 21Transporting and installing a new concrete

bridge from Ireland was a major part of a bidto resurrect an historic railway line in the UK.

David Westonreports

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT 23A roundup of news and projects from the sector

SPECIAL TRANSPORT FEATURE 27The market for customised transport equipmentis on the rise. Laura Hatton investigates

BOOM TRUCKS 30Demand from theenergy sector has helpeddrive boom truckproduct development.Laura Hatton reports

THE KNOWLEDGE 33Marco van Daalpresents a case study of a majorlifting and moving project

CATAP PREVIEW 37

The first International Cranes and TransportAsia Pacific (CATAP) conference, on 30September in Singapore, is part of the inauguralSingapore Crane Fair. ICreports

ENVIRONMENTAL 42MATTERSFrom the manufacturing process tomaking equipment more recyclable,manufacturersare reducingthe impact

their products

have on theenvironment.Laura Hattoninvestigates

EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES 53A selection of equipment and accessories for allsectors of the lifting industry

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Initial ruling in Manitowocand Sany patent lawsuit

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Sales at Cargotec for the

first half of 2014 were up

3 % at 1.555 billion

(US$ 2.1 billion) from the

1.515 billion ($ 2.05 billion) in

the same period a year earlier.

For the most recent quarter,

however, sales were down 4 %

to 804 million ($ 1.09 billion)

from 836 million($ 1.129 billion) in Q2 2013.

Operating profit for H1

2014 was 17.8 million

($ 24 million), down from

46.1 million ($ 62 million)

in H1 2013. This decrease

was attributed to project cost

overruns in the Kalmar port

crane and handling equipment

division. Cargotec includes the

Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor

manufacturing businesses.

United States International

Trade CommissionAdministrative Law JudgeDavid Shaw has issued aninitial determination thatSany Heavy Industriesinfringed patents owned byManitowoc Cranes.

The notice of InitialDetermination in CertainCrawler Cranes andComponents Thereof (Inv.No. 337-TA-887) was dated11 July 2014. The investigation

is based on a complaintfiled by Manitowoc Cranes,LLC, alleging violation ofSection 337 of the Tariff Actby Respondents Sany HeavyIndustry Company and SanyAmerica in the importationinto the United States and

sale of certain crawler

cranes and components thatinfringe on one or moreclaims of US Patent Nos.7,546,928 (the 928 patent)and 7,967,158, and that weredesigned and manufacturedusing Manitowoc Cranesmisappropriated trade secrets.

According to the notice,the judge determined Section337 was violated. Specifically,the judge determined thatManitowoc demonstrated

that certain accusedproducts infringe claimsof the 928 patent, andthat Sany engaged in themisappropriation of certainasserted trade secrets ownedby Manitowoc.

In an announcement dated

23 July 2014, Manitowoc

stated, Manitowoc is pleasedby the Judges favourable rulingand looks forward to receivingthe Commissions final orderlater this year. The noticeissued by the Judge releasedonly limited information.The company will provideadditional information oncethe public version of theFinal Initial Determinationis issued.

The complaint centres on

Manitowocs Variable PositionCounterweight (VPC) system,which was first patented forthe companys Model 31000.Manitowoc contends thatSanys SCC8500 crawler craneinfringes on its patents relatedto the VPC system.

Sales at Kobelco Cranes wereup 47 % in the first quarterof the fiscal year starting1 April 2014, to JPY 16.9 billion(US$ 164 million). Thedivisions operating profit wasJPY 1.7 billion ($ 16.5 million).

The company said demandwas strong across all regions itserves, adding that its domesticJapanese market was givena boost by increasing publicinvestments, among

other factors.

This high growth in the firstquarter led the parent company,Kobe Steel, to increase itsrevenue and profit forecastsfor Kobelco Cranes for the fullfiscal year.

It now expects revenues ofJPY 76 billion ($ 740 million),compared to the previousforecast of JPY 73 billion($ 710 million) and 2013sactual figure of JPY 56.6 billion($ 551 million). If this forecast

proves accurate, that wouldrepresent a 34 % increasein revenues.

Operating profits are nowexpected to come in atJPY 4 billion ($ 39 million),compared to the previousforecast of JPY 3.5 million($ 34 million) and 2013sfigure of JPY 3.2 million($ 31 million).

Although this would be a25 % increase in profit, the

divisions margin would beweaker. Last year operatingprofits as a percentage ofrevenues was 5.6 %. Thelatest forecast puts this rationat 5.3 %.

Kobelco Cranes sales up 47%Kobelco Cranes India deliveredtwo new CKL1000i lattice

boom crawler cranes to Abdul

Monem Limited (AML), based

in Bangladesh. From left to

right: Amit Nandedkar, senior

manager sales at Kobelco

Cranes India; Takeshi Miyashita,

Kobelco Cranes India sales

and marketing director, and

Abdul Monem, Abdul Monem

Ltd chairman and managing

director. AML specialises in the

construction of highway, airport,bridges, dredging, building and

land development works.

Pictured below is a new wind turbine component transport system,

the Tower Bridge, from the Netherlands. It is a different idea for

transporting wind turbine tower sections that involves hydraulic frames

and a crawler tractor. Look out for the full story in next months IC.

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Liebherr-Werk Ehingen in Germany has delivered its 30,000th mobilecrane, to crane and heavy load contractor Grupo DPH, based in Mexico.

The 500 tonne capacity LTM 1500-8.1 is also the 450th unit of this

model to be delivered around the world. Jorge Fernandez, owner of

Grupo DPH, said, Liebherr cranes have always had a good reputation

and since Liebherr has had its own location here in Mexico, I know

that I can rely on the companys excellent after-sales service for my

machines. That is why I decided on Liebherr.

The LTM 1500-8.1 was handed over in the port of Salina Cruz in

the south of Mexico and is being used to load wind turbine

generators at Grupo DPHs warehouse, which is acting as a

distribution centre for wind power plant manufacturer Vestas. The

turbines are being shipped to wind farms in Mexico and further afield

around Latin America.The LTM 1500-8.1 joins a fleet of 25 cranes with load capacities of up

to 500 tonnes.

MILESTONE DELIVERY FOR LIEBHERR

Manitex International in the

USA has agreed the acquisition

of Italian articulating crane and

aerial platform manufacturer

PM Group SpA for US$ 107

million. Cranes under the PMbrand and Oil & Steel branded

truck mounted aerial platforms

will join the Manitex lineup.

Manitex said that PM Group, its

largest acquisition to date, has

trailing twelve months revenue

of $106 million and an adjusted

EBITDA margin of about 9 %.

PM Group accumulated a

$140 million debt following

a 2008 LBO, which created

an opportunity for Manitex

to acquire the company andrestructure the debt, the US

company said. The acquisition

includes assumption of $68

million in debt and liabilities,

plus working capital facilities.

Also included is a $24 million

loan, and $15 million in new

Manitex shares, mainly to PMs

banks, Manitex said.

PM FOR MANITEX Terex Q2 revenues up 10%Terexs sales for the secondquarter of the year wereUS$ 2.06 billion, a 10.4 %rise on the same period in

2013. The company made anet profit of US$ 140 millionin the three-month period,compared to just US$ 21million a year ago.

Terex Chairman & CEO,Ron DeFeo said, Our resultsfor the second quarter and firstsix months of the year weremixed both from a businessand geographical perspective.Our Aerial Work Platforms(AWP) segment had a strong

quarter but margins wereslightly lower than a yearago due to product mix andplanned investments in newproduct development andmanufacturing footprint.

Our Cranes segment ismaking progress, as bookingswere roughly equal to net salesduring the quarter and the

order entry run rate was 12 %above the prior year level on ayear to date basis.

Commenting on the

outlook, Mr DeFeo said, Weexpect continued strengthfrom our AWP segment andimprovement from our Cranesand MHPS segments to driveimproved performance for thesecond half of 2014 comparedwith the first six months.While we see a slightly weakerend-market than we originally

anticipated, from an EPSperspective, the impact onoperating earnings is expectedto be somewhat offset by

both a lower effective taxrate and a lower anticipatedshare count. We reiterate ourannual outlook for earningsper share of between $2.50 and$2.80, excluding restructuringand other unusual items,although now on net salesof between $7.3 billionand $7.5 billion.

Hewden adds cranesto Core Fleet projectUK-based rental companyHewden has extended itsCore Fleet Guarantee projectto include its three mostrequested cranes.

Under the Core Fleetproject, Hewden said itoffered delivery within threedays on its most popular

products, including excavators,telehandlers, site dumpers,rollers, aerial platforms and

site accommodation.Now, the company said,

it would also offer the TerexAC 35, a 40 tonne capacity allterrain crane, together withthe 50 tonne AC 50-1 andthe 80 tonne AC 80-2 allterrains under this three-daydelivery initiative.

In addition to the Terexmodels, other cranes will alsobe offered, including newTadano machines.

Hewden said that if thecranes were not deliveredon site within three days ofordering, it would credit thefirst three hours of rental backto the customer.

Jeff Schofield, marketingdirector, said, The HewdenCore Fleet has been a real hit

with customers. It adds realvalue because the offer is clearand, critically, consistent.

Customers get the kit theywant, where they want it, ontime, in full. Our planning

Tobias Bhler from Liebherr

Mexico, left, and Amado Castro

from Grupo DPH

software programmes and

improved customer serviceshas enabled an on-timefulfilment rate, to dateof 96.4 %.

In April Hewden said thatin the almost 12 months since

the launch of the guarantee

it had made 35,145 core fleetdeliveries. It said its Core FleetGuarantee was increasingutilisation and generatingmore business with small andmedium sized customers.

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TNT acquires Rent-A-CraneCrane rental company TNTCrane & Rigging in the USAhas purchased the assets ofRent-A-Crane.

Rent-A-Crane is anOklahoma City-based providerof crane lifting services to theenergy industry in Oklahomaand the Texas Panhandle.

The acquisition of Rent-A-Crane bolsters TNTs existingfootprint through additionalcontiguous geography andsupports further penetrationinto the mid-continent energymarket. Rent-A-Cranes 30-year

history in the region, coupledwith TNTs capabilities, willprovide significant growthopportunities and enhanced

service for our combinedcustomer base goingforward. We are very excitedto be working with all of theRent-A-Crane employeesand continue to grow the finecompany Gary and his familyhave worked hard to build,said Michael Appling, Jr., TNTchief executive officer.

Founded in 1985, TNTCrane & Rigging is a large

crane service provider inNorth America with a fleetof hydraulic truck, all terrainand crawler cranes in lifting

capacities up to 1,300 US tons(1,179 tonnes). It also hasgantry jacks, forklifts, riggingequipment, tractor unitsand trailers.

The company has morethan 1,100 employees in its24-branch network. TNT offerslifting services across manyindustries, including oil & gas,refining, petrochemical, powerand commercial end markets.

Offshore lifting specialist Sparrows reported a rise in profit of nearly

25 % and an increase in annual turnover of 12 % in 2013.

Turnover in 2013 was 211.7 million (US$ 288 million) and earnings

before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were

25.9 million ($35.2 million). In comparison, EBITDA in 2012 was

20.9 million ($28.4 million), on a turnover of 188.8 million ($256.8

million). Stewart Mitchell, Sparrows chief executive officer, said,Sparrows has capitalised on the buoyant markets in the North Sea

and internationally, resulting in excellent results for 2013. International

sales have risen, in line with our forecasts, and almost 50 % of our

revenues are now derived from overseas markets.

SPARROWS PROFIT UP NEARLY 25%

Towing and vehicle

recovery specialist

Abschlepp & Bergedienst

M.Walter, based in Baden-

Wrttemberg, Germany, has

taken delivery of a TadanoHK 65 truck mounted

crane. The Tadano HK 65 is

available on a selection of

chassis, including Mercedes

Benz, MAN, Scania or Volvo,

the manufacturer said. A

ballast trailer with up to

5.1 tonnes of counterweight

can also be added, expanding

its range of application.

Alfasi Constructions, part

of the Melbourne, Australia-based Alfasi Group, used a

Liebherr LR 1300 crawler

crane to erect a model of

the Eiffel Tower at the Sands

Parisian casino resort in

Macau. The US$2.5 billion

Paris-themed Sands Parisian

casino resort will include

3,300 hotel rooms. The 152

metre-high replica of the

Eiffel Tower will be built

using 2,600 tonnes of steel.

The base sections are 60 mand weigh 19 tonnes each.

The crawler was used instead

of a tower crane.

HIGHLIGHT

Kahl Schwerlast, main contractor for an upgrade project at

Duisburg Harbours in Germany, moved a 630 tonne Trimodal

gantry crane to the quayside to Logport 1 using two six-axle

and two four-axle self-propelled modules from the Goldhofer

PST/SL-E series. The self propelled transporter modules have

hydrostatic drive, electronic multi-way steering and a payload of

45 tonnes per axle line. To increase the payload, the two four-axle

modules were combined with three-axle THP heavy-duty modules.The crane was 139 metres long, 20 m wide and 18 m high. It was

raised 300 mm and rotated 90 degrees using the modules, before

being repositioned on girders. Once in place, eight heavy-duty

cranes were used to lift the portal crane into its final position.

ALE delivers for Carrington CCGTHeavy lift, transport andinstallation specialist ALEcompleted a turnkey packageto transport and install heavyequipment for the CarringtonCCGT Power Station inManchester in the north ofEngland. Components includeda 385 tonne gas turbine, a361 tonne generator, HRSG

modules, each weighing 220tonnes, and steelwork casingsweighing 70 tonnes.

Transportation of abnormalloads by road is becoming

increasingly challenging soALE provided an alternativesolution. In conjunction withthe local canal authorities theyled and managed the designand build of a bespoke mooringfacility on the Carrington sitefor transport by ro-ro barge.

Having received theequipment at Ellesmere

Port, ALE loaded it onto selfpropelled modular transporter(SPMT) using ships gear. A14-axle line group of SPMTcarried the turbine and

generator across the quay to thestorage area for transport to theCarrington site via barge. TheHRSG modules and the casingswere transported to the bargeusing a 20 row 2 file SPMT.

At Carrington PowerStation, the gas turbine andgenerators were installed usingthe ALE Lift and Lock gantry

lifting system. Installation ofthe HRSG modules and casingswas completed using ALEsGottwald AK-912-1 latticeboom crane.

The modules and

the casings were

transported using a

20 row 2 file SPMT

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WORLD NEWS

The Westermeerwind wind farm consists of 48 wind turbines, each with

a generating capacity of 3 MW. The turbines will be installed between 500

and 1,100 metres from the dikes of the Noordoostpolder

Mammoet part of $80 millionDutch wind farm contractMammoet and Ballast Nedam

have secured a contractworth 60 million (US$ 81million) to construct theWestermeerwind offshorewind farm in Ijsselmeer,the Netherlands.

The Westermeerwindwind farm consists of 48Siemens turbines each ratedwith a generating capacityof 3 MW. Ballast Nedam hasbeen contracted to design,deliver and install the turbine

foundations, while Mammoethas been contracted totransport and install the48 units.

The wind farms client isWestermeerwind BV and thecontract for Mammoet andBallast Nedam was developedwith Siemens. The turbineswill be installed between 500and 1,100 metres from thedikes of the Noordoostpolder

on foundations between 3and 7 m deep, a spokespersonsaid. The monopiles for thefoundations measure 5 m indiameter and have an averagelength of 40 m. Each weighsbetween 250 and 300 tonnes.

The wind turbine towershave a direct flange connectionwith the monopiles with no

General contractor Riedel Bau,

based in Lower Franconia,

Germany, rented a Wolff 166 B

from Wolffkran to help with the

construction of a new building

in Maximiliansplatz, Munich,

Germany. The Wolff 166 B has

a lifting capacity of 12 tonnesin 2-fall rope configuration and

a hoisting speed of 87 metres

per minute. The crane has a

45 m jib radius and a 25 m

tower height. Norbert Zhrl, site

manager for Riedel Bau, said,

Because of its design, the Wolff

can slew in the minimum of

space, meaning we can work

without any danger of collision.

The construction project is due

for completion in 2015.

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BUSINESS NEWS

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Cranes buck thetrend once again

as bad as it might have been.Manufacturers like Manitowocand Terex may have seen heavy

falls, as did Palfinger, but all theother companies that make upthe ICShare Index enjoyed netgains between weeks 22 and 26.

Adding complexityA complicating factor forManitowoc is that it has beenput under pressure from

an activist investor to splitits cranes and foodservice

divisions into separate entities.The overall effect of these

competing forces was that theICShare Index moved up0.93 % over the course of

A sharp sell-off

at the end of July

pushed down

Western stockmarkets. Asia,

however, did not see

the same decline

and this fact helped

insulate the crane

sector from the

downturn. CHRIS

SLEIGHT reports

the month. It was also upsome 27.75 % compared to ayear ago, which looks good

compared to the Dows muchmore modest 6.46 % rise overthe same period.

So, having been left behindin the 2013 stock market rally,the crane sector looks like itis finally reaping the benefitsof a strengthening globaleconomy. There are still a few

manufacturers that are behindthe curve most notably Sanyand Zoomlion, both of whichare down compared to a yearago. On the whole, however,the industry's shares areseeing growth.

On first glance, theperformance of indexeslike the Dow and FTSE

100 dont look too worryingfor the month of July. Betweenweeks 22 and 26 the Dow lost1.71 % of its value and theFTSE was down just 1.04 %.

No loss is good news, ofcourse, but these figures donot look too alarming. Theissue, however, was the severity

of the drop as July came toa close. Having gone above17,000 points for the first timein its history at the start of themonth, and more or less stayedthere, there was a sharp317-point (nearly 2 %) drop

in a single day on 31 July.

Below expectationThis was due to a range of

factors, including weaker thanexpected half-year results from

some of Americas blue-chipcompanies, escalating tensionsbetween Russia and the West,and continuing solvencyproblems at a major Portuguesebank, Banco Espirito Santo.

The other point to make isthat after a five-month winningstreak, the market was due for acorrection. Stocks had arguablybecome over-priced but,inevitably after any long rally,there will always come a point

when investors judge that apeak has been reached and thatit is time to take profits.

In terms of the crane sector,however, this was mostly aUS issue, and the impact onthe global industry was not

AUGUST ICSHARE INDEX

CURRENCY VALUE VALUE CHANGE % CHANGE VALUE 12 12 MTHAT START AT END MTHS AGO % CHANGE

CNY 6.202 6.1757 -0.0263 -0.42 6.13 0.67

0.7329 0.7470 0.0141 1.92 0.7537 -0.89

Yen 101.42 102.94 1.52 1.50 97.97 5.07

UK 0.5877 0.5924 0.0048 0.82 0.6501 -8.87

Period: Week 22 - 26

EXCHANGE RATES US$

0.67

-0.89

5.07

-8.87

-0.42

1.92

1.50

0.82

STOCK CURRENCY PRICE PRICE CHANGE % PRICE 12 12 MTHAT START AT END CHANGE MTHS AGO % CHANGE

ICShare Index* 61.92 62.49 0.58 0.93 48.92 27.75

Legacy ICShare Index** 405.62 385.07 -20.56 -5.07 325.51 18.30Dow Jones Industrial Average 16852 16563 -289 -1.71 15559 6.46

FTSE 100 6772 6702 -70 -1.04 6596 1.60

Nikkei 225 15162 15523 361 2.38 13661 13.63

Hitachi Construction Machinery YEN 2018 2099 81 4.01 2037 3.04

Konecranes 23.74 24.38 0.64 2.70 22.95 6.23

Kobe Steel YEN 152 167 15 9.87 145 15.17

Liugong CNY 5.82 6.22 0.40 6.87 6.08 2.30

Manitowoc US$ 32.93 26.56 -6.37 -19.34 19.11 38.98

Palfinger 27.30 23.90 -3.41 -12.47 23.70 0.82

Sany Heavy Industry CNY 5.04 5.61 0.57 11.31 6.84 -17.98

Tadano YEN 1685 1778 93 5.52 1383 28.56

Terex US$ 41.11 34.51 -6.60 -16.05 28.49 21.13

XCMG CNY 6.85 7.92 1.07 15.62 7.35 7.76

Yongmao Holding SGD 0.20 0.23 0.03 15.00 0.17 39.39

Zoomlion CNY 4.43 4.70 0.27 6.09 5.01 -6.19

*ICShare Index, 1 Jan 2011 = 100 **Legacy ICShare Index, end April 2002 (week 17) = 100

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-1.04

2.38

4.01

2.70

9.87

6.87

-19.34

-12.47

11.31

5.52

-16.05

15.62

15.00

6.09

27.75

18.306.46

1.60

13.63

3.04

6.23

15.17

2.30

38.98

0.82

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28.56

21.13

7.76

39.39

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NEWS FEATURE

New SPMT guidelinesaim to boost safety

Radical new

guidelines for the

operation of self

propelled modular

transporter (SPMT)

are due to be

published in the

third quarter of

2014. GRAHAM

ANDERSON reports

president and managingdirector at Collett & Sons inthe UK, said, We have beenworking on this for a couple

of years now and it is reallychallenging the way we havedone things in the past. It ispresenting us with a totallynew way of operating SPMTs.We will see the final outcomelater this year.

Following guidelinesCollett said that up to nowaccidents and near misseshave sometimes happenedeven when the existing safety

guidelines have been followed.When an accident happensthe fall-out can be monstrous,Collett explained Of course,there is the issue of personalsafety, and that is terrible. Ontop of that, a whole project canbe threatened and the lossescan be huge.

At the same time, in somemarkets an increasing amountof work is being done bySPMTs, they are becoming

the norm, and yet there areno guidelines at all. Nothingexists. Of course, the bestpractice guide will not be ableto address every issue in everycircumstance, but it will be a

starting point, a baseline.Senior lead engineer Andre

van der Steen, who is leadingthe work for Euro-Rigging,

said that the key was to adopta full three-dimensionalapproach, and to take intoaccount all of the forcesaffecting SPMT stability.This means paying particularattention to the elasticity orstiffness of the system andthe progressive effects oftrailer deformation.

Van der Steen said, Themost important stiffness isthe surface or the soil you are

driving on perhaps a roll-on,roll-off ramp, for example.The second is the stiffness ofthe tyres. Roughly half of thetotal stiffness is generated bythe stiffness of the tyres. Oiland hydraulic pressures arealso important, along withother forces such as externalwind loadings, of course.So there are a great manyforces involved.

Van der Steen also added

that monitoring the completeroute to be taken was essential.Speed can affect the capacityof the trailer, and you candecrease speed for areas ofsofter soil, he said.

Van der Steen stressed thatalthough the work is basedon complex mathematicalmodels, the aim is to produce

simple guidelines that willbe practical and easy to use.With an SPMT trailer there isthe same amount of elasticityrelated variables as for a crane.Yet there are currently no loadcharts for trailers.

Much of this work might beapplicable to modular trailerson the road, although speedsare usually a lot higher andmore variable so, for now, thegroup is just concentrating on

SPMT, van der Steen said.David Collett concluded,

This is the most expensivepiece of work ESTA has evercarried out and we want tospread it as far and wide aspossible. This will changethe face of SPMT operationsin future.

NOTE: Members of ESTAs

SPMT working group included

representatives from Collett,

Fagioli, Goldhofer, Kamag,Mammoet, RDW (the Dutch

Department of Road Transport),

Sarens, Scheuerle, Shell,

Wagenborg Nedlift and The

Works International

Concerns regardingaccidents with selfpropelled modular

transporter (SPMT) were

expressed at KHLs WorldCrane and TransportSummit in Amsterdam, theNetherlands, back in 2011.At the conference a numberof speakers pointed out thatsome SPMT loads were tippingover, even though the existingoperating rules and stabilitycalculations had been preciselyfollowed. Clients were askingwhat the industry was going todo about the problem.

In response, the EuropeanAssociation of AbnormalRoad Transport and MobileCranes (ESTA) created aworking group that includedrepresentatives from severalof its leading members, plusmanufacturers and clients.

ESTA also commissionedDutch engineering consultancycompany Euro-Riggingto develop a commonmathematical model that

could be used throughout theindustry and that would bettertake into account the full rangeof forces affecting an SPMTand its load.

David Collett, ESTA

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New to the top three is Belgium-basedinternational heavy lift and transportspecialist Sarens, which has moved up twoplaces this year from fifth to third, afterincreasing its specialized trailer capacity

from 9,232 to 21,343 tonnes. Total fleetcapacity for Sarens is now past the 100,000tonnes mark at 101,951 tonnes for 2014.

Elsewhere in the top 10, Fagioliremains fourth in the table, while LandstarTransportation Logistics has moved down

two places into fifth. ATS Specialized andChallenger Motor Freight have swappedpositions and are now listed in sixth andseventh place, respectively.

New to the top 10 is USA-basedcombined company All Erection & Crane >

This 10th Anniversary

Transport 50 table received

a record number of

entries and updated fleet

information and continues

on a path of healthy

growth. ICreports

TRANSPORT 50

The Transport 50 table for 2014shows signs of improvement andinvestments across the transport

sector, with a healthy amount of fleetexpansion and replacement.

Mammoet remains as the worlds largestspecialized transport company, havingincreased its fleet carrying capacity byaround 10 % for a second year in a row,from 165,680 tonnes to 180,900 in 2014.Holding on to second position in the table

is UK transport company ALE, whichhas increased its workforce and uppedits number of modular and specializedtrailers, increasing its fleet capacity bymore than 15 %, from 123,708 tonnes in2013 to 143,988 tonnes in 2014.

Breaking records

15INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT AUGUST 2014

One of the UKs leading heavy transport

companies, GCS Johnson, moved

more than 20 loads for the Tees Valley

Renewables project. The largest

was a 202 tonne gasifier vessel at

20.2 x 9.4 x 9.7 metres

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1 1 Mammoet 180,900 166,000 14,900 500 Netherlands2 2 ALE 143,988 137,088 6,900 96 United Kingdom3 5 Sarens 101,951 80,608 21,343 316 Belgium4 4 Fagioli 95,586 84,486 11,100 122 Italy5 3 Landstar Transportation Logistics 93,052 1,442 91,610 8,592 USA

6 7 ATS Specialized 78,345 14,800 63,545 905 USA7 6 Challenger Motor Freight 72,381 0 72,381 1,500 USA8 n/a All Erection & Crane Rental/DST 56,235 725 55,510 1,493 USA9 8 Lone Star Transportation 46,212 0 46,212 603 USA10 9 Barnhart 34,758 20,612 14,146 206 USA11 11 Al Jaber Heavy Lift & Transport 34,476 34,476 0 0 Abu Dhabi, UAE12 12 Emmert International 30,106 21,170 8,936 87 USA13 14 Big Move 28,636 4,968 23,668 576 Europe14 10 Bigge Crane and Rigging 24,387 20,936 3,451 64 USA15 13 Keen Transport 23,950 0 23,950 310 USA16 16 Entrec 20,898 10,678 10,220 313 Canada17 15 Bellemare Group 19,180 4,728 14,452 170 Canada18 25 Deep South Crane & Rigging 18,357 10,923 7,434 60 USA

19 18 Edwards Moving & Rigging 15,122 9,482 5,640 20 USA20 17 Nippon Express 14,781 12,824 1,957 22 Japan21 19 Tutt Bryant Group 14,332 13,054 1,758 28 Australia22 21 Transportes Montejo 14,269 9,600 4,669 117 Colombia23 20 Hodges Trucking 14,000 0 14,000 165 USA24 22 Irga Lupercio Torres 13,992 7,464 6,528 118 Brazil25 28 Transportes de los Santos e Hijos (Tradelossa) 13,435 7,398 6,037 136 Mexico26 24 Sankyu 13,382 12,512 870 31 Japan27 23 Globe Eco Logistics 13,328 1,288 12,040 35 India28 n/a Hareket Heavy Lifting and Project Transportation 12,876 8,935 3,941 72 Turkey29 26 Locar Guindastes e Transportes Intermodais 12,689 8,640 4,049 48 Brazil30 27 Miller Transfer & Rigging 12,533 0 12,533 150 USA31 n/a Van der Vlist 11,182 4,340 6,842 213 Netherlands

32 29 Lift and Shift India 10,976 10,976 0 10 India33 33 Burkhalter Rigging 10,922 7,429 3,493 68 USA34 42 Havator 10,820 7,620 3,200 42 Finland35 35 Megatranz Transports 10,640 10,640 0 28 Brazil36 31 Lampson International 10,598 8,806 1,792 60 USA37 34 Wagenborg Nedlift 10,285 5,460 4,825 73 Netherlands38 32 Vietranstimex 10,275 9,174 1,101 43 Vietnam39 47 Nabros Transport 10,072 6,000 4,072 14 India40 37 Sammons Trucking 9,792 0 9,792 350 USA41 38 Superpesa Transporte Especiais e Intermodais 9,736 8,159 1,577 32 Brazil42 44 Allelys Heavy Haulage 9,735 5,160 4,575 35 United Kingdom43 39 J Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging 9,690 4,224 5,466 55 USA44 40 Transportadora Cruz de Malta 9,355 3,572 5,783 128 Brazil

45 n/a KCTC 9,080 9,000 80 213 South Korea46 41 Mullen Transport 9,004 0 9,004 206 Canada47 48 Collett & Sons (Transport) 8,656 4,616 4,040 53 United Kingdom48 43 Lomma Crane and Rigging 8,624 796 7,828 111 USA49 64 Transportes Noroccidental 8,600 4,600 4,000 150 Ecuador50 46 Stiglich Transportes 8,262 4,624 3,638 92 Peru

TOTAL CAPACITY IN TONNESRANK TRANSPORT 50 Modular Specialized TRACTOR COUNTRY

2014 2013 COMPANY INDEX 2014 trailers trailers UNITS OF HQ

Rental Corp and Dawes SpecializedTransport. With a total of 37 depots, morethan 1,500 employees and a total fleetcapacity of 56,235 tonnes, they are listedin 8th place on this years table. DST waspreviously listed outside the top 50, witha ranking of 61 in last years table. Also new

to this years T50 is Hareket Heavy Liftingand Project Transportation, which hasentered the table in 28th place with a fleet

capacity of 12,876 tonnes. Hareket has fivedepots and serves areas in Turkey, CIS andthe Middle East. Also new for this yearis transport company Netherlands-based

Van der Vlist, which has been listed in 31stplace with a total fleet capacity of 11,182tonnes. South Korean transport company

KCTC is another new entry in the top 50,entering the table in 45th place, with a totalfleet capacity of 9,080 tonnes.

Strong progressA number of companies in this yearslisting have made some significant fleetinvestments. USA-based Deep South Crane& Rigging, for example, has moved upseven places in this years listing from 25thto 18th place, having increased its fleet

capacity by more than 45 %. Transport andlifting company Havator, based in Finland,has also made an impressive comeback in

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>

10,072 tonnes, 2,550 tonnes more than theprevious year. After almost doubling itsfleet capacity to 7,256 tonnes, UK craneand transport company, Ainscough, hasmoved up 11 places, to 57th.

Transport company Trans-United,based in the USA, has moved up to just

outside the top 50, from 62nd place to 51stafter increasing its specialized transportcapacity by 60 %.

Despite the positive changes in thetable, a number of companies have moveddown. In some cases this is not due todecreasing fleet capacities, but more so

because other companies have movedup the list. Stiglich Transporte, forexample, has fallen four places to 50th,

despite increasing its total fleet capacityfrom 7,748 tonnes to 8,262 tonnes. Outsidethe top 50, NCSG Crane and Heavy Haul

80 Worldwide 5,000 Jan Kleijn, CEO www.mammoet.com

33 Worldwide 1,500 Roger Harries, CEO www.ale-heavylift.com

101 Worldwide 4,200 Hendrik Sarens, member of the board www.sarens.com

14 Worldwide 610 Fabio Belli, CEO www.fagioli.com

2 International 1,300 Jay Folladori, VP heavy and specialized transport www.landstar.com

16 National 1,310 Gary Stang, vice president www.atsinc.com5 International 2,200 David Feinwechter, general manager www.challenger.com

37 North America 1,500 Michael Liptak, president www.allcrane.com

16 International 461 David Ferebee, vice president marketing www.lstinc.com

26 Continental 995 Alan Barnhart, CEO www.barnhartcrane.com

10 Worldwide 786 George Koshy, business development director www.ajhl.com

3 International 125 Terry Emmert, president www.emmertintl.com

15 Europe 1,100 Horst Wallek, chairman of the board www.bigmove.net

16 National 400 Joseph Nelms, vice president www.bigge.com

15 International 525 Chris Easter, president www.keentransport.com

14 USA and Canada 700 John Stevens, president and CEO www.entrectransport.com

5 International 650 Jean-Luc Bellemare, president www.transportbellemare.com

5 North and South America 500 Mitch Landry, vice president www.deepsouthcrane.com

4 National 80 Mark Edwards, president www.edwardsmoving.com18 Worldwide 700 Masatoshi Nakano, executive officer www.nipponexpress.com

8 National 550 Robert West, general manager www.tuttbryant.com.au

9 South America 788 Fernando Montejo, general manager www.transportesmontejo.com

8 Regional 250 Justin Hodges www.hodgestruckingcompany.com

2 South America 280 Lupercio Torres Neto, president www.irga.com.br

6 Mexico and Central America 245 Rafael de los Santos, international business manager www.tradelossa.com

10 Japan and Asia 300 Masaharu Miyazono, general manager www.sankyu.co.jp

48 India 250 n/a www.globeecologistics.in

5 Turkey, CIS and Middle East 370 Engin Kuzucu, general manager www.hareket.com.tr

11 Brazil 2,500 Julio Simoes, CEO www.locar.com.br

18 International 80 James Unger, president www.millertransfer.com

10 Worldwide 400 Martin van Dam, managing director www.vandervlist.com

4 India, Middle East, S.E Asia, SAARC 150 Sameer Parikh/Romil Parikh, directors www.liftandshift.co.in5 International 200 Brooke Burkhalter, president www.burkhalter.net

43 Northern Europe, Baltic, Russia 520 Jussi Yli-Niemi, CEO www.havator.com

5 Latin America 122 Renato Zuppardo, operations director www.megatranz.com

10 Worldwide 262 Bill Lampson, president and CEO www.lampsoncrane.com

12 Europe and Middle East 450 Ton Klijn, managing director www.wagenborg.com

5 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia 448 Vu Quang Vinh, senior expert www.vietranstimex.com.vn

7 National 250 Nilesh Patel, chairman www.nabrostransport.com

4 National 70 Tim Burke, president www.sammonstrucking.com

2 Brazil 500 Louis Veraart, superintendent www.superpesa.com.br

2 UK, Ireland and Europe 120 David Allely, director www.allelys.co.uk

1 National 140 Joseph Supor, president www.jsupor.com

1 Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay 400 Joo Miguel Redondo, commercial manager www.cruzdemalta.com.br

10 Asia 400 Sang Jib Choi, managing director www.kctc.co.kr1 International 220 Wayne Sellers, vice president www.mullentrucking.com

3 Worldwide 120 David Collett, managing director www.collett.co.uk

4 National 240 James Lomma, www.jflommainc.com

12 Ecuador 650 Edgar Andrade, business manager www.noroccidental.com

2 Peru, Chile 250 Roberto Stiglich, president www.stiglich.com.pe

DEPOTS AREA OF OPERATION EMPLOYEES SENIOR CONTACT WEB ADDRESS

this years table. After falling 22 places in2013 from 20th to 42nd place it has madesome major improvements to its fleetcapacity, and has moved up another eightplaces to 34. While it is still some wayoff from its position in 2012, the signsare encouraging.

Nabros Transport, based in India, hasalso moved up from 47th place in 2013 to39th. The company has a fleet capacity of

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TRANSPORT 50


(NC Services Group), from Canada, hasfallen outside the top 50 from 30th to56th. From being just outside the top 50,Precision Heavy Haul, has fallen to 64thplace, despite only decreasing its fleetcapacity by 494 tonnes.

The Transport 50 index is calculated using

the total carrying capacity of all specialized

transport equipment in a companys fleet.

There is only space in the magazine

to fully list the top 50 companies. Full

information on all companies entered, plus

other tables and statistics related to theTransport 50, will be available at:

www.khl.com

We are always interested to hear from

companies that have not yet entered the

Transport 50. If your company is one of

them, please let us know and look out for

the 2015 Transport 50 entry forms and calls

for entries on the KHL web site during the

second quarter of that year.

THE TRANSPORT 50

51 62 Trans-United 8,24552 45 Contractors Cargo 7,984

53 49 Heavy Transport (Bragg Companies) 7,98354 55 SW Trans 7,83255 52 Berard Transportation 7,83256 30 NCSG Crane and Heavy Haul (NC Services Group) 7,67057 68 Ainscough Crane Hire 7,25658 53 JH Parabia Transport 7,08059 50 Rotran Multi-Axle 6,89560 60 Anatolia Logistics 6,85061 54 Southwest Industrial Rigging 6,54562 58 Ericksons 6,53963 56 McTyre Trucking 6,26064 51 Precision Heavy Haul 6,13865 57 GCS Johnson 5,936

66 59 Crescent Syndicate 5,68567 63 Friderici Special 4,49468 79 Vanguard Rigging 4,49069 66 Midwest Specialized Transportation 4,33070 65 White Brothers Trucking 4,19171 70 T.J. Potter Trucking 4,02272 67 Prangl 3,99673 72 Crane Rental Corporation 3,95674 36 Energy Transportation 3,79075 69 P Adams 3,774

NOTE: While we make great effort to ensurethe accuracy of information provided, it

cannot be guaranteed andICaccepts no

liability for inaccuracies or omissions.

RANK TRANSPORT 50

2014 2013 COMPANY INDEX 2014

OUTSIDE THE TOP 50

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SITE REPORT

The 98 mile (104 km) twin trackrailway line from Edinburgh toCarlisle was constructed in two

stages by the North British Railway beforeit became a part of the London NorthEastern Railway (L.N.E.R). The firstpart opened in 1849 and the second in1862. The line ran south from Edinburghthough Midlothian and the Scottishborders before heading for Carlisle. It wasnamed the Waverley route after the novelsof Sir Walter Scott.

This picturesque line was notable for

its steep gradients and stunning sceneryand it came as a great shock to many thatit was marked for closure in the 1967

Beeching railway cuts, a cost reductionprogramme, which sparked a great dealof protest.

On 5 January 1969 the last scheduledpassenger service used the Waverley line.Towards the end of the year contractorsstarted to lift the tracks. Only parts ofthe railway line that were used to carryfreight traffic survived the initial closures,although these too fell into disuse in 1972.

The Waverley route was one of the firstrailway lines in the country to be run as a

private venture and it was one of the firstattempts at preservation. It was hopedthat this would save the line from closure.Following a long campaign to reinstate theline in June 2006 the Waverley Railway(Scotland) Act was passed by the ScottishParliament by 114 votes to one. The Act

meant that the line would be reopened

as far south as Tweedbank, just south ofGalashields. This was given Royal assentin July 2006.

Following tendering processes (that

Transporting and installing

components for a new

concrete bridge was a

major part of a bid to

resurrect an historic

railway line in the UK.

DAVID WESTON reports

have since been abandoned) the lineis now being built by Network Rail,which appointed BAM Nuttall to buildthe 30 mile (50 km) section. It has beenestimated that the total cost of the projectwill be 350 million (US$ 500 million).

Bridge up

In February 2014 construction of abridge, the largest new structure on theline, began. The rail bridge will spanHardengreen roundabout, betweenEskbank and Newton Grange. It is thelongest bridge to have been built fromscratch for the new railway line andconstitutes the most significant milestone

in the lines construction to date.The new bridge is made up

from four 107 tonne concrete

beams that were cast in Irelandby Shay Murtagh Precast.

Transport from Ireland to theconstruction site was providedby J. B. Rawcliffe and G. C. S.Johnson. Challenges during thetransportation of the beamsincluded stormy weather andcancellations of the ferry fromIreland across the Irish Sea. Theconditions delayed the transport

of the cargo by a day.A weather window appeared and the

beams made the crossing in relativelycalm weather, and were delivered to site

on time. On arrival at the site a 1,200tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1wheeled mobile telescopic crane fromMammoet was used to lift the bridgebeams into position. The project is due tobe completed in 2015.

The Waverley route

One of the 107 tonne concrete beams that will be part of the new railway bridge

Police vehicles escorting Rawcliffe's bridge

cargo as it travels along the UK motorway

Specialized vehicles from GCS Johnson

transporting the bridge beams through traffic to

the site of the rail bridge

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Lifting and transport company Guangdong

LIFT Engineering Machinery (GPEC) helped

move a 3,200 tonne bridge section for the

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project in

Zhongshan, Guangdong Province.

The bridge was moved using 100 axlelines of Tianjie S2.43 self-propelled modular

transporter (SPMT). GPEC was contracted by

Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry to transport

the 132.6 x 33.1 metre structure from the

fabrication facility yard to a barge, ready

for shipment.

Challenges on the project included a

short time frame of two hours, which had

to be met, due to tidal conditions. For the

roll-on process, the hydraulic compensation

stroke of approximately 700 mm of the

SPMT helped keep balance during the

roll-on process.The support system is set to three

hydraulic groups according to cargo

weight, centre of gravity location and road

conditions, a spokesperson said, This

ensures a uniform axle load on rough

road while running. Besides, the barge is

equipped with pressurised cabin to outward

drainage to ensure the balance.

MEGA BRIDGE MOVE FORGPEC IN GUANGDONG

Dual-lane transformer haulfor Crane Rental Corporation

Transport and lifting company

Crane Rental Corporation in theUSA transported a 163.2 tonne

transformer from a storage site to asubstation in central Florida.

At the storage site, the 5.3 metre hightransformer was loaded onto a custom-made 24-axle dual-lane Trail King trailerusing 700 US ton (635 tonne) capacitygantries. The Trail King trailer can beextended from 3.6 to 6 m and has different

suspension beam, perimeter deck, dollies,and bolster options, the company said.The trailer was connected to a four-axle

T800 Kenworth tractor, bringing the totalweight of the transport to 317.5 tonnes.

During the transport, the tractor and trailercombination was accompanied by six policeand two civilian escorts.

On arrival at the substation, thetransformer was loaded onto a 12-line

Goldhofer self-propelled modular hydraulicplatform trailer. The transformer wasthen moved through the site to its final

position, where it was offloaded using700 ton (679 tonne) gantries.

Hegmann Transitexpands fleet with Doll

Hegmann Transit has expandedits fleet with two new Pantherlow loaders from German

manufacturer Doll.The two 23.3 metres long semi-low

loaders are have an axle configuration of1+4. They have a 1-axle dolly mountedbehind the gooseneck and are compatiblewith 3-axle trucks, the manufacturer said.

The dolly has a friction-steered axle with

a steering angle of 30 degrees. In addition,the trailer is fitted with 205/65 R17.5 tyresto provide a loading height of 780 mm. Theloading height can be adjusted by -70 mmto 245 mm.

Both semi-low loaders offer a payloadof 41 tonnes each with an axle load of8 tonnes. In addition, the fifth-wheel loadcan be changed hydraulically from 17.5 to22.5 tonnes.

The Doll Panther 1+4 semi low-loader

has a payload capacity of 41 tonnes

The 163 tonne transformer is transported

on a custom made dual-lane Trail King trailer

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Specialized transport service provider, Van

der Vlist, has transported a new cement kiln

to a cement factory in Lincolnshire, UK, after

equipment was damaged by floods.

The kiln was transported in two shell

sections, both of which were collected from

Magdeburg, Germany. The shell sections

had a diameter of 4 metres, with the largest

measuring 19.7 m long and the smallest

measuring 2 m long. The largest sectionweighed 640 tonnes. To meet German road

regulations, a vessel bridge trailer was used

to transport the larger of the two sections

through the country.

Once outside Germany, the cargo was

transhipped onto an 8-axle semi-low bed

trailer. The smaller section was turned and

loaded onto a euro low loader, a company

spokesperson said. The pieces were then

sailed from Rotterdam to Killingholme port

in the UK.

On arrival the sections were transported

by road. Some of the roads along the routewere increasingly narrow, and a private

escort vehicle was used to guide the larger of

the two transports.

VAN DER VLIST IN CEMENTFLOODING RESTORATION

KCTC helps in refinery revamp

Double move for Megatranz

Arecent project for the Ulsan branchof transport service provider KCTC,based in South Korea, was to move

four modules for client HyundaiHeavy Industry (HHI).The modules were for SK Energys SK

FCC 1 revamp, a refinery expansion projectin South Korea. The cargo consisted of aregenerator top head, a reactor top head,

a reactor chamber shell and a riser shell.The largest cargo, the reactor top head, was12.3 metres long, 11.8 m wide and 14.1 mhigh and weighed 341 tonnes. The smallestcargo was the reactor chamber shell, whichmeasured 4.2 m long, 4.2 m wide and11.6 m high and weighed 25.1 tonnes.

The cargo was transported 15 km fromHHIs jetty to Ulsan New Port, SouthKorea, by vessel, before being transportedby road for 5.1 km to the SK Energy jobsite. For the road transport, obstacles,including traffic lights, street lights andtrees, traffic signs and cables, were movedprior to the transport. Road reinforcementwas also carried out as well as navigating a

bridge on route.The road transport was completed

during the night, with four police escorts.

The regenerator top head and the reactortop head were each transported using24 axle lines of Kamag 2406 HS4 E, withtwo power pack units, while the reactorchamber shell was transported on 12 axlelines of Kamag 2506 HS 12 with one powerpack unit. The riser shell was transportedon a Korean extendable trailer.

In total, both the ocean and roadtransport took 24 hours to complete.

From Ulsan New Port the cargo

was transported by road for

5.1 km to the SK Energy site

Specialized transport companyMegatranz helped move cargo forclient Yamana Gold as part of the

Yamana Project in Gois State, Brazil.The cargo consisted of a new semi-

mobile crusher, which was supplied

by ThyssenKrupp. It was 26.6 metreslong, 16.6 m wide and 31.46 m highand weighed 1,241 tonnes. The crusher

was weighed, loaded onto 54 axle linesof Scheuerle self-propelled modular

transporter (SPMT) and transported 1 kmfrom the assembly area to the mine. Theroute to the mine included an unpaveddescending ramp with a slope of 8 %.

Megatranz also transported acondensation tower from the AratNavy Base, in Salvador, to the CamaariPetrochemical Complex, in Camaari,Bahia State, Brazil for the BASF C-310

Acrylic Complex project. The towerweighed 458 tonnes and was 62.4 m long,

9.55 m wide and 8.88 m high. It wasmoved using Scheuerle Inter Combi with40 (20 + 20) axle lines and two 4-axle InterCombi Power Booster trailers.

Van der Vlist, transporting

sections of the kiln

Megatranz transporting a

condensation tower for the BASF

C-310 Acrylic Complex project

A semi-mobile crusher is moved

as part of the Yamana Project in Brazil

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building for the heaviest duties

Lift & Shift Engineering MiddleEast (LSEME), a joint venturecompany from Lift & Shift India

and OHI group Oman, has completed thetransportation of 15,000 tonnes of cargo atits fabrication yard in Sohar, Oman.

The cargo consisted of five offshoredecks and a bridge. The modules were to bedelivered to the ADMA site in Umm Luluand Umm Kaasar in Abu Dhabis offshorefield, a company spokesperson said.

The offshore decks weighed between2,250 and 3,600 tonnes each. The smallestdeck measured 27 x 30 x 23 metres andthe largest measured 35 x 43 x 33 m. Thebridge measured 85 x 6 x 6 m and weighed

570 tonnes.For the transport, LSEME used 152lines of self propelled modular transporter(SPMT), seven power pack units (PPU), 28ballast pumps, four mooring winches two400 class barges, one 300 class barge and a280 class barge.

Preparations for the transports and loadouts included trailer arrangements, marineanalysis and a ballasting and loading planfor the load out of the modules, a companyspokesperson added.

The first two load outs were of the

WHT 4 offshore deck, which measured35 x 43 x 33 m and weighed 2,900 tonnes,and the WHT 6 offshore deck, whichmeasured 47 x 27 x 37 m and weighed3,600 tonnes. The load out was completedon a 400 class barge.

WHT 4 was loaded out first using foursets of SPMT and WHT 6 was moved

Record load out for Lift & Shiftusing five sets of axles of 148 SPMT lineswith seven power pack units (PPU). Thetransport was carried out during the

evening, meaning extra lighting was neededto safely complete the project.The offshore decks were loaded onto

the SPMT, welded and lashed into position,before being transported to the jetty. Thedecks were then loaded onto the barge,ready to be sailed to the Umm LuluDevelopment Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The second load out was for the MFTdeck and WHT 2 deck, which weighed2,600 tonnes and 3,050 tonnes, respectively.Four sets of 32 lines of SPMT were used totransport the modules to the jetty, before

they were loaded onto a 400 class barge.

A total of four trailers in an 8-fileformation with 128 lines of SPMT wasutilised for the transport of MFT and WHT

2 decks the transport, a spokespersonfrom LSEME said. The module wastransported over a distance of 1 km andthe trailer team was equipped with wirelesscommunication.

The final deck to be transported wasthe WHT 1, which measured 27 x 30 x 23m and weighed 2,250 tonnes. To move themodule 96 lines of SPMT in four files wereused. The deck was transported 1 km to a

jetty before being loaded out on a 330 classbarge. The final task of the project was tomove the bridge to the jetty, where it could

be loaded onto a 280 class barge.

Both WHT 4 and WHT 6 modules are

fixed onto the barge ready for sailing

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no easy feat. As a spokesperson fromSouthwest Industrial Rigging explains, this

is because road regulations vary betweenmunicipalities and jurisdictions from city-to-city and state-to-state.

For manufacturers, this means thatspecialized transport needs to be adaptableand flexible. Bruce Stemp, project managerat Lampson International in the USAexplains, With restrictions constantlybeing put in place by municipalities, trailersoperating within state and county linesmust quickly and easily adapt to a numberof different situations.

Custom modelsWith different restrictions beingimplemented across the world,manufacturers are providing end userswith a range of equipment. The latestmodel of specialized transport for specialistcompany Collett Transport from the UK,for example, is a new custom 550 tonnepayload STB 550 side girder deck fromScheuerle in Germany.

The hydraulically extendable STB 550is the latest version in a series designed forflexibility in its configuration. The deck

span range is from 29,200 to 34,200 mmlong. Loading width can be adjusted from3,450 to 7,400 mm. The vertical lift of thedeck in the load area is 1,650 mm.

The girder deck includes design featuresunique to Colletts specifications. It was >

The market for customised

transport equipment is

on the rise, as more and

more end users request

tailor-made transports

to suit their specific

needs. LAURA HATTON

investigates

built with input from Nicolas in France.David Collett, Collett Transport

managing director, said, The trailer willbe of great importance and interest to thepower generation and heavy engineeringindustries. With this new higher level ofcarrying capacity, currently unrivalledin Europe, it will open the door formanufacturers of generators, transformersand steel castings, to increase the size andweight of their product portfolio.

Trailer manufacturer Goldhofer has alsobeen tasked with providing a customisedtrailer for UK company Allelys HeavyHaulage. The Faktor 5 vessel bridge will

be used for transporting heavy loads,including transformers, generators andlarge industrial components.

This extremely efficient system offerssafe and reliable transportation for loadsof up 500 tonnes with a deadweight of 100tonnes, the manufacturer said. The modelhas a vertical lifting stroke of 1.8 metres, aloading width from 3 to 6.75 m and loadinglength is 11 to 17 m.

Also new from Goldhofer is a range ofheavy duty modular transporters and selfpropelled modules, including the PST/ES-E

6 (315) and the PST/ES-E (285) modulartransporter and the Type THP/SL-S, THP/SL-L and THP/SL heavy duty modules. Themodels are designed for concentrated andheavy-duty loads.

Other custom-made equipment on

L

oads that need to be transported onland keep getting bigger and heavier.

These super (size and weight) loadstend to be modular components destinedfor oil & gas and power generation sectors.A spokesperson from Italian specialistheavy transport service provider Fagioliexplains why, Most of the plants thathave been built during the last 20 yearsare modularised, which means that hugemodules are fabricated mostly in one yard,then transported directly to site and finallyassembled. These modules can weigh upto thousands of tonnes and require specialtrailers, ships or barges to deliver them.

Designing transport equipment to copewith the immense weights and dimensionsof these modular pieces and incorporatingroad infrastructure and regulations is

Tailor made designs

Lampson maintains a fleet of rubber tyred

transporters ranging from conventional flatbed

models to self-propelled hydraulic levelling

platform trailers. These largest models are

capable of load movement in excess of 3,000

tonnes and include trailers from Goldhofer,

Scheuerle, Nicolas and Cometto

Mammoet transports a 3,500 tonne dragline

for Peabody Energy

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Customer satisfactionTo help meet customer demands, transportservice providers need to have a rangeof equipment. Transport company

Van der Vlist, for example, has added newequipment to its fleet, including a 10 axlesemi low trailer with a 3-axle modularsection and 7-axles. The difference withthis trailer is the combination of multipleaxles to take up to 100 tonnes, as wellas the lower height, a spokesperson fromVan der Vlist says. We have also investedin extendible trailers tailored specifically towind turbine blades, able to take 36 tonnes.

Southwest Industrial Rigging in theUSA has expanded its fleet with 20 linesof Goldhofer THP-DR and two STZ-H 9

semi low loaders. The transport providerhas also added two TK110HED low decktrailers from Trail King.

For heavy transportation requirements,Lampson International offers trackdriven crawler transporters for haulingheavy outsize loads in difficult terrainand extreme environments. The

the market is a dual-lane TrailKingtransport trailer, which was designed forUSA-based Crane Rental Corporation. Thehigh-capacity trailer has telescoping axlesthat extend from 3.6 to 6 m.

To meet demands set out by regulations,Mammoet worked with manufacturer

Scheuerle to develop a hybrid power packunit (PPU) allowing emission-free and lownoise operation. Also new from Mammoetis a concept for a nine axle Canadianhighway trailer. The trailer has a 100 tonnecapacity (80 tonnes at 12 m deck length),a maximum gross weight of 280 tonnes, agooseneck suitable for 3- and 4-axle tractorunits, and an extended length of 30.5 m.The model was designed by Mammoetin co-operation with the Ministry ofTransportation (MOT) of British Columbia,Victoria, Canada.

Also designed with regulations in mindis the Panther trailer series from trailermanufacturer Doll. A Doll spokespersonsays, The series features high payloadsof up to 110 tonnes, manoeuvrability, a12 tonne axle load, a loading height of850 mm, a total stroke of up to 405 mmand a steering angle of 55 degrees. Thetrailers have double wishbone technology.

From manufacturer Faymonville is theCombiMax semi-trailer. Describing someof the features, a spokesperson from thecompany says, All steering systems can be

controlled by a newly developed gooseneck,the One-Neck-Technology, regardless ofwhether it involves vehicles with 4- or8-tyred pendle [pendular] axles, vehicleswith knuckle-steering axles (hydraulicor air suspension), or vehicles withindependent suspension from theTwin Axle II series.

transporters have a patented Rolli-Flextrack roller suspension system and areavailable in capacities from 400 to 4,000 UStons (363 to 3,629 tonnes).

Transport company Tradelossa based inMexico, has recently acquired a new strandjack system and Goldhofer extendableflatbeds. We are trying to be one stepahead of what is coming in the industry inMexico, a company spokesperson explains.

For the South African market, RotranLogistics Services, part of Eskom, basedin Johannesburg, South Africa, offersalmost five hundred axle lines and eightgirder beam trailers with capacities from200 to 600 tonnes from manufacturersincluding Nicolas, Cometto, Goldhofer

and Faymonville.In Italy Fagioli purchased 50 axlelines of modular trailers and some selfpropelled modular transporters (SPMT).Polish transport company ZTE Radomoffers a range of equipment for transportand building works. Equipment includesa range of modular platform trailers fromKesselbrcken, Goldhofer and Broshuis.

For transport company Stiglich, thebusiest markets for moving oversize andoverweight loads are in the mining sector.To meet demands throughout this sector,

Stiglich uses Goldhofer trailers, withloading configurations from 10 up to 14axle modular trailers.

New facilities are other ways to providecustomer support. Transport providerVanguard, for example, has recentlyinvested in a new facility in Richards Bay.The depot has two SPMT trailers andheavy load tools and accessories. RolandCumings, Vanguard specialised transportand lifting senior manager, says, Thefacility is proving to be a very valuableand much needed asset to the heavy load

transport industry.

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Haulage,

based in the UK,

using a 4-axle

Doll Vario platformsemi-trailer with three

extensions, to transport panels

for a rail project

Stiglich transports a 4100 XPC

shovel for the Sociedad Minera

Cerro Verde project

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An easier drive

project, customers told us they neededmore capacity beyond a 25 foot (7.6 m)load radius, a solid feel at a 100 foot (30.4m) load radius and road transport withoutweight permits.

The AC45-127S is designed forinstallation on a range of commercialchassis. It has lower winch control, dualentry cab and engine start and stop

functions at the tail shelf to minimise fallhazards. The LMI reel is mounted at theboom heel and protected by a metal cover,while the anti-two block cable is routedthrough the boom, which provides better

reliability. Altec also recently released apatent pending Dual Entry Cab, availableon all riding seat models. In addition, Altecalso launched a new load moment and areaprotection (LMAP) system, which monitorscrane operations.

Launched at the ConExpo 2014 showin Las Vegas, USA, by National Crane are

Demand from the energy

sector has helped drive

boom truck product

development.

LAURA HATTON reports

Compared to truck cranes and allterrains, boom trucks can be a morecost effective way to carry out a

lift. Jim Glazer from manufacturer Elliott

Equipment Company explains more, Themajor advantages of a boom truck overa truck crane is that the commercial truckchassis is more comfortable, easier toservice and easier to resell than apurpose-built carrier.

Ruben Olivas Saunders, Manitowocglobal product director of boom trucksand carry deck cranes, adds, Anotheradvantage of a boom truck is that becausethey are mounted on commercial truckchassis, most often they comply withhighway travel rules.

The most recent model from ElliottEquipment Company, for example, is the45142. The 45 US ton (40 tonne) capacitytelescopic crane has a reach of 63.1 metresand a lifting capacity of 40.8 tonnes at2.1 m radius. It is fitted with a five section43.3 m powered boom. There is also afederal bridge-legal version of the 45142,which is legal in all 50 US states, themanufacturer adds.

Altecs latest offerings include the 45 ton(40 tonne) capacity AC45-127S boomtruck, a new cab, and a new load moment

indicator (LMI). Altec has a customer-focused product development process,says Matt Trefz, Altec Cranes, marketingmanager. When we began the 45 ton

Altecs 45 US ton

(41 tonne) capacityAC45-127S boom truck

The 45 US ton (40 tonne) 45142 from Elliott Equipment Company has a reach of

63.1 metres and a lifting capacity of 40.8 tonnes at 2.1 m radius

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the NBT60 and the NBT15 series. Thenew NBT60 has a 60 US ton (54.4 tonne)capacity and a 39 m five-section,full-power boom. A 13.7 m two-section,off settable manual extension is alsoavailable. The crane is roadable withoutthe need for additional permits in manyregions. It has two-piece, hydraulicallyremovable counterweight slabs that canbe stored on the front outrigger box,CanBus outrigger controls and an X-shaped

footprint eliminate the need for a singlefront outrigger, the manufacturer adds.

The new NBT15 models include the14 ton (12.7 tonne) capacity NBT14, the15 ton (13.4 tonne) NBT15 and the 16 ton(14.5 tonne) NBT16. All three crane modelshave an 18.3 m three-section boom. A6.7 m single section jib is also available.

All three models have updated out anddown outriggers, which expand between2.23 m and 5.28 m.

The latest boom truck from PalfingerSany is the SPC250 truck-mountedtelescopic crane (TMTC). The crane is

built on a commercial chassis and is thefirst model in this range. Further modelswith higher lifting capacity are plannedfor later in 2014. The SPC250 has a liftingcapacity of 25 tonnes, a lifting momentof 102.0 tonne-metres and a 32 mtelescopic boom. Optional extras includean Arctic package, which will help thecrane to work in temperatures down tominus 40 degrees Celsius.

From US crane manufacturerQMC Hydraulic is the 50 ton (45 tonne)8060R. It has a lift capacity of 30 tons

(27 tonnes) at 4.5 m and fits on an 8.4 mwheel base chassis that only requires onetag axle to be 50 states DOT legal. Payloadfor tools and equipment is more than2.7 tonnes, the manufacturer adds.

New from crane manufacturer Terex isthe Crossover 8000, which was launchedat ConExpo 2014. It has a proven X-patternoutrigger design for extra stability, an80 ton (72 tonne) rated capacity and a38.4 m boom. When configured with a17.3 m jib, maximum tip height is 57 m.The Crossover 8000 is approved for

Freightliner, Kenworth and Western Starcommercial chassis.

Future shiftsMost manufacturers are keeping quiet asto what new products are in development.Demands for boom trucks are, however,shifting towards the higher end of thecapacity scale. Matt Trefz explains, Boomtrucks are always getting bigger.Certain work applications favour anever-increasing lifting capacity and thispushes manufacturers to develop

larger models.

From left to right: The 16 ton (14.5 tonne)

NBT16, the 15 ton (1

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