By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl
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Jumbo-SAL-Alliance concluded an extensive subsea equipment transport contract, mobilizing two of its heavy lifters, Fairpartner and Fairlane, to carry out a project for a client working in a natural gas field off the coast of Western Australia.
The Fairpartner began using its 800-tonne lifting capacity to pick up its share of the project cargo, consisting of three modules, subsea foundations and associated scour protection materials, from Malaysia and Indonesia to Australia.
The Fairlane’s task was to transport two 11.40 meter diameter marine reels from Norway to Australia. Upon her arrival, all cargo was transferred to the customer’s installation vessel.
“Loading the Fairpartner was not easy because the three foundations had a footprint of 30.34 x 25.36 meters, which means that they protruded from the edge of the deck by almost seven meters. They were so wide that they could only be secured to the starboard side of the ship. It was Jumbo’s close communication with his client that produced a marine fastening solution that was not only safe, but also met the client’s requirement of no steel-to-steel contact,” the carrier said.
Speaking at the end of the project, Jumbo’s Director of Business Development, Jeroen Cook, commented that “this project was not exempt from difficulties; we had multiple stakeholders, engineering challenges, and of course the ongoing presence of the coronavirus. However, we work side by side with our client to complete the scope of on-time delivery, undamaged cargo, and injury-free. Our thanks to our client’s project team – it was their support that facilitated the successful completion of this project.”
In addition, Jumbo loaded the subsea modules and foundations in such a way that they could be unloaded in any order. This gave the client flexibility in the download sequence; they could choose which equipment to install depending on weather conditions at their offshore installation sites.
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