Heavy Lift in the Lift?
Over the last few decades, the heavy lift transportation industry has seen many developments, both in the scale of vessels and lifting capacities as well as in markets and the nature of cargo types. Back in the 1960s, heavy lift shipping was performed with cranes capable of lifting 60 metric tons, which would typically lift locomotives and transformers. Nowadays, lifting capacities are as much as 2000 metric tons, in tandem with heavy equipment for industries including oil and gas, petrochemicals and mining. The first part of this presentation will offer an overview of heavy-lift shipping through the years. The second part highlights a recent shipment of an STP Buoy to show the current practices and standards in heavy-lift transportation.
Presentations
Heavy lift in the lift? -part I
Heavy lift in the lift? - part II
Description
Over the last few decades, the heavy lift transportation industry has seen many developments, both in the scale of vessels and lifting capacities as well as in markets and the nature of cargo types. Back in the 1960s, heavy lift shipping was performed with cranes capable of lifting 60 metric tons, which would typically lift locomotives and transformers. Nowadays, lifting capacities are as much as 2000 metric tons, in tandem with heavy equipment for industries including oil and gas, petrochemicals and mining. The first part of this presentation will offer an overview of heavy-lift shipping through the years. The second part highlights a recent shipment of an STP Buoy to show the current practices and standards in heavy-lift transportation.
6:15 PM - 9:00 PM Networking with free soup and bread*
7:00 PM Starting time lecture
* Please indicate with your registration.
Speaker(s)
Arie Pieterse, Former Managing Director and Roel Verwey, Manager Engineering Department BigLift Shipping BV
Location
Faculty Room, 3mE, TU Delft, accessible
through the entrance at Leeghwaterstraat 17
Organiser
Maritime Engineering
Name and contact details for information
Mirek Kaminski