Mammoet World 11

Mammoet World

A long drive in South Africa. Read more about it on page 7.

As the world market for heavy lifting and heavy transport continues to grow, the loads to

be lifted are getting heavier and heavier. To meet this growth opportunity, we have

developed a New Generation of PTC Super Heavy Lift cranes, with a combination of high

lifting capacity and flexibility to set it apart from the rest of the market.

Worldwide specialists

in heavy lifting and transport

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Marinepage 40

Powerpage 14

Offshorepage 24

Petrochemicalpage 6

Miningpage 12

Civil page 32

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This magazine is a publication of Mammoet

Holding B.V., Corporate Communication

Department, Postbus 570, 3100 AN Schiedam,

The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]

Editor in chief: Melvin Schaap

Editors: Johan Pastoor, Peggy Croes-del

Prado, Janet Martin, Kimberley Robichaud,

Ashten Postell, Jude Castillo, Magdalene Lau

Text & Photography:

Mammoet Employees, Jorrit Lousberg,

Bob Hersbach, Ads&Strats, TechTrans,

Andrew Walkinshaw en Haut! Photographie

Layout & printing: Badoux BV,

Houten - The Netherlands

Copyright: Text and photos may only be

reproduced with permission from the

Corporate Communication Department of

Mammoet Holding B.V.

www.mammoet.com © 2011

“Thoroughly

familiar with our

international

operations”

In 2011 Mammoet celebrated its 45th anniversary. We will look back on 2011

as a dynamic year. It was a year of many developments which helped to place

our business in an even better position to meet new challenges and provide

our customers with a comprehensive range of engineered heavy lifting and

transport services.

Introduction

Ready for the future

Mammoet celebrated its 45th anniversary

Two models of the New Generation

PTCs were presented and

demonstrated in June 2011 to

customers, press and employees at

Mammoet’s dedicated site in

Zeeland, the Netherlands.

Conversion factors

1 meter = 3.28 feet

1 metric ton = 0.984 long tons (UK ton)

1 metric ton = 1.102 short tons (US ton)

1 metric ton = 2205 pounds

1 foot = 0.305 meters

1 long ton = 1.016 metric tons = 2240 pounds

1 short ton = 0.907 metric tons = 2000 pounds

Halfway during the year a new Board of Management was appointed. In the interview you

can learn more about Jan Kleijn, our CEO. He leads a new team of people who have all

long been working for Mammoet and who are thoroughly familiar with our international

operations. Mammoet’s new Safety, Health & Incident Management System is the first in

our industry. SHE-Q Director Koos van Tol explains how this system benefits operational

safety and the quality of our services. Mammoet Salvage has only been in business for six

years but is already a major international player due to its unique solutions. “Mammoet’s

united experience pays off” so explains Managing Director Fokko Ringersma with

reference to the recent success stories relating to our rapidly expanding salvage division.

Another good example of our inventiveness is given in the report on “AQIS, a very big

cleaning job” which features a “floating” PTC.

Our new web site www.mammoet.com is another innovation, it is clearer and more user-

friendly and provides you all the information you might need. The news items also cover

the awards Mammoet has received this year. For example, we are number one in the IC50

and IC T50 indexes and also received two ESTA Awards.

Our business has also been expanded with new divisions. We have now fully acquired KR

Wind (formerly 50% Mammoet-owned) which will now operate as Mammoet Wind and

offer state-of-the-art solutions to the wind power industry. In Kazakhstan we have set up

a new joint venture, Mammoet Kasmashal. The wide range of projects in this issue of

Mammoet World clearly illustrates the innovative solutions our engineers develop. Finally,

Mammoet World now includes a Mining section describing our specialized work in this

industry.

We hope that you will enjoy these and other items in this eleventh issue of Mammoet

World.

PTC 140 DS

PTC 200 DS

We have successfully tested one of

our new PTC Super Heavy Lift

cranes with a test load of 3,520

tons at 33 meters radius. The

crane, designed in-house by

Mammoet, was rigged with a 83

meter main boom and 36 meter jib.

The maximum design load on the

jib is 2,900 tons which sets a world

record among jib cranes and

sheerlegs.

Visit our website for more detailed

information.

www.mammoet.com

First projectThe first new PTC 200 DS crane

has been shipped for its first

project. In the current setup the

crane consists of 24 x 20 foot and

198 x 40 foot containers, with a

total weight of 6,125 tons. The

crane was loaded on two barges

from the Mammoet Terminal in

Westdorpe (The Netherlands) and

was first shipped to Antwerp. From

there the containers were

transshipped on board of the MSC

Antares which left Antwerp early in

the morning of 29 November. The

first job will be in Rio Grande, Brazil

where it arrived by the end of

December.

Segments

6 Petrochemical

12 Mining

14 Power

24 Offshore

32 Civil

40 Marine

Contents

Close up

4 Message from the board

Advertisements

22 Mammoet Rallysport

29 Mammoet Workwear

39 Mammoet Store

Related

30 SHE-Q

News

22 Newsflash

Fully containerizedLike all PTCs, the New Generation

cranes break down into

components the size of a standard

20 or 40 foot shipping container.

Consequently they can be shipped

worldwide without the need for

special equipment at ports or in

transit. This is a major advantage

when working on remote sites in

areas with a poor infrastructure.

Mammoet Solutions carefully analyzed the requirements of future projects in different markets

before designing the new cranes. The design was then fully reviewed by Lloyds’ Register so

that our customers are assured of the safety of the equipment. The cranes are EN 13000

certified which is equivalent to ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926.1433. Finally, the crane

components were produced by a range of specialized manufacturers.

New Generation PTCSuper Heavy Lift cranes

“ World record among jib cranes and sheerlegs”

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The BoardMessage from

“It’s the people who make the difference, not the equipment”

“The great thing about the new Board is

that all new members have been working

for the company for some time. And their

former positions have now been taken by

other people from within the company.

That proves the success of our concept of

investing in people,” explained Jan Kleijn

in his office. He likes to avoid hierarchy

and work as equals with his people and

his vision is fully focused on the future.

The new Board is busy developing plans

for the future, but it is too early to be

specific. However, the broad outlines will

be little different from the issues he has

promoted throughout his career. Kleijn’s

career at Mammoet started 15 years ago

and he gradually discovered that he

enjoyed being a people manager more

than being a mechanical engineer.

A versatile and closely-knit teamBecause of his management skills and the

way he supported the people he worked

with he became head of the European

Projects department at a young age. And

now he is the youngest member of the

management team he is leading. The

other 3 members of the Board are Erik

Rave (CIO), Herman Smit (COO) and Siem

Kranenburg (CFO). Neil Birkbeck has been

appointed as general advisor of the

Board. They are all people who, like Kleijn,

have long been working in the business,

are intimately familiar with Mammoet and

our customers, and have a lot of

internat ional experience. Klei jn

commented: “The whole world and

different cultures are represented on the

Board, which reflects the worldwide

operations of our company.” He also

mused if Mammoet is a Dutch company

with international branches, or an

international company headquartered in

the Netherlands. “I tend to think it’s the

latter.”

Added valueTime to return to “people”, one of Kleijn’s

favorite subjects. “The success of our

company is based on the fact that people

are at the centre of it. And it’s going to

continue that way. It’s the people who

make the difference, not the equipment.

The quality of our people determines how

the equipment is used and if we are able

to generate added value.” The term

“added value” was a recurring theme in

this interview and will also be a key

component of the long-term strategy

currently being developed. “I’m more

concerned about results than revenues.

You can be very busy and have operations

and equipment throughout the world, but

there’s little point if it doesn’t bring in

profits. That would be a waste of the

invested resources and energy. It would

be better to do that in countries and

markets where you can make a

difference,” he explained. “If you are

looking for good financial results then you

have to make choices as a business and

focus on the activities where you provide

added value.”

Customer focusKleijn continued “That means you have to

be focused. And flexible. In this dynamic

world you cannot afford to be inflexible.

We have to be flexible and continuously

adapt to the changing world to maintain

our position. We have to do that because

our customers and their requirements and

expectations are changing. That is

inherent to our business. We shouldn’t be

afraid of that. We have to keep moving

forward, otherwise we would go

downhill.” Kleijn emphasizes that our

focus should be on our customers. “We

have to be flexible to provide the best

possible service to our customers. That is

our objective. Much more than in the past

we are going to put ourselves in our

customers’ shoes, consider their

expectations, analyze their needs, and

how we can serve them. If we can do that,

in the right way, by treating customers

with respect, making their

challenges our challenges,

addressing their concerns, and

providing solutions, then we will

gain their trust. In short, we

should focus on the customer

and see how we can offer

them added value.”

Corporate social responsibilityKleijn goes beyond

that and is already looking further

ahead. “It may be premature, but I

also want to see how we can

provide this added value to our

customers in a way which ties in

with our corporate social

responsibility. That is, in a way

which also provides added value to

society. If we can manage that, then

the return will automatically follow.

Because that also benefits our

company and our shareholders.

That social added value is my

ultimate objective. And we are

certainly moving in that direction.

We can already see that among our

customers. In another ten years or

so, issues such as sustainability,

corporate social responsibility and

involvement with the local

community will be an ordinary part

of doing business. I’m convinced of

that. Not just because we can

2011 was a challenging year. A challenging economic situation, some great

projects, the commissioning of the next generation of Super Heavy Lift

cranes, designed and built by us, and finally the appointment of the new Board

of Directors. Mammoet’s new CEO Jan Kleijn (formerly Managing Director of

Mammoet USA) and the new Board were appointed in July.

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Mammoet SolutionsMammoet has already taken steps

to create added value for its

customers. The innumerable

innovative solutions Mammoet has

developed are the best example of

that. Take SPMTs, our push up

system and the countless

innovative project solutions which

customers are still benefiting from

today. The Super Heavy Lift PTC

ring cranes which we added to our

fleet this year are more evolutionary

than revolutionary. Even so, this

successful development project

undertaken in-house inspired us to

set up a new, independent

engineering department: Mammoet

Solutions. “We have divided the

current Mammoet Europe

Engineering Department into a

section which will remain part of

Mammoet Europe and undertake

routine engineering work for this

region, and a section which will

operate independently under the

name Mammoet Solutions and will

also serve external customers. That

section will include a Project Engineering

department for complex jobs, an

Innovation department to develop new

concepts, and a Fabrication department

to develop and build new hardware.” This

will bring the expertise and ingenuity of

Mammoet’s engineers closer to our

customers. And there are also other

initiatives to help develop innovative

solutions to benefit our customers and

society. The creation of Mammoet Wind is

another example. Apart from routine wind

turbine installation services this division

could also help to develop smarter

logistics solutions to reduce the cost of

wind energy.

Kleijn emphasized that it is impossible to

overestimate the value of innovation. It is

also essential to stay ahead of the

changing markets and circumstances.

“We have to rely on our own strengths. So

we have to keep our eyes open, but also

invest time in ourselves to develop the

business and its products, and so

maintain our position in the industry.”

Delegating more responsibilityKleijn also wants to decentralize

responsibility to get closer to customers

and provide them with customized

services which are better tailored to their

needs. “I have a strong belief in our teams

and giving more responsibility to

departments and regions. They have

people who are much smarter than me

and know much more about their region

or specialty. They really know what’s the

best option given the circumstances. So I

want to challenge them more to develop

their own plans, and make the

arrangements they consider best. Of

course, I’ll want to give my opinion about

those, but I’m not going to tell them in

detail what to do.” Hence he also really

believes in empowering people. “They

have the responsibility and the knowledge

and they are paid in return. So, why would

I have to do all the thinking? That’s their

responsibility. This approach will also

create more opportunities for growth.

Otherwise it all depends on a few people

at the top. Because we all have our

limitations that might impede the

development of our company. It’s better

to do it the other way round. That also

increases the motivation of our people. If

it’s their own plan they will believe in it

and they want to make it a success, so

they’ll really go for it. Hence, you get

much more energy from them than when

you tell them: this is how you should do

it.”

Jan Kleijn has always been aware

of the value of positive energy. He

draws strength from his work and

from the drive to excel. “I’m very

grateful that I enjoy going to work

every day. That’s great and makes

life easier. You can go on long trips

and work long days when

necessary, that’s fine. I enjoy doing

that. It energizes me.”

Herman Smit – COO Neil Birkbeck – Advisor Siem Kranenburg – CFOErik Rave – CIOJan Kleijn – President and CEO

A year of many changesJan Kleijn described 2011 as a challenging year. “A year of many changes, but

also the foundation for many new opportunities. That’s because every change

creates new opportunities. Looking back on 2011, it was a challenging year due

to the economic changes and we are clearly starting to notice the impact of the

recession. 2011 was a year of consolidation and 2012 will be challenging.

However, we are confidently looking forward to 2012. We have enough work and

our new PTCs will contribute to our revenues. We will have to focus on our

strengths: our people, expertise, quality safety, service and added value. Those

will enable us to deliver an excellent product, and the corresponding profits.”

LOCATION: JAPAN, TRINIDAD AND

VENEZUELA

JOB: HEAVY TRANSPORT

CHALLENGE: SHORT PREPARATION

TIME, TRANSSHIPMENT

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“ One stop shop”

Reactors and integrated logistics

Petrochemical

On very short notice Mammoet was awarded

a contract to transport 8 reactors from 2

fabricators in Japan to a refinery in Venezuela.

The weight of the reactors ranged from 545 to

1,720 tons. Because the quay at Jose,

Venezuela could not accommodate the heavy

lift ship carrying the reactors, we used a

transshipment site in Trinidad with deep water

access and good facilities. The reactors were

offloaded at Trinidad and placed in temporary

storage. We then loaded the reactors onto a

barge with our SPMTs, towed the barge to the

project site in Venezuela, offloaded the

reactors with the SPMTs and placed them in

storage. The reactors were fitted with special

supports, seafastening and load spreaders,

around 1,000 tons of steel in total. It took 6

round trips by barge to transport all the units.

This project is a good example of Mammoet’s

integrated logistics concept, where we take

responsibility for all transport operations and

project management. Our experience with

projects of this nature meant that the short

time table for the preparation was never a

problem. In addition to providing our own

equipment we also arranged all the contracts

and coordination for the heavy lift ship,

sheerlegs in Japan, local subcontractors, etc.

This meant that the client only had to deal

with Mammoet, rather than with a number of

contractors.

LOCATION: SOUTH AFRICA


CHALLENGE: LONG DISTANCE

LOCATION: ROTTERDAM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE,

SCHEDULE CHANGES

Petrochemical

Hydrogen plant

A long drive

Our client was building a new, highly efficient, hydrogen plant. We installed 93 units such

as heat exchangers, columns, pipe racks and pumps. Although this was a new plant

there were still some access problems. This meant that some pipe racks would have to

be installed using a large 400 ton crane which needs some time to be fully rigged. To

save the rigging time and to reduce the cost to the customer we decided to use a

smaller crane but closer to the installation site. One of our expert drivers managed to get

this 200 ton crane (so not actually that small) into position after extensive maneuvering.

We then used a 70 ton crane to bring the counterweights to the 200 ton crane. After that,

the installation of the pipe racks was straightforward.

A large heat exchanger was supposed to be installed during the construction of the

building housing it. Unfortunately the delivery of the unit was delayed, while the

construction of the building proceeded. This called for a change of plan: we installed

skid beams to bring the heat exchanger into the building and then positioned it using

chain hoists. Other jobs on this project included the installation of 65 ton compressors,

modules and other equipment. We also provided lifting services for the inspection and

cleaning of several large pieces of rotating equipment.

We transported a process plant reactor and quench tower 900 kilometers in South Africa,

from the port to the plant site. The reactor was 34 meters long and had a diameter of 6.6

meters and weighed 349 tons. It was transported on 2 x 22 axle lines of conventional

trailers. The quench tower had a length of 24 meters with a diameter of 7.4 meters and

weight of 137 tons and was carried on 1 x 13 axle lines. The trip went well and was

completed in 18 days. Mammoet South Africa’s equipment was supplemented by our

operations in Dubai and Australia.

“Saving the customer

time and money”

“Equipment sourced

internationally”

LOCATION: PUERTO CABELLO AND

PEQUIVEN, VENEZUELA


CHALLENGE: DIFFICULT ROUTE

LOCATION: CROSSFIELD, ALBERTA,

CANADA

JOB: HEAVY TRANSPORT AND LIFTING

CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE

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Threading a needle

35 challenging kilometers

Petrochemical

This project started with a gentle trip by rail, carrying a 200 ton contactor for updating a

gas plant. After 2 days traveling at a sedate 25 miles per hour we transferred the vessel

from the railcar to our trailers using a jack and slide system.

The next part was more difficult, as the plant was relatively old the site plans were not

fully reliable so we had to start with a detailed site survey. To get the contactor vessel

onto the site we had to remove a shack and fire hydrant, but there was still a large

concrete barrier in the way at the site entrance. By pulling the trailers with 2 tractors and

pushing with one our crew managed to negotiate the extremely tight turn, which was

rather like threading a needle.

This area is normally very windy, but the weather conditions were in our favor which

made the final installation of the vessel straightforward. We used a large main crane to

lift it up, while the other end was guided by a tailing crane. Once the vessel was upright

we disconnected the tailing crane, lifted the vessel over some cooling units and placed

it on the 20 anchor bolts.

Our customer was building a new sulfuric

acid plant and commissioned us to

transport a process plant (up to 14 meters

high and weighing 200 tons) from the port

of Puerto Cabello to Pequiven, 35

kilometers away. However, obstructions

along the direct route meant that it was

unsuitable for the large loads. Instead we

shipped these units by barge from the

port to Planta Centro, about halfway to

the final destination. We then used

conventional trailers to move the units to

their final destination. As the route went

through a town it was a real challenge to

move the power lines, communications

cables, road signs and lighting. Our

subcontractor deployed around 100

personnel for this. We also had to

reinforce a bridge to take the heavy loads.

But in the end the convoy, which traveled

only at night, reached the site of the new

plant.

“We also had to

reinforce a bridge

to take the heavy

loads”

“Started with a

site survey”

LOCATION: LINYAN DISTRICT,

KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN ROC

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: TIGHT SITE,

COMMUNICATIONS

LOCATION: ABU DHABI, UAE

JOB: HEAVY LIFTS

CHALLENGE: HIGH TEMPERATURE

LOCATION: HOUSTON, USA

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: COORDINATION WITH OTHER

CONTRACTORS

Petrochemical

It’s hot out there

Another project in Taiwan

Cat cracker turnaround

Mammoet was contracted to do 28

heavy lifts for the construction of this

plant. Four of the lifts were done using

one of our large gantry systems. The

first job was to install an HP absorber

with a weight of 1,750 tons and length

of 55 meters. The main challenge on this

project was the high temperature,

around 50°C.

Mammoet was contracted to provide one of our PTC ring cranes and a large crawler

crane with SuperLift for a turnaround of a cat cracker. The site was very congested and

it took a lot of coordination with the customer and the other contractors to fit our ring

crane into the available space. We used the PTC for 8 heavy lifts with loads up to 632

tons and a maximum radius of 86 meters. The turnaround took 58 days during which we

had Mammoet personnel working on site 7 days a week and 12 hours a day. The whole

project went smoothly and was completed without incidents or injuries.

After the completion of a heavy lifting project for this customer we relocated our

equipment 8 kilometers for the next job. We also brought in our custom-designed

PTC-DS ring crane. We had to install 8 heavy units, 2 of which required the PTC.

The largest unit, a column, had a length of almost 100 meters and weight of 1,175

tons which meant our PTC was operating at 99.8% of its rated capacity – and it

did a great job. We then had to derig the PTC and re-assemble it at a different

part of the site. This was quite a challenge as there was little space available and

we had to support its boom and jib on a temporary bridge. The second column

was slightly lighter, though with a length of 108 meters and weight of 850 tons it

was hardly a featherweight. The other 6 vessels were installed with our heavy

mobile cranes. Communications required special attention during this project.

“Our large gantry

systems”

“Fitting into the

available space”

“Hardly a

featherweight”

LOCATION: SICILY AND MALTA

JOB: TRANSPORTING 6 LARGE TANKS

CHALLENGE: LONG-TERM PROJECT

LOCATION: SARNIA, ONTARIO, CANADA

JOB: ROUTINE AND HEAVY LIFTS

CHALLENGE: FITTING A LARGE CRANE

INTO A SMALL AREA

LOCATION: GELEEN, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: WIDE RANGE OF LIFTING

SERVICES

CHALLENGE: INTENSE ACTIVITIES

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Tight turnaround

Tank transport in Italy

Major turnaround

Petrochemical

About 3 years before the start of this refinery turnaround

project the customer asked us if we could provide a crane to

meet some exacting requirements. They wanted to have the

crane positioned outside the unit where the work was to be

done, hence lifting 200 tons at 75 meters radius. However, the

only location available for the crane was small and surrounded

by obstructions. After several site visits our engineers

proposed using one of the ring cranes designed in-house by

Mammoet. The site restrictions meant that instead of

assembling it in place, we would do that some distance away

and then move the crane into position. Furthermore we had to

modify the crane slightly to reduce its tail swing. The customer

approved our proposal and we provided a PTC with 75 meter

main boom, 33 meter jib and 1,500 tons of counterweight.

We undertook around 40 engineered heavy lifts with the PTC.

The customer’s requirements changed several times and in

the end the heaviest lift was 205 tons at 76 meters. This was

well within the 90% capacity limit imposed by the customer.

Mammoet also supplied a range of crawler cranes and

telescopic cranes for the turnaround, as well as a lifting

gantry, heavy trailers, etc. We encountered extreme

temperatures, starting work on site in the cold Canadian

winter, with temperatures down to -20°C with heavy snow and

ending the project in unusually hot and humid weather.

Mammoet transported 6 large tanks (length 42.5 meters, width 7.5 meters, height 11 meters, weight 300 tons) from a

fabrication yard on Sicily to a gas plant in Malta. In Sicily we transported the tanks to the quay and loaded them on the ship.

It took the ship 2 trips to deliver all the tanks to Malta. We then offloaded the tanks and transported them on SPMTs from the

port to the plant. The last part of the job was quite a challenge as the road had a steep gradient and in places there was only

around 0.1 meters clearance around the load.

This olefins plant underwent a major turnaround in 39 days with up to 2,000

personnel working on site. Mammoet was contracted to provide all the lifting

services, which we started preparing at an early stage. During the project we had

up to 35 cranes, a range of other equipment and around 100 of the Men in Red on

site. The customer’s turnaround manager commented that the long-term

relationship with Mammoet and the integrated team were essential to the the

success of the project.

“Long-term relationship

essential”

“To enhance oil

recovery”

“Extreme

temperatures”

LOCATION: CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA

JOB: TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION OF

A VESSEL

CHALLENGE: VESSEL SIZE

LOCATION: SCHOONEBEEK, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AND TRANSPORT

CHALLENGE: SIZE, WEIGHT, SMALL

CLEARANCE

Petrochemical

Colombia’s tallest vessel

Oilfield redevelopment

Mammoet transported a column and installed it at a refinery. This unit had a height of

over 81 meters and weight of 535 tons, making it not only the largest vessel at the plant

but also the tallest vessel in Columbia. The installation of the column marked the first

milestone of the refinery upgrade project.

This 3-year project involved the upgrade of all the facilities of an onshore

oilfield. The key change was the construction of a CHP plant. This plant

supplies the steam used to heat the heavy crude at a depth of 800 meters to

enhance oil recovery.

Mammoet undertook a range of heavy lifts for this projects, sometimes using

4 cranes simultaneously. We installed the boiler and heat-recovery steam

generator, steam drums (64 and 135 tons), stacks and various other

components. Mammoet also provided SPMTs for on-site transport.

“The first milestone

of the

upgrade project”

“To enhance oil

recovery”

LOCATION: PORT HEDLAND,

AUSTRALIA

JOB: OUTSIZE TRANSPORT

CHALLENGE: SIZE, WEIGHT AND

NUMBER OF THE LOADS

LOCATION: NORTHERN ALBERTA,

CANADA

JOB: MOVING HEAVY MINING PLANT

CHALLENGE: WEIGHT, NARROW

WEATHER WINDOW

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Spectacle on wheels

Mining

Mining plant

The processing facilities at an iron ore mine were being expanded by installing 38

modules delivered by ship to Port Hedland. The modules, delivered in 4 shipments, were

an impressive sight with lengths up to 40 meters, widths up to 13.6 meters and heights

up to 12 meters. Their weights ranged from 120 to 325 tons. At the ports we received

the modules on our SPMTs and then transferred them to conventional trailers for

transport to our staging area 25 kilometers from the port. We set up a temporary base at

the staging area, with offices and a maintenance workshop.

The modules were then transported to the mine in 19 trips, using conventional trailers

and heavy prime movers. Because of bridges on the route and the need for special traffic

management, each 380 kilometer trip took 2 days. Once at the mine we used SPMTs to

take the modules to their locations in the plant and installed them with one of our heavy

lifting cranes. This was the first time modules had been transported in Australia on this

scale. Modular construction is increasingly used in the mining industry as it avoids the

need to bring large numbers of personnel in to the often remote sites.

A mining project in Canada required the transport of 3 large plant units, weighing

400 to 2,600 tons, from the fabrication area to the mine. The units were a roof

assembly, crusher and surge facility. We started well in advance, by surveying the

site and engineering the lifting solutions.

The first job was to lift the 408 ton roof up with 8 climbing jacks, move it on

SPMTs and then position it with 2 cranes. After that we jacked up the 2 parts of

the 1,408 ton crusher plant using 12 climbing jacks, connected them together and

transported them using 76 axle lines of SPMT and positioned them with

millimeter-precision on the foundations. Finally we transported the 2,600 ton surge

facility on SPMTs and then jacked it up 5 meters. The total weight of the transport,

including all our plant and auxiliary materials, was over 3,300 tons.

This was the second ore preparation line we relocated in the area and we are

planning future projects of the same kind.

“The first time

modules had been

transported in

Australia at this

scale”

“Our second ore

preparation line”

LOCATION: LONG HARBOUR,

NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

JOB: WEIGHING, EXTENSIVE HEAVY

TRANSPORT AND LIFTING

CHALLENGE: SCALE OF THE PROJECT

LOCATION: LABRADOR, CANADA

JOB: CONVEYOR INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: WEATHER, REMOTE SITE

LOCATION: DETOUR LAKE, ONTARIO,

CANADA

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: REMOTE SITE

Mining

Iron ore mine

500 heavy loads

Gold mine

This iron ore mine was in the middle of a major expansion project. Mammoet was

contracted to install 7 kilometers of conveyors to take the ore from the mine to a

processing plant. First we had to transport the conveyor sections several

kilometers from the assembly yard to the installation site. There were many

challenges to be overcome: steep hills, heavy traffic and curfew schedules. We

also had to deal with low temperatures, heavy rain, power lines, high winds and

congested sites. Once we had transported a conveyor section to the site on an

SPMT we lifted it up to 24 meters and held it in position while it was bolted in

place. The schedule was often affected by poor weather or delays elsewhere on

the site but the project has been a great team effort involving personnel from 4

Mammoet branches in Canada.

A new gold mine is being developed in Northern Ontario. The remote site includes

Canada’s largest undeveloped gold reserve. Mammoet was on site for 9 months with a

number of cranes to erect steel structures and a tank farm.

The construction of a hydrometallurgical plant required the transport and

installation of literally hundreds of modules and tanks. Our scope included the

transport and installation of 160 modules and 110 tanks from several yards in the

USA and Canada to Newfoundland, handling 120 modules built on site, and 120

tanks delivered by ship.

Before loading any of the modules on the barges we weighed them to verify the

weight and centre of gravity – essential information for the motion analysis,

stability calculations, design of the sea fastenings and towing procedures.

The project started by the blasting through the hills to construct a 2 kilometer

road between the RoRo quay and the plant site. Even so, the road was still quite

narrow and steep. Once a module or tank arrived the sea fastenings were

removed, it was offloaded from the barge onto SPMTs and transported to the

site. The loads were then installed using SPMTs, jacking or skidding. The project

was very large and at times challenging – just what Mammoet specializes in as

a company, and just what our people enjoy working on.

“Great team effort”

“Largest undeveloped

gold reserve”

“What our people enjoy working on”

LOCATION: LUENEN AND HAMM,

GERMANY

JOB: HIGH-LEVEL LIFTING

CHALLENGE: HEIGHT

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Power

A very tall structure

“We had to reconfi gure the cranes”

We worked over a year on the construction

of this power plant. Mammoet installed all

the steelwork for the boiler house with a

height of 110 meters. Once the main

structure was finished we installed a range

of units such as a 110 ton air preheater, flue

gas ducts, etc. Because of the range of lifts

we had to reconfigure our LR 1600 cranes

in several configurations during this project.

The whole project went well and was

completed to the satisfaction of the

customer.

LOCATION: HAVRE-SAINT-PIERRE,

QUEBEC, CANADA

JOB: EXCAVATOR LIFTING

CHALLENGE: REMOTE SITE

LOCATION: VAROBACKA, SWEDEN


CHALLENGE: NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT,

SMALL CLEARANCES

Power

Just take the wall out

Up and down every day

The 3 steam generators (length: 21 meters, diameter: 4.4 meters, weight: 320

tons) and a smaller pressurizer vessel of this nuclear power plant had to be

replaced. As the building did not include suitable access options a large

opening had to be made in the concrete wall with a thickness of 1.2 meters.

Mammoet’s first job was to remove this slab of concrete (6.6 by 7.6 meters,

weight: 115 tons) and take it to temporary storage. To lift the vessels we

provided 2 custom-made strand jack gantries which were fitted to the existing

polar crane inside the reactor building. The main unit was fitted with a 900 ton

strand jack and the tailing unit with a 300 ton strand jack. We used this

equipment to lift the vessels onto a skidding track which moved them outside

the reactor building. They were then picked up by one of our mobile cranes

and transported to a temporary storage building using a heavy duty trailer.

Once the old vessels had been removed from the reactor building we could

install the new ones using the same equipment. The nuclear environment and

extremely limited clearances posed some challenges, but the 2 years of

preparation paid off and the project was completed to the full satisfaction of

the client.

Our customer was constructing a

surge shaft for a large hydroelectric

power station, 150 kilometers from

the nearest highway. Because their

excavator could not stay in place

during rock blasting, we lifted it in

and out of the shaft at the start and

end of each shift. So, up and down

every day.

“Custom-made strand

jack gantries”

“150 kilometers

from the highway”


NETHERLANDS

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AND SKIDDING

CHALLENGE: LOW PERMISSIBLE LOADS

IN THE BUILDING

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Power

New power plant

Mammoet installed 8 vessels, weighing 35 to 245 tons in this new coal and biomass-

fired power plant. We provided a skidding track inside building and our cranes first

placed one end of a vessel on the track, and then as the vessel was pulled into the

building, the other end. The vessels were skidded up to 90 meters and then jacked into

position. The installation of the eight vessels on 3 different levels in the building took only

3 weeks.

We also installed a generator stator (385 tons) and HP turbine (219 tons). The permissible

loads in this section of the building were very limited hence we had to make special

arrangements to spread the weight of the units. We used a combination of our skidding

system and our containerized winch system which installed the units in only 3 days.

Setting up and demobilizing our equipment took 3 weeks.

“8 vessels, 3 levels,

3 weeks”

LOCATION: MONTERREY, MEXICO AND

ELIMIRA, NEW YORK, USA


CHALLENGE: SUDDEN THAW

LOCATION: BECANCOUR, QUEBEC,

CANADA


CHALLENGE: RESTRICTIONS INSIDE

WAREHOUSE

Power

Up Monkey Run Hill

Rotors delivered

The planning of the delivery of this

transformer started over 2 years ago when

we undertook the initial route survey. We

decided to transport the transformer

(weight 180 tons) on conventional trailers

drawn by 2 prime movers. The last 20

kilometers were the most challenging as

many overhead lines had to be lifted out of

the way and we had to build ramps across

8 structures, including a 100-year old

timber bridge. It all went well until the

weather suddenly got much warmer. We

had expected the gravel road up Monkey

Hill to be frozen and relatively hard.

However, as it thawed the road got much

softer and more difficult to climb. That called for a change of plan and the Mammoet

crew hired 2 road construction trucks locally to help deliver the transformer to the

substation. It has now been installed and has made the local power system more reliable

at times of high demand.

Mammoet was contracted to

transport 2 large low-pressure

steam turbine rotors from the US to

the customer’s warehouse in

Canada. The first part of the trip

was by barge to a port near the

warehouse. We used hydraulic

gantries to transfer the rotors from

the barge onto our SPMTs. The

self-propelled transporters (15 axle

lines) then carried the rotors the last

10 kilometers. Offloading the rotors

in the warehouse was somewhat of

a challenge due to the restricted

headroom and numerous columns.

We also put a lot of effort in

coordinating the work of all the

parties involved in this project.

“The road got much

softer”

“A lot of effort

coordinating

everybody”

LOCATION: WEIZ, AUSTRIA

AND NORTHFIELD MOUNTAIN,

MASSACHUSETTS, USA

JOB: HEAVY TRANSPORT OF A

TRANSFORMER

CHALLENGE: WOODEN MOCK-UP FOR

A TEST

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Power

From factory to foundation in 7,000 kilometers

A transformer in an underground hydroelectric power station had to be replaced and

Mammoet was commissioned to undertake the full logistics chain: 7,000 kilometers. We

first collected the new transformer (255 tons) from the factory in Austria, transported it

by river to the port of Antwerp where we loaded it on a ship and shipped it to New

Jersey. It was then transported by rail to Massachusetts where we picked it up by SPMT.

The installation site was 215 meters below the surface and reached through a 760 meter

long tunnel. As the clearances were extremely tight we first made a test run with a

wooden mock-up of the transformer. To complete the project, we removed the old

transformer and installed the new unit.

The work was done by Mammoet USA and Mammoet Canada personnel and is an

excellent example of our Factory-to-Foundation concept. All 4 modes of transport (river

barge, seagoing vessel, rail, road) were handled by Mammoet.

“All transport and

lifting services”

LOCATION: DESCHAMBAULT, QUEBEC,

CANADA


CHALLENGE: LOW PERMISSIBLE

GROUND PRESSURE

LOCATION: HAMM, GERMANY

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED SPACE

Power

Aluminum smelter transformer

Working inside the tower

A transformer at an aluminum smelter had to be replaced. The new unit, weighing 392

tons, was transported from Germany to Canada on a heavy-lift ship which offloaded it

onto our SPMTs on a barge. The barge was then towed to a port near the smelter where

we waited for the low tide to ground it. Due to the load restrictions on the quay we

carefully engineered the positioning of the RoRo ramps and the barge. This allowed our

SPMTs to drive off the barge and make a 90 degree turn onto the road without exceeding

the permissible ground pressure. After a 13 kilometer trip by road we placed the

transformer on a storage pad by jacking and skidding. The transformer was then fitted

with other equipment, increasing its weight to 500 tons. To complete the project we

removed the old transformer and installed the new one on its permanent foundations.

This project involved installing 2 gas pipes, one on the outside and one on the inside of

the cooling tower. Each pipe had a length of 50 meters, diameter of 9 meters and weight

of 100 tons. Using 2 of our mobile cranes we first installed the pipe inside the cooling

tower. We then relocated the cranes to the outside of the tower and lifted the second

pipe. Setting up our cranes inside the tower, where there was limited space available

was quite a challenge.

“Waiting for

low tide”

“Cranes inside the

tower”

LOCATION: REYDARFJORDUR, ICELAND


CHALLENGE: POOR WEATHER

LOCATION: THE NETHERLANDS AND

THE UK

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AND HANDLING

CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE

COMPONENTS

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Power

Largest crane in Iceland

Offshore wind turbines

Mammoet did the onshore handling of components for 3 wind turbine parks off the coast

of the UK: London Array, Sheringham Shoal and LINCS. Depending on the project, the

work included: receiving and ballasting pontoons, removing seafastenings, unloading the

pontoons, moving the wind turbine components on SPMTs to temporary storage at the

terminal, taking the components back to the quayside when required and loading them

onto pontoons or a special cradle. These components were mostly monopiles and

transition pieces. We also handled a large mast for an offshore meteorology station.

Other services included the provision of cranes for use on offshore pontoons or onshore

wind turbine installation projects.

We revisited an aluminum plant we had helped build a few years ago, to replace a failed transformer. This

time we needed a larger crane to install the transformer: an LR 1750, by no means Mammoet’s largest, but

apparently the largest crane ever on Iceland. Apart from the crane we also shipped 2 x 10 axle lines of SPMT

and a large number of timber and steel mats from our base at Schiedam, the Netherlands to Iceland. The

weather was very poor when we arrived, with high winds and snow, which delayed the assembly of the

crane. Once the weather improved we unloaded the transformer and other items from the ship. The heaviest

load weighed 252 tons. We then transported the transformer to the site on the SPMTs and installed it by

jacking. The last part of the job was to return the failed transformer to the port and load it onto a ship. After

that we just had to pack up all our equipment and transport it back to the Netherlands.

“From the

Netherlands to

Iceland”

“Onshore handling for

offshore turbines”

LOCATION: HENGELO, THE

NETHERLANDS AND MANNHEIM,

GERMANY

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AND SKIDDING

CHALLENGE: SITE RESTRICTIONS

LOCATION: COMBER, ONTARIO,

CANADA

JOB: WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: SCHEDULE, WEATHER

CONDITIONS

Power

Deaerator up in the air

Comber turbines

Our customer in the Netherlands built a deaerator (length: 43 meters, weight: 200

tons) for a power station in Germany. We were commissioned to transport the

vessel to the site and install it. This proved to be a complex job, calling for a wide

range of our skills and resources.

We first moved the vessel from the fabrication yard in Hengelo along a very tight

route through the town. However, all went well and we covered the 2 kilometers

in only one hour and the SPMTs and their load arrived at the quay much earlier

than expected. Two of our cranes then loaded the deaerator onto the ship taking

it to Mannheim.

In the meantime, we sent 4 trucks with jacking and skidding equipment to the site

of the new power plant. There we installed the skid tracks inside the building,

spanning 70 meters. By that time the deaerator vessel had arrived at the local

quayside and we loaded it onto our SPMTs which transported it to the site. The

installation of the vessel was complex as we had to lift it 40 meters and then pass

it through an opening in the side of the building, place it on the skid track and

finally move it inside the building.

The site imposed numerous restrictions. The permissible ground pressure was

very low so we had to use many mats to spread the load of the cranes and the

vessel. There was also very little space to operate in, calling for some typical

Mammoet choreography. As we were working at the edge of the site we had to

swing the deaerator across a public road, which had to be closed. Finally we lifted

the vessel to the 40 meter level with 2 cranes, introduced it into the building, and

placed its first saddle on the skidding track. This was followed by complex load

transfers between the 2 cranes and the skidding equipment until the vessel was

largely inside the building and the cranes could be unhooked. The vessel was

then skidded another 35 meters inside the building and jacked up so that the skid

track could be removed. From start to finish this part of the operation took around

4 hours, as planned.

Mammoet was contracted to install

26 wind turbines using a large

LG-1550 mobile crane and a

smaller tailing crane, working

together with 2 cranes provided by

the customer. The key challenge

was to coordinate the work on the

different sites and the customer’s

schedule and dealing with the

impact of changing weather

conditions.

“Complex load

transfers”

“Coordination

was key”

LOCATION: BATAM, MALAYSIA

JOB: CRANE MODIFICATION AND

CLEANING

CHALLENGE: STRICT AUSTRALIAN

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS

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messages and announcementsNewsflash

Mammoet wins 2 ESTA Awards!

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ESTA is the European umbrella association representing the individual

associations in the EU-countries in the field of heavy and specialized transport

and crane companies. Mammoet received one ESTA Award in the category

SPMT for moving a 14,000 ton integrated production and hotel facility platform

from the fabrication hall to an outside yard using 418 axle lines of SPMT. It was

the largest deck ever built in the Netherlands. Mammoet also received one ESTA

Award in the category Innovation end user for developing the JS500 jacking

system. The system includes a base frame with 4 jacks with a combined

capacity of 500 tons, 0.5 meter steel sections to be inserted from the base and

an external hydraulic power pack.

New Joint VentureMammoet and Kasmashal have

established a joint venture

company in Kazakhstan to serve

our customers

even better in

the region.

Mammoet will be working on a new 1.7

kilometer long jetty for LNG tankers in

Australia. The loads and the limited water

depth called for a special lifting solution.

Our Engineering Department analyzed the

project and decided to install one of our

custom-made PTC ring cranes on a 100 x

30 meter barge. The unit can operate in

slewing mode (the crane can revolve a full

circle) and in sheerlegs mode (with the jib

across the bow). It can make heavy lifts

without ballasting the barge and is perfect

for operations in shallow water.

Our Marine engineers designed the

modifications to be made to the barge,

such as fitting grillages and deck eyes.

The slew drive of the PTC was also

upgraded to cope with the inclination of

the barge. The crane and barge can

operate at wind speeds up to 12.7 meters

per second and a wave height of 3 meters.

The Engineering Department drew up load

charts for 2 operating modes:

• Slewing mode with a capacity of 310

tons at 20 meters radius to 53 tons at

60 meters.

• Sheerlegs mode with the jib across the

bow resulting in a capacity of 1,000

tons at 20 meters radius to 316 tons at

70 meters.

Mammoet is thoroughly familiar with the

AQIS (Australian Quarantine and

Inspection Service) requirements for

cleaning. Both the crane and the barge

had to be thoroughly cleaned. We set up a

base at a yard on Batam and it took 40 of

our people 9 weeks to undertake the

cleaning. We also had to set up a program

to separate clean and dirty materials, etc.

Mammoet stands out from the competition and we are proud to be innovative.

That’s why we are proud to introduce to you our new website which now

incorporates our Used Equipment website. Visit the websites and find out for

yourself. Enjoy surfing on the sites!

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From January 2011, KR Wind has been fully owned by the Mammoet Group.

Mammoet has played an important role in KR Wind from the very beginning.

Back in 2002, KR Wind was established as a joint venture between the

Mammoet Group and the Danish Enggaard Group. Since then and until 10

January 2011, Mammoet owned 50% of the shares of KR Wind.

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Newsflash

Mammoet USA receives the Houston Business Roundtable’s safety award

5 IRCA stars for Mammoet Southern Africa

Number one in theIC50 & ICT50 index

1,500,000 Safe Man-Hours without lost time injuries

Safety RecordsMammoet USA is a winner of the 2011 Crane & Rigging

Group Safety Award. These awards are given each year at

the Annual Conference to SC&RA members with

exceptional safety records.

Mammoet Southern Africa has achieved

a 5 star IRCA grading for Health and

Safety. IRCA is an international

recognized auditing body which

specializes in the field of Occupational

Health, Safety, Environment and Quality.

Mammoet received an average score of

98%. It is very rare that a company is

awarded a 5 star IRCA rating!

Mammoet took first place in the

2011 IC50 ranking of the world’s

largest crane-owning companies

and also took first place in the

ICT50 ranking of the world’s

largest heavy and specialized

transport owning companies in

the world. The ranking was

carried out by International

Cranes and Specialized Transport

magazine.

Mammoet Middle East received the

HSE Achievement Appreciation

Award for providing the engineered

lifting of heavy items in the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

LOCATION: ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA

JOB: OFFSHORE DECK PUSH-UP

CHALLENGE: RECORD LOAD AND

HEIGHT

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OffshoreOffshore

Push-up recordMammoet was awarded the contract to push-up a newly built offshore deck at the

production site in Ulsan, South Korea. The Mammoet push-up system is designed to

withstand winds up to 20 meters per second. However, the customer asked us to modify

it to withstand 30 meters per second, as the actual push-up date was close to the end of

the typhoon season. We mobilized 15 of our 16 push-up towers and produced additional

jacking cans and bracing pipes. A total of 153 containers of equipment were brought in

from all around the world. In a combined effort by Mammoet and the customer the deck

was picked-up from the temporary construction supports, weighed with the push-up

system and brought to a new record height of 26.485 meters. This only took us 7 days. In

the following 2 days, the client positioned the load-out frame underneath the deck and

Mammoet lowered the deck onto the frame. This project set 2 push-up records: for a total

weight of 23,179 tons and a total height of 26.485 meters.

“To withstand

winds up

to 30 m/s”

“ 23,179 tons and a total height of 26.485 meters”


NETHERLANDS

JOB: TRANSPORT AND HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: LOWERING THE CRANES

FIRST

LOCATION: STAVANGER, NORWAY

JOB: INSTALLING PLATFORM LEGS

CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE LOADS

Offshore

Helideck installation

BIG platform legs

“First time we

lifted the 1,200 ton

crane”

“We used one of our

MSG ring cranes, fitted

with a 115 meter main

boom and

26 meter jib”

We installed a helideck, weighing approximately 160 tons, on an offshore structure in a

dry dock. The deck was first placed in the dock by sheerlegs, moved into position on

SPMTs and then lifted by 2 of our cranes, a 700 ton and a 1,200 ton rig. The 700 ton

crane is regularly lowered into dry docks, but this was the first time we lifted the 1,200

ton crane, using a third crane.

For this project we fitted an

offshore platform with 3 legs, a

flare and lifeboat davits. The legs

were of an impressive size, 102

meters long and 3.5 meters in

diameter, and weighed 800 tons

each. We used one of our MSG

ring cranes, fitted with a 115

meter main boom and 26 meter

jib. The MSG was assisted by

4 large mobile cranes and the

legs were transported on site by

32 axle lines of SPMT. It took

2 days to install each leg. The leg

was first upended, then lifted up

another 30 meters, slewed

through 120 degrees and then

lowered 50 meters to install it in

the platform. We used a special

remotely controlled hydraulic pin

release system to disconnect the

crane from the leg. The release

system was designed in-house

by Mammoet and is solar

powered.

LOCATION: FARMSUM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: JACKING, TRANSPORT, LIFTING

CHALLENGE: SPECIAL RIGGING

LOCATION: FOSS SUR MER, FRANCE

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING, WEIGHING, ETC.

CHALLENGE: STRICT SAFETY

REQUIREMENTS

LOCATION: ANGOLA

JOB: ASSEMBLY, LOAD-OUTS

CHALLENGE: ENSURING SAFE

OPERATIONS

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Platform assembly

Offshore module

Lifting in Angola

Our customer had built an offshore installation. We first used 2 x 32 axle lines of SPMT

to move the 600 ton main deck and 215 ton upper deck from the construction building

to the yard and weighed the structures. We then lifted the upper deck up 29 meters to

install it on the main deck. This job was done with an LR 1750 crawler crane equipped

with 360 ton Superlift and 70 meter main boom. We used overdesigned rigging to meet

the client’s strict safety requirements. We will return to the site later for a load-out of the

entire structure using 72 axle lines of SPMT.

Our customer had built a 125 ton

module for an offshore installation. This

module uses advanced technology for

eliminating both dissolved and

dispersed hydrocarbons from water, to

protect the marine environment.

Mammoet was commissioned to load

the module onto the vessel transporting

it to the installation site in Norway. We

started at the fabrication site by jacking

the module up 1.2 meters and placing it

on timber supports. The jacks were then

removed and we could drive 2 x 12 axle

lines of SPMT under it. Because the size

of the load required road closures we

had to drive it to the port at night, which

only took 2 hours. Our cranes then

picked the module up and placed it on

the ship. This tandem lift required

special rigging, but only took half an

hour.

One of Mammoet’s LR 1600

crawler cranes is spending a year

and a half in Angola. It is used for

assembling offshore structures,

site moves and load-outs. As

always safety has priority and all

Mammoet safety standards are

strictly followed.

“Assembling offshore

structures”

“Driving at night”

“Overdesigned

rigging”

Offshore

LOCATION: BATAM, INDONESIA

JOB: JACKING, LOAD-OUT AND

FLOAT-OVER

CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE LOAD

LOCATION: NEWCASTLE, UK

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: TRIPLE LIFT

Offshore

From start to finish

“Well ahead of

schedule”

“Called in on short

notice”

Our customer had built a large deck for an offshore

installation. Mammoet used a push-up system with

12 jacking towers with a capacity of 2,400 tons

each. After picking the load up with the jacks we

used the calibrated pressure transducers to weigh

the deck: 18,903 tons. After removing the temporary

supports we jacked the deck up to 15.5 meters. Our

SPMTs (2 x 42 axle lines) then placed 2 deck

support frames (860 tons each) under the structure.

We also provided other weighing, site move and

load-out services for this project, handling structures

from 200 to 8,000 tons. We have done a number of

projects at this yard and are now very familiar with

the site.

We returned to the site a few months later to load

the 20,700 ton deck onto the customer’s barge. We

used 4 strand jacks, each with a capacity of 900

tons. These were supported by 4 pushing jacks, 450

tons each, to help start the deck moving. It took only

17 hours to shift the deck the required 225 meters

and we finished the job well ahead of schedule.

Mammoet also provided the ballasting system for

the barge, with 42 ballast pumps, each with a

capacity of 1,000 m3/hr. 16 of the pumps were used

to offset the tidal movement and the other 26 to

pump ballast from the barge as the deck slid onto it.

We used our proprietary ballast control system for

this part of the job. We left 20 of the pumps and the

control system on the barge to support the barge’s

own ballasting system during the float-over of the

deck.

The barge then sailed to the Gulf of Thailand where

it was positioned between the legs of the jacket. It

was slowly ballasted using its own pumps, until the

required clearance between the jacket and the deck

was obtained. Our high-capacity ballasting system

was then engaged to lower the deck onto the jacket.

Finally the barge was withdrawn from the structure

and deballasted.

Mammoet’s personnel really enjoyed being involved

from the start through to the finish of this project.

Mammoet was called on short notice to

engineer the installation of a 170 ton deck

on an offshore structure. Our engineering

team decided that it would be best to use

3 mobile cranes for this project and

developed the lift plan. The lift was

undertaken a week later to the full

satisfaction of the customer.

Deck installation

LOCATION: SOHAR, OMAN

JOB: LOAD-OUT

CHALLENGE: BARGE-QUAY INTERFACE,

BALLASTING

LOCATION: GORINCHEM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING AND LOAD-OUT

CHALLENGE: LOW WATER LEVEL

LOCATION: THAILAND

JOB: SKIDDING AND JACKING

CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED WORKING

SPACE

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Jacket load-out

Skidding in 2 directions

Load-out close to home

Mammoet was contracted to

undertake the load-out of a

13,058 ton jacket from a yard

onto a barge. We used strand

jacks and our skidding system to

handle this load, so far the largest

jacket loaded out in Oman. This

project had some interesting

aspects, such as the barge-quay

interface and special ballasting

arrangements on the barge.

Our customer upgraded an offshore installation by adding a number of modules

to it. There were 2 modules which required repositioning after the crane on their

barge had placed them on the platform. Hence they contracted Mammoet to skid

the modules into place. The modules first had to be moved lengthways and then

sideways, which required 2 sets of skid tracks. At the start of the project the

customer’s crane lifted the modules onto our skidding system and they were then

skidded in one direction. To transfer the modules to the other set of skid tracks

we jacked them up, exchanged the skid shoes and then skidded the modules in

the other direction. Once the modules had reached their final positions we jacked

them up and removed the skid shoes and tracks. This was actually the most

difficult part of the job as the working space was very restricted. Finally we jacked

the modules down and aligned them.

After numerous load-outs throughout the world we were

commissioned to undertake one not far upstream from the

Mammoet office in Schiedam. The yard in the historic city of

Gorinchem was building an offshore platform for installation

in the North Sea. This was a fast-track project, to be

completed within 8 months. The yard contracted Mammoet

to undertake all the heavy lifting, weighing, site move, load-

out and barge operations.

Our work started with heavy lifts such as installing several

decks, living quarters and a crane on the platform using

mobile cranes with capacities from 160 to 400 tons. We also

transported a number of heavy components from a

subcontractor to the yard by river. Once the topsides were

completed we weighed them and relocated them on site.

Finally we used 64 axle lines of SPMT to move the 1,250 tons

topsides onto the barge provided by the customer. The

ballasting of the barge and towing it to the Port of Rotterdam

were also handled by Mammoet. The water level in the river

was unusually low during this period and there was only a

clearance of 30 centimeters under the keel. On the way to

Rotterdam there was sometimes only a 15 centimeter gap

between the barge and the bridges. However, Mammoet’s

experienced personnel dealt with all these challenges. We

enjoyed undertaking such a multifaceted lifting and transport

job so close to our European head office.

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The SHIMS information system is used

throughout Mammoet and any employee

can use it to report incidents and unsafe

situations using an intranet form. It was

developed primarily as a tool to report

and record unsafe situations, near misses

and accidents using a straightforward,

quick, uniform and more informative

process. The system also provides a

modern channel for communicating

issues related to quality and policies such

as action points further to workplace

inspect ions, complaints, ideas,

improvement proposals and general

proposals relating to corporate policies.

These could aim to improve safety or our

environmental performance and other

aspects of corporate social responsibility.

All information within SHIMS is available

in digital format at every level. This

ensures that everyone is fully informed of

all relevant issues and can take effective

action. Thus, SHIMS ensures both directly

and indirectly that:

• we develop a better understanding of

the causes and effects of incidents

• preventive and corrective actions

become more effective

• the safety of our own people and third

parties is improved

• our own people become more involved

and feel more responsible

• the operating processes are improved

• we provide a better service to our

customers.

Quicker and easier “The primary objective of this system is

that the causes and effects of incidents

are identified more quickly and more

effectively, so we can take action more

quickly and effectively to deal with unsafe

situations and prevent accidents” so Van

Tol explained. All notifications are now

received digitally, in a uniform format

which makes it easer and quicker to

record and analyze the information. The

option to report unsafe situations and

near misses is a new development. “The

more of these situations we record, the

better we can identify the hazards, and

the more targeted the prevention

measures we take. SHIMS is a perfect

tool for proactive intervention. If you only

write reports about what has gone wrong,

your are too late, by definition.”

Acceptance SHIMS went live on 1 January 2011. The

initial skepticism, everyone was thinking

“Even more paperwork?”, soon changed

into happy acceptance of the

convenience and speed of this method of

reporting issues. According to Van Tol:

“More emphasis on personal responsibility”

Koos van Tol, Corporate SHE-Q Director:

Mammoet is setting a trend in the industry with the successful introduction of

our new Safety Health & Incident Management System (SHIMS). The new

logging system provides the best possible information about the causes and

impact of incidents. Additionally, anyone in the company can use the system

to submit proposals for improvement. Consequently, it benefits both the

safety of our operational processes and the quality of the services we provide.

Finally the system promotes the involvement and sense of responsibility of our

employees and therefore encourages them to contribute actively to our

corporate policies.

Mammoet Runs crosses the finish line!Roparun team 174, better known under the name “Mammoet Runs”, took part in the Roparun for the third time in 2011. The

Roparun is the world’s longest relay run, covering a distance of 522 kilometers from Paris to Rotterdam, where people in

teams, give an athletic performance to raise funds for people who suffer cancer. Thanks to our sponsors and other supporters,

we were able to contribute € 25,000 to the Roparun Foundation. www.mammoetruns.com

“Both front line personnel and

managers are very positive about it

and can see the advantages. The

new system is user-friendly with a

clear structure, and it is reliable and

comprehensive. Everything is now

combined into one database. All

the information is stored with a

clear structure and continues to be

available. It takes just one press of

the button to search for something

and make associations. The system

allows us to sort by division,

country, region, customer,

equipment type and even individual

employees. As I checked it this

morning, I know that right now,

hand, finger and arm incidents

account for 38% of all injuries. The

system helps us to identify trends

and analyze their backgrounds in

greater detail. That provides yet

another stimulus to address the

causes of those situations

effectively.”

Effective management toolSHIMS provides all the quantitative

and qualitative information about

incidents and other matters which

managers might need. In its first

year it has proven itself as an

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concerned about their own responsibility.

Sometimes that extra encouragement is

needed.”

More measuring instruments SHIMS is currently being enhanced so

that the follow-up of an incident or other

report and the associated evidence can

be recorded. “That completes the cycle

and then you can close the case. We will

make random checks to see if the follow-

up is effective.” Despite the delegation of

responsibility to the regions, Van Tol

keeps a close watch on how they deal

with their responsibilities, especially in the

key area of safety. The weekly calculation

and communication of the Total

Recordable Case Frequency (TRCF) is

also part of that approach. This method is

widely used in the industry and is used to

measure four types of incidents: lost time,

medical treatment, restricted work and

fatal incidents. Dividing these by the

number of person-hours produces a

safety score. The lower the TRCF, the

better the safety performance. “We are

now communicating the TRCF every

week. That has been a real eye-opener.

Our managers now know exactly where

they stand and if their score is rising or

falling. We have set ourselves a very

ambitious target this year and we aim for

a significant improvement compared with

last year. It’s not the end of the year yet,

but right now we are very close to the

target.”

Changes in behavior Van Tol mentioned that you often have to

keep reminding people about something

to convince them of the effectiveness and

necessity of safety measures and to

change behavior. “The focus is often the

same. So you have to repeat things over

and over again, and then once more. The

last stage in reaching the ultimate in

safety performance is to change human

behavior. And that means you have to

persevere,” so explained Van Tol. He

mentioned past changes which are now

commonly accepted, such as wearing

safety helmets. “You can do everything to

create favorable circumstances, from

training personnel through to providing

the most modern equipment, but the one

factor which is difficult to change is

human behavior. The incidents confirm

that. As many as 95% are due to

behavior: ignoring instructions, not

thinking, being overconfident, being afraid

to intervene, or not saying anything if you

see something that’s not right.” It is

difficult to change behavior like that. To

improve this area Mammoet has engaged

extremely useful program. Not just

to Van Tol and the senior

management, but also for the next

level down: the regional directors

and SHE-Q officers. For the latter,

SHIMS is an effective management

tool for proactive measures. “This

fits in with the policy of

decentralizing responsibilities within

Mammoet. We no longer dictate

from the top what the regions

should do - they are much more

aware of what is the best option for

their own region. Within the

framework of the corporate policies

the regions are responsible for their

own safety and quality policy and

the roll-out of the system.” SHIMS

essentially serves as the eyes and

ears of the regional management

and provides them with all the

information they need for proactive

management. Van Tol watches what

happens within SHIMS and how the

regions respond to the reports. “I’m

right on top of that. You have to

make sure that the regions deal

effectively with their greater

responsibility, and are accountable

for their actions. And if their

performance is below standard then

Jan Kleijn and I will challenge those

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a major consultancy to study the

culture and attitude to safety within

the business. This study, based on

Behavioral Science Technology

(BST) includes a questionnaire and

group discussions. The results of

the study so far will be published in

2012. “We have taken this initiative

assuming that behavior is the

missing link. It should tell us more

about the mechanisms associated

with that behavior and how we can

improve our performance. In this

way we try to keep making

progress, one step at a time.”

LOCATION: AMUNDSEN-SCOTT SOUTH

POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA

JOB: BEARING REPLACEMENT

CHALLENGE: REMOTE SITE, EXTREME

COLD

LOCATION: ROSYTH, UK

JOB: LIFTING A SHIP SECTION

CHALLENGE: TANDEM LIFT

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First project in Antarctica

Aircraft carrier

At Mammoet we have always been slightly unhappy that our

operations have so far been limited to 6 of the world’s 7

continents. However we have now done a job in Antarctica.

The South Pole Telescope is a 10 meter radio telescope used

to study the cosmic microwave background radiation and is

operated by a consortium of American universities. It is located

at 2.8 kilometers altitude on the South Pole to minimize

interference by water vapor in the atmosphere.

Unfortunately the main bearing supporting the 230 ton upper

part of the telescope was deteriorating and had to be replaced.

The design of the building meant that we had to provide a

customized structure (made from special steel to withstand

-40°C) to take the load. We also winterized our jacking system

of four 200 ton climbing jacks with special powerpacks and

control software. Finally we could jack the telescope up, skid

the old bearing out and then install the new bearing which had

to be aligned to within 0.1 millimeter. The job only took 5 days

on site and the customer was fully satisfied. Our team of 5

really enjoyed this project at this most unusual site, making

company history at the same time.

A shipyard contracted Mammoet to

place the upper section onto an

aircraft carrier under construction.

Given the size and weight of the

load we used 2 large mobile cranes

for a tandem lift.

“An aircraft carrier

under construction”

“ Special steel to withstand -40°C”

Civil

LOCATION: HAARLEM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: INSTALLING CONCRETE BEAMS

CHALLENGE: TIME WINDOW

LOCATION: OTTAWA, CANADA


CHALLENGE: TIGHT SCHEDULE

Civil

Dutch flyover

The city of Haarlem decided to build a major flyover (overpass) to improve

access to an industrial estate and reduce heavy traffic through a residential area.

Mammoet was commissioned to transport and install the 100 concrete beams

required for this project, with weights ranging from 150 to 190 tons. The time

window available for this work was very tight.

We started by collecting the heaviest beams from the factory using our pontoons

and tugs and transporting them to Haarlem by canal. Once we arrived there the

challenging part of the job began: transporting them through the city, which

meant removing traffic lights and street furniture to create enough space. The

installation of the heavy beams went very well, apart from some delays due to

bad weather. For a later part of the project we transported a batch of smaller

beams from the factory to the job site by road. The use of these precast beams

allowed the city of Haarlem to improve the traffic flow without a long

construction period or extended road closures.

“No extended road

closures”

Replacing a bridge … in one night

A bridge in Ottawa needed replacement and as it was on one of the country’s

busiest highways the job had to be done in one night. The new bridge sections

were built adjacent to the existing bridge, which took a year. In one night

Mammoet then removed the 2 old bridge sections and replaced them by the new

ones, all using SPMTs. The heaviest load weighed 635 tons. The ballet

performed by the SPMTs was watched by many local residents, the media and

civil engineering students and was also presented as a webcast. The job was

completed 3 hours ahead of schedule, to the satisfaction of our customer and

the highway authorities.

“SPMT

ballet”

LOCATION: MODANE, FRANCE

JOB: ASSEMBLING A TBM

CHALLENGE: WORKING INSIDE A

TUNNEL

LOCATION: TORONTO, CANADA


CHALLENGE: 1,600 OVERHEAD LINES

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Heavy lifts inside a tunnel

Beer tank convoy

Civil

The main contractor is drilling an 18 kilometer tunnel between France and Italy. We

were contracted to provide a gantry lifting system for handling the twenty heaviest

components of the tunnel-boring machine (TBM), weighing 50 to 250 tons. As all the

work had to be carried out inside another tunnel there were severe space

constraints.

We built a gantry with 4 independent lifting points, with telescopic legs on electric

bogies and 4 strand jacks. This system was a perfect match for the site conditions

and weight of the TBM components. The four-point lift system proved to be very

versatile and could turn components into the vertical position within the small

clearance of the tunnel. We also used an SPMT to bring an 8-meter TBM shield into

the tunnel. The whole project went very smoothly thanks to the efforts of our

engineers and the team on site.

A brewery had ordered 6 huge new beer tanks. Mammoet transported them 108

kilometers from a port to the site. The route was quite a challenge as it led through

busy urban areas and we could only travel at night. Consequently, the trip took nine

days. The heavy transport vehicles were accompanied by 40 other vehicles

including many trucks from the utility companies, escort trucks, police, etc. As the

total height of the tanks on the trailers was 10 meters no fewer than 1,600 overhead

lines had to be removed temporarily. Once on site Mammoet used a mobile crane

to install the tanks. The whole project required extensive planning and coordination

with the authorities and other operators. The preparations paid off as the project

went very smoothly and the tanks now hold over 8 million bottles of beer.

“The whole project required extensive

planning and coordination with the authorities

and other operators”

“Within the small

clearance of the

tunnel”

LOCATION: MORRIS, ILLINOIS, USA

JOB: LAUNCHING THE BRIDGE BY

SKIDDING

CHALLENGE: SHORT TIME WINDOW

LOCATION: ENSCHEDE, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: CONCRETE BRIDGE INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: TIME PRESSURE

Civil

1,100 ton railroad bridge

Cycle bridge across the junction

As the old railroad bridge across the Illinois river had a clear span of less than

39 meters it was frequently hit by barges passing under it. Mammoet installed a

new bridge with a total length of 106 meters to provide a much larger clear span.

The new bridge was built on a trestle on one bank, to avoid interfering with barge

traffic on the canal. Once it was finished the old bridge was removed, which took

less than 24 hours. The new bridge was then launched across the river by

skidding, until it landed on a second trestle on the opposite bank. It was then

skidded sideways about 13 meters to align with the existing railroad tracks. We

used 12 of our 600 ton hydraulic skid shoes and a range of hydraulic equipment.

The skidding operation was completed within 24 hours, to an accuracy of around

6 millimeters.

To separate cyclists and motor vehicles at a busy junction it was decided to build a cycle

bridge across the junction. Mammoet installed all 14 elements, each weighing 100 tons,

in one day. We started early in the morning to ensure that we finished the work by the

evening, as the road had to be opened again for the heavy traffic to a local soccer

stadium. This job called for 3 mobile cranes, with capacities from 200 to 400 tons.

Generally, 2 cranes positioned a bridge element while the third crane was repositioned,

ready for the next element.

“The old bridge

was frequently hit

by barges”

“This job called

for 3 mobile

cranes”

LOCATION: DRESDEN, GERMANY

JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE

CHALLENGE: COLD WEATHER, SIZE OF

THE STRUCTURE


NETHERLANDS

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: CITY CENTRE LOCATION

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Waldschlösschenbrücke

Rotterdam Central Station

Civil

Rotterdam Central Station is being

extended into one of the busiest

railway and underground stations in

Europe. A project like this called for

an equally large crane, so Mammoet

provided an LR 1750 fitted with a 63

meter main boom and 91 meter jib

– quite a sight in a busy city centre

location. The crane operated at a

maximum radius of 125 meters.

Many lifts were made across the

busy square in front of the station so

we mostly worked at night. As the

crane was sited next to the

underground station a special

foundation had to be built for it, with

68 piles going down 28 meters into

the ground. For the occasion the

crane was named after Lee Towers,

a well-known Dutch singer with a

long career – who was previously a

crane driver. Mammoet also

provided several other mobile

cranes for this project.

The new Waldschlösschenbrücke crosses the river Elbe and connects the north of

Dresden and the areas to the east. It is a large structure: length 140 meters, width 28

meters, weight 1,800 tons. This project is an excellent example of Mammoet’s versatility

as we had to use a gantry, skidding and jacking equipment, SPMTs, barges and cranes.

We started by erecting four 35 meter gantry towers with 900 ton strand jacks. These

were used to place the bridge on the skidding system. The skids and SPMTs were then

used to move the bridge 120 meters and load its front end onto a 5 meter high support

structure on 2 linked barges. The bridge was then moved across the river. The combined

use of winches to move the barges at the front end and the SPMTs at the tail end

allowed us to position the bridge accurately despite the strong current. Finally the bridge

was picked up with climbing jacks and installed in its final position.

The weather posed a real challenge: it was freezing all the time, sometimes even down

to -15˚C. This meant that we had to warm up no fewer than 1,800 jacking timbers to

thaw and dry them. Despite the cold, the project attracted over 30,000 people who

watched our work.

“Warming up 1,800

timbers”

LOCATION: VENLO, THE NETHERLANDS

JOB: BUILDING ASSEMBLY

CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE LOADS

LOCATION: COMPIÈGNE, FRANCE

JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE

CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED SPACE

Civil

High level building

Parisian bridgeWe installed a pedestrian bridge in

Compiègne, just to the north of

Paris. The bridge had been

assembled on the quayside. We

used one of our barges fitted with

an MPC 1200 crane. The first

bridge section could be lifted

straight into place. The second

section had been assembled further

away and first had to be relocated

with the assistance of a mobile

crane. The third section had to be

turned round, using an auxiliary

barge, before it could be installed.

The whole project went smoothly

and according to schedule.

The design for the entrance to these horticultural exhibition grounds included an

imposing entrance building. The 4 towers and 2 bridges were built and finished

(including all the tiling, installation of sanitary fittings, etc.) at ground level and

Mammoet was contracted to lift them in place. Because of the site layout this

meant that we had to hand the towers over from one crane to the other. We also

had to pick one end of the bridges up by crane while the other end was moved

closer to the installation site by SPMTs. Once the site move was completed we

could lift the bridges in place on the towers. Thanks to the effective preparation

the whole job went smoothly and took less than 3 days.

“Turned round with

a barge”

“Hand over the towers”

LOCATION: LONDON, UK

JOB: BRIDGE INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE, TIME


NETHERLANDS

JOB: DISMANTLING A LIFTING SHED

CHALLENGE: UNUSUAL CRANE

LOCATION

Finally the tail end of the bridge

was supported by another set of

JS500 towers and the structure was

installed on its bearings. We

completed the work 5 hours ahead

of schedule.

It was a real challenge to undertake

this project in a congested, historic

area which is visited by many

tourists. Furthermore, the job had

to be done within 60 hours. Our

work attracted crowds watching the

progress of the bridge across the

junction.

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Borough market bridge

Crane on the roof

Civil

The renowned Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam was recently extended by

another tower. The structure was built from precast units which were lifted in place

from a lifting shed at the top of the tower, which moved up as construction

proceeded. Once the tower was finished, the shed was around 80 meters above

ground level and had to be dismantled. So, how do you go about that? Mammoet’s

answer was easy: just put a crane on the roof! As this project required numerous

lifts over a 5-week period we decided to place a 55 ton mobile crane on top of the

structure. This crane was lifted in place by one of our large LR 1600-2 crawler

cranes fitted with a 96 meter main boom and 78 meter luffing jib.

“Lift a crane in

place with a larger

crane”

“To be done within

60 hours”

Network Rail in the UK are working on a

key project to double the number of tracks

at London Bridge Station to remove a

major bottleneck in the network. This

project requires extensive construction

works in a very busy part of London with major roads and a large market in a historic

building (a listed monument). Other complications included underground rail tunnels,

cables and pipes. This meant that the construction of a the new bridge across the road

junction was particularly difficult. The main contractor decided to build the bridge on top

of a recently constructed viaduct and then move it into place.

The new bridge had a weight of 1,080 tons, a length of 70 meters and a height of 6

meters. It was built in 3 sections on top of the viaduct. Once a section was finished it

was skidded out of the way by Mammoet. The complete bridge was then skidded to the

end of the viaduct. Launching the bridge and moving it across the site took a

combination of SPMTs, heavy duty jacks, skids and our new JS500 jacking tower

system. The front of the bridge was picked up by jacking towers on top of SPMTs while

the rear still rested on the skidding system. This way the bridge was moved 70 meters

to span across the junction. During this operating it also had to be shifted sideways on

a dedicated transverse skidding system to stay clear of the surrounding buildings.

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Fokko Ringersma, Managing Director

Mammoet Salvage, reminds us: “When we

set up Mammoet Salvage our idea was not

to follow the rest of the market chasing

routine jobs but to distinguish ourselves

through engineered salvage operations.

Using the united experience and smart

solutions we can offer as a subsidiary of

Mammoet, a much larger company. This

year that has paid off in Chili, Canada and

the Gulf of Mexico, with challenging

projects which have come our way

because of this added value, often despite

us not being the lowest bidder. Customers

are prepared to pay more for a smarter

solution which provides more certainty.

That’s the reputation we’ve built up.”

Capacity and versatilityRingersma explained that the united

experience which has helped Mammoet

Salvage be so successful relates to a

number of advantages. “Our network, with

three fully equipped bases at Mammoet

facilities in Singapore, Schiedam and

Houston provides worldwide 24/7

immediate emergency response services

and the rapid deployment of a large and

versatile range of equipment and specialist

personnel. We can also draw on dozens of

other Mammoet branches throughout the

world and the numerous engineers within

the company.” He also mentioned the

managerial decisiveness and financial

resources of Mammoet which allow for

rapid changes in direction where

necessary. This enables Mammoet Salvage

to offer smart solutions which set it apart

from competitors. Competitors who usually

offer traditional solutions and cannot

always mobilize the required resources

quickly. “We now have a presence in the

market which simply cannot be ignored.

Consequently, we are invited to bid on all

the major tender.” In tenders, Mammoet

Salvage is often among the select group of

bidders considered in the final round.

Ringersma: “Our bids are occasionally

rejected for the reason: ‘Your solution is

superior, but exceeds our budget.’ We

accept that. But we have never been

rejected on technical grounds. That would

be a real slap in the face.”

Distinguishing servicesMammoet Salvage is expanding its field

work capacity and has 60 salvage

personnel on the regular payroll, who are

divided between the three bases. At the

busiest period of 2011, when they worked

on four projects at once, they had 120

people working for them. One of the

projects is clearing a huge ships’ graveyard

in Mauritania, which will take over a year.

Environmental protection is the key

to this job. The issue is not so much

the scrap metal, but the asbestos,

oil and chemicals still on board the

ships. To clear the wrecks efficiently,

with a minimum environmental

impact, Mammoet Salvage is

providing a full service package,

from recovering the ships and taking

them to shore through to

disassembly, separation and

disposal of wastes at a dedicated

waste separation facility built on

shore. “Our bid emphasized

recycling and processing waste

streams rather than the physical

removal of the wrecks.” As

Ringersma put it: “Anyone can

salvage those boats, but nobody

equaled our comprehensive plan for

processing and recycling the waste

streams. When we lift a ship up, we

place a containment around with a

special edge to prevent the pollution

escaping. It is then taken to the

scrap facility on shore where we

disassemble the wreck, remove

fishing nets, polyurethane foam and

oil-contaminated wastes, separate

the oil and remove the asbestos

using all necessary precautions. We

have set up a complete asbestos

When we started up, six years ago, Mammoet Salvage was fully occupied by

a single job. In the past year we’ve been working on four projects in different

parts of the world simultaneously. This clearly proves that Mammoet’s salvage

division has developed into a key player operating at the top of the worldwide

salvage market. A large part of this success is due to the added value of

‘united experience, smart solutions’ which our salvage business can offer, as

a Mammoet subsidiary. This approach has again proven to be highly effective

this year, when working on a range of projects. During the course of the year

Arjan Herrebout was appointed as a director of Mammoet Salvage.

“United experience pays off”

Fokko Ringersma, Managing Director Mammoet Salvage:

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laboratory on site. There are also

bins to separate the wastes, and a

weighbridge and we provide

security. We do all the work in

accordance with strict European

environmental standards. In addition

to that we have set up a hospital, we

are employing local personnel and

training them, and informing local

residents about environmental

awareness. In short, we provide a

comprehensive package which sets

us apart from the competition.”

Smart environmental solutionsThe project in Mauritania illustrates

the growing interest in the

environment and solutions which

respect it. Mammoet Salvage wants

to maintain its lead in this area, not

only by being green and operating

accordingly, but by taking the next

step and offering additional services

to customers. “Mauritania is a good

example. We take the environment

seriously, and that includes our own

operation. We are one of the few

operators to use powerpacks which

meet all emission requirements.

Others are often still using noisy,

smoky units.” Ringersma has

noticed that the market appreciates

the smart environmental solutions. “The

Canadian coast guard commissioned us to

remove the oil from the Miner, a laker which

was beached in Nova Scotia. One of the

reasons we got this emergency response

job is that the customer was impressed by

our earlier work, when two years ago we

recovered a tanker truck from a water

depth of 350 meters in a nature reserve in

West Canada, using an innovative method,

without any harm to the environment.”

Unlimited resourcesThe job in Nova Scotia again demonstrated

the strength of the united experience.

“Without the network of Mammoet

Canada-East we would never have been

informed and been able to get the job

arranged so quickly.” This advantage

applied even more to an emergency

response job Mammoet Salvage undertook

in the Gulf of Mexico. Out at sea, a flotel

(floating hotel) had capsized and hit an

other rig. Mammoet Salvage was able to

respond quickly and effectively, working

with Mammoet USA. “This job included all

hazards associated with salvage

operations. And to top it all, everything was

happening over a live oil pipeline,”

explained Ringersma. “Together with

Mammoet USA we developed an effective

plan which fully covered all contingencies,

based on Mammoet’s huge resources. We

were given that job specifically because of

the guaranteed contingency plans. That’s

because our people at good at analyzing

what-if scenarios. For us it is actually fairly

straightforward. If the required pull is not

enough we can simply deploy another

5,000 tons. And if that’s not enough we can

easily go up to 10,000 tons additional pull.

That’s where the others give up. We don’t

suffer from that, with the almost unlimited

equipment resources of Mammoet.”

Another high point Ringersma likes to refer

to is the recovery of a costly research

vessel in Chile. The brand new ship, which

cost tens of millions to build, was thrown

on land by the tsunami following a heavy

earthquake. This happened only a few

hours before the scheduled launching

ceremony. Amazingly, the ship suffered

little damage. Again, the united experience,

smart solutions approached paid off. “The

combination of Mammoet engineering and

their SPMTs and our years of salvage

expertise allowed us to develop a unique

concept. The customer was prepared to

pay more for this and get a guarantee that

we would return the costly vessel to the dry

dock without damage. It all started with

these tremendous jobs, which nobody else

can do, using the inventiveness, versatility,

resources and global network of

Mammoet. This has proven to be a

formula for success and allowed

Mammoet Salvage to become one

of the world’s leading salvage

companies.”

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“We take the

environment seriously,

and that includes our

own operation”

Arjan Herrebout - Director Mammoet Salvage

LOCATION: RIVER RHINE, GERMANY

JOB: SHIP SALVAGE

CHALLENGE: HAZARDOUS CARGO,

EXPLOSION HAZARD

LOCATION: LINGEN,

GERMANY

JOB: SALVAGE

CHALLENGE: FIRE AND

EXPLOSION HAZARD

LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: HEAVY LIFTING

CHALLENGE: FIRE AND EXPLOSION

HAZARD

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Sulfuric acid tanker

Fuel tanker Loading bridge

A tanker carrying 2,400 tons of concentrated sulfuric

acid capsized and sank in the Rhine, Western

Europe’s major waterway. The wreck restricted

shipping on the river for weeks, at times leading to a

backlog of 400 vessels. The accident led to the loss

of 2 lives.

Mammoet deployed 2 sheerlegs (AMSTERDAM,

GRIZZLY), a crane pontoon (ATLAS) and a range of

other salvage equipment and resources for dealing

with the extremely hazardous acid. We started by

pulling wire ropes under the vessel and supported it

with 2 sheerlegs. This allowed us to investigate the

situation by drilling holes through the hull and

checking the tank contents. We discovered that

chemical reactions had produced hydrogen which

posed an explosion hazard. Consequently we first

had to inert the tanks with nitrogen. Tests then

showed that there was dilute acid floating on top of

the concentrated acid so we lowered submersible

pumps into the tanks to obtain a uniform

concentration.

We managed to pump around 550 tons of the acid

from the tanker into a second tanker. However, the

distortion of the hull was so severe that in

consultation with the authorities it was decided it

would be safer to gradually discharge the acid into

the river. A monitoring vessel nearby confirmed that

this did not have a significant impact on the

environment. Finally we refloated the vessel and

moved it to a mooring.

An inland waterway tanker was being loaded with fuel at a refinery when it

caught fire, exploded and sank. We deployed our ATLAS crane pontoon for the

salvage operation. As many parts of the tanker contained fuel or a flammable

mixture the project had to be carried out with the greatest care and the vessel

had to be inerted. We could then offload the cargo, remove protruding parts from

the tanker and remove it from the site. During the salvage operation other jetties

at the refinery remained in use which required additional safety precautions.

Mammoet installed a loading bridge

(length 54 meters, width 6 meters,

height 6 meters, weight 200 tons) at a

bulk terminal in Amsterdam. We used 2

sheerlegs, 2 tugs and a range of rigging.

“Other jetties in

use”

“ Safely recovered the MS Waldhof”

Marine

LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, THE

NETHERLANDS

JOB: PLACING IMMERSED TUNNEL

SEGMENTS

CHALLENGE: SIZE OF THE TUNNEL

SECTIONS

LOCATION: LORIENT, FRANCE

JOB: FLOAT-OFF

CHALLENGE: LARGE TIDAL RANGE

LOCATION: VLISSINGEN AND BRIELLE,

THE NETHERLANDS

JOB: BRIDGE TRANSPORT AND

INSTALLATION

CHALLENGE: WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE

COMPONENTS

MarineTransport, heavy lift and salvage services

2nd Coentunnel

First frigate launched

Bicycle bridge

“Immersing 48,000

ton sections”

“Special keel blocks

and saddles”

“Using 3 sheerlegs”

The Amsterdam ring road has a serious bottleneck where the Coentunnel carries

it under a major waterway on the west side of the city. The second tunnel will

improve the traffic flow. The immersed tunnel was built in sections in a

construction dock and fitted with bulkheads. Each section had a length of 180

meters, width of 30 meters, height of 9 meters and weight of 48,000 tons. The

sections were floated and then towed 130 kilometers along waterways and the

North Sea to the construction site by Mammoet Maritime. We used our

multipurpose pontoon SCHELDE, a pusher tug and several conventional tugs.

Once at the site of the tunnel we removed the towing provisions and prepared

the sections for immersion. The sections were then immersed with the

assistance of our AMSTERDAM sheerlegs and other vessels.

Our customer had built their first

frigate in a building on shore. The

vessel was built on special keel

blocks and special saddles to

accommodate our SPMTs. We

moved the vessel from the building

on 2 x 36 axle lines of SPMT and

then loaded it onto our SCHELDE

multipurpose pontoon. Because of

the 5 meter tidal range, the

pontoon’s own ballasting pumps

were supplemented by eight

auxiliary pumps. The SPMTs were

then driven off the pontoon and the

pontoon was towed to a dry dock

where the frigate was floated off.

The schedule was quite tight due to

the tides, but everything went

smoothly as a result of the good

cooperation between Mammoet, the

customer and local subcontractors.

Mammoet transported a set of

concrete units for a bicycle bridge

across a canal near Brielle, a

historic town in the west of the

Netherlands. We started in

Vlissingen where we used a RoRo

system and 2 mobile cranes to load

the units onto our pontoon. The

largest unit had a length of 118

meters and weighed 505 tons.

Once we reached the site in Brielle

we installed the bridge units using 3

sheerlegs. The bridge includes a

bascule section which can open to

allow larger vessels to use the

canal.

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and addresses all over the world. In this magazine you’ll find a card with

telephone numbers of all our offices.

The heavy lifting and transport specialist

Global service, local presence

Mammoet has clients and projects in all

parts of the world. To keep the lines of

communication short and to stay abreast

of the local markets, Mammoet has

operating companies throughout Europe,

the Americas, Africa, the Middle East,

Asia and Australia. Global or complicated

projects and global logistics are handled

centrally from our home base in Schiedam,

the Netherlands. As much as possible

everything else is handled locally. This

structure enables us to act swiftly, effec-

tively and cost-efficiently in your local

market, while offering the benefit of a

central knowledge and experience center

for more demanding aspects and projects.

Worldwide specialists

in heavy lifting and transport

Mammoet is the world’s leading tailor-made heavy lifting and multimodal transport

solutions specialist. Our core business is the transport, shipping, installation

(including horizontal and vertical positioning) and removal of heavy or large

objects, to and from any location, onshore and offshore. Maintenance lifting

services and plant shutdowns and the worldwide trade in new and used equipment

are also one of Mammoet’s core activities. Mammoet’s activities are focused on

the petrochemical and mining industries, civil engineering projects, the power

generation sector, offshore and marine projects. The engineering skills,

experience, thousands of highly skilled professionals and a vast fl eet of state-of-

the-art equipment, combined with high quality and safety standards, have made

Mammoet a market leader, setting trends and records around the world.

Offshore

Mammoet’s activities in the

offshore industry include

the accurate and safe

implementation of transport

solutions by land and by

water, load-ins and load-

outs, and the assembly

of extremely large and

heavy items.

Civil

Experience of multimodal

transport by road, rail and

water, together with equip-

ment for lifting, skidding

and jacking heavy loads

ensure Mammoet’s position

as a full-service provider in

the market for civil projects

and infrastructure works.

Marine

Mammoet offers specialist

heavy lifting and transport

services at sea, in coastal

waters and on inland water-

ways. With the division,

Mammoet Salvage, and the

subsidiary, Mammoet

Maritime, Mammoet has

proven its ability throughout

the world.

Mining

Mammoet’s services to the

opencast and deep mining

industry include transport-

ing and installing large

modular plants at remote

mine sites, general lifting

services and supporting

maintenance operations.

Petrochemical

Mammoet’s operations in

the petrochemical and

chemical industries largely

relate to maintenance work,

the replacement of plant

modules, complete over-

hauls and the expansion or

construction of production

sites.

Power

Mammoet has established

a formidable reputation for

itself in all parts of the

power industry, from fossil

fuel and nuclear plants to

facilities using renewable

energy sources.

“ Mammoet’s objective: to be the best full-service

provider of engineered heavy-lifting and multimodal

transport in the global market – for the benefit of

our customers, shareholders and employees.”

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Mammoet was awarded the contract for the transportation and the installation of two

HDS Reactors at a refinery in Lithuania. Both reactors, with a length of 32 meters and a

weight of 515 tons, had to be transported over a route of 155 kilometers from the port

of Klaipeda to the site.

Multimodal transportation of a reactor (520 tons) by Mammoet Venezuela.Worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport

8Marinepage 36

Powerpage 16

Offshorepage 26

Petrochemicalpage 6

Civil page 32

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Mammoet Europe was awarded the contract for the transportation of four heavy

components to a power station. A complete generating line consisting of a gas turbine

(310 tons), steam turbine (200 tons) and generator (342 tons) was transported from the

Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal to the station’s machinery hall. In addition to this,

Mammoet also provided the transport and placement on the foundations of a trans-

former (236 tons).

Transport of an Absorber Stripper by Mammoet Canada. The transport configuration was

6.5 meters wide by 108 meters long and 8.5 meters high with a gross vehicle weight of

730 tons. The total distance travelled was 1,200 kilometers.

Worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport

9Marinepage 34

Powerpage 14

Offshorepage 22

Petrochemicalpage 6

Civil page 30

Mammoet World

Heavy lifting and transportation for the Tobolsk Polymer project in Siberia, Russian

Federation. Read more about it on page 10.

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Marinepage 40

Powerpage 14

Offshorepage 24

Petrochemicalpage 6

Civil page 32

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