USA-based transport engineering specialist Berard was on hand to move four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in just one day at the port of Virginia, USA. In a separate project, the company loaded out a 2,160-ton (1,959.5-tonne) barge in South Louisiana, USA.
Berard deployed a modular beam system (MBS) to move the four STS cranes, which weighed a combined 1,833 tons (1,662.9 tonnes) with each measuring 490 ft x 100 ft x 260 ft (149.35 m x 30.48 m x 79.25 m). 80 axle lines of SPMTs were used for the movement. The MBS itself proved quick to configure, allowing for a speedy setup of the STS cranes, with each item taking less than an hour to configure.
Measuring 300 ft x 100 ft (91.44 m x 30.48 m), Berard’s team lifted the barge from its support stands at the fabrication area then began transporting it to the client’s dry dock on 72 axle lines of SPMTs. Navigating cargo around obstacles along the transport path, Berard coordinated with the client’s dry dock ballast team at the bulkhead, before beginning the roll-on process.
Berard is celebrating its 80th year of operations this year, having begun working in 1945.
