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At the end of June 2016, Blue Water Singapore was awarded a Heavy
Lift Shipment from SVITZER Transmar S/A Maritimos Servicos which is part
of the Maersk Conglomerate.
Blue Water was engaged to handle the dry mobilization of four newly
built ASD 3200 tug boats from Hong Kong to Brazil and Panama delivering
two tug boats to each destination. Each tug boat has a weight of 700
metric tonnes and all 4 tugs boats had to be shipped together on one
vessel.
Image Credits: bws.dk
The perfect vessel for this challenge was found to be the MV ”Jumbo
Jubilee” from the Dutch Heavy Lift Vessel Owner Jumbo Shipping. She has a
combined lifting capacity of 1800 metric tonnes and the ability to
sail
with open hatches which was needed due to stowage challenges.
Image Credits: bws.dk
The biggest challenge with this dry mobilization was the lifting
concept for the tugs and the odd shaped hulls. The tugs are not equipped
with lifting lugs. Eventually, a safe lifting concept was developed
together with Jumbo Shipping who provided the lifting gear.
Image Credits: bws.dk
Blue Water’s contractual scope included the design, engineering and
fabrication of customized cradles for the tug boats. This was carefully
developed by our regional engineering department in Singapore together
with a yard in Doumen, China.
The design and strength of the cradles play an important role during the 13,800 nautical mile long journey.
Reference: bws.dk
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