ALE was contracted to complete the transportation of two demethaniser vessels as part of the Integrated Gas Development project in Abu Dhabi.
ALE successfully completed the transportation with the first use of its new ALE 300 barge. The 98m vessels were transported by sea from Mina Zayed Port to Ruwais and onwards by land to the Habshan 5 Process Plant.
ALE received the two 830te vessels at Mina Zayed Port using two SPMT split trailer configurations. Measuring 98m long x 8.5m wide x 8m high, the vessels are the largest ever handled in this port. Each vessel was then loaded out to the ALE 300 barge.
After load-in the demethaniser vessels underwent a ‘jack and pack’ operation. Using the SPMTs’ integral jacking stroke, each vessel was jacked up from 1.6m under the saddles to 3.1m in order to change to a bolster – or turn table – configuration.
Transporting the vessels from Ruwais to the first parking area 12 kilometres from the city required a purpose-built road. ALE then had to change the SPMTs to a split trailer configuration to meet Department of Transport guidelines for the remainder of the journey along the highway. The pieces were then transported through the site to the delivery position and foundation.
