SPMT(self propelled modular transporter) hauls ship
block
key words:self-propelled modulartransporter(SPMT);spmt;heavy transporter;heavy lift;self propelled
trailers(SPT)
Ruiqianhe SPMT (self propelled modulartransporter) safely executed a challenging job of shifting four huge ship block
in Keppel, in the china.
Keppel Heavy Industries, a singapore based company
specializing in ship building,expecial on off shore engineer, had tied-up with
Ruqianhe SPMT for all land transportation job in their china manufacture base.
The scope involves haulage and positioning of three evaporators in nantong
base, in the east coast of china.
The ship block started from the facility to jetty
5 Kilometers. The size of each ship block was 38 meter in Length, 15 meter in
Width and 9 meter in height and its total weight is 860 tons including all
steel beams.
SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter) had to
move-in slowly at turtle speed to carefully maintain the of the cargo.
Another task came unexpectedly in the form of on-going
road construction work on the stipulated route; due to which a new road had to
be laid down, all the way upto the main entrance of the site. Heavy equipment
were pressed into service to develop access path for SPMT. Despite initial
hiccups, the first ship block reached its destination within 24 hours.
