Projects of sea carriage of bulky and heavy lift (BHL) pieces of equipment were developed for LLC "Deugro Projects" in 2013. Transportation was effected using six ships en route: from the port of Antwerp to the port of Saint-Petersburg to the port of Elabuga. While developing these projects optimisation of the fleet use was demonstrated without resorting to tug and tow, which made total transportation costs cheaper. Gross mass of some cargo units was greater than 400 tonnes. The largest and heaviest cargo units were stowed on the ship's hatch covers. For the purpose of transportation of these cargoes and to comply with the navigation safety requirements the Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport had to take decision to provide the ship with a relief (exemption) from meeting the requirements of the International Convention SOLAS-74. Engineering survey of the ships and expert evaluation of projects for modification of ship navigational systems and bringing of the modified video systems into service were supervised by RMRS classification society representative.

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In 2011 specialists of our company did a complex of works on delivery of self elevating jack-up unit "Amazon" from Yugorskiy Shar to Murmansk for planned repair works. Projects were developed for fleet arrangement and maneuvering operations to navigate barge "Smitbarge 2" below the jack-up unit "Amazone" for fixing of the barge in the predetermined position below the unit, moving the jack-up unit down onto prepared supports and securing of the jack-up unit in position on the barge deck, towing of the barge with the jack-up unit to the port of Murmansk by ice-breaker "Dickson". Developers of the Projects took active part on-the-scene in works on preparing the barge for the carriage, positioning of the barge below the jack-up unit and its securing on the barge. The greatest challenge of these works was to position the barge below the jack-up unit and doing works on its securing on the barge under difficult weather conditions. All the Projects were approved by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) and Noble Denton company (as surveyors of insurers).

In February 2013 self elevating jack-up unit "Amazone" was discharged from barge "Smitbarge 2" in the Kola Bay. To summarize experience for future transportation tasks the jack-up unit supports on the barge and bottom shell of the unit were visually inspected upon discharging and found in good condition. The works were done for LLC "Gazflot".

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In 2013 a project of transportation of 4 ready assembled gantry cranes "Vytjaz" on deck of mv "HHL Hong Kong" en route from the port of Ust-Luga (Russia) to the port of Rajin, DPR Korea via the Northern Sea Route was developed and carried into effect. Mass of each crane was 340 t, while overall height reached 56 m. Sea leg of the voyage made up about 7800 nautical miles. Peculiarity of this transportation was in the need to develop securing schemes, taking into consideration limited ability of fixing the crane tower and possible ice accretion of the cranes in the course of the transportation. Height limits while navigating below the Oresund Bridge in the Copenhagen area were taken into consideration as well.

The works were done for CJSC "SMM".

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