ANALYSISUNITED KINGDOM
A complete prefabricated bridge for the
Olympics Aquatic Centre is transported into
final position by Collett Heavy Transport.
Shuttlelift specializes in rubber tired gantry
cranes that offer the best in heavy lifting
capabilities, performance and reliability. With
models having lifting capacities to 1000 U.S.
It might be expected that UK – the GBP16 billion tons there will be a gantry crane to suit your
London’s 2012 Olympics site, (USD 24.6 billion) Crossrail, due
particular lifting scenarios.
with construction well under way, to open in 2017, and on which
would provide work for the heavy construction will start this year. It
lift transport sector. However, the will be a 118 km stretch of railway
operation has favoured bringing linking areas to the west and east
materials and parts onto the site of London, running under the
for fabrication rather than hauling capital in twin-bore 21 km
in gigantic structures. That apart, tunnels. Inevitably, boring
there has been work. Tunnel equipment will need to be moved
boring equipment has been in, but details of the heavy lift
moved onto the site and even sector role are unclear at this stage.
bridges assembled on site have Examining the UK market,
needed specialist transport to one has also to take into account
move them into final position. the project activity in other
Europe’s largest infrastructure countries that is heavily reliant on
project is also based in the British expertise, which is
provided by EPCs and project
forwarders, and is not therefore
wholly susceptible to the
domestic market.
Typically, Schiffahrtskontor
Altes Land (SAL) is keen on
exploring UK cargo opportunities
– ten ship calls were scheduled
for March to service the wind
farm sector – but having a
London office has more to do
with being close to customers.
“Our primary role is location
by the source of instructions or
decisions,” reasoned Charles
Cowan, UK director. “A lot of the
engineering companies have a
base here in London from which
SL 250 – Taylor
ALS organises the transport of a 315 tonne
Forge, Kansas
projects are executed, and it is
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control that is facilitated here.”
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cases bound for the UK from Japan.
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