Photo courtesy of project partners Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi
One of the underwater platforms that will support the Costa Concordia once it’s upright. The weight of all the steel used in the salvage is equivalent to three Eiff el Towers.
Above photos courtesy of project partners Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi > THE ALIOTO GROUP BRINGS STRENGTH TO THE COAST
Titan/Micoperi found a key contributor to the parbuckling eff ort in the Alioto Group, which hails from nearby Castelnuovo Magra, Italy. For nearly 40 years, the Alioto Group has been involved in the manufacture, trade, and testing of steel wire ropes, slings and lifting accessories, and stud-link anchor cables for maritime applications. Building upon four decades of consistent quality, reliability, and technological advancement, the family-owned company has positioned itself as a leader in both domestic and international markets.
For the Costa Concordia salvage project, the Alioto Group has provided Titan/Micoperi with a variety of essential materials, including heavy lifting steel wire rope grommets, mooring ropes, and 300-ton shackles and chains.
“Thanks to our short distance from Giglio Island, our available stock of heavy lifting equipment, and 24-hour emergency service, we had the opportunity to supply Titan/Micoperi and Titan Maritime with essential products to fulfi ll their specifi c requirements quickly and effi ciently,” observes Chiara Alioto, the company’s General Manager.
Its array of wire rope products includes galvanized steel cables for high-performance machinery, galvanized ropes for through-cable winches; twist-proof cables for tower cranes, crane trucks, and drilling machines; spiral cables and stainless-steel cables; as well as ungalvanized ropes for lifts. Alioto also stocks an array of rigging supplies from a wide range of shackles, thimbles, and hoists to round slings and fl at webbing slings. In addition, the company tests them for overall quality on their 175 ton test bed, and currently is building a new test bed with a capability of 1000 tons.
While the Alioto Group has worked on myriad projects over the years, helping to salvage the Costa Concordia has been a unique and satisfying experience.
“It has been a great pleasure for us to cooperate with all of the serious and professional people deeply involved in a very critical and responsible job, in one of the most beautiful islands of our country,” Alioto concludes.
For more information on the Alioto Group, please visit
aliotogroup.com.
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Photo courtesy of the Alioto Group
Photo courtesy of the Alioto Group
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