SECTOR REPORT Ӏ HEAVY LIFTING
Fagioli’s new
heavy-duty jack-up and transport system is designed to be highly manoeuvrable
jackets weighting up to 1,800 tonnes each. The jack-up units form a fully integrated and synchronised system which allows the lifting of entire jackets without any risk of overloading. Modular ‘barrels’ are inserted into each lifting tower to elevate the jacket by one metre increments. The overall combination, despite its size and capacity, is nevertheless very agile and safely permits up to four degrees of lateral movement. “The jack-up system proved to
Enerpac Intellilift wireless controls: with no cables, there are no tripping hazards or risk of incorrect connections. Built-in safety alarms are included which stop gantry operations in unsafe conditions, and each gantry leg has a built- in hydraulic pump which again eliminates trip hazards by removing the need to connect hoses and makes the equipment easier to set up.
WIND WORK Heavy lifting and transport company Fagioli also has a new heavy-duty jack-up and transport system. The system is designed to be used with Fagioli’s fleet of self- propelled Cometto SPMTs. A prime application is for the
transport and load-out of oversized offshore wind farm jackets (See our article, page 16). Such jackets can
have heights of up to 80 metres. The system has three main
elements: 96 axle Lines of Cometto self-propelled modular transporters, with a combined payload capacity of 4,608 tonnes; a jack-up system, with four electronically synchronised lifting towers with a capacity of 2,400 tonnes; and specialised modular transport beams, fabricated by Fagioli, each with a 23-metre span in standard format. The three elements each have the potential to be adjusted to suit various project requirements, allowing a smooth and cost- effective roll-on operation plus internal yard movements in compliance with standard DNV-GL requirement for load-out projects. With this setup Fagioli has already safely and successfully completed the load out operations of 32
be the perfect solution for load out operations, especially where locating cones fitted to the jacket legs required accurate insertion into the grillage of the vessel and the standard SPMT stroke is insufficient,” said Alberto Magni, Fagioli general manager for the Asia-Pacific region. “The jackets were safely transported at the full height, then upon reaching the final set down position on the roll-on/roll-off vessel the jackets were safely lowered down into the grillage.” Tomasz Milewski, Fagioli engineering manager for the Asia- Pacific region, said: “Due to the extreme manoeuvrability of the Cometto SPMTs this set up can be used in very congested areas such as fabrication yards, even when simultaneous activities may be going on, and with a ground
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