Transport of Two Heat Exchangers from Italy to Scotland

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Altius organized and implemented the onshore and offshore shipment of two Heat Exchangers plus accessories from the OVS Vertova manufacturing plant in Northern Italy to the Ineos Refinery located in Grangemouth, Scotland.

The cargo consisted of two main units weighing 122 tons each, over 22 meters long x 3.35 wide x 3.50 tall, transported from Vertova to Valdaro (Mantova) river port and then loaded onto the barge due to the convoys' weight and dimensions restrictions and the hindrances which partially prevented on-carriage to the Marghera load port.

The convoys en route from Vertova to Mantova encountered several maneuvering difficulties on account of narrow and winding mountain roads due precisely to the total convoys' length of over 30 meters.

Once the cargo was loaded by a gantry crane onto a barge at Valdaro, after two days of river navigation it reached Marghera where it was loaded by 2×150 tons of each ship's gear onto m/v "Atlantic Dawn" to sail to Grangemouth, UK port of discharge.

Liner discharge and on-carriage by a Scheuerle Kamag K25 trailer, a special semi-trailer used over the road and then as a self-propelled, in order to position both exchangers to jobsite inside the Ineos Refinery in Grangemouth, was carried out promptly and smoothly to the satisfaction of all concerned parties.

Transport of two heat exchangers from Italy to Scotland

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Altius organized and implemented a land and sea transport of two heat exchangers + accessories from the OVS Vertova manufacturing plant in Northern Italy to the Ineos refinery located in Grangemouth, Scotland.

The cargo consisted of two main units weighing 122 tons each, over 22 m long x 3.35 m wide x 3.50 m high, transported from Vertova to the river port of Valdaro (Mantova) and then loaded onto a barge due to the weight and dimensional restrictions and obstacles of the convoys which partially prevented transport by road to the loading port of Marghera.

The route of the convoys from Vertova to Mantua encountered several maneuvering difficulties due to the narrow and winding mountain roads precisely due to the total length of the convoys of more than 30 metres.

Once the exchangers were loaded with a gantry crane onto a barge in Valdaro, and after two days of inland navigation, they arrived in Marghera where they were loaded with two 150-ton struts on the m/v "Atlantic Dawn" to sail to the unloading port of Grangemouth in the UK.

The unloading of the vessel and transport was carried out with a Scheuerle Kamag K25 platform, self-propelled to move both exchangers within the Ineos Refinery in Grangemouth. The operation was carried out quickly and to the full satisfaction of the customer.