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PPG Malaysia in huge Plant move |
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 PPG Member in Malaysia, Megalift Sdn. Bhd., was engaged by ABX Logistics and Kontena Nasional to perform the heavylift for the above project consisting of 8 pieces of heavy and over-length cargoes. The longest unit was the Rectifier/Afterwasher column with a length of 83m and weighed 143 tonnes. The overall cargo was divided into 2 separate shipments, 3 units on the 1st and 5 units on the 2nd shipment.
All cargoes were fabricated in China and were sent by heavylift vessel to Pasir Gudang Port. Megalift’s scope of work was to receive the cargoes directly from vessel at Pasir Gudang Port and transport them safely to Titan Butadine & Propylene Plant, located only a few kilometers away from Pasir Gudang port. For receiving and transportation of these heavy and over length cargoes, Megalift utilized 1 set of 6 bolster 8 multi-axle trailers. One set of trailers was used to receive the cargoes at port and later transported to site 1 unit at a time. Transportation was carried out during the daytime for safety purpose and engaged the services of Pasir Gudang Police force to escort the cargo and control traffic during the transport operation. Before transportation could commence, several obstructions along the route had to be removed, such as traffic lights, lamp post, signboards, trees, etc. For removal of all these obstructions, local town council approval was obtained and also assistance to temporarily remove all obstructions along the transport route. Transport of these over-length cargoes from Pasir Gudang port to Titan site took approximately 2 hours with a traveling speed no more than 5 km/h, about the same as walking pace. Upon arrival at site, the cargoes were offloaded onto temporary supports using the trailers self-jacking system and later to be erected by a 800 tonne ringer crane. Overall the project was carried out successfully without any mishaps or accident and to the satisfaction of the client.
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