Westlink Projects
Origin APLNG Project
Concrete and FBE Coated Line Pipe
Project Detail
Westlink was engaged to provide a multimodal logistics solution for 520 kilometres of large diameter concrete and FBE coated line pipe from a coating facility in Kuantan to Gladstone Port for Origin’s APLNG Project. The delivered pipe was used in for the construction of a high-pressure gas transmission line for the project to connect gas fields in the Surat and Bowen Basins to the newly constructed LNG plant on Curtis Island in Australia.
Origin(s)
Kuantan, Malaysia
Destination(s)
Origin APLNG Project Site, Gladstone, Australia
Market
Energy & Chemicals
Sector
LNG
Year
2012
Equipment
Concrete and FBE Coated Line Pipe
Total Weight
180,000 mt
Scope
Pre-shipment quarantine inspection at WASCO coating yard in Kuantan, Malaysia
Holiday testing and cleaning of line pipe at coating yard prior to loading on vessel
Multipurpose Vessel (MPP) – Kuantan, Malaysia to Gladstone, Australia
Haulage – delivery and marshalling within Gladstone Port limits at laydown yard
Highlights
Zero LTIs
365,000 cubic metres (cbm) of pipe delivered
Specialised vessel selection used for 11 consecutive monthly breakbulk shipments
Large 42 inch (in) diameter pipe
Zero damage to sensitive pipe coating in handling and stow