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PROJECTS

Lubrizol Zeus Project

MARKET ENERGY  SECTOR  PETROCHEMICAL

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Origin(s)

Lingang, Tianjin, China

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Destination(s)

Lubrizol Deer Park Facility
Houston, USA

Project

Lubrizol Zeus Project

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Equipment

26 x Pipe Rack Modules

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Total Volume

32,000 cbm

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Total Weight

1,100 mt

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Heaviest Lift

70 mt

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Year

2018

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Westlink was engaged to provide a multimodal logistics solution for twenty-six (26) pipe rack modules fabricated in Tianjin, China to be used in the construction of a new polyisobutylene (PIB) unit at the Lubrizol Deer Park Facility in Houston, USA.

SCOPE

  • SPMT – fabrication yard to vessel hook at Lingang

  • Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Lingang, Tianjin to Industrial Terminals, Houston

  • SPMT – vessel hook to laydown at Industrial Terminals, Houston

  • SPMT, tug and barge RORO operations – Industrial Terminals, Houston to Spilman Island laydown

  • Heavy Haulage – from Spilman Island laydown to Lubrizol Deer Park Project site

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Zero LTIs

  • 32,000 cubic metres (cbm) transported with heaviest lift 70 metric ton (mt)

  • ‘Flying Deck’ configuration used on HLV to maximise stow

  • Custom spreader and rigging arrangement for each pipe rack for true vertical lifts

  • Transport of modules through busy Houston Industrial Area

  • Traffic control in Houston – police escorts, temporary removal of traffic lights, street signs and lifting of overhead lines

  • Maximum module envelope – 36 x 9.5 x 8.5 metres

GALLERY

Mining Specific Logistics

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