Projects
AGL Loy Yang B Conveyor Project
Westlink Projects
Structural Steel, Trusses and Chutes
Origin(s)
Tianjin, China
Destination(s)
AGL Site, Loy Yang, Australia
Market
Mining & Resources
Sector
Coal
Year
2016
Equipment
Structural Steel, Trusses and Chutes
Total Weight
1,500 mt
Project Detail
Westlink was engaged to provide a multimodal logistics solution for structural steel, trusses and chutes from Tianjin, China to the AGL Loy Yang operation site in New South Wales, Australia to be used in the construction of a new mobile coal conveyor for a power plant.
Scope
Pre-shipment inspections at fabrication yard in Tianjin, China
Multipurpose Vessel (MPP) – Tianjin to Barry Beach Marine Terminal (BBMT), Australia
Oversized haulage – from vessel hook at BBMT to AGL Loy Yang project site
Construction coordination – coordination with site team to unload trailers into laydown
Highlights
Zero LTIs
12,000 cubic metres (cbm) of steel with heaviest lift 130 metric tons
Front end design input into modularisation and preassembly from route survey and other engineering
Second cargo vessel ever to call BBMT which required careful vessel selection considering pilotage, draft and LOA restrictions at the private marine terminal
Transport of oversized pieces with escort through built up areas in New South Wales with one piece spanning 42 metres long
Delivery to installation points and laydown at AGL Loy Yang project site