Projects
Rio Tinto Cape Lambert Phase 2 Project
Westlink Projects
Structural Steel Sections, Large Bins and Modules for new screenhouse
Origin(s)
Tianjin and Qingdao, China
Destination(s)
Rio Tinto Cape Lambert, Australia
Market
Mining & Resources
Sector
Iron Ore
Year
2014
Equipment
Structural Steel Sections, Large Bins and Modules for new screenhouse
Total Weight
11,200 mt
Project Detail
Westlink was engaged to provide a multimodal logistics solution for structural steel sections, large bins and modules fabricated in Tianjin and Qingdao, China to be used in the construction of an iron ore screenhouse at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert operations in the Pilbara region of Australia.
Scope
SPMT and heavy haulage – fabrication yard to vessel hook at Tianjin and Qingdao
Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Tianjin and Qingdao to Port Hedland and Port Walcott
Tug and barge – Port Walcott to Cape Lambert barge landing facility
SPMT – barge landing to screenhouse project site at Rio Tinto Cape Lambert operations
Highlights
Zero LTIs
75,000 cubic metres (cbm) transported with heaviest lift 300 metric ton (mt)
3 x full charter consecutive shipments
Maximum module envelope – 38 x 11.5 x 8 metres
HLV and tug and barge set interfacing
Zero tides missed for barge operations
Two kilometres to site via SPMT roll-off from barge with zero disruption to mining operations
Direct install from SPMT delivery point