Projects
Rio Tinto CLU80 Project
Westlink Projects
Four (4) Product Bins and Structural Steel
Origin(s)
Qingdao, China
Destination(s)
Rio Tinto Cape Lambert, Australia
Market
Mining & Resources
Sector
Iron Ore
Year
2008
Equipment
Four (4) Product Bins and Structural Steel
Total Weight
900 mt
Project Detail
Westlink was engaged to provide a multimodal logistics solution for four (4) product bins and structural steel fabricated in 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
Tug and barge – fabrication yard to vessel hook at port of Qingdao, China
Multipurpose Vessel (MPP) – Qingdao to Port Walcott
Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) – Qingdao to Port Walcott Tug and Barge – Port Walcott to Cape Lambert barge landing facility
Heavy Haulage – barge landing to screenhouse project site at Rio Tinto Cape Lambert operations
Highlights
Zero LTIs
3,500 cubic metres (cbm) transported with heaviest lift 225 metric ton (mt)
Two consecutive shipments – one (1) MPP and one (1) HLV
HLV and tug and barge set interfacing
Zero tides missed for barge operations
Additional earthworks coordinated to accommodate barge landing and heavy haulage at Cape Lambert
Two kilometres to site via heavy haulage roll-off from barge with zero disruption to mining operations
Direct install from heavy haulage delivery point