SAL NEWSBREEZE No. 2 / 2016

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“NORTH DECK”
DISCHARGING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE
T he North Deck, which has now been christened “Burj Al
Arab Terrace”, was manufactured in Finland. From there,
SAL’s MV Svenja transported the platform parts to Dubai
to be discharged at Port Rashid. Due to the large overhang of the
platforms – up to 16 metres – the voyage faced strong weather
restrictions to avoid any critical impact on cargo and vessel.
Winter weather in the Bay of Biscay shows only a small time win-
dow of calm weather which would comply with our restrictions.
The chance to meet these conditions in January is only about
40 percent, but SAL managed to meet this gap without any ad-
ditional waiting time. Leaving the English Channel on 14 January,
MV Svenja sailed the tricky part of the voyage to Gibraltar within
three days.
The discharging operations in Port Rashid went extremely
smooth. The teamwork and communication with Mammoet, the
installation partner on-site, turned out into a flawless execution
of the entire job. Every single member of staff performed at the
highest level, so that only one meeting was necessary to align
all operations. All parts of the terrace were discharged with the
ship’s own cranes onto massive barges and finally installed on
site by Mammoet with a sheer leg crane. Loading and discharg-
ing of the parts – the biggest with a length of 79 metres – was
enabled by MV Svenja’s new 26 m lifting beam.
This project constitues a new milestone in SAL’s history: It
includes the biggest items SAL has ever transported in terms
of dimensions, and it shows that it is always worth to delve into
tasks which on a first glance are considered to be impossible.
The project execution team at SAL, in particular our crew, the
involved engineers and the project management team in Finland,
made this venture possible. D
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FACTS
Client Admares
Vessel MV Svenja, Type 183
(2 × 1000 t cranes)
Cargo Beach platform (6 modules)
Land bridge (2 pieces)
24 Cabanas
Weight Up to 740 t
Dimensions Up to 79 × 35 × 4 m
POL Rauma, Finland
POD Dubai, UAE
Period Dec 2015 – Feb 2016
Specials • 26 m lifting beam with a
capacity of 1000 t
• Total weight: 3500 t
(all 8 pieces)
• Overhang in the aft: 16 m