SAL NEWSBREEZE #9

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T ransporting extremely large and heavy equip-
ment can be quite challenging, but SAL
once more proves its expertise in a series of
shipments for a refinery and petrochemical complex
project in Vietnam. All SAL vessels are perfectly
suited for transporting long and heavy items. For
this reason, SAL’s type 183, type 176 and type 161
vessels were involved in the successful shipment of
270000 freight tons of heavy cargo in total, includ-
ing units weighing up to 1100 tons each.
Amongst others, MV Lone (type 183) assisted
in loading, shipping and discharging six pieces
of heavy cargo, including a riser, two strippers,
a PP splitter, a debutanizer and a demethanizer,
with a total volume of 19405 cubic metres and
a total weight of 2219 tons. Due to its length of
95 metres, the PP splitter had to be discharged on
the starboard side of the vessel which required a
180 degrees turnaround of the whole ship during
the discharging operation. By using MV Lone’s DP 2
system, the turnaround could be completed without
tug assistance.
Furthermore, MV Anne-Sofie (type 176) was the
first vessel ever to enter the construction jetty in
Vietnam and therefore succeeded in setting bench-
marks for future shipments to arrive.
As the refinery project so far has not been fully
completed, SAL continues its involvement in sup-
porting the construction of this mega project. D
April –Fall 2015 • Vietnam
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