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JUNE 2014
ACT
NEWS
RustyWilliams, owner of Rig
All, Inc., dispatched a new
Terex AC-350-6 to assist with
an expansion project at Fage
Dairy in upstateNew York. The
AC-350-6 installed several new
90-foot, 34,000 pound tanks
from a distance of 125 feet. The
400-ton all-terrain cranewas
riggedwith 412 feet of boom to
get the job done.
World record for ALE
International heavy lift and
transport companyALE, based
in theUnitedKingdom, has
been awarded theGuinness
WorldRecord for theheaviest
loadmovedby self-propelled
modular transporter (SPMT).
For the recordALE
transported aPUQdeck
weighing13,191.98metric
tons andmeasuring98.5
meters long, 46meterswide
and58.8metershigh, in Jebel
Ali,UnitedArabEmirates.
Thedeck is the largest offshore
platform constructedby
Lamprell.
ALEused512 axles of SPMT
tomove thedeck883meters.
It took fourhours to transport
theunit and10hours for
load-out tobe completed, a
company spokesperson said.
Thedeck isnowon itsway
to theGoldenEagleArea
Development (GEAD) in the
NorthSea.
Presenting the award
was SamerKhallouf,UAE
GuinnessWorldRecords
adjudicator, at an event held at
theHabtoorGrandehotel in
Dubai in lateApril.
RichardPeckover,ALE
executivedirector for the
MiddleEast andAfrica,
said, “We’reproud tohave
workedwithLamprell on
this landmarkproject. The
industry is continuing to see
an increase in the size and
weight of offshore structures
and it’s great to see thatALE’s
capabilitieshave enabled
yet another record tobe
broken. Everyone involved
worked tirelessly to ensure
the success of theproject and
the teamworkbetweenus and
Lamprell has accumulated in
the achievement of this award.”
JamesMoffat, chief executive
officer for theLamprell
Group, said, “I ampleased
to announce the completion
anddeliveryof the second
GEADdeck toNexen, on time
andwithinbudget, toworld
class standards of safety and
quality.”
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ALE used512 axles of SPMT tomove anoffshoreplatform.
NCSG and Fagioli
sign cooperation
agreement
NCSGCrane andHeavy Haul
Corp. and Fagioli Canada
have signed an agreement
to pursue crane, rigging and
heavy haul-related project
work on LNG projects in
the PrinceRupert area of
Canada.
“Fagioli is the specialized
service provider currently
doing the heavy haul and lift work at the onlymajor Greenfield
LNG facility inNorthAmerica,” said EdoardoAscione, Fagioli
NorthAmerica president. “We are proud to be doing the heavy lift
work at the Sabine Pass LNG export facility being constructed in
Louisiana. Thiswork, alongwith our global LNG experienceworking
inAngola, Qatar, Equatorial Guinea, Europe andAustralia,makes our
partnershipwithNCSG uniquely qualified towork on theCanadian
LNG projects.”
NCSGCEO TedRedmond said the partnershipwill allow the two
companies to offer fully operated andmaintained rigging, crane and
heavy haul services from six tons to64,000 tons.
“NCSG is the number one crane and heavy haul supplier in
NorthernB.C. andwe have local people, local equipment and local
branches in PrinceRupert, Terrace/Kitimat, Ft. St. John, and
Tumbler Ridge fromwhich to support thework,” Redmond said.
Ted Redmond
Edoardo Ascione
European
support for
telematics
standard
Germany-based trade
associationVDBUM has agreed
to support the expandedAEM/
AEMP Telematics Standard.
Udo Kiesewalter, VDBUM
Service, said, “We organized our
VDBUM telematics committee
inApril to discuss our findings
after ourmeetingwithAEM
andAEMP at ConExpo. During
this committeemeeting, we
intensively discussedVersion
2.0 of the telematics data
standardwith our end-user
members andOEM’s equally.”
StanOrr, CAE, president and
CSO at AEMP, said, “We are
pleasedwith the commitment
fromVDBUM and their
members to adopt theAEM/
AEMP Telematics Standard for
use in Europe and across all
of their global operations. This
is amajor accomplishment for
AEMP, AEM, and our industry
aswemake efforts to globalize
and expand the standard.”
AEM is theAssociation of
EquipmentManufacturers,
aNorthAmerica-based
international trade group
for the off-road equipment
manufacturing industry. AEMP
is theAssociation of Equipment
Management Professionals,
a group that supports heavy
duty and off-road equipment
management. VDBUM is a
trade advocacy group serving
the EuropeanUnion and global
partnerswith a focus on
construction, environmental and
mechanical engineering.
