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nternational heavy lift and transport
company Sarens supplied two Terex
CC 8800-1 crawler cranes to work at
the Muscat international airport terminal
project in Oman.
The project started in August 2012
and is made up of the construction of
two new terminals to the north and south
of the airport, including arrival, check-
in, immigration and departure halls. In
addition, there are three piers on the north,
south and west side and a traffic concourse
under development.
The contract for the transportation,
lifting and installation of all steel structures
involved in the main terminal building is
Two super heavy lift crawler cranes from Sarens were
put to work on a development and expansion project at
the Muscat international airport in Oman.
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since December 2012.
Work for the CC 8800-1s includes lifting
steel structures and roof trusses. For the
north departure hall a 194 tonne structure
was lifted at a radius of 78 metres. Another
task carried out for the traffic concourse
included lifting 202 tonnes at 57.5 m and
105 tonnes at 114 m. The longest radius to
place the steel trusses was 126 m.
To carry out the lifts the first CC 8800-1
on site was set up in SWSL configuration,
with 235 tonnes of counterweight and
640 tonnes of superlift ballast. The longest
configuration needed on site was a 66 m
main boom and a 72 m luffer.
The second CC 8800-1 delivered to the
site was fitted with a superlift carrier, a
235 tonne counterweight and a 640 tonne
super lift ballast. The longest configuration
needed on site for the second crawler was
60 m of main boom and a 60 m luffer.
In addition to the two super heavy lift
crawlers, the CC 2800-1 was configured
with a 54 m main boom and a 96 m luffer
with superlift tray.
The steel pieces were delivered to the site
via overseas shipments and ordinary road
transportation, a company spokesperson
said. All pieces were assembled on site.
To transport oversized and overweight
structures from the lay down yard to under
the crane hook, heavy duty extendable
low-bed trailers are being used, a company
spokesperson added.
The project is due to be completed
by mid-2014.
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between joint-venture company Bechte-
Enka and NASS Group LLC, the Sarens
Nass Middle East (SNME) heavy lift and
crane rental division based in Oman.
Heavy work
Working on site from the NASS Group
SNME fleet at the time of writing in late
November were nine mobile cranes, with
capacities ranging from 30 tonnes up to
100 tonnes; 10 crawler cranes with
capacities from 100 tonnes up to 200 tonnes;
and a number of heavy duty trailers for
internal transportation of oversized and
overweight steel structures were also on site.
The two 1,600 tonne capacity Terex
CC 8800-1 heavy lifters are from Sarens in
the UK and Malaysia. The first heavy lift
crawler was delivered in January; the second
was delivered to the site in August 2013.
The crawlers are accompanied by a 600
tonne capacity CC 2800-1 crawler
from Bulgaria which has been on site
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Tracked pair
The Muscat international airport terminal project in Oman is made
up of two new terminals to the north and south of the airport
The two 1,600 tonne capacity Terex
CC 8800-1 heavy lifters are from
Sarens in the UK and Malaysia
Work at the site includes lifting steel
structures and roof trusses
Working on site are wheeled mobile cranes,
crawler cranes and a number of heavy duty
trailers for internal transportation
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