Sarens completes a heavy lift job at Port Said

Sarens completes a heavy lift job at Port Said

Photo source: Sarens

Heavy lift specialist Sarens has been hard at work in Port Said since September 2020 through June of 2021, to jack up six STS cranes to a new height. The company was hired to insert 11.5-metre extension legs below each STS crane on behalf of ZPMC. 

To raise each STS crane, Sarens used its CS5000 jacking system. While the equipment typically used for this type of operation was already in use on other projects, Sarens had completed a similar job with the CS5000 in Antwerp, and decided to deploy the system for this project as well.

Once the equipment was on site, Sarens found that the terminal yard was sloped, with no reference points on site for setting up the equipment. The four jacking bases needed to be positioned and aligned perfectly at the same level so that the rest of the structure on top would fit. This was done using a total station.

With everything in place, Sarens jacked up the upper part of each 1.360-tonne STS crane by 12,5 metres so that the client could insert 11,5-metre sections below. In total, there were 15 elements per tower, and each measured one metre high. Because of the weight of the crane, bracings were installed for extra stability during the lift.

The preparation leading up to the execution phase of the project that was somewhat unusual: because the site is located in a military zone, every person needed to be screened four weeks in advance and the only site access was via ferry.

“Finally, after six months of preparations and some unusual site conditions, we are rewarded with this spectacular view,” said project manager Joris Beevers, surveying the project site.

Author: Adnan Bajic

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Sarens completes a heavy lift job at Port Said

Sarens completes a heavy lift job at Port Said

Photo source: Sarens

Heavy lift specialist Sarens has been hard at work in Port Said since September 2020 through June of 2021, to jack up six STS cranes to a new height. The company was hired to insert 11.5-metre extension legs below each STS crane on behalf of ZPMC. 

To raise each STS crane, Sarens used its CS5000 jacking system. While the equipment typically used for this type of operation was already in use on other projects, Sarens had completed a similar job with the CS5000 in Antwerp, and decided to deploy the system for this project as well.

Once the equipment was on site, Sarens found that the terminal yard was sloped, with no reference points on site for setting up the equipment. The four jacking bases needed to be positioned and aligned perfectly at the same level so that the rest of the structure on top would fit. This was done using a total station.

With everything in place, Sarens jacked up the upper part of each 1.360-tonne STS crane by 12,5 metres so that the client could insert 11,5-metre sections below. In total, there were 15 elements per tower, and each measured one metre high. Because of the weight of the crane, bracings were installed for extra stability during the lift.

The preparation leading up to the execution phase of the project that was somewhat unusual: because the site is located in a military zone, every person needed to be screened four weeks in advance and the only site access was via ferry.

“Finally, after six months of preparations and some unusual site conditions, we are rewarded with this spectacular view,” said project manager Joris Beevers, surveying the project site.

Author: Adnan Bajic

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