Jumbo's Fairmaster recently loaded sixteen ultra-heavy petrochemical columns and accompanying general cargo in Mailiao, Taiwan, for Pacific Ocean Group and end client Formosa Heavy Industries.
A project video shows the Fairmaster’s journey with this extraordinary cargo from Taiwan, to Panama and on towards discharging in Point Comfort, Texas, USA. Watch it below.
K-3000 HLV
In total, the columns and cargo weighed 6695 tonnes, including three ultra-heavy columns, one 105 m long wash tower of 1720 t and two EO Reactors weighing 1147 t each. The Jumbo K-3000 was the only Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) capable of loading all three ultra-heavy units along with the additional heavy lifts and general cargo.
The Fairmaster is from the K-class family, fitted with two 1500 t cranes with a combined lifting capacity of 3000 t. Being the biggest heavy-lift vessel in its class, the cranes give a larger outreach than vessels with less lifting capacity.
Customised Solution
For this project, Jumbo's engineers and port captains worked closely with the clients to create a highly customised solution. The added complexity of the ultra-heavy cargoes meant that smart and accurate logistical planning and engineering were essential.
The picture at the top is a still from the video below (by Jumbo).
