Support for Offshore Wind
One of the unique challenges in the nascent United States offshore wind industry is complying with the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires the transportation of people, merchandise, and industrial activities within United States territorial waters be built, flagged, owned, and operated by United States citizens or permanent residents. Deep South has the heavy haul SPMTs and cranes to provide turnkey solutions for all offshore wind components imported from overseas where we can offload, stage, and reload components onto a Jones Act-compliant vessel from any port location.
In the future, floating turbines will become more prevalent in the United States Deep South has the large capacity cranes and experienced crane operators to assist with any assembly operations needed. Deep South will provide port side turbine assembly as the technology is commercialized.
THE RIGHT TOOLS
We are proud to be a heavy lift and heavy haul contractor with the comprehensive services and depth of experience to be your go-to partner for projects of every size. With crane capacities to 3,000T and one of the largest fleets of SPMTs in the U.S., Deep South is uniquely positioned to provide turnkey services to this emerging industry.
We have a large fleet of equipment including VersaCranes™ to 3,000T, crawler cranes to 1,760T, truck cranes to 1,320T, and rigging hardware/specialty devices up to 1,600T. Deep South also has self-propelled modular transporters, over-the-road/dual-lane transport systems, towed hydraulic modular transporters, temporary bridge systems, levee crossing systems, lift towers, strand jacks, hydraulic gantries, hydraulic skid and hydraulic jacking systems, and marine and rail securement systems.
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES WITH CUSTOM SOLUTIONS
When traditional solutions are not enough, Deep South can take an engineered approach to solving project challenges. Project solutions are created by a team of certified professional engineers and experienced craftsmen who partner to design, fabricate, and test virtually anything required for a project.
- Our fabrication facilities total nearly 100,000 square feet.
- The facilities are equipped with the tools needed such as a state-of-the-art robot welder, CNC tables, lathes, boring machines, radial drilling machines, cutting tables, saws, and multi-process welders.
- 24-hour crews are available.
An Award-Winning Safety Program
Clients immediately recognize the professionalism and award-winning safety-first culture at Deep South Crane & Rigging.
We know that people are our most valuable asset and we place their safety as our first priority. That’s why our workplace safety program is one of the industry's best, with continuous training and education to ensure that every team member is fully prepared to complete every task with safety at the forefront — from simple office procedures to operating equipment, rigging, lifting and moving.
A sample of recent awards include:
- Houston Business Roundtable 2021 Best in Class Safety Excellence Award
- Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance 2020 Workforce Development Best of Division I Award
- Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance 2020 Contractor Safety Excellence Award
- LWCC 2020 Safest 70
- Southwest Safety Council 2020 Contractor Safety Award – Gold
Projects
A High-pressure Exchange
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A High-pressure Exchange
Assembling the 1,500T VersaCrane™ TC-24000 off site and moving it via SPMT saved this client 15 days of downtime and allowed the refinery unit to run at full capacity until unit shutdown. During the scheduled outage, Deep South was tasked to replace two coke drums, each weighed 452,800 lbs and were 19’-2” outside diameter and 96’-0” long and were comparable in size and weight to the old drums.
Maneuvering in Tight Spaces
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Maneuvering in Tight Spaces
A seemingly routine lift and set of a pump house from the dock onto a barge came to a halt when a client’s crane failed—significantly impacting a task with a tight delivery window.
Fast Response to a Custom Turnaround
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Fast Response to a Custom Turnaround
When an essential industrial unit targeted for replacement began to fail earlier than expected, a plant operator called on Deep South to help transport and replace key components to support an emergency turnaround.