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Throughout our nearly five decades of experience in heavy lift and transport solutions, we have learned that a successful job is built on precise planning and safe execution. This mindset has allowed our business to grow and positively impact some of the most complex projects across two continents. Take a look at what we can do.
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.
Multi-Piece Polypropylene System on the Move
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Multi-Piece Polypropylene System on the Move
A new polypropylene recycling plant in Ohio required a multi-stage transport and lift of multiple modules, process equipment vessels, and various components such as shredders/filters, extruders and candle filters.
A Pool of Possibilities
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A Pool of Possibilities
As part of a high-rise renovation project, the owner needed a 23,333-pound swimming pool lifted onto the roof of a multi-use office and residential building in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The building height is 273.2’ with an upper deck that sits 277.4' above the ground that surrounds the pool.
Full Steam Ahead with New Boiler Transport
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Full Steam Ahead with New Boiler Transport
The transport of a 350,000-pound “therm” steam boiler from fabricator to plant, a distance of 375 miles, required creativity and experience to safely move the component, despite some clearance limitations and unexpected construction along the way.
Pressed for Time
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Pressed for Time
A vehicle manufacturer’s large stamping press—a massive machine used for shaping body panels—is online and operational thanks to efficient installation by Deep South. The three primary components included a 181-ton press bed (27.72’ L x 16.4’ W x 13.12’ H), 250-ton press crown (28.38’ L x 16.4’ W x 13.12’ H) and a 92-ton press slide (21’ x 10.83’ x 10.5’).
Saddle Up: Customized Solutions Place Refinery Column with Care
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Saddle Up: Customized Solutions Place Refinery Column with Care
The Deep South team was tasked to receive, transport and set a 790,025-pound debutanizer. This specialized distillation column measures 174’-3” long with a 21’-3” diameter. The debutanizer was received from an ocean-going vessel at the Port of New Orleans. Once cleared through customs, the debutanizer was loaded on a barge and pushed to a roll-off site 8 hours upriver, and prepared for transport to the refinery.
Multi-Module Mission
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Multi-Module Mission
The heavy haul transport of oil and gas refinery components is always a challenge. Transporting 17 modules, all in the span of two weeks, raised the bar. The modules varied greatly in size and weight. Two of the modules exceeded 260,000 lbs., while 11 were more than 16’ high, three were more than 19’ high, and 13 had widths greater than 18’. Initially, the customer had trouble finding a company to move the modules to their site in Texas.
Specialized Transport Solutions Keep Drum Delivery On Track
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Specialized Transport Solutions Keep Drum Delivery On Track
Chemical drums are massive storage systems, both in size and weight, that are used by manufacturers. Transporting them from fabrication to facility requires considerable planning and care. Consider the 151,338-pound chemical drum that was manufactured for a petrochemical company in Texas. The drum measured 36’11” x 18’2” x 20’8” and needed to be moved 50+ miles from North Houston to Baytown along major roads.
An Award Winning Multi-Scope Lift and Set
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An Award Winning Multi-Scope Lift and Set
As part of a petrochemical facility expansion in Texas, the client needed more than 60 pieces of equipment of various weights and sizes moved and placed in tight confines—in just four months. With very little room for errors or delays, and no time to spare, Deep South’s skilled engineers and managers put together an impressive engineering plan to facilitate a safe and efficient effort.
Customized Heavy Lift Solution Safely Delivers Regenerator
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Customized Heavy Lift Solution Safely Delivers Regenerator
Limited space, low ground bearing pressure and a cumbersome heat exchanger combined to create some unique challenges for the Deep South team in California. The customer needed to lift a 35’-diameter x 70’-long regenerator head with cyclones, weighing 775,000 pounds in a tight, geologically compromised area.
A Flare for Efficiency
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A Flare for Efficiency
Routine maintenance plant turnarounds are typically anything but straightforward—as a turnaround in the Southeast quickly demonstrated. The effort called for the removal and replacement of three exchangers, as well as a flare modular replacement. The size and location of the exchangers, the tight window for replacement of the flare, and localized high working-wind speeds were a few of the top challenges that the Deep South team were tasked to overcome.
A High Lift for Health
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A High Lift for Health
As part of an HVAC system upgrade, a client needed to place a new industrial-size, 25,000-pound chiller onto the roof of its multi-story medical facility in New Orleans, LA. The challenges on this project, located in a congested urban environment, ranged from limited space to set up cranes and associated support equipment to a requirement that trees along the roadway could not to be disturbed. Also, the road and medical facility had to remain open throughout the effort.
A Technical Towering Roll, Move, and Lift
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A Technical Towering Roll, Move, and Lift
As part of a complex project for a refinery, the Deep South team was tasked with receiving, transporting and lifting a 114’-7” x 33’-5” x 39’-10” vacuum tower weighing in excess of one million pounds. This multi-step project required considerable planning, technology and creative thinking.
Facilitating a Refinery Column Placement in Tight Confines
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Facilitating a Refinery Column Placement in Tight Confines
Transporting, placing, and lifting a refinery column — one that is comparable to the height and weight of the Statue of Liberty — is a familiar challenge for heavy lift, heavy haul experts like Deep South. Maneuvering it around existing racks and systems adds another layer of complexity.
Haul & Lift of Refinery Combination Tower Goes Off Without a Hitch
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Haul & Lift of Refinery Combination Tower Goes Off Without a Hitch
Load, haul, roll and set — seemingly simple words unless associated with a 555,000-pound, 160-foot long, 18-foot wide, over 19-foot tall refinery combination tower.
Transporters and Cranes Facilitate Processing Plant Upgrade
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Transporters and Cranes Facilitate Processing Plant Upgrade
The movement and replacement of process plant components are a familiar site in in the Texas Gulf Coast region—though not often to the scale and timeline faced by one EPC contractor. Per the client, the contractor was tasked with the haul and lift of two trains of fractionation tower components (debutanizer, depropanizer, splitter and deethanizer) over the course of nine months.
Creative Thinking Keeps Transport Costs Low and Delivery Quick
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Creative Thinking Keeps Transport Costs Low and Delivery Quick
As part of a natural gas fractionation project, an EPC contractor needed to transport two large drums to the customer’s facility.
Many Lifts, One Solution: Modular Lift System Flexes Hydraulic Muscles During Process Plant Overhaul
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Many Lifts, One Solution: Modular Lift System Flexes Hydraulic Muscles During Process Plant Overhaul
Deep South crews were challenged to haul, lift, and set 84 modules, including three towers (one measuring 100’ long, 350,000 lbs.) as well as various pieces of process equipment, such as piping, tanks, PDC buildings, and transformers—all within a tight schedule. Many of the modules had offset centers of gravity further complicating the lift and set.
Seamless Reactor Haul & Lift Keeps Refinery Upgrade on Track
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Seamless Reactor Haul & Lift Keeps Refinery Upgrade on Track
In St. Charles Parish, LA, Deep South Crane & Rigging completed a massive vessel transport and lift project in support of a major refinery upgrade.
Managing the Weight of Expectations with Self-Deploying Bridge System
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Managing the Weight of Expectations with Self-Deploying Bridge System
Transporting a 225,000-pound transformer over a bridge with a 30-ton weight limit would typically require the support of multiple assist cranes. With time and space constraints, a Louisiana-based heavy haul company teamed with Deep South to come up with alternative transport possibilities to manage the weight-limited bridge.
Turnaround Efficiency: Lift, Lower and Slide
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Turnaround Efficiency: Lift, Lower and Slide
A major process unit turnaround (TAR) project for a petrochemical plant in the Southwest required some well-planned logistics, over 1,200 craftworkers (at peak) and a comprehensive fleet of cranes, trucks and customized skid (Jack & Slide) systems.
Go Small to Gain Big: Transport Optimized for Efficient Transport
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Go Small to Gain Big: Transport Optimized for Efficient Transport
When an oil & gas customer needed help transporting a new oxygen tank from Texas to a gas facility in South Carolina, the options seemed costly and complex. Deep South’s logistics specialists took a custom approach to the transport of a 375,000-lb oxygen tank from road to rail to plant, saving time and money for the client.
Super-Sized Truss No Problem for High Capacity Crane
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Super-Sized Truss No Problem for High Capacity Crane
Deep South lifted and set double-rail bridge truss sections weighing 800,000 pounds each along a railroad line that crosses the Tug Fork River at Hatfield Bottom near Matewan, WV. Our crews engineered and fabricated custom lifting beams suitable for removing the existing truss bridges and lifting the new bridge spans into place and used our 1,760-ton capacity Terex-Demag CC-8800-1 crawler crane.
Bridge Span Move and Lift Set Pace for New Bridge Completion
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Bridge Span Move and Lift Set Pace for New Bridge Completion
In support of a major bridge construction project in the Midwest, Deep South crews helped transport and install four bridge spans from an off-site staging area to the bridge foundation.
Power Move: Transformer Lift and Staging Rises to the Occasion
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Power Move: Transformer Lift and Staging Rises to the Occasion
In support of a power plant project in the Northeast, Deep South crews were tasked with transporting and staging four transformers, each 22’ high, 12’ wide and 14’ long and weighing 314,000 pounds.
Custom Connections Deliver Heavy Systems Safely, Timely, and Cost Effectively
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Custom Connections Deliver Heavy Systems Safely, Timely, and Cost Effectively
Deep South has put its transport and skills to work for a heavy industrial project in the Southwest that required Deep South to direct discharge from ships gear to barge, haul and sett a cold box, depropanizer and six modules.
15 Module Lift and Transport
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15 Module Lift and Transport
Deep South was contracted by a Gulf Coast refinery to transport fifteen modules from a fabrication shop in Port Allen, LA to the site in Norco, LA.
New 3,000T VersaCrane TC-36000/S2 Makes Lifting Debut - AC&T Feature
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New 3,000T VersaCrane TC-36000/S2 Makes Lifting Debut - AC&T Feature
For more than 50 years, Deep South Crane & Rigging has been distinguishing itself throughout North America. Founder Camile Landry has an intense appreciation for cranes, and he has always been intrigued by projects that require a higher level of skill and expertise. In the 1980s, he saw a need for a new generation of cranes. He envisioned a high-capacity crane with a smaller footprint and a tighter tail swing. He wanted to see a crane that could be transported easier than other heavy lift cranes.
Cantilever Bar Approach Helps Ease Exchangers Into Place
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Cantilever Bar Approach Helps Ease Exchangers Into Place
Deep South used a cantilever beam (also commonly referred to as a cantilever bar), which incorporates a compact counterweight design with customizable rigging attachment points, to move eight 118,000-pound exchangers into position under an existing steel structure at a refinery optimization project in the Southwest.
Turnkey in Tight Quarters: Split Trailers Reduce Height with Inches to Spare
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Turnkey in Tight Quarters: Split Trailers Reduce Height with Inches to Spare
For a refinery in the Southeast, Deep South was contracted to remove and replace a derrick structure and two 491,000-pound vessels, each measuring 99’ long and 24’2” diameter.
A One Lift Truss and Tower Take-Down
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A One Lift Truss and Tower Take-Down
In the Southwest, a 100' diameter wood pellet bin caught fire and collapsed, compromising the 117,000-pound, 215’ long truss and tower conveyor system.
124-line SPMT Chemical Reactor Transport
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124-line SPMT Chemical Reactor Transport
In the Southwest, Deep South received three vessels from a heavy lift ship at the Port of Houston, barged the vessels, and transported them to final staging using a total of 124-axle lines Scheuerle SPMT. The heaviest vessel weighed 1,800,000 pounds and the total gross weight at transport for that vessel was 2,300,000 pounds.
Combined Gantry/Strand Jack Systems Power Lifts Co-Gen Train
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Combined Gantry/Strand Jack Systems Power Lifts Co-Gen Train
The construction of a combined-cycle power station in Louisiana required a specialty contractor to move, lift and set a STG generator (692,250 lbs.) and HIP turbine (392,420 lbs.).
Tailing Over a Live Pipe Rack Emphasizes Complex Project
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Tailing Over a Live Pipe Rack Emphasizes Complex Project
From a tricky bridge crossing to a complex coordinated lift, Deep South facilitated the delivery and setting of components for a petrochemical facility acid modification and upgrade project in Louisiana. The key components included a 627,000-pound acid settler, 689,000-pound first stage reactor, acid storage drums and associated parts.
Bridge Limits: Deep South Facilitates Complex Multi-Stages Delivery of Million Pound Converter
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Bridge Limits: Deep South Facilitates Complex Multi-Stages Delivery of Million Pound Converter
In preparation for a capacity expansion project, Deep South transported a 939,327-pound ammonia converter shell from the manufacturer to its plant in Donaldsonville, La. The trek required moving the system about 135 miles by water to a barge unloading site and 30 miles over the road.
Chemical Plant Expansion Gets Big Lift from Deep South
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Chemical Plant Expansion Gets Big Lift from Deep South
The Deep South team was hard at work at the Geismar Chemical Plant in Louisiana. Read on to see how our talented crews are using cranes, transporters, and jacking solutions to help construct the largest alpha olefins production facility in the world.
Scheuerles Haul 750 Ton Tugboat
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Scheuerles Haul 750 Ton Tugboat
Deep South was contracted to transport a 750-ton tugboat.
New Orleans Coffee Plant
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New Orleans Coffee Plant
Deep South was contracted to lift and set the top 3 decks of a tugboat wheel house.
Barging Through: Delivering Over 300 Tons of Vessels
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Barging Through: Delivering Over 300 Tons of Vessels
Deep South was contracted to barge and transport cold boxes, pressure vessels, and bullet tanks weighing in at nearly 400 tons.
4 Drum Coker Unit
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4 Drum Coker Unit
Deep South was contracted to complete a full replacement of a four-drum coker unit.
Gulf Coast Turnkey Transport and Lift of Four Towers
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Gulf Coast Turnkey Transport and Lift of Four Towers
Deep South was contracted to provide turnkey services that included: transport, barging, and setting four towers.
Extreme Circumstances Call for Extreme Measures: A Narrow Canal Requires a Side Roll-Off
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Extreme Circumstances Call for Extreme Measures: A Narrow Canal Requires a Side Roll-Off
Deep South was contracted to deliver a 750,000-pound reactor to a refinery in northern Illinois. The navigable waterway, a highly-trafficked 125-foot wide canal, required a side roll-off.
15-Month Turnkey Transport and Erection Project at a Western Iowa Plant
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15-Month Turnkey Transport and Erection Project at a Western Iowa Plant
Deep South was contracted to provide turnkey transportation and field erection services as part of a grassroots fertilizer project at a plant in Western Iowa. Over this 15-month period more than 150 pieces of plant equipment were successfully transported and erected.
Flare Stack Lift
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Flare Stack Lift
Deep South Crane and Rigging was contracted for a heavy lift project in Norco, Louisiana. The scope of work required for this lift included lifting two sections of a flare stack and the flare tip.
Caustic & PreFrac Tower Lift
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Caustic & PreFrac Tower Lift
Deep South Crane and Rigging was recently contracted by a southeast petrochemical plant as part of a major pre-turnaround project. In order to de-bottleneck ethylene production, Deep South erected a caustic tower and a prefrac tower.
Scheuerle Highway Trailers Key To Deep South Crane Heavy Haul
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Scheuerle Highway Trailers Key To Deep South Crane Heavy Haul
Deep South Crane & Rigging hauled two manifold skids from Zachary, Louisiana to the Botsco Terminal in Laporte, Texas using Scheuerle highway trailers. This equipment allowed Deep South to expedite permitting to 1 week’s time.
Industrial Airpark Lift
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Industrial Airpark Lift
At an industrial airpark in Louisiana, Deep South set steel roof sections weighing 32,000 pounds and measuring 85' long by 30' wide each.
OTR Trailers and Tight Quarter Cranes Key to Successful Project
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OTR Trailers and Tight Quarter Cranes Key to Successful Project
The upper and lower sections of this vessel, weighing 85T and 102T, were transported from the port to the refinery using dual lane Goldhofers.
250T Offshore Ship Lift in the Southwest
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250T Offshore Ship Lift in the Southwest
Using a Terex Demag CC-2800, Deep South moved this offshore ship’s crane pieces into place.
Specialty Ramps Save Client Money
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Specialty Ramps Save Client Money
Our Demag CC-6800 set 4 vessels into final position, traveling with the full load on the hook and utilizing Deep South’s specialty ramps.
300T Offshore Living Quarters Lift
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300T Offshore Living Quarters Lift
This 300T living quarters module was installed onto an offshore support ship using the Terex Demag CC-2800.
Tight Tailswing, Turnkey Solution
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Tight Tailswing, Turnkey Solution
In the Southeast, Deep South performed a complex turnkey project that required equipment modification and careful planning.
Blue Sea Modular Transport
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Blue Sea Modular Transport
In South Carolina, Deep South was contracted to transport and secure seven modules from the fabricator shop to a barge site via Scheuerle SPMTs.
Dismantling and Relocating A Petrochemical Facility
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Dismantling and Relocating A Petrochemical Facility
Deep South was contracted to dismantle and relocate 9 vessels from a petrochemical plant using a combination of barging, heavy transport, and heavy lift services.
Overcoming Obstacles: 800-mile Turnkey Challenge with Notable Jack and Slide
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Overcoming Obstacles: 800-mile Turnkey Challenge with Notable Jack and Slide
Using its nationwide resources, Deep South transported a reactor and third stage separator from Oklahoma to Ohio and then to its final destination in the refinery using a combination of barging, over-the-road transportation, jack and slide operations, and heavy lifting.
Texas Tourist Bureau Installation
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Texas Tourist Bureau Installation
Highlighting Deep South’s capability to provide services for small commercial projects, Deep South removed and installed an air conditioner at the Texas Tourist Bureau in Orange, Texas.
Turnkey Demolition Facilitates Clean Refinery Modernization
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Turnkey Demolition Facilitates Clean Refinery Modernization
In South America, Deep South demolished and removed three units within a petrochemical facility that was more than 50 years old.
Coker Derrick Structure Installation
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Coker Derrick Structure Installation
Deep South hoisted and set the four sections of the coker derrick structure, the heaviest of which weighed 256 tons, and two 450-ton coke drums at a Midwest Refinery using our 2,500-ton VersaCrane TC-36000 and our 275-ton Demag CC-1400.
37 Vessel Heavy Haul
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37 Vessel Heavy Haul
As part of an expansion project in the Southwest, Deep South received, barged, and transported 37 vessels to complete this project.
Southeast Petrochemical Turnaround
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Southeast Petrochemical Turnaround
Supplying all cranes in two units during a petrochemical turnaround in the Southeast, Deep South supported the change out of old components and reinstallation of new components with 19 cranes working throughout the project.
400,400 Pound Boiler Lifts
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400,400 Pound Boiler Lifts
Three boilers were delivered horizontally to Deep South’s 500-ton hydraulic gantry system and then trans-loaded onto Scheuerle SPMTs in a very congested unit.
200 Lifts at Michigan Power Plant
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200 Lifts at Michigan Power Plant
At a Michigan power plant, Deep South utilized a 660-ton Demag CC-2800 to complete 200 lifts over an 8 month duration.
Overcoming Poor Weather Conditions in Michigan to Lift 12 Components
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Overcoming Poor Weather Conditions in Michigan to Lift 12 Components
Deep South set the first of 12 components ranging from 85,000 pounds to 110,000 pounds using the 1,400-ton Demag CC-6800 at a mining facility in Michigan.
92-line Offshore Platform Specialty Transport
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92-line Offshore Platform Specialty Transport
Using 92 lines of Scheuerle SPMTs with 3 power pack units, Deep South successfully assisted the client in moving this offshore platform in Texas.
Coal Export Facility System Upgrade
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Coal Export Facility System Upgrade
At a coal export terminal in Southeast Texas, Deep South provided multiple single and tandem lifts to install this conveyor system during a facility upgrade.
Overcoming Limited Space with Specialty Tools
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Overcoming Limited Space with Specialty Tools
In the Midwest, Deep South transported and set a tower weighing 227,000 pounds and measuring 134’ long by 8’-2" in diameter.
Lifting the Dome
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Lifting the Dome
Using the 660-ton Demag CC-2800-1, Deep South successfully set this 244’ in diameter geodesic dome weighing approximately 145,000 pounds.
Demag CC-2800 Completes Lock Hopper Changeout
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Demag CC-2800 Completes Lock Hopper Changeout
Overlooking Lake Michigan, Deep South assisted in a steel mill lock hopper changeout using the 660-ton Demag CC-2800 with 138' of main boom and 157' of luffing jib with super lift attachment.
420T Vessel VersaCrane™ Lift
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420T Vessel VersaCrane™ Lift
Using our powerful 2,500-ton VersaCrane TC-36000 with 450’ main boom and a 260’ radius, Deep South successfully removed and replaced these vessels, the largest of which was 420 tons.
Making the Grade - A Steep Bridge Requires Deep South to Power Up
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Making the Grade - A Steep Bridge Requires Deep South to Power Up
Deep South loaded, secured, and transported four pressure vessels from a fabrication shop to a petrochemical facility using a combination of Scheuerle SPMTs, a 500-ton hydraulic gantry, and Goldhofer Dual Lane trailers.
Mitigating the Mississippi
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Mitigating the Mississippi
Pulling from its resources and years of experience, Deep South designed and fabricated a barge ramp in 2 weeks time meeting the new CORPS requirements and allowing the project to continue on schedule.
A Marathon Job, Literally
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A Marathon Job, Literally
As seen in American Cranes and Transport Magazine
Transforming a 200-acre sugarcane field in Garyville, LA into a state-of-the-art refinery required a $3.8 billion investment and the work of a cadre of contractors with expertise that spanned the entire spectrum of engineering, construction, and rigging. Construction on the Marathon GME project started in March of 2007, and by December of 2009 the refinery was mechanically complete.