Two Vessels, 750 Miles, One Turnkey Solution

Deep South was tasked by the fabricator to transport and stage two identical vessels, each measuring 120’ long, 13’ in diameter, and weighing 442 kips. Once on site, Deep South was responsible for lifting the vessels into position as directed by the industrial plant operator.

The timeline for equipment pickup, delivery, and setup was exceptionally tight. The first phase required the transport of the vessels from the fabricator in Houston, Texas to the plant in Lubbock, Texas—a distance of 750 miles. To facilitate the transport, the team relied on a push-pull configuration with a pull truck connected to two 16-axle-line Goldhofer trailers followed by a push truck. The first vessel was delivered in 8 days. Then, the same trailers, now empty, returned to the fabricator to pick up the second vessel and re-traveled the 750 miles. The second vessel delivery was completed in 6 days.

Once on site, the vessels were staged for a 5-day dress out. When dress-out was complete, Deep South used a 24-axle-line Scheuerle SPMT with 500-kip tailing frame to move the vessels from staging area to hook, and then used a 660-ton Tadano Demag CC-2800-1 with 196’ of boom to lift and set the vessels on the foundations.

• Equipment Used

  • Terex-Demag CC-2800-1
  • Tail Frames
  • Scheuerle SPMT
  • Goldhofer E Series & THP Series

• Services Used

  • Daily Lifting
  • Custom Solutions
  • Engineering
  • Heavy Haul
  • Heavy Lift
  • Rigging Services
  • Turnkey Solutions