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A High Pressure Exchange
Posted: 08/09/2024
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.
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Deep South Partners with Lift & Move USA
Posted: 02/09/2016
Deep South is excited to partner with Lift & Move USA to promote and recruit great talent to our industry. We are looking for the next generation of employees, people who want to be part of the crane, rigging and heavy transport industry.
Deep South's Superior Jack and Slide Capabilities
Posted: 11/30/2015
With nearly 50 years of experience in the heavy lift and heavy haul industry, Deep South can overcome even the most challenging obstacles.
At a refinery in the Midwest, extreme spatial constraints and underground utilities offered little room for error. Deep South met this challenge by executing an 800' jack and slide operation, which allowed the vessels to overcome extremely low ground bearing pressures, less than 2" clearances, and a downhill slope. WATCH the video here.
DSCR Introduces New 1,000-ton VersaCrane CC-12000 Crawler
Posted: 02/16/2015
Deep South Crane & Rigging has added a VersaCrane CC-12000 to its fleet of lifting equipment, now numbering more than 200 pieces. The 1,000-ton VersaCrane CC-12000 retains all the prior innovations found in the original VersaCrane, with the addition of crawler tracks that allow the crane to change positions easily. It is ideal for projects with limited space for maneuvering equipment and with restrictions on ground-bearing pressure.
Making The Grade - A Steep Bridge Requires Deep South to Power Up
Posted: 10/14/2014
Deep South Crane & Rigging has long been a go-to company for transporting, lifting and rigging huge components for the oil and gas industry. With an extensive fleet of transport systems and heavy lift cranes, the company is known for its ability to handle turnkey projects, which is a huge convenience for customers who need something hauled, lifted and rigged into place. Late last year, Deep South was contacted about a project that would involve two scopes of work.
Deep South Announces Expansion Into DeQuincy, La.
Posted: 09/24/2014
Today, Deep South Crane & Rigging, LLC of Baton Rouge, La., announced it is expanding to DeQuincy, La. The new office will serve as a heavy haul operations center and will add 30-50 jobs.
Reactor and Separator Transport Photo Slideshow in Ohio
Posted: 08/25/2014
A reactor, followed by a third stage separator, were moved by the Deep South Heavy Lift and Transport Solutions company along Front Street in East Toledo. The machines, which weigh 999,000 pounds and 570,000 pounds respectively, were on their way from the Port of Toledo to a local refinery on Sunday, August 24, 2014
Big Move Making Its Way In Ohio - The Toledo Blade
Posted: 08/23/2014
A third-stage separator weighing 285 tons and a petroleum reactor weighing 499.5 tons were to arrive overnight or today by barge from Oklahoma and are to be loaded onto special heavy-haul trucks at a dock
