PROJECTS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scheuerles Haul 750 Ton Tugboat
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Scheuerles Haul 750 Ton Tugboat
Deep South was contracted to transport a 750-ton tugboat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.