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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.).
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.
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.
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.