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Running up the hill page 4 UK’s biggest bridge slide page 10 Kizomba on wheels

New York…New York… page 16 Local alliances create added value page 18 Adapting to a changing playing field

What the past year has clearly Seumeren to become COO and to In the USA, the management team regions. In particular, the slowdown shown is that the times are chang- intensify his productive cooperation has been strengthened with Darren in the power industry and the post- ing faster than ever before. The col- with Siem Kranenburg, who has Adams as COO, and Piet Nooren ponement of several large orders in lapse of the stock exchange, the fall remained as CFO. Both of them and Bernadette Coney have been America and Canada impacted neg- of the dollar against the euro and have been appointed representative appointed Board members at atively last year. However, there are the threat and then execution of war directors of Mammoet. In addition, Mammoet USA. Hans van Breukelen also new challenges, especially in in Iraq have all had a serious impact Patrick Freericks has joined the is the new President of AVS and, last China and Russia. on international companies such as team, taking over Roderik’s former but not least, Ton Bakker has been Frans van Seumeren Mammoet. When it comes to reces- responsibilities as Managing Director appointed Mammoet’s Regional The competition in our industry is President & CEO sion and hardship, it’s best to antici- of Mammoet Global. Neil Birkbeck Manager for South America. very fierce but our customers pate them as soon as possible. has been appointed Managing choose Mammoet for our worldwide Director of the South East Asia and The second vital measure to adapt equipment coverage, our local So what have we done to ensure the Middle East Region. Tim Sittler to the world’s changing playing field knowledge in the various countries Mammoet stays at the front and has been appointed CEO Mammoet is to make better and more efficient and, in particular, the quality of our continues to offer customers the Canada, with Russ Watters becom- use of the huge resources of the two work thanks to the continuous atten- services they demand? The first act ing Vice President Mammoet former merger partners, Van tion we pay to it. was to make sure we had the right Canada responsible for Canada Seumeren and Mammoet. Roderik skills in the right management posi- West and Mark Metcalfe responsible will address this special challenge. When asked what my deepest feel- tions. We asked Roderik van for Canada East. Under his leadership, our organiza- ings about Mammoet are, I reply that tion will be tailored even more close- I am “moved by Mammoet”, so are ly to the customers’ needs, while all our employees. And they are not organizational effectiveness will be the only ones. The award by His boosted by shorter lines of commu- Royal Highness Prince Willem van nication and a stronger emphasis on Oranje of The Netherlands of the the personal responsibilities of all King Willem I Prize, the most presti- our staff. gious prize in country for interna- Our pay-off Moved by Mammoet tional business success built on the certainly applies to our customers twin pillars of creativity and innova- and relations but it also symbolizes tion, was tangible evidence that we our perseverance, personal commit- are on the right course. ment and dedication to keeping Mammoet at the forefront of market Mammoet is a corporation to be developments. proud of. It is a unique company that controls and manages a wide A third aspect is an on-going call to range of expertise and enjoys a improve the quality of everything we prominent market position thanks do. Above all, customers expect us to the dedication of its board, staff, to work safely, on time and within operators, riggers and all who cost limits. Jan van Seumeren Jr. belong to our Mammoet family. will consider this aspect elsewhere I share this feeling with you and in this issue. hope you will enjoy reading in this The fourth element is that, even issue what we have achieved, with in an economic downturn, well- you, in the recent past. reasoned investments can make all the difference between winning or losing market share. This is why we are investing in new solutions such as the Jumping Jack, our newly developed Jack-Up Vessel for exe- cuting projects at sea, in particular the installation of windmills, and sal- vage and decommissioning jobs.

It is of great importance that we closely monitor economic develop- ments and trends in the various

Moved by Mammoet’s winning team

Getting the best out of our employees first devices that make it easier to solve complex pro- “Driver number three is our complete dedication to requires Mammoet to offer a challenging work blems. Our equipment fleet has been standardized working safely, on time and within cost limits. This environment with lots of opportunities for per- and designed so that even the most remote parts is supported in part by the SAP data and in part sonal development and career planning. of the globe are within reach at short notice.” by in-depth investments in training, courses, job In addition, the Board of Management should rotation and other activities that increase quality have adequate tools at its fingertips to manage “The second driver in our organization is direct awareness and skills. Scheduled maintenance, of and steer the organization effectively and in line access to all relevant information. We already course, also contributes to preserving our high with the corporate strategy. make extensive use of our Enterprises Resources quality standards.” Roderik van Seumeren, Program supported by SAP software and will con- COO. COO Roderik van Seumeren reflects on his recent tinue to explore its facilities more widely and more “Finally, the focus is directed at all times at offer- assignment. “The streamlining of our organization deeply. It enhances the transparency of our orga- ing quality at a fair price. It means that internal is facilitated by four key drivers. I’m pleased to nization by keeping the entire chain from ‘first overheads are subject to continuous scrutiny in share these with our readers because I am con- contact’ to ‘final invoicing’ under control. order to identify potential savings. Our attitude is vinced they will add to an even better understand- Moreover, SAP provides an insight into the current to search for an optimal balance between high ing of each other.” and future availability of equipment and personnel quality performance and limited cost. The and lets us analyze various logistics scenarios to economies of scale realized by pursuing market “The first driver is our attitude, our ability to listen execute the contracts we are awarded. In addition, leadership offer the greatest benefits in terms of carefully to what customers say. The sooner we by keeping formalized records of our past cost reduction for our customers.” get involved in the preparation of their plans and achievements, project governance is a valuable schedules, the better we can anticipate what asset to develop new solutions that draw directly equipment will be required or develop special on our experience.”

Mammoet World 2003 Page 2 Crane rental is core business

A characteristic of Mammoet is the diversity of Wouter van Noort, member of the board of Mana- Sander Splinter, also member of the board of activities, ranging from huge one-of-a-kind pro- gement Cranes Benelux, explains: “The establish- Management Cranes Benelux adds; “Within the jects with high end equipment, to daily operations ment at such base industries serves as a home on-site concept and contracts for day-to-day for almost any contractor on a rental base. base, from which additional activities in the area rental, Mammoet offers flexibility. Although most are supported. For instance, customers in civil pro- equipment is rented with operators, certain areas The rental activities are based on a clear concept. jects that require crane assistance for just a couple prefer the rental of equipment as such. Mammoet joins so called base-industries, such as of days or even hours, may call upon the resident Likewise, at some sites Mammoet offers services large petrochemical plants, steel production compa- Mammoet fleet. This ensures quick and tailor made in competition with others, but at other sites the Wouter van Noort nies or offshore industries. At these locations, there services with a high degree of flexibility”. customer likes to be assured of high quality levels Manager Cranes Benelux is a continuing flow of activities deployed by a large and safety, and orders all its subcontractors to number of subcontractors. They are often involved This concept has been adopted already in The use Mammoet services. Together with 24-hours in maintenance jobs, extension plans and the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the UK, Canada services, the in-house training of operators and renewal of existing facilities. In many cases, these and South Africa, and is being expanded to other riggers, that is also open to third parties, obviously subcontractors require temporary support with lifting areas. Examples of base industries are Shell, Dow, encourages the latter viewpoint”. and transport equipment, for instance cranes from DSM, Suncor and Leuna. The on-site establishment 30 up to 650 t capacity. Mammoet offers a unique serves as gateways to other customers in their sur- concept of on-site presence, with guaranteed avail- roundings. The economics of scale leads to attractive ability of equipment, to the benefit of these subcon- propositions, both for the on-site customers and Sander Splinter tractors and their common customer alike. others. It is a good example of win-win situations. Manager Cranes Benelux Versatile equipment for new construction

Project PO-11 Location ABB Lummus Global B.V. Customer Rotterdam, The Netherlands Main equipment Hydraulic cranes, crawler cranes, SPMTs, CC 2800

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The PO-11 project is an example of Mammoets storage and retrieval, positioning, shimming and support during the construction of a new petro- alignment. A steel plate road of 950 meters long chemical plant. The complex project, for which and 7 meters wide eased the SPMT moves, while ABB Lummus Global B.V. is prime responsible, a CC 2800 erected a 165 meter high flare stack. called for various contracts to supply cranes, transport equipment and rigging crews. These supported the construction of foundations, the installation of pipe racks, of steel constructions, and of storage tanks. The special Equipment Erection Contract covered the complete logistics for handling more than 400 items up to 390 t. The logistics included offloading, site transports,

Concrete Solutions

Aannemingsbedrijf Mammoet B.V., formerly years Mammoet has acquired a reputation such ing from sub-contractor to main contractor. One Van Driel, is Mammoet’s concrete-assembly that the very name is reason enough for many recent example which clearly demonstrates this division. Aannemingsbedrijf Mammoet B.V. is an clients to opt for us. In actual fact this is only logi- evolution is the construction of a warehouse in entirely autonomous company which is special- cal, since clients who are confronted with projects Groot-Ammers. In addition to the construction of ized in the total assembly of concrete elements that require a great deal of lifting expertise – and all the concrete required for this project we also for structures such as prefab offices, multi-storey that’s often the case – consider our in-house bear the ultimate responsibility for the construc- car-parks, and viaducts. The company is also access to Mammoet’s knowledge to be a great tion of the steelwork and the entire finishing of the active in the petrochemical industry, for which it benefit offered by our company. Moreover during building – and all to the client’s full satisfaction." Frank Melse installs concrete structures such as piperacks. the past few years we have developed into a full Managing Director of service provider in concrete assembly. In addition The ‘Beam in abundance’ project photo shows Aannemingsbedrijf Mammoet B.V. Mammoet World requested Mr Frank Melse, to the installation of prefab elements, such as for three contracts to which Aannemingsbedrijf Managing Director of Aannemingsbedrijf the HST line, we have also focused on what is Mammoet contributed its knowledge and exper- Mammoet B.V., to indicate his company’s percep- referred to as "wet concrete" – i.e. the pouring of tise: the Arena Stadium (1995-1996); Offices, tion of the added value it offers to its clients. the foundations and cellars for buildings, but also stores and car-parking facilities for Lots 4&6 "We changed our name from Van Driel to Mammoet the on-site pouring of floors and walls. By virtue of (2000); and the recent expansion of Station Bijlmer. one year ago, and it has since become evident the experience we have acquired in a wide variety that this has further increased our clients’ confi- of fields in the construction industry the role we dence in our company. Over the course of the play in construction projects is increasingly shift-

Beams in abundance

Project Amsterdam-Utrecht elevated railway track Location Amsterdam, Netherlands Customer Betonson Main equipment Extendible trailers, prime movers, 300 t hydraulic cranes

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Redevelopment work has already been under The concrete beams for this project are being way in Amsterdam’s South-East district for some manufactured by Betonson, near Eindhoven. years. The new offices, shops, apartments and Aannemingsbedrijf Mammoet B.V. transports the places for entertainment constructed during the beams to Amsterdam using Mammoet trailers. project are to be linked by a long boulevard. The beams vary in length between 2 and 30 However the Amsterdam – Utrecht railway line meters, with weights of between 75 and 144 t. currently transects the site of the planned boule- On their arrival in Amsterdam two 300 t cranes vard, and consequently it was decided that the unload the beams and bring them into position necessary free passage would provided by the in the new viaduct. On the completion of the construction of a new concrete viaduct for the project in 2004 Aannemingsbedrijf Mammoet B.V. railway track 7 meters above the boulevard. will have transported a total of 192 beams.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 3 Trends in the market

The first trend possibly worthy of notice is the Asian region’s continual- ly important role in the world’s energy market. Although it is Petrochemical expected that the needs for import- ed energy in United States of America, Canada and Europe will increase in the next two decades, MAMMOET Columns for Shell Moerdijk the largest increase will neverthe- less probably be focused on Asia. EUROPE Project Exchange columns C101 In fact, whilst the Asia Pacific Location Shell Chemicals Moerdijk region’s net imports of oil & gas are Customer ABB Lummus Global B.V. Main equipment Floating derricks, conventional trailers, SPMTs and CC/PC 4200 and LR 1250 cranes currently 30 percent lower than those of Europe and North America, by 2020 they could Highlight exceed the latter regions’ needs by superlift ballast, was set up with the more than 10 percent. Although oil Mammoet was contracted for the assistance of an LR 1250. This crane still plays the leading role, the transport and installation of three was later used as a tailing crane. The demand for and supply of natural columns for an extension at Shell largest column, 74 meters long with a gas continues to grow; this Moerdijk. The work included the diameter of 5 meters, was driven increased demand is due to the inland water transport from under the crane hook using SPMTs. need for clean fuel required by the Rotterdam to the Shell site at The 271 t tower was erected and power stations to meet the enor- Moerdijk. The columns were trans- placed on the foundation in a swift mous growth in capacity. Since the ferred by two floating derricks onto and safe lifting operation. The two largest gas reserves are below the six-lines single and six-lines double other columns were subsequently South China Sea the majority of the conventional Scheuerle trailers. The placed in the following days. new scheduled LNG trains, GTL columns were transported to a dress- plants and gas plants required to ing area where additional steps and The client’s response: “Certainly a meet the growing demand for ener- platforms were mounted. In the successful operation, but we didn’t gy will be located in the Middle meantime, a path and a plateau were expect anything else from Mammoet! East/Asia Pacific regions. prepared for the lifting using 718 Thank you for your effort and a per- The downstream developments in Azobe mats and 20 steel bulkheads. fect round-up of this project”. the Oil & Gas sector are essentially similar in nature; several new petro- The lifting crane, a CC/CP 4200 with chemical complexes are scheduled an 84-meter main mast and 300 t of for construction in China, Indo- china, Australia, the Caspian Sea area, and several Middle Eastern countries. Mammoet’s major strength in this segment of the market has always been the concern’s easy access to local knowledge – by virtue of its offices in most countries in the world – in combination with Mammoet Global’s powerful inter- national backup and experience. Consequently Mammoet is in a position to provide optimum ser- vice to its Asian customers in the Americas, and to its European/ American customers in Asia. Although some plans in the Middle East and Asia Pacific have incurred a delay it is nevertheless clear that both regions will continue to offer an enormous potential for Mammoet’s versatile equipment, fleet and services during the com- ing twenty-year period.

Ton Bakker, Regional Director Mammoet Asia

Running up the hill

Project DEA Wesseling refinery Location Mondorf Customer Escher B.V. Main equipment SPMTs, conventional trailers, prime movers

Highlight Mammoet reached the ferry quay at Mondorf, where the A 550 t reactor, 34 meters long and with a diameter of ro-ro operation would take place at night. To overcome 5 meters, kept everyone at Mammoet busy for a week. the 12% gradient, four prime movers were placed in The whole structure had to be transported by road from front of the trailer combination. There must have been the sprayer to the manufacturer, Escher. The reactor then an article in the local paper because there were lots of had to be carried by water to its final destination at the onlookers. There was also a large police presence to DEA Wesseling refinery in Germany. make sure everything went smoothly. The audience applauded loudly when the engines started and they First, the reactor was transported using a 20-line SPMT. probably thought the whole operation would be complet- The reactor was then put on saddles and moved by a ed in five minutes. Unfortunately they did not know that pair of 18-liner conventional Scheurle trailers. A prime a ro-ro operation takes some time. The final climb was mover and the necessary ro-ro doors were used to drive spectacular… burnt rubber and all! the reactor onto the pontoon. After three days’ sailing

Mammoet World 2003 Page 4 One-way ticket to Pembroke

Project Boiler for Texaco Location Germany Customer Winkels Main equipment SPMTs, conventional trailers, prime mover, LTM 1500’s, barges, tugs

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On the instruction of boiler con- attempt to push the boiler onto the structor Winkels of Kleve, Germany, barge using two prime movers did Mammoet collected a boiler with a not work and it was decided to diameter of over 9 meters, a length place a prime mover in front of the of over 26 meters and a weight of boiler in order to drive it on board 320,000 kg. Using combined water safely in a pull-push combination. and road transport, Mammoet car- ried it from Germany to the Texaco At the Mammoet premises in site in Pembroke, Wales. Schiedam, the conventional trailers were removed but not before Engineering had calculated that the Mammoet employees had raised the object had to be loaded onto 18 boiler to a height of 2 meters, using lines of conventional trailers, con- the built-in vehicle hydraulics. sisting of 4 x 3 lines and 1 x 6 lines. This meant that for the last stage in After both the combinations had Pembroke, the SPMTs could easily been formed, the boiler was loaded be positioned under the boiler. After onto the trailer by two LTM 1500 the boiler was raised to the required cranes. After securing it, the team height in two strokes, it was had to wait for nightfall because secured for its sea passage. oversize transport by day is not With this, the Dutch part of the job allowed in Germany. The transport was finished. It was now over to our to the banks of the Rhine took English colleagues who installed the place without any hitches. The first boiler carefully on its final location.

Inventive use of SPMTs

Project Nanticoke refinery MAMMOET Location Canada AMERICA’S Customer Fluor Daniel Main equipment SPMTs, steel supports

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Fluor Canada awarded Mammoet a contract to transport several large pipe-rack modules to the site of a refinery in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada. The modules, each weighing more than 460 t, were trans- ported using two 12-axle SPMTs. The shape of the modules made it necessary to use support steel between the SPMTs and the structure. With this simple yet clever solution, the modules could be lifted safely by means of the hydraulics of the SPMTs prior to their transportation.

“Mammoth” project at Syncrude Canada

Project Syncrude UE-1 reactor transport Location Canada Customer Syncrude Main equipment Railcars, SPMTs, strand jack lifting gantry, Gottwald RG-912, Demag CC 2800 and other cranes.

tions constitute an especially chal- (‘Hydrogen Generation’), where the lenging task, since engineering and crane lifted a turbine, a generator, operations need to co-operate in and three modules. The Liebherr deciding on the lifting material to LR1350 began its duties by provid- be used on the basis of schedules, ing assistance in moving a 300 t logistics and availability. column; the crane will subsequently Consequently any amendments to be deployed in a variety of lifts at the overall schedule will affect the different locations on the site. availability of the rigging equipment. Warehousing set up for the rigging To date more than 15 cranes have equipment will provide for the con- been shipped from all over the world trol and management of the requi- for this project, one of the biggest site logistics. Additional prepara- upgrade projects in Mammoet’s his- tions include the implementation of tory. Work on the UE-1 Project will QC procedures and control proce- continue well into 2004. dures for all the documentation, the majority of which pertains to the maintenance and certification of all the cranes and rigging equipment.

In early May 2003 Mammoet lifted the last of a series of four reactors (of which the heaviest weighed 650 t). A Gottwald RG912 served as the main crane for all the reactor lifts, with a Demag CC2800 as the tailing crane. In the mean time a Demag Highlight north of Fort McMurray. approximately 1300 objects. CC4800 began lifting the vertical Fort McMurray is a small village in The lifting operations required for the The engineering of all lifts prior to pipe rack modules of Unit 8-3, also the northern region of the Canadian UE-1 project involved two main oper- the actual operations is a major referred to as the ‘Fluid Coker Unit’. Province of Alberta. The ‘Upgrader ations, i.e. Heavy Lifts and General task; in addition to individual A Sennebogen SL5500 series crane Expansion 1 (UE-1)’ project is to be Cranes. At present the Heavy Lift approved lift studies, approved rig- was used for the tailing work carried out at the Syncrude Canada work encompasses the engineering, ging studies are required for the lift involved in these lifts. The Liebherr Ltd refinery located about 50 km scheduling, transport and lifting of of each object. The rigging prepara- LR1550 began its work at Unit 9-4

Mammoet World 2003 Page 5 500 kilometers in 10 days!

Project Suncor 5C-99 fractionator replacement project Location Canada Customer Suncor Main equipment Conventional trailers, prime movers, 2,000 t Heavy Duty Platform Ring crane, Liebherr LR 1400

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Mammoet Canada Western was awarded the loading, could be brought underneath. The trailer configuration transport and unloading of a large diameter fractionator consisted of two double 18-line Inter-combi Scheuerles vessel. The vessel had to be transported over a distance with turntables. A number of axles were removed to of over 500 km from Edmonton, Alberta, to the Suncor reduce the weight and spread the load when crossing plant, north of Fort McMurray. bridges. The total transport unit was around 10 meters high and weighed 700 t. It was pulled by four prime The vessel had a diameter of over 8 meters, was approx- movers. The transport operation was completed in ten imately 60 meters long and weighed around 400 t includ- days, two days ahead of schedule. The vessel was off- ing the transport saddles. Hurdles that had to be overcome loaded in a temporary storage yard, where it was fitted included strict government axle-loading regulations, with insulation, cladding, ladders and platforms. The crossing more than 20 bridges and removing street fur- completed vessel was then driven under the lifting hook. niture, such as traffic signs and lights. This demanded coordination, with 30 wire-lifting crews from five separate With the aid of the 2,000 t Heavy Duty Platform Ring, utility companies. the fractionator was pulled upright and successfully set Mammoet jacking crews installed the saddles at the on its foundations. A new Liebherr LR 1400 was used Cessco factory and raised the vessel so that the trailers as the tailing crane.

Pascagoula revisited

Project Clean Fuels Project Location USA Customer Fluor Daniel Main equipment SPMTs, pontoons, ro-ro ramps, CC 12600, CC 2800, LR 1450

Highlight Recently, Mammoet USA has successfully completed down yard, where they were temporarily stored. the Clean Fuels project.The project involved heavy Phase 2 began while Phase 1 was still in progress; lifting and transport activities for the upgrading of the it entailed lifting the Vacuum Tower into position using Chevron oil refinery in Pascagoula and was divided into a CC 2800 with a 72 meter main boom and superlift. three different phases. An AVS Services LR 1450 was used as the tailing crane. Even though the indicator was positioned Phase 1 was subdivided into a number of separate virtually on the limit, there was only minimal clearance stages. The first tank, the Feed Surge drum, was trans- between the platforms and the main boom. ported to the plant by using a total of 34 axle lines The Tower was lifted into position on the 18 meter Goldhofer trailers. The Vacuum Tower was unloaded in tall concrete foundation without any problem. the Port of Pascagoula using the M4600 ringer. The unit was then placed on a pontoon, unloaded at Chevron’s In the final phase Mammoet replaced six Coke drums dock and driven into the plant with just a few centime- and three derricks using the CC 12600. This crane lifted ters’ clearance. In the same week, the first shipload of the 300 t units and positioned them at a working radius Coke drums arrived at the port. After that the Coke of some 70 meters, overhead of three smoke stacks, drums were safely transported to the lay- each of which was 75 meters high!

Many roads lead to Jose Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project Project Venezuela Location Fluor Daniel/Grupo Alvica Customer Conventional trailers, SPMTs, pontoons, Main equipment Demags CC 1400, CC 2600 and CC 12600.

Highlight The Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project in Jose, Venezuela, involves the con- struction of a completely new refinery. Mammoet’s contribution to this pro- ject was to receive all the heavy lift items in the port of Guanta, transport them to the Jose industrial estate some 50 km away and then lift and install them. The heaviest items were two 250 t reactors, a 660 t vacuum tower, a 700 t reactor, various reformer modules, two 500 t coke structure decks and four 320 t cylinders. They were transported in three ways: items up to 70 t were transported by road, items between 70 and 350 t were transported using a small pontoon (50 x 15 m) and items over 350 t were transported using a large pontoon (90 x 30 m).

When the equipment arrived at the quay at the refinery, it was stored tem- porarily near the foundations. Various cranes were mobilized for the lifting and installation, including a Demag CC 1400, a Demag CC 2600 and a Demag CC 12600. 48 lines of SPMT trailers, 16-axle Goldhofer trailers and additional equipment was used for the transport.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 6 MAMMOET Giant columns in Middle East Aromatics 3 and 4 MIDDLE EAST Project Middle East Location J.K.T. Customer SPMTs, conventional trailers, PTC crane, Manitowoc 999, Demag Main equipment CC3800

Highlight New records were set in the Middle East when pontoons carrying two gigantic vessels weighing more than 900 t and with a length of 95 meters arrived in the harbor of Assaluyeh. The columns were destined for the Aromatics 4 Project, which Mammoet Middle East is carrying out for J.K.T. Mammoet mobilized 48-axle lines of SPMTs and 18-axle Cometto trailers for the transport of the enormous towers. Once they had reached their final destination the vessels were lifted into position by a PTC crane, a Manitowoc M999 and a Demag CC 3800.

At the same time, Mammoet erected eight columns at the Third Aromatics plant in Bandar Imam Khomeiny. was preparing the column for the upper part, Mammoet The weights ranged from 210 to 520 t. For this particular installed another 210 t tower at a radius of 78 meters. job, Mammoet used a PTC with a 75-meter main boom A few days later the 500 t top section was successfully and 69-meter jib and for the tailing an LR 1400. Once placed at a height of 80 meters. The PTC was relocated set up, the base (520 t) and the center unit (510 t) were to a second position where four additional vessels successfully erected and positioned. While client J.K.T were lifted.

LNG 4 new building in Australia MAMMOET ASIA Project LNG 4 Location Australia Customer Kellogg Joint Venture Main equipment Demag cranes CC4800, CC2800 Reactor on the motorway

Project Asian Silicone Monomer for lifting items of over 50 t and for Location Thailand executing 150 dual crane lifts. The Customer Sankyu lifts of the cryogenic heat exchang- Main equipment Conventional trailers, prime movers ers were very impressive.

The delivery, lifting and positioning Highlight in a very confined area left no room B&J Mammoet won a contract to transport a number of for error. Mammoet was warned of reactors with a total weight of 12,500 t from the port of an imminent cyclone when it still Maptaput to the Asian Silicone Monomer site. Sankyu, had 20 booms to lift. But thanks to Highlight a company with operations all over the world, is special- hard, steady work the last boom ized in logistics and engineering solutions and has The LNG 4 project in western was soon removed. assumed overall responsibility for the project from JGC. Australia is the largest project of its The largest reactor was 61 meters long and 5 meters expressed in centimeters than in meters. Mammoet kind undertaken on the continent. The cyclone, however, never mate- wide and weighed more than 200 t. The 12-kilometer delivered the cargo safely and subsequently lifted it into Mammoet had a large part to rialized and in the end we had only route brought Mammoet along such roads as the position. The distillation reactors will be used to convert play in the construction, using a a few inquisitive kangaroos to deal famous Sukhumit No. 3 motorway, where Mammoet was crude oil into finished products such as petrol. CC 2800, a CC 4800 and a crew with. confronted by obstacles with clearances that are better of 25. Mammoet was responsible

Heavy Lifting on the sunny island of Trinidad

Project Atlas Methanol Plant and Hydro Agri Location Trinidad Customer Paramount and Lurgi Main equipment Conventional trailers, MSG-50, Portal gantry crane

Highlight the site. Two 900 t strand jacks lift- Mammoet was contracted to carry ed the vessels and installed them out the heavy lifting operations on their foundations – whilst the required during the construction of plant was on-stream. a new methanol plant in Trinidad. A MSG-50 was used to lift and erect three vessels varying in weight between 209 to 600 t. The MSG’s 102 meter main boom provided ample outreach for the positioning of the columns on the foundations. A portal gantry crane was used to install a 600 t reactor vessel and a 490 t boiler in a confined area. At the same time a 365 t reactor was placed on its foundations at the nearby Hydro Agri plant. The reac- tor had been manufactured in Italy; it was loaded onto an ocean-going vessel at Porto Maghera and trans- ported to Point Lisas, in Trinidad, where the reactor was collected on conventional trailers and brought to

Mammoet World 2003 Page 7 Trends in the market

In a world where time is of the essence, a con- tinuous process is underway to find ways of saving construc- tion and/or instal- Civil lation time. Besides improving the efficiency of existing methods, new construction and installation procedures are being developed. HST line in Belgium

One of these new developments MAMMOET Project High Speed Line is the procedure to build the com- EUROPE Location Antwerp, Belgium plete structure near to the final Customer Herrenknecht Main equipment Conventional trailers, prime mover, 650, 400 and 120 t hydraulic cranes location. This procedure minimizes disturbance of normal processes and decreases the total construc- Highlight tion time. A good example of this method is a project in the UK, The construction of the high-speed train (HST) line in Belgium where Mammoet transported into included the construction of two bored tunnels for the subterranean position a complete railway bridge “Koningin Astrid” roundabout and the “Dam” roundabout section of of 10,000 t using the hydraulic the line in Antwerp. skidding system.

The railway bridge was construct- ed near to the existing railway. Due to this installation procedure the railway was only blocked for 4 days. Mammoet is increasingly involved in projects based on this principle. To enable our clients to derive the maximum advantage from this procedure, it is very important that Mammoet is Herrenknecht supplied the tunnelling involved at an early stage. In this machines; Mammoet was requested to way our clients should be able to transport the various sections of the optimise their construction method drilling machines from the factory to the based on the transportation/instal- site. Seven sections were too large for lation possibilities that Mammoet road transport, and consequently they can provide, combined with the had to be moved over water. These sec- knowhow of the Mammoet tions varied between 70 and 140 t in employees. weight, with dimensions of up to 4.15 m in height, 8.28 m in width, and 14.2 m in Jan Kleyn length. Director Operations Projects Europe An inland vessel brought the drilling sec- tions to the port of Antwerp, where they were unloaded using a 650 t hydraulic crane. Three sections were temporarily stored on supports in the harbour; the remaining four were transported directly to the construction site by 9 and 12 axle- line trailers. At the site a 400 t crane lift- ed the various sections into the entry pit. The remaining four sections of the drilling machine were assembled using a 650 t and a 200 t crane. Once the first tunnel had been completed the sections of the drilling machine were lifted from the exit pit and then lowered and assem- bled in the entry pit ready for the drilling of the second tunnel.

The right equipment for the right job

Project Transport of concrete fly-over Location Badhoevendorp, The Netherlands Customer Combinatie kunstwerken A5 Main equipment SPMTs

Highlight Mammoet transported and positioned a concrete fly-over of 120 meters long with a weight well over 3,300 t. This giant links a newly constructed highway in one of the busiest traffic centers of The Netherlands. In total 134 axle lines of SPMTs transported the fly-over to the foundation in two hours. Because of the extensive pre-engineering the applied solution called for closing the surrounding highway just for one weekend instead of almost a year, initially scheduled by our customer.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 8 Mammoet and FC Utrecht: a perfect match

Project FC Utrecht Stadium Location Utrecht, Netherlands Customer Hardstaal b.v. Main equipment Demag CC2800, Liebherr LR-1450HD and Sennebogen S-5500SL

Highlight Mammoet recently played a nostal- the load, along a levelled track gic home match in FC Utrecht’s paved with steel mats to the loca- “Galgenwaard” soccer stadium. The tion in the stadium where the steel stadium is currently being renovat- construction was to be positioned ed; during the construction work a on the some 30 meter tall supports. 135 meter and 220 t support beam The complicated lifting/transport had to be lifted into place for the operation proceeded without a new roof on the south side of the hitch. A S-5500SL crane placed the pitch. The lifting plan included the supports for the truss. The specta- use of three lattice boom cranes. tors invited to watch the proceed- The CC 2800 and the LR 1450 HD, ings watched open-mouthed from both fitted with a superlift, lifted the the grandstand on the north side, futuristic roof truss to a height of and applauded once the beam was approximately 20 meters. Next, the in position on the supports. crane masts were then swivelled to A Spiering crane was used to manoeuvre the truss into the assemble the roof construction for required orientation. Both cranes the tribune on the south side of were then moved, whilst carrying the stadium.

Portugal, here we are

Project Pier removal Location Oporto, Portugal Customer Nesco Entrecanates Cubiertas Main equipment Strand jack system, jacking towers, skidding system

Highlight After the completion of the new bridge over the river Douro in the city of Oporto, Portugal, Mammoet was awarded the contract to remove the two 800 t auxiliary piers. The first task involved the use of the auxiliary crane on the site to insert the lifting axle through the pier and the rotation point for the tailing oper- ations. The next phase was comprised of the High and Mighty assembly of the skidding system and the con- struction of the lifting towers. Project Renovation overhead crane at the Oxys Steel plant Location IJmuiden Once the strandjacks were under tension the Customer Corus auxiliary pier was cut free at the base and Main equipment Gantry lifting system, SPMTs lowered to the bottom. However the entire operation needed to be repeated on the other bank of the river – where there was no space Highlight 21, which was shifted outwards over the first whatsoever. A 45 t Liebherr crane lowered 65 Mammoet was contracted for the lifting and crane and lowered onto SPMTs. The crane meter from the bridge was used to assemble transport operations involved in the renovation beam was then transported by land and water the jacking towers, which were then skidded of Loading Crane 21 in the Oxys Steel Factory to Messrs Duyvis, in Koog a/d Zaan, for reno- into their final position. 2 at Corus’ IJmuiden plant. Since Loading vation. The crane, weighing about 850 t, was Crane 21 was located in between two other subsequently returned to IJmuiden in the The greatest problem confronting the team overhead cranes it was necessary to disman- same manner. On its arrival Loading Crane 21 was the complete lack of clearance between tle one of the outermost cranes to gain access was lifted with the strandjacks and returned to the lifting tower and the existing rock-face. to the overhead crane. Mammoet constructed its position using the temporary beams. The However once rock had been cut away from an extension comprised of two beams bearing three cranes have since returned to full opera- the surface at several locations it was never- eight 900 t strand jacks to remove the outer- tion, whereby they are used to transfer the theless possible to lower the second pier most crane and lower it outside the mill. Free pots carrying iron melt from one location to using the jacks in the appropriate – and safe – access was then available to Loading Crane another in the mill. manner.

A ‘cast-iron’ performance…

Project Dismantling a steel railway bridge Location Brussels, Belgium Customer Campenon Bernard SGE-BPC-Abeb Main equipment PC 4200

Highlight were attached to the railway bridge. tional models the bridge would be Mammoet deployed a PC-4200 in The parallelogram-shaped bridge very rigid – but in practice it twisted Brussels to dismantle a steel railway sections had already provided for to an extent such that it was not bridge dating from 1926. The job the necessary brainwork, whereby a safe to continue. After some discus- involved the removal of a bridge variety of computational models had sions between the parties involved a with a span comprised of four fields, been employed to determine the solution was found: additional slings with a total weight of 750 t. A num- correct location of the lifting points. and shackles were fitted to the two ber of railway tracks alongside and At 10.30, Mammoet began the lifting outermost corners, and at 12.15 under the bridge were subjected to operation at 10.30; once some 150 t Field one was lifted in a safe and intensive daily use, and consequent- were pulling on the 190 t section of responsible manner. The other three ly lifting was permitted solely during the bridge it became apparent that fields were lifted out of the way in specified periods in the weekends. theory and practice could occasion- the same manner, and to everyone’s Mammoet’s time-window began at ally be quite remote from each full satisfaction – all in all, a ‘cast- 09.00. A total of 8 demolition chains other. According to the computa- iron’ performance.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 9 Skidding a railway bridge Sporting Lisbon Stadium

Project Positioning railway bridge Project Construction of Sporting Lisbon Stadium Location Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Location SIMI, Portugal Customer Industriemontagen Leipzig GmbH Customer Lisbon, Portugal Main equipment Skidding system, telescopic boom cranes Main equipment LR 1250, M 888

Highlight The bridge was ‘launched’ using Mammoet’s skidding contracts for the new-building at all system. This involved the use of an inverted skid con- In Portugal there are currently three three stadia, which includes the struction between the rails, whereby the skid shoes stadiums being built for the 2004 Sporting Lisbon stadium. Activities were fixed in place and the bottom girder of the bridge European soccer championship. comprise the lifting of more than served as the skidding track. To achieve the correct Mammoet has been awarded the 1000 roof sections ranging from 35 height the skid shoes were mounted on boom sections ton to 45 t. A Liebherr and load spreaders designed especially for the purpose. 1250 with a 46 meter A skid plate fitted with Teflon blocks was mounted on main boom, a 47 meter the skid shoes. Once the actual transport began the luffing jib and a bridge was skidded from boom to boom; the lateral Manitowoc 888 are cur- Highlight guides fitted to the skid plate provided the necessary rently working for a peri- Mammoet was contracted to move a 680 t bridge over means to make any corrections to the transverse move- od of 12 months to nine railway tracks at Dessau, Germany. The short time ment of the bridge that were required. The bridge was complete this massive spans during which the railway tracks were free of trains moved to the other side of the railway tracks in a three- task. Once finished, rendered this an extremely demanding job for the night period (10 hours) with an accuracy of 5 mm. 70,000 spectators will Mammoet specialists assigned to the project. be able to watch their favourite team playing.

UK’s biggest bridge slide

Project Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Location Northfleet, UK Customer Rail Link Engineering ( RLE) Main equipment SPMTs, skidding system

Highlight length of the bridge. Compliance Mammoet was awarded the con- with this stringent tolerance was tract for the transport of a newly- achieved by the computerization of constructed railway bridge in the entire skidding operation. A test Northfleet near London. Inclusive of slide was performed to verify the the abutments and piers this 9,500 t system, and to demonstrate to RLE giant bridge was 100 meter long, that transport within the stringent 15 meter high and 15 meter wide. tolerance was a feasible proposi- Mammoet carried out this challeng- tion. Once the last train had passed ing contract by the use of its skid- the rail track was closed and demo- ding system, comprised of 30 skid lished. When the “ready to go” sig- shoes each with a capacity of 600 t. nal was given the complete bridge was jacked up and then transported During the transport only a very over a distance of 50 meter to its limited deflection in the deck was final position. The first trains ran permitted – just 16 mm over the full again on Tuesday.

RLE stated: “We congratulate every- During this same weekend entailed the use of standard CSC- one involved for an extraordinary Mammoet also installed Bridge certified containers as packing engineering achievement. This was Structure N-160. Mammoet engi- between the SPMT bed and the roof a highly complex job performed neered another solution for the of the bridge structure, inclusive of under intense time pressure and in transport of the bridge (65 meter the transport beams at both ends. physically constrained worksites. It long and 2250 t). This solution These containers made it possible goes to show what can be achieved employed 88 axle-line SPMTs. to use much lighter steel support through preparation and partnering.” The preparations for the transport structures.

Ship extension MV! Gariep

Project Ship lengthening Location Hebburn, UK Customer A&P Tyne Main equipment Jacking and skidding system, SPMTs

Highlight

Mammoet was awarded a contract to assist in Skidding System. This jacking and skidding pro- the transport operations involved in the length- cedure was required since the building’s layout ening of the mv Gariep during a complete over- precluded the use of wheeled transport. Once haul of the vessel. The first phase entailed cut- outside the building SPMTs were positioned ting through the vessel to separate the two underneath the middle section so that it could halves. The 3000 t bow section of the vessel be moved to a temporary location in the dry was then repositioned using SPMTs with 118 dock. During the intervening period SPMTs had axle-lines. Next, 24 axle-lines were temporarily been positioned in the dry dock ready for the relocated to the yard’s construction facility for lifting of the 400 t middle section onto the trail- the transport of the new middle section from the ers. The middle section was then transported building. The middle section was rotated and fitted to the vessel’s stern section. The pro- through 90 degrees and transported to the other ject was successfully completed when SPMTs side of the construction facility, where it was with 118 axle-lines positioned the bow section then positioned above Mammoet’s Jacking and against the new middle section.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 10 MAMMOET TITAN System Meets Interstate 76

AMERICA’S Project Removal of railway bridge Location Pennsylvania, USA Customer Alan A. Myers Main equipment TITAN lifting system, SPMTs

Highlight Mammoet’s TITAN Lifting System recently Mammoet prepared for the lift by assembling a proved to offer the perfect solution for the relatively short TITAN tower (just 4 meters tall) removal of a railway bridge in Philadelphia, on SPMTs. Once the highway was closed the Pennsylvania, USA. Subsequent to a meeting SPMTs were moved under the bridge – and just with the client Mammoet proposed that the two hours later the bridge had been lifted, highway be closed completely in the middle of moved 100 meters from the road, and offloaded the night, when traffic would be lightest. It ready for demolition in complete safety. The would then be possible to lift the entire bridge client was extremely satisfied with the new, and move it to one side of the road, where the rapid demolition technique. bridge could be dismantled without causing any inconvenience to traffic. In contrast, several weeks are required when cranes are used for the conventional on-site disassembly of bridges over roads.

Engineering on a high level

Project Central Artery/Tunnel project Location Massachusetts, USA Customer SIWP Main equipment TITAN gantry system, SPMTs

Highlight system. Two towers were built on 44 axle For the construction of the second level of lines SPMT. The launching girder, which has concrete viaducts, a huge overhead crane the ability to move by cantilevering itself over needed relocation to a 8 meters higher posi- larger distances, was then “launched” onto tion. SWIP considered the full disassembly of Mammoets towers. Finally, the cargo was the launching girder and re-assembly at the moved sideways onto the concrete piers. The higher elevation. However, since this process complete operation, including the (de) mobi- was estimated to take 3-4 months. SWIP lization of equipment, was completed in less needed a quicker alternative. Mammoet than three weeks. explored the possibility of lifting it in one piece. Since the available space was very limited, Mammoet applied its TITAN jacking

Houses on the run

Project Home delivery project Location Cambridge Customer Mattamy homes Main equipment Skidding system, SPMTs

Highlight weather. Moreover overhead cranes will allow Mammoet Canada Eastern was recently building materials of larger dimensions to be awarded a contract for the transport and posi- used during the construction work. Once the tioning of 1000 houses. A major local real- houses have been completed they are trans- estate developer, Mattamy Homes, is building ported to their final location, and placed on the new homes in a new district in Cambridge. the foundations using Mammoet’s skidding Mattamy decided that the company would not system. Each house is 15 meter long, 12 meter use the conventional construction method, wide, 15 meter tall, and weighs 60 t. whereby houses are built on their foundations; At a rate of about one house a day the project instead it would build them indoors in a will extend over a period of several years. special construction facility, where the work would be unimpeded by cold and/or wet

MAMMOET ASIA Precision skidding operation

Project MV Ross Sea Project Highlight Location Malaysia The MV ROSS SEA project in Customer MSE Main equipment SPMTs, skidding system Malaysia was comprised of the FSO (Floating Storage) conversion of a tanker – a project which entailed lengthening the vessel by the under the new mid section of the of the vessel was positioned against ‘simple’ insertion of an extra section. ship and then moved as close as the stern section, whereby the maxi- Mammoet was requested to carry possible to the existing mid section. mum tolerance was 3 mm. In the out the transport involved in the fourth and final phase Mammoet’s project. The second phase involved moving Skidding System was used to posi- the stern section of the vessel 50 tion the bow section of the vessel On the client’s request the vessel meters from the stern section ready against the new mid section. was lengthened in a procedure com- for the insertion of the new 4000 t prised of four separate phases. In mid section. During the third phase the first phase SPMTs were located of the project the new mid section

Mammoet World 2003 Page 11 Trends in the market

In the offshore market we are currently complet- ing an extremely busy first half of 2003, involving some fairly heavy load outs – inclu- Offshore sive of one operation in which we almost broke our own world record on the load out of the 10,500 t Kvitebjorn main deck. However although we have been remained fully occupied to date, we have MAMMOET nevertheless observed an overall EUROPE slow-down in the offshore market, especially in North-Western Europe. This is a somewhat surprising development in view of the current oil prices, since at their present level they render the development of even marginal fields a viable proposition. We have also observed a trend towards subsea develop- ment and large floating units. To date subsea development has pro- vided some work for Mammoet; however the units are often small, and the work is carried out off- shore, and at great depths. Unfortunately for Western Europe, most of the huge floating units are built in the Far East. Nevertheless some companies have been suc- cessful in ordering the steel in the East and having the mating work and detailed outfitting carried out in Europe; examples are the Kizomba and Bonga projects. In a favourable development in Norway some huge projects for on- land modular plants have now been commenced. These projects gener- ate work for our wheels/cranes and Lifting operation at sea our special techniques. Moreover the time is approaching when off- Project Burlington Calder Project UK shore structures will need to be Location Irish Sea removed, although it is difficult to Customer Suction Pile Technology Main equipment SPMTs, eight 900 t strandjacks estimate the timetable for the actu- al work. Fortunately we can observe that essentially the same Highlight engineering and construction com- the ability of the entire platform to drop into position; the suction- panies play an important role in the The project involved the installation install itself using the double-action anchor technology ensured that new remote developments. of the “Rivers Field Calder Platform” strandjacks modified especially for they became anchored in the sea- Mammoet, as a solutions provider, in the Irish Sea, some 40 km from the purpose. SMPTs had already bed. The strandjacks were then can offer the expertise it has Holyhead. Since the work was unloaded the 650 t wellhead plat- used to lift the entire deck up the acquired in developing into an largely dependent on the tide the form; once the four legs had been legs, and in the final phase the deck international global player in trans- project was executed according to collected from Genius Vos in was firmly secured in position. This port and lifting work. a tight time schedule. Fortunately IJmuiden and lifted into the module new method of securing offshore the weather co-operated, and the the journey to the final location at platforms on the seabed does not Frans Segeren, oil and gas platform was installed in sea could begin. On arrival at the require the use of divers to release Market Segment Manager Offshore a record time of 40 hours. The ultimate destination Mammoet used the pilings – consequently resulting unique feature of this project was the strandjacks to allow the legs to in a much safer procedure.

Conversion of MS Rocknes

Project Ship lengthening Location Botlek, Rotterdam Customer Keppel-Verolme Main equipment Conventional trailers, two AC 650 cranes

Highlight

MS Rocknes, a ship owned by Van Oord, was dry- docked at Keppel-Verolme for a large-scale conver- sion. One of the sections for this conversion was fabricated in Poland and subsequently shipped by pontoon to Rotterdam.

Once there, it was offloaded with a floating crane. It was then placed onto a Keppel-Verolme trailer, which was moved alongside the MS Rocknes.

Mammoet was contracted to position the 120 t weighing section from the quay onto the ship. After a thorough preparation by the staff of both Keppel- Verolme and Mammoet’s Technical Sales dept., the task was completed to everyone’s satisfaction using two AC 650 cranes.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 12 Kizomba on wheels

Project Kizomba-A Location Zwijndrecht Customer Heerema Zwijndrecht Main equipment SPMTs, jacking, weighing and ballast systems

Highlight each module onto the barges. Since the The Kizomba A project constitutes the first barges were to be loaded at high tide both phase of the development of four West load-outs began early in the morning. African oil fields discovered in Block 15, off Mammoet cranes also assisted in the com- Angola’s coast. This phase includes the pletion of the topside modules, which were installation of a surface wellhead platform moored alongside the yard. (SWHP) linked to a floating production, storage and offloading (FSPO) vessel. The Kizomba-A SWHP is comprised of six separate modules manufactured at various locations around the world. The two topside modules were manu- factured by the Heerema Fabrication Group, in Zwijndrecht.

Mammoet was contracted to transport the topside modules, each weighing some 6000 t, from the construction hall onto the ocean- going barges. Mammoet used SPMTs with 240 axle-lines for these two spectacular oper- ations, which were performed in a number of phases. Once the modules had been weighed and jacked up the SPMTs were moved under the units in the construction hall and coupled together. Some 5 hours were required to load

Kvitebjorn

Project Kvitebjorn Field Location Haugesund, Tonsberg and Stord Customer ABB Offshore systems, Heerema Tonsberg and Leirvik Module technology Main equipment SPMTs, Jacking, weighing and ballast systems

Highlight Mammoet crew was hard at work on had carried out a final check the The Norwegian Statoil oil and gas the unloading and assembly of the green light was given to start the company has constructed a large axle lines. Mammoet’s ballast sys- transport. Within two days the enor- production platform for the develop- tem was also required for the job, mous platform had been loaded ment of the Kvitebjorn field. The and consequently pumps, water safely on the pontoon. Once again, sections of the platform were con- pipes and power packs were Haugesund’s ABB had completed structed by different yards; the installed on the pontoon. In the final yet another eye-catching offshore drilling modules were manufactured stage of the preparations all 48 axle structure – safely moved by by Heerema Tonsberg, and the living lines were coupled in long rows and Mammoet. accommodation by Leirvik Module, a total of 1664 wheels were moved in Stord. Mammoet transported all under the platform. Once the client the sections to Haugesund. In Haugesund, the largest section of the production platform was manu- factured by ABB offshore systems and consequently the completed liv- ing accommodation was fitted to the production platform at this location.

Before the enormous structure could be moved out of the con- struction hall Mammoet’s computer- ized weighing system verified the pre-calculated weight of the plat- form; the precise weight was 10,500 t. In the mean time a 20-man

12,000 t Murphy Medusa loadout

Project Murphy Medusa Location Middle East Customer McDermott Main equipment Strandjacks, skidding system

Highlight

On instructions from McDermott Middle East, The total sliding distance was about 200 meters. Mammoet undertook a load-out of a buoy. It The average speed was about 10 meters per was a floating oil storage buoy, with a length hour. The job was completed successfully in of 180 meter, a diameter of around 30 meter three days, resulting in two further orders for and a weight of no less than 12,000 t! Mammoet from Mc Dermott.

Mammoet’s instructions were to pull the buoy onto a pontoon using four 900 t strand jacks. The client provided the sliding system. First, the buoy was released and pulled to the quayside, from where it could be pulled onto the pontoon.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 13 Completing a puzzle….

Project SNEPO Bonga Project Location Nigeria & The Netherlands Customer Amec, Heerema Fabrication Group Main equipment SPMTs, Jacking, weighing and ballast systems

Highlight and centers of gravity. The work was carried The Bonga oil and gas field, which was dis- out in severe weather conditions – a very high covered in 1995, is about 120 km South West humidity, and average temperatures of 35 of the Niger Delta and at a depth of in excess degrees. On the successful conclusion of the of 1000 meters below sea level. Shell will job Amec thanked the Mammoet team for their extract oil and gas extraction from the Bonga excellent, professional and safe completion of field using a FPSO (Floatable Production the load outs. Storage and Offloading facility). Most of the construction work for the FPSO has been con- Mammoet also worked on the Bonga project tracted to Amec, a large offshore construction in the Netherlands, where Mammoet trans- company in Wallsend, UK. The various sec- ported seven modules with weights varying tions of the structure were manufactured by from 500 to 2200 t for the Heerema and collected from countries around the Fabrication Group at Zwijndrecht. world. On the completion of a number of the sections of the FPSO in Nigeria Mammoet was requested to ensure for the load out of three sections. Each section first needed to be weighed to determine its precise weight; the SPMTs also had to be coupled in a specific configuration for each section to accommo- date the differences in weight, dimensions,

Innovative and safe in Louisiana  Project Falcon Nest MAMMOET Location Iberia, USA AMERICA’S Customer Omega Natchiq Inc Main equipment Gantry lifting system, weighing system, SPMTs

Highlight The Falcon Nest project is a classical exam- ple of innovation, whereby Mammoet and Omega Natchiq Inc. drew up proposals for an alternative lifting procedure for the Falcon Nest Platform, carried out the engineering, and then implemented the method. In the first phase the production deck and the main deck frame were stacked on each other using Omega cranes. In the second phase the two stacked decks were completed and fitted with the necessary equipment and piping. The final phase involved lifting the entire 1,500 t assembly using Mammoet’s mast system; whilst the entire unit was lifted from the ground SPMTs positioned the cellar deck, of the maximum load for each lift point – inclusive of the legs and load spreaders, thereby minimizing the risk of torsion or over- under the deck. The two sections were then loading. mated together. Once the deck was finished and ready for the The advantage offered by this new procedure load out Mammoet used its electronic weigh- is the ability to work at reduced heights. This ing system to weigh the entire 2,772 t deck, obviates the need for large cranes, since the involving the use of measurements at 16 loca- structure can be manipulated using smaller tions. The job was completed once the lifting equipment. Work at lower heights is SPMTs had moved the whole combination also beneficial to safety; this issue also onto the pontoon – in just 4 hours. played a key role in the decision to employ towers rather than cranes, since this provides for the pre-programming and synchronization

Mammoet World 2003 Page 14 Trends in the market

The global power segment has undergone an overall market correction during the past 12 - 18 months, largely due to the severe Power cutbacks in the construction of new power generation plants in the North American market. The phe- nomenal growth experienced in the MAMMOET Farming the wind fossil-fuel arena from the late 1990s until early 2001 has come to EUROPE Project Wind Farm project a virtual standstill. Although this Location Rotterdam Europoort slow-down in the industry has had Customer Nordex Energy GmbH Main equipment CC 2800 lattice boom crane, 300 and 120 t hydraulic cranes an impact on the volume of pro- jects, it has nevertheless opened the doors to other opportunities Highlight within the segment, such as stor- age sites, plant relocations, service, The Wind Farm Project is the first substantial deploy- repairs and replacements of ment of wind-turbine technology by both BP and machinery. Mammoet has been ChevronTexaco. Mammoet’s share in this project was highly active in these markets, and comprised of the provision of the cranes and staff although the concern has been required for the installation of nine wind turbines with unable to maintain the rate of an 80 m tower. Mammoet used a CC2800 (96 meter growth of the past 5 to 6 years main boom and 100 t superlift) in combination with Mammoet has nevertheless been a 120 t hydraulic crane as the tailing crane for the able to focus its energy on the tower sections. A 300 t hydraulic crane was deployed retention of the concern’s market for the installation of the individual vanes. To minimize share within this segment. the risks involved in the installation Nerefco imposed a requirement on Mammoet stipulating that the The continued growth of Green CC2800 crane should be dismantled prior to each Power in the USA, Canada and relocation. However subsequent to the installation of Mexico offers another major oppor- some turbines Nerefco permitted Mammoet to move tunity to Mammoet. Green Power is the complete crane with boom, subject to the proviso extremely environmentally-friendly, that this took place outside the perimeter fence and since it involves the use of sustain- that the boom was directed away from the plant. able sources of energy such as wind, thermal, and hydro resources The project will result in the generation of an amount in the generation of power. of electricity equivalent to the needs of 20,000 Mammoet has been highly active households – and reduce CO2 emissions by 20,000 t in the transfer of the concern’s per annum. knowledge of Wind Power Farm development from Europe to the Americas. Mammoet continues to cooperate with wind-turbine manu- facturers in the development of new and cost-effective transport concepts for the continually increasing size of the equipment – not to mention our innovative lifting concepts used during the erection of the turbines. Mammoet has also commenced the development of the installation of wind turbines to mechanical completion. MAMMOET The Mammoet Power Segment Team has made use of the opportu- AMERICA’S nities offered by the correction in fossil-fuel plants to expand the concern’s wind-power knowledge Turbine runners for China base and increase its market share in the global Green-Power Project Three Gorges Power Project industry; nevertheless Mammoet Location Montreal, Canada has also simultaneously been Customer G.E. Hydro Main equipment SPMTs, conventional trailers, pontoons preparing for the initiation of new fossil-fuel projects in late 2004 and early 2005. local road-transport Jim Hamilton, requirements and Account Manager Mammoet USA consequently were permitted to travel 3 km through the city of Lachine. At the Building a 800MW power plant end of the journey by road the runners Project Rijnmond Energy Center were loaded onto Location Rotterdam, the Netherlands pontoons for a 20- Customer Bechtel-Enka Holland VOF, Siemens Power Generation AG km transport along Main equipment Floating derrick, pontoon, SPMTs, sliding gantry system the St Lawrence River to the Port of Montreal. Highlight shipped via inland waterways to the Mammoet Yard in Highlight Mammoet Europe was contracted to provide for the trans- Schiedam, The Netherlands. A floating derrick was used The cost of the entire Chinese pro- port and installation of two 310 t combustion turbines and to lift the two sets of turbines and generators onto a Mammoet was awarded a contract ject is estimated to amount to USD two 302 t generators. second barge for transport to a ro/ro jetty near the for the transport of two large 25 billion; the work is comprised of Rijnmond Energy Center site. The turbines and genera- hydro-electric turbine runners in the construction of a 2-km dam Both sets of turbines and generators were loaded onto tors were then loaded onto a 12-axle conventional trailer Montreal, Canada; the runners are with a height of 185 meters across barges at the Siemens factory in Germany, and then and transported to the construction site. two of a total of 14 that will gener- the Chang River to form a 19 trillion Mammoet had installed a sliding gantry system with a ate electricity for the Three Gorges liter water reservoir over a distance total lifting capacity of 400 t at the site, and consequent- Power Project in China. of 600 km upstream. The project is ly after only a few hours the turbine was in position on scheduled for completion in 2009. its foundations. The job was completed once the genera- Once the runners were ready for On its completion the new facility tor was in place. transport they were moved from will be the world’s largest and most the factory using 2 x 12 axle-line powerful hydro-electric power sta- In between times Mammoet has installed one of two SPMTs, and then transferred onto tion, generating the equivalent of 200 t transformers; a 325 t steam turbine generator will conventional trailers with 2 x 16 the combined output of no less be positioned at a later date. axle-lines that complied with the than 15 nuclear power stations!

Mammoet World 2003 Page 15 Powered by Mammoet! Project Hanging Rock Project Location Ohio, USA Customer Duke Fluor Main equipment Rail cars, mobile lifting/sliding system, Liebherr LR-1450, Manitowoc M250

Highlight was unload and transport the machinery trans- Mammoet was requested to transport and ported by a maximum of 15 to 20 wagonloads install 94 items of machinery and equipment per week – with just one team! (generators, turbines, transformers, HRSG modules, steam cylinders and capacitors) Mammoet completed the job by installing the required for a large power station south of machinery and equipment on the foundations Ohio, about 150 km east of Cincinnati. The using its sliding or mast systems. The HRSG majority of the machinery and equipment was modules were installed using an AVS Liebherr transported in seventy-six rail wagons. LR-1450 caterpillar crane as the main crane, and a Maxim Manitowoc M250 as the auxil- Mammoet designed and constructed a unique iary crane. mobile hoist for use in lifting the machinery from the wagons onto trailers. Each unit was lifted and positioned sideways on the trailer using hydraulic bogies. The mobile hoist was built above the rail track; each unit was unloaded within an hour, irrespective of the geometry, the weight, or the number of hoisting points. By virtue of this procedure, ever day Mammoet

The Full service providers

Project Bethlehem Power Station Location Pennsylvania, USA Customer Alstom Power Main equipment Railcars, SPMTs, weighing system, strandjack lifting system.

Highlight access opening in the wall of the building. In Mammoet recently transported and installed the final phase of the job an overhead crane two steam turbine generators required for a lifted the generator from the sliding equipment power station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. and placed it on its foundations. The same The generators were manufactured in Germany, procedure was used for the second generator. and were transported to the Port of Baltimore The client contracted Mammoet to provide a harbour over sea. The first generator was load variety of services. Mammoet Netherlands ed onto a railcar for the 200-km journey to the was requested to weigh the generators; power station; on its arrival the 165 t generator Mammoet USA railway transportation group, was unloaded by a portal crane, and then of the Greens Bayou branch in Houston, was transported to a temporary storage location at responsible for the collection of the generator the site using 2 x 6 axle-line SPMTs. in the Port of Baltimore and its further trans- port by rail; and Mammoet Canada Eastern The generators were to be installed on a floor was responsible for the lifting and transport in the new steam-turbine building at a height work on site. Consequently this project con- of 10 m above ground level. The first genera- stitutes a supreme example of the total – and tor was lifted to the required height using worldwide – service package Mammoet can Mammoet’s strandjack tower lifting system, offer its clients! where it was skidded 30 m through a small

New York…New York…

Project Mirant Bowline Project Location New York, USA Customer Mirant Power Main equipment Pontoons, SPMTs, floating crane

Highlight floating crane lifted the load onto a Mammoet was contracted for the pontoon, which was then towed to transport of 59 items of machinery the power plant. SMPTs with 24 and 26,000 cubic meters of other axle-lines were used to unload the equipment required for the con- turbines and transport them to their struction of a large power station foundations. on the Hudson River in the State of New York. During the second phase of the pro- ject Mammoet was responsible for The combustion turbines for the the transfer and transport of a fur- power station were manufactured in ther six steam drums and 16 HRSG Greenville, South Carolina. In the modules with weights of up to 190 t. first leg of the transport the turbines were moved by rail to the port at Newport News, Virginia, where they were transferred onto pontoons by a port crane prior to their 550-km journey over sea to New York. On their arrival the combustion turbines were unloaded from the pontoons using SPMTs with 12 axle-lines, and were then transported to the power station. The steam turbine and the steam turbine generator, with a weight of 370 t, were manufactured in Albany, New York State. A 500 t

Mammoet World 2003 Page 16 Lifting through the dome

Project Exchange of generators Location Tennessee, USA Main equipment Platform Twin Ring

Mammoet was awarded the contract for the replace- ment of two 350 t steam generators at the Sequoya nuclear power plant in Chattannooga, Tennessee. In preparation for the job a Platform Twin Ring lattice boom crane with a 66 meter main mast and 35 meter fly jib was erected in a protected area. Pursuant to a strin- gent safety policy all parts of the crane were required to undergo an inspection prior to admission to the plant. Beach Power

The first phase of the work involved cutting openings in Project Brighton Beach Power the dome to gain access to the containment; the con- Location Ontario, Canada crete slabs were removed using the PlatformTwin Ring. Customer Brighton Beach Power Main equipment Sliding system, SPMTs In the second phase the existing generators were lifted through the dome and positioned horizontally on the site using a specially fabricated tailing frame. During Highlight the third and final phase the tailing frame was used to erators and HRSG equipment. The erect the new generators, which were then lifted and Brighton Beach Power – a joint turbines and generators were built carefully passed through the openings in the power venture between Ontario Power by General Electric and transported station’s dome. Generation and ATCO Power – has to Windsor by rail. Mammoet begun construction work on a new unloaded the freight using a skid 550 MW power station in Windsor, system and transported the equip- Ontario, Canada. Mammoet was ment to the site. awarded the contract for the trans- port and lifting work required for the installation of the turbines, gen-

The looooong, narrow and winding road

Project New Power Station Location Connecticut, USA Customer Dick Corporation Main equipment Pontoon, conventional trailers, transport frame, strand jack lifting system

Highlight frame. This impressive vehicle, with a length of Mammoet has completed the first of several 80 meters, was required for permission from shipments to a new power station near the Connecticut Department of Transportation Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mammoet was to cross a long-span bridge along the route. requested to transport all the heavy cargo The transports took place at night so as to to the facility by the plant’s EPC contractor, minimize the disruption they caused to traffic Dick Corporation. over the 25 km route, which passed through a highly urbanized area. The greatest challenge The first phase of the project involved the confronting Mammoet was the final entrance transport and installation of the steam turbine to the job site – a narrow and winding road of and generator that had been manufactured in approximately 1.5 km, and with grades of as Japan. Mammoet collected the equipment on much as 12%. On their arrival at the site a barge at the Port of Newport News, Virginia, Mammoet’s 400 t capacity strand jack lifting and then towed them north along the American system was used to lift the turbine and gener- East Coast to a beach near Hartford, a distance ator to the required height. of over 800 km. On arrival the equipment was rolled off the barge and transported to the construction site on a low-height transporter comprised of conventional Scheuerle trailers with 24 axle-lines coupled to a 450 t transport

It ain’t half hot mum…

MAMMOET Project Various power stations MIDDLE EAST Location Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates the Qida power station in the United Arab Main equipment Cometto trailers, prime movers, skidding- and jacking systems Emirates, where Mammoet had been awarded the contract for the transport and installation of all the heavy machinery and other equip- ment required for the expansion. Highlight

In a contract awarded via Mammoet’s Italian The generators, turbines and transformers joint venture partner, Mammoet Palumbo, were transported using Cometto trailers and Mammoet Gulf was requested to install all the then installed using Mammoet’s skidding and heavy machinery required for a new power jacking equipment. The work was carried out station in Barka, Oman. The machinery was in the power station whilst it continued to delivered to the port of Mina Qabooz, in generate electricity; consequently on occasion Muscat, and was then transported over a there was very little clearance for the trans- distance of 60 km to the site. ports under the existing pipelines that were still in operation! Moreover the work was car- All transports, which took place at night, ried out during the hottest period of the year, made use of 14 and 16-axle Cometto trailers. when temperatures could reach as high as 53 The route included a steep hill just outside the degrees Celsius. port, as a result of which Mammoet had to make use of 8x8 MAN and 6x4 Mack prime In Qatar Mammoet is currently engaged in movers to tow the trailers. work on the expansion of a gas factory which During the same period Mammoet was also involves the transport and installation of a occupied with work on a major expansion of total of 60,000 t of equipment.

Mammoet World 2003 Page 17 Market Developments Local alliances create added value

Patrick Freericks recently became Local regulations, difficult accessibil- permanent basis, for instance a 500 the Rio Polimeros project I men- a member of Mammoet’s Board of ity, language and culture differences t hydraulic crane. The same develop- tioned. Or take Mammoet Palumbo. Management. He has succeeded all pose special challenges. Another ment can be seen in Denmark. We It started with 24 axle lines of Roderik van Seumeren in charge of area of expansion I would briefly satisfy customer requirements either SPMTs. They have been fully booked Mammoet Global and thus the compa- mention is Brazil. We won a very directly or in joint ventures and and we are planning to expand the ny’s overall commercial operations. large lifting contract from ABB / strategic alliances with local service fleet. A last example is our joint ven- He shares some of his visions with us. Snam Progretti there that will be providers.” ture with Kranringen Wind. It was executed by our joint venture, established in 2001 and now oper- Patrick Freericks Although these are hard times in eco- Mammoet Irga. The contract is an Do you foresee any special ates two CC 2800 cranes, one TC Managing Director nomic terms, can you identify areas in important boost to the joint venture’s developments that customers want 2800, one TC 2000 and a 500 t Mammoet Global which Mammoet can expand? further successful development.” to be achieved? hydraulic crane. This reflects the “There are certainly areas that are “The general trend is to increase growth in activity for the installation truly emerging markets. Examples Are there any opportunities for the number of solution options from of wind farms. Combining the best are Australia, China, the Sakhalin expansion in established markets, which customers can choose. that the parties have to offer in a Island area in Russia and the such as Europe? To do so, we have to use a versatile, joint venture is an essential part of Caspian Sea area. We have already “There certainly are. In Scandinavia, young equipment fleet. Take our strategy to stay successful. By concluded contracts in these regions the activities in the offshore market Mammoet Irga for instance. We entering into strategic alliances with and work is in progress to expand do continue and onshore activities started this joint venture in 2001 with local partners, the local content cre- our activities quickly. However, these are even increasing in that area. five cranes. In 2002 we increased ates added value for our customers.” are not the easiest parts of the globe That is why we have allocated more this resident fleet with an LK 1400/1, to do business in. equipment to Northern Europe on a which today enables us to execute Mammoet Van Oord

Subsequent to the North Sea’s heavy-lifting boom the miles from Esbjerg, Denmark. The project was brought to 1990s marked the return to a more rational view of the a successful completion well before the scheduled date. use of installation equipment designed for specific jobs. Super-large capacity vessels were no longer regarded as Mammoet Van Oord has been recently been awarded two the solution for all offshore installation work, and conse- other challenging projects for the 2003 season. The first quently increasing use was made of smaller, more flexi- project, for GE Wind, entails the installation of seven 7 x ble and less expensive equipment – a trend which ulti- 3.6 MW wind turbines, inclusive of the monopile founda- mately resulted in Mammoet Van Oord’s "Jumping Jack". tions, required for the pilot-trial phase of the Arklow Bank Offshore Wind Project off the coast of County Wicklow, A special jacking system provides for a rapid transition Ireland. The second project, for Vestas-Celtic, entails the from a floating to a standing platform, and vice versa. installation of 30 sets of foundations for the Scroby Sands This, in combination with a 2500 m2 deck area and 4000 Offshore Windfarm Project on the Middle Scroby Shoal ton payload, renders multiple transport and installation located off the coast of Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. trips within a single project a cost-effective proposition. During this latter project Mammoet will supply the onshore Last year Mammoet Van Oord was responsible for the services (crane and SPMTs) in Great Yarmouth required to successful installation of the foundations for 80 wind tur- unload the foundations and load the monopiles, whilst Van bines for The Horns Rev Windfarm Project. The Horns Oord ACZ will lay the offshore export cables in the sea Rev Offshore Windfarm (Elsam A/S) is located in North bed and construct the scour protection required around Sea waters of about 15m in depth some 20 nautical the foundations.

Mammoet Palumbo Mammoet Fostrans Last year Mammoet began its new Shell, as well as a 1300 t offshore Mammoet Palumbo joint venture, module for Petrobras. with offices in Livorno and Milan. In March a 700 t yacht with a length In the southern countries, our joint The company is now in full opera- of 56 m was loaded out for Benetti, venture partner Mammoet Fostrans tions and, according to Davide whilst four 200 t ship sections were specializes in large projects in Andreani, Managing Operations, has loaded out and transported by barge Portugal. In addition to having already completed some spectacular from Ancona to Riva Trigoso for assisted in the building of the projects – with plenty of work in the Fincantieri (navy division). A job car- Istanbul and Tunis stadia, the com- pipeline. In preparation for the ried out for the cruise passenger pany was also awarded the contract Canadian Syncrude project division involved the transport of a carry out a complete factory-to- to lift the roof sections of two Mammoet Palumbo was requested 300 t ship section from the yard to foundations transport on the transfer Portuguese stadiums, where the to transport several exchangers from the quay, after which it was loaded of a 930 t reactor from Italy to 2004 European soccer champi- the Italian factory to the quay. out and transported by barge from France. On its arrival Mammoet will onships will be held. Large projects Fostrans wants to get established in Moreover the company has also Porto Marghera to Venice. Within the erect and position the reactor on its indeed, which, it must be added, the Mediterranean basin and is set- loaded out two 750 t modules for near future Mammoet Palumbo will foundations. also involved a partnership with a ting off to conquer the Maghreb local company, which enabled markets. With that in mind, commer- Mammoet Fostrans to have access cial or representative agents are to any projects requiring a heavy lift. handling North Africa. Projects are Mammoet Irga do Brasil The aggressive policy aimed at being executed, such as one in entering this particular market is Algeria to transport and set down a being reinforced by the presence of 300 t reactor for the account of ABB Since its incorporation in 2001 Mammoet At Usiminas, in the state of Minas Gerais, a sales correspondent agent based Company. The job involves carrying Irga do Brasil has achieved a substantial Mammoet Irga was awarded a rental con- in Portugal. that load (27 meter length and 300 t growth by virtue of the high quality of its tract for 15 cranes required for the expan- weight) over 1800 km in the south of work. Mammoet Irga currently employs sion of a steel mill. Greece and Spain are other markets Algeria, which is 43 days’ trans- cranes from 200 to 450 t lifting capacity; in Southern Europe where Mammoet portation. In Libya, gas and oil pro- during the course of this year the fleet will Consequently Mammoet Irga has been able Fostrans has got established. In jects are being studied that require be supplemented by a 600 t capacity crane. to laid solid foundations for the further de- Greece, works are in progress at crawler cranes of heavy capacity Major projects carried out at two Petrobras velopment of Mammoet’s operations in the Titan Cement (Thessalonica), while (400,600,800 t). In Egypt, Mammoet refineries involved the replacement of a 240 t South American region, especially with res- in Spain Mammoet Fostrans has Fostrans has a contract to build a reactor at Minas Gerais and the lifting of pect to the major projects planned in Brazil. built a new LNG (liquefied natural gas-processing plant at Damiette. two 270 and 230 t units at Sao Paulo. gas) plant in Bilbao. Mammoet

Mammoet World 2003 Page 18 EMD Quality in everything we do

Over the whole range of horizontal We employ highly rated engineers, and vertical transport work, the designers and operators who know quality of the services provided is exactly what the equipment perfor- of profound importance. Any mis- mance is and where the safe-opera- handling or serious delay could tions envelope is. Even if new have an enormous impact on the equipment is being commissioned, customers’ investments and pro- we know exactly what to expect. ductivity. Jan van Seumeren Jr. This is because we maintain strong Jan van Seumeren Jr. explains that Mammoet’s outstand- relationships with our equipment Managing Director EMD ing track record is founded on the providers. In many cases, we are an professional skills and training of integrated part of the design its operators and the well-managed process. The direct involvement in maintenance of its equipment. the design process also makes it easier to standardize our equipment. Quality of service is certainly a com- The fewer different types of equip- petitive edge that drives Mammoet’s ment there are, the more effective success. But how do you manage to our maintenance and management preserve the high quality level? can be. Our Equipment Manage- “Our world of heavy lifting and ment Department (EMD) does a great transport is chiefly one in which pro- job to combine ‘keep it simple’ with fessional skills and in-depth know- ‘go for the best possible quality’.” ledge of equipment are mandatory. What about the maintenance proce- dures to prevent any technical flaws in the equipment’s performance? applied for all vehicles, auxiliary fore kept to a minimum. As a result, “It is just as important as the knowl- equipment and cranes with capaci- our procurement policy can concen- edge about the equipment. At the ties of 14 t and up.” trate on buying the best equipment heart of our maintenance manage- and we have precise records of the ment is our Enterprise Resources What is the added value of keeping technical state of the equipment we Program, supported by SAP soft- such records? sell through Mammoet Trading. ware. We keep records of equip- The records are an asset for fleet ment assignments, the maintenance management. The complete mainte- This illustrates just how seriously history, erratic behavior reported by nance history is recorded worldwide, Mammoet takes quality and under- operators and other data. For each both in the management information pins our competitive edge. In addi- major piece of equipment, we define system and at the cranes them- tion, all our operators are trained to in advance the future maintenance selves. The track records are there- think in terms of quality and safety activities and integrate them with fore available to everyone at all and they know that the equipment the availability schedules. SAP times. This enables us to identify behavior will be recorded. This warns us in good time to prepare for trends in particular machines, to makes them even more aware of the maintenance set-up and execution, respond accurately to repairs and importance of working with dedica- which is carried out at Mammoet’s faults and to buy components cen- tion and commitment. own facilities. This procedure is trally and on time. Downtime is there-

Increasing power to erect extremely heavy loads

The offshore sector is witnessing 35 x 25 meters is no exception development of special devices at fore fitted with a smart mechanical an exciting and challenging trend: today. Mammoet, states that the solution device that accommodates jacking the rapid increase in the weight of These enormous constructions are was found by using existing, stan- columns of about 1 meter. These offshore module fabrication. assembled on the ground. But when dardized equipment. "We widely have clamp holes for the jacking ready, they have to be raised, load- apply standard hydraulic skid shoes mode and after each stroke, the Due to a different installation method out onto a barge and shipped to with a capacity of 600 t. The trick is platform rises another half meter. (float-over instead of lifting) heavier their final position where a float over to combine four of these skid shoes By inserting jacking columns, the and bigger pieces can be installed. operation will take place. To do this, and integrate their systems, stack gradually rises to 12 meters." John Vermeeren, It is also understandable from an a special loadout truss must be hydraulics and electronics so that Manager Operations Special Devices economic point of view. Reducing the installed underneath which requires they act as one giant 2,400 t jacking An advantage of using standard number of components that have to the stack to be lifted off the ground. system. Using this system, we can equipment is that it fits into normal be mated in the final assembly cuts In the current jobs this elevation provide virtually any jack capacity containers and thus this super jack the production time and the costs height is 12 meters. How can this be that is required. For this job, we solution is easy to dispatch to any involved. But the technical challenges achieved? Multiple crane systems constructed eight of these giants place in the world. Once again, it are breathtaking. Can these are costly and do not offer sufficient with a total jacking capacity of illustrates Mammoet’s dedication to leviathans be manipulated and trans- capacity in cramped working 20,000 t. The stroke of the standard offering customers solutions that ported? Mammoet has addressed spaces. This leaves the jacking jacks is 60 cm and this will not let work safely and quickly while keep- these challenges with unprecedented option as a perfect alternative. us reach 12 meters high directly. ing cost within acceptable limits. flair and is developing a jack up sys- John Vermeeren, in charge of the The four-clustered jacks are there- tem to have these "supermodules" jacked up to the required heights.

Half a decade ago, installing an 11,000 t offshore platform deck rep- resented the limit of the technical ability. Today, we are carrying out a job to lift a 14,500 t deck to a height of 12 meters, while an even bigger challenge is looming: decks of over 25,000 t that need to be erected up to 25 meters are already scheduled for manufacturing at various yards around the world. A deck of 100 x

Mammoet World 2003 Page 19 Corporate Communications New corporate campaign

Do what you say and say what you do. That’s our means via video, photo, text and oral explanation. company culture. And we want our communica- A bar in the middle of the stand, on revolving tion to be just as direct. The basic idea of our new SPMT wheels, acts as the central meeting place. corporate campaign can be encapsulated in three Visitors who used the taxis bearing our logo were words, and it can be given shape in a stamp. literally ‘Moved by Mammoet’. Because Mammoet literally and figuratively places its stamp on projects in a wide range of sizes, on Another development worth mentioning is our every solution that we design, and on the appear- updated website at www.mammoet.com. Larissa van Seumeren ance of our entire industry. ‘Moved by Mammoet’ Comprehensive content and navigation options Manager Corporate Communications symbolises quality in accomplishments, safety and allow visitors to discover exactly what being added value for the customer. ‘Moved by Mammoet’ means with just a few mouse clicks. Our new campaign was launched at the offshore trade fair (ONS) in Stavanger (end of August 2002) Besides our new corporate campaign, we’ve also where we exhibited with our new stand. Its flexi- made a start on merchandising activities so as to ble design allows it to be used for various kinds of retain and strengthen our image and create a cor- presentations. The stand, whose shape is derived porate brand. We’re increasingly noticing that from our head office ‘De Bolder’, shows real-life people want to have closer contact with our com- examples of what being ‘Moved by Mammoet’ pany, they want to be kept informed about our activities and they want to identify with everything that Mammoet stands for. Mammoet Store signi- fies heavy work, endurance, adventure, strength, safety and teamwork. Mammoet Store gives you the opportunity to join the world of Mammoet. Visit us at www.mammoetstore.com

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