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Beams was also laid out under the mobile crane wheels so that the crane fax. +48 77 460 64 40 could drive forward and backward during assembly of the mobile crane. e-mail: [email protected] This is the largest mobile crane Nordic Crane Vest have used on a live platform in the North Sea and possibly the first 500t mobile crane that have been on a live offshore drilling platform in the world. Międzynarodowy Transport Drogowy Kazimierz Skuratowicz ul. Opolska 56 49-100 Niemodlin, PL tel. +48 77 460 69 82 fax. +48 77 460 64 40 Conclusions e-mail: [email protected] The only conclusion which comes to my mind is that there is really something to boast about, but boasting is certainly not in our nature. However, I would like to emphasise how proud I am of my Conclusions employees, who worked hard to prepare and complete this transport task, achieving only positive results from the beginning until the very end. 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Kazimierz Skuratowicz Page 2 o 11 Page 2 of 11 Międzynarodowy Transport Drogowy NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz Międzynarodowy Transport Drogowy NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz Kazimierz Skuratowicz Kazimierz Skuratowicz PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP ul. Opolska 56ul. Opolska49-100 56Niemodlin, 49-100 Niemodlin, PL PL tel. +48 77tel. 460 +48 69 77 82 460 69 82 Page 28 Page 28 fax. +48 77fax. 460 +48 64 77 40 460 64 40 e-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP Page 15 NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP Page 15 Make your company an ESTA supporter (for just 800 €) Join up and help us in our work to raise standards, boost margins and improve safety We have changed our rules to allow Supporters will have: individual companies to become official n the right to take part in ESTA’s supporters. respected crane and transport section meetings In future, all companies active in crane n the opportunity to debate and rental or abnormal road transport can influence key industry issues become ESTA supporters as long as n access to ESTA’s technical information they are members of their national n the right to use the ESTA logo association (which itself must be an n a free seat at the popular ESTA Users’ ESTA member) Night and Awards Join your industry colleagues from across Europe and help us make a difference To find out more go towww.estaeurope.eu Contents WORDS FROM THE BOARD THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – DAVID COLLETT .................... 4 ESTA DIRECTOR – TON KLIJN .................................... 6 PRESIDENT SECTION CRANES – SANDER SPLINTER ............... 7 PRESIDENT SECTION TRANSPORT – ANDRÉ FRIDERICI ............ 8 NEWS ROUND-UP VICTORY IN SPANISH PERMITS DISPUTE ......................... 9 FOCUSSING ON EASTERN EUROPE – ŁUKASZ CHWALCZUK ......10 DEVELOPING BUSINESS CONNECTEDNESS – IFFET TÜRKEN .....11 SUMMIT ON SAFETY IN WIND FARM CONSTRUCTION ...........12 EUROPEAN CRANE OPERATORS LICENCE PROGRESS ...........14 ESTA AWARDS – FINALISTS AND WINNERS ...............16-23 IN PICTURES – ESTA MEETINGS AND AWARDS ............24-31 USEFUL INFORMATION EST s f xcellence 17 Cran ob h ear – cat – Telescopi es Nordic Crane Vest AS ESTA MEMBERSHIP LIST ...................................... LTM1500-8.1 at Valhall DP 32 The diesel riven ile ne th ll ts electrical equipmen i ot EX-approved In rde to se he ile crane s emporary uipment, n ive nd as latform, dditional safety tem had o e nstalled n the ile ne such s ga etection nd utomati hutdown. The ystem completely e-energizes h USEFULcrane, emovinCONTACTS he ossibility f avin n gnition rce. ...........................................34 The ile ne s placed on op f al designed ne s hat ld istribute he oad f he ne to he n cture f he latform Beams s lso aid ou unde the ile ne heels so hat he ne could rive ward nd ackward urin ssembly f he mobile rane. This s he arges mobile ne ordi e s have ed on ive latform n he orth and ossibly the rs 50 mobile crane hat ave een n ive ffshore drilling platform n he ld. Międzynarodowy Transport Drogowy Kazimierz Skuratowicz ul. Opolska 56 49-100 Niemodlin, PL tel. +48 77 460 69 82 fax. +48 77 460 64 40 e-mail: [email protected] Conclusions The only conclusion which comes to my mind is that there is really something to boast about, but boasting is certainly not in our nature. However, I would like to emphasise how proud I am of my employees, who worked hard to prepare and complete this transport task, achieving only positive results from the beginning until the very end. With the foregoing in mind, I am expecting Figure 1-2 LTM1500-8.1 mobile crane on Valhall Drilling Platform (Photo: BP) a bright future for our company. Kazimierz Skuratowicz Page 2 o 11 Międzynarodowy Transport Drogowy NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz Kazimierz Skuratowicz PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP ul. Opolska 56 49-100 Niemodlin, PL tel. +48 77 460 69 82 Page 28 fax. +48 77 460 64 40 e-mail: [email protected] ESTA – Annual Review 2017 3 NIP/VAT ID PL7540134860, REGON 4500981 www.mtdskuratowicz.pl /MTD-Skuratowicz PLN 13 1090 2200 0000 0005 7000 0793 EUR 14 1090 2200 0000 0005 7003 1136 SWIFT:WBKPPLPP Page 15 INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT David Collett: ESTA in fine form – but could do more WHAT HAVE BEEN THE Operator Licence is on track and HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST 12 reaches an important milestone MONTHS? next year with the launch of the trial ESTA continues to make excellent “pilot” progress – but our members and n We have now published the SPMT friends in the abnormal load and Best Practice Guide in six languages mobile crane sectors know only too (English, German, Polish, French, well that we still need to find additional Spanish, Italian) resources if we are to drive the industry n We helped overturn the Spanish forward in the way we want to. authorities’ attempts to restrict To that end we hope to attract more operations of international hauliers members and supporters – and we will be exploring some new options as well. We are also in the process of a In the past year, we have seen some planned strategy review, and, as notable successes. discussed below, there have been in this issue. We need to make sure that n We held a successful ESTA/FEM some significant changes at the top of they better understand the risks and Experts Summit in Hamburg on ESTA. that jobs are planned effectively. safety during the erection of on- In addition, I should mention that In the wind turbine industry, ESTA shore wind farms the ESTA Users’ Night and Awards has been pressing for the turbine n Work on the European Crane continues to flourish.