ICONIC PROJECTS DELIVERING LANDMARK DEVELOPMENTS CELEBRATING SAFETY AN EMBEDDED ZERO HARM CULTURE ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE MULTI-SKILLED TEAMS, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL SUCCESSES INCLUDING NEW FOOTPRINTS IN BRUNEI AND MALAYSIA EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS 1 30 WElcomE very warm welcome to our sixth edition of Highlights, where we take the opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate a multitude of A successes since our last Highlights publication here at Al Jaber Heavy Lift (AJHL). I am delighted to say that once again it has been a period of impressive safety results. Ours is a hazardous profession, and yet time and again our teams achieve exemplary safety records on some of the most demanding 04 24 projects around the world. These extraordinary achievements are testament to our skilled and dedicated workforce; indeed many of our safety achievements have been recognised and rewarded by our high-profile international clients, proudly reflecting our motto: ‘safely onwards and upwards, creating a zero harm culture.’ IN THIS ISSUE It has been a period of impressive results across all regions. Our ongoing geographical expansion has been enhanced with projects in our new branches in Brunei, Malaysia and our operations in Australia, Indonesia are strengthening despite the economic situation in China. In the 4 SMOOTH RUNNING 14 WORK OF ART 24 AJHL ON TRACK Kingdom of Saudi Arabia we have continued to grow by securing several SARAWAK, MALAYSIA LOUVRE ABU DHABI DOHA METRO notable, high-profile contracts. By consistently delivering safe and successful projects across the globe, we have established the right basis for long-term working relationships 6 SAFETY STANDARD 16 UPPING THE ANTE 26 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE with our clients, suppliers and employees – we thank you all. We also SAUDI ARABIA BRUNEI, BORNEO AJHL CAPABILITY thank the Al Jaber family for their visionary support and all of Al Jaber Group for the shared commitment to excellence. With our 35 years of heavy lift experience we look forward to building upon these successes in 7 POWERING UP 18 GOING NUCLEAR 27 A FOND FAREWELL the future. SAUDI ARABIA ABU DHABI COR HOPPENBROUWERS 8 TEAMWORK TRIUMPH 19 ON TOP DOWN UNDER 28 A WORTHY CAUSE AOS, ASIA OFFSHORE Alexander Mullins AUSTRALIA CHARITY FUNDRAISING Executive Director Al Jaber Heavy Lift Group 10 LANDMARK STADIUM 20 PLANNED TO PERFECTION 29 A HEAD FOR HEIGHTS SINGAPORE ABU DHABI ABDUL RASHEED 12 MULTI-TASK PROWESS 21 LOAD-OUT EXPERTS 30 CELEBRATING SAFETY RAS LAFFAN, QATAR ABU DHABI SAFETY LANDMARK 13 LOGISTICAL KUDOS 22 REACHING FOR THE SKY 31 SAFETY RECOGNITION MESAIEED, QATAR ABU DHABI AIRPORT IN SINGAPORE FRONT coVER imagE 2 EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei, Borneo EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS 3 SMOOTH RUNNING SARAWAK, MALAYSIA this setback AJHL’s engineers dismantled using a Hitachi- proposed an alternative Sumitomo SCX2800-2. methodology to shift, barge and deliver the heavy equipment from PLANNED TO PERFECTION storage to the project site. With meticulous planning and A carefully-scheduled SPMT utilising the best engineering delivery phase using 2 PPU and 28 practices and procedures, AJHL’s axle lines ensured the equipment revised schedule was able to was delivered directly under the fast-track the heavy lifting to hook of the cranes and timed to mitigate the construction delays AJHL’s expertise and fast-track delivery enables client to co-ordinate with the planned lifts caused by the adverse weather of all the equipment. The next conditions. HSE and engineering overcome extreme weather and resultant construction phase saw the Demag CC2800- played critical roles due to last- 1 built into 108m SSL-LSL minute changes in construction delays so that ultimately the project completed on a configuration and travel to the and ever-changing challenges timely basis. new flare. on the work front. Building up a close relationship with the client HEAVY load allowed for the smooth running A specialised spreader beam of all heavy lifts; and as a result, AJHL continues to play a pivotal role in system was designed to carry the AJHL delivered the plant to the the LNG sector, as demonstrated by its necessary loads onto the structure client on a timely basis. crucial involvement in a new facility on as a six-point straight lift onto the the Malaysian island of Sarawak. When the building’s main columns. AJHL client - a renowned process engineering coordinated closely with the Through building up company and a leader in the international client to lift five of the module a close relationship gas market - needed heavy-lift assistance, structures before preparation with the client, AJHL provided the tools for the job and the works for the complex coil-wound meticulous planning technical know-how to fast-track the heavy- heat exchanger (CWHE) lift and utilising the lift package. got underway. Lifting the last best engineering two SK2001 modules was finally practices and TIME CONSTRAINTS completed after the CWHE was procedures, AJHL Due to unforeseen weather changes the installed, which allowed the was able to ensure client’s custom-built jetty, which was Demag crane to finalise other smooth running of designed for offloading major cargo smaller vessels in and around the fast-track heavy during the project, was unusable, resulting the structure. As the job came lift schedule. in an eight-month delay. To overcome to an end the old flare stack was 4 EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS 5 SafETY AS PowERING UP KSA STANdard SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA AJHL secures another key contract in the kingdom’s power generating programme. AJHL is establishing itself as a lifting activities. AJHL supplied ensured the critical lifts were major player in helping KSA add more than 24 cranes of varying achieved safely including the power-generating capacity to capacities ranging from 50t to installation of a 440Te, 16m radius its grid, as demonstrated by its 750t including a Liebherr LR1750, transformer using the Liebherr central role in the construction a Demag CC2400-1, six Demag LR 1750 in 35m SSL. of a new power plant in the AC100s, a Grove GMK6300, a The team’s winning combination southwest of the kingdom. Hitachi SCX2500, two Hitachi of detailed planning and client Located 135km north of Jeddah, SCX1200s, 16 Tadano TG500/ coordination helped AJHL finish the thermal facility is the largest- GR500s and a Tadano GR300. the job on time as per the planned scale power plant construction Regular meetings between schedule, and with zero LTI, project to date in the area. AJHL and the client’s managers ensuring the firm has a well- When the client needed to install of various disciplines paved the established foothold in KSA’s fast- a large number of boilers and way for effective communication growing power industry. heavy transformers on the project, and the smooth progression of the AJHL was called upon to provide job, which was imperative given equipment for the full scope of the project’s remote location and AJHL’s supreme safety record on KSA AJHL’s growing reputation in Saudi Arabia is refinery job adds to project’s five million building strong relationships and helping the fast man-hours without LTI. growth of industry in the Kingdom. Heavy lifting duties on one of particular attention had to be paid KSA’s major oil refineries at Yanbu to assembling the CC-2500-1 in saw AJHL undertake a series of a very congested area of the live challenging lifts within a confined plant. workspace, calling for precise When it came to the lifting, planning, detailed engineering one of the most challenging jobs and tried and tested safety was undertaken by the 1,250Te- systems. capacity CC-8800 which was AJHL’s remit involved lifting used to erect a 269Te fractionator 111 pieces of equipment, 82 of measuring 70m long by 3.5m wide. which were fin fans. Work of this Such was AJHL’s commitment The client was scale demanded a raft of heavy lift to safety that the project team gear including a Demag CC8800, finished their work with zero delighted with AJHL Demag CC2500-1, Demag AC-160 incident/accident. The client was and commended and Hitachi Sumitomo SCX2500, delighted with this outstanding the team for as well as forklifts and other result and commended AJHL helping to achieve support equipment. for helping them to achieve 5,000,000 man- Logistical challenges resulted 5,000,000 man-hours on the hours on the project from the mobilization of required project without LTI. without LTI. resources from overseas and 6 EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS EDITION 6 HIGHLIGHTS 7 tight at just seven months. SafETY FIRST On a project such as this, which TEAMWORK TRIUMPH TECHNICAL EXPERTISE involved various trades and By using Prima Vera P6 planning working at height, a hazard software on this project, AOS was and operability (HAZOP) card ASIA OFFSHORE SERVICES able to provide the client with system was implemented to valuable reports on a weekly collect suggestions and concerns Asia Offshore (AOS), a subsidiary were handled by the client while basis including project schedule, from all stakeholders including AOS completed a of AJHL, recently completed a AOS parent company, AJHL manpower histogram and a workers, supervisors, managers milestone project and milestone project by fabricating Singapore provided heavy lift and graphical presentation of progress and visitors. Furthermore a an E-house (electrical house) transportation facilities. compared to plan. safety incentive programme impressed client with module for a major floating When it came to carrying out the was launched in collaboration production, storage and OVErcomiNG CHALLENGES heavy lift stage of the project, AOS with the client, whereby every 1 its flawless work on a offloading (FPSO) facility. This Operationally this was a complex deployed a 50Te crawler crane week a select number of workers major FPSO facility.