Efficiency and flexibility is key to success:
Having the right “tools”, experience and knowledge helps, though.
Slight overhang here:
OHT ‘s HAWK arrived at Rotterdam Maasvlakte assisted by 2 Fairplay Towage tugs Photo: Hans Hoffmann ©
One more of OHT’s Hawk with the barges on deck: OHT’s HAWK arriving in Rotterdam loaded with 12 barges for Van de Graaf en Meeusen Rivertransport, the barges are in the meantime offloaded at Maasvlakte II assisted by Fairplay towage tugs
Photo: Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
The DONGBANG GIANT No 8 inbound for the Everingen anchorage (Westerschelde) for bunkers
Photo: Wim Kosten
HLV SUN RISE outbound from Rotterdam heading for the Europoort Photo : Willem Holtkamp ©
The Tugs FAIRPLAY-21 and FAIRPLAY-24 with the JB-117 enroute Rotterdam – Europoort for loading onboard the SUNRISE
Photo: Cees Kloppenburg Maritime Photo Maassluis ©
The SUN RISE loaded with the JB 117 at Rotterdam Maasvlakte
Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
I don’t know it the Eagle has just discharged a Jack-up rig, or has prepared cribbing for loading of one:
OHT’s EAGLE navigating the Westerschelde Photo : Mateo Witte ©
PS> She is now on her way from Vlissingen to Luba, Equatorial Guinea.
Boskalis BLUE MARLIN moored at the Offshore Terminal, Kola Bay in Murmansk/Russia
Photo: Sergey Vitaly (c) collection Wim Plokker.
PS> That boat alongside remind me of a situation in Mumbai many years ago, trying to board a HLV at anchor, with a mat supported rig on deck;
The rather large but underpowered wooden launch had problem getting alongside due to the overhang. After a couple of failed approaches the Sarang pulled away with the wise comment; “Wait for low water, better”
Boskalis TRUSTEE anchored off Singapore ready to load the turret for the Johan Castberg FPSO at the Megayard at Singapore Tuas
Photo: Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)
The Deck cargo carrier ZHI XIAN ZHI XING spotted at the port of Taichung Photo : Nexus Bridge team (c)
Drydocks World has been working on a conversion project for Boskalis for the past year, transforming a ship into the BOKALIFT 2 crane vessel. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the successful completion of the BOKALIFT 2. This will help to increase the production of renewable energy. The BOKALIFT 2 in the meantime arrived in Singapore for the crane installation and testing
The BIGLIFT BARENTSZ arrived at Las Palmas for refueling. Heading for Lisbon.
Photo: Capt Ben Muller (c)
Heavy lift vessel Tai An Kou IMO 9223277. Carrying Maintenance Platform “Bassdrill Beta” IMO 8771801 seen off Cape Town Jan.2014
Photo: Bob Adams
They certainly made some calculations of stability…
…but seen like this, it looks frightening.
I bet there was more than a passing interest paid to weather routing.
Yes there are, but all calculations are based on “worst case” according to Metocean studiers for the time of year and area.
I.e. the principle of; “hope for the best but prepare for the worst”-
PS> As MWS I have refused to sign “Certificate of Approval” when the voyage plan was relying too much on Weather Routing for winter passage around Cape of Good Hope, overriding the above principle.
The Tai An Kou is now in Ulsteinvik, Norway:
Preparing to carry large cargo: This 20-year-old Chinese cargo boat, Tai An Kou, will transport Olympic Pegasus to its new owners in China. On Monday, it was allready in Lyngnesvika - while it waited for the heavy load.
From smp.no today:(Google Translation)
Today the offshore vessel Olympic Pegasus was loaded on the ship that will take her to China:
Lyngnesvika: Here you see Olympic Pegasus on board Tai An Kou - with Green Yard Kleven in the background.
PHOTO: OLE-OTTAR KARLSEN HØGSTAVOLL
Inland barge transport:
The Pontoon LASTDRAGER 26 was loaded with 2 large tanks at Van der Grijp in Papendrecht.
The pusher tug PIETER VAN DER WEES with the wheelhouse fully erected ready to depart from Papendrecht with the loaded LASTDRAGER 26
Photos Arie Boer (c)
Enroute passing Dordrecht
Photo: Joop van Toorn - Papendrecht (c)