Deugro commissioned Sarens to offload a 142 tons Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU) from a flatbed trailer at the dock.
This project will contribute to the reduction of pollution and toxic emissions to the Scottish air thanks to the VRU that will give operators the ability to recover the fugitive emissions by redirecting vapours for recovery and reuse.
Sarens, world leader in heavy lifting, engineered transport and crane rental services, has been appointed by Deugro to offload a Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU), 142 tons weight, from a flatbed trailer at King George V Dock in Glasgow. This is the first time that Sarens and Deugro, a company that focuses on freight forwarding, ocean transportation of heavy-lift and marine transport and engineering, collaborate in a project.
The works carried out consisted of planning the lift, selecting a suitable crane, organising the slinging and signalling arrangements, supervising the lift and being responsible for the lifting operation. Sarens supplied an LTM 1450 with a main boom and a 134 tons counterweight and provided a team comprised of one crane driver, one lift supervisor and one rigger.
This job required the versatility of the LTM 1450 having various based outriggers. This crane is equipped with a Vario base allowing the outrigger to be set at different distances meaning the team could sit the crane as close as possible to the VRU. Sarens completed the VRU lift within one only shift.
The dock handles biomass, bulk dry and agricultural products (such as animal feeds, aggregates and grain), wood and forest products, metals, chemicals, industrial equipment and wind turbine components among others. The vapour recovery unit (VRU) placed on the site is the system that recovers all fugitive emissions at the loading terminal and the storage tank facility. Fugitive emissions occur at these facilities when storage tanks need to relieve pressure and during the loading process. Prior to the introduction of VRUs, these fugitive emissions were either vented to the atmosphere, flared, or sent to a vapour combustor.
Now this project will contribute to the reduction of pollution and toxic emissions to the Scottish air and will boost sustainability in Scotland thanks to the VRU that will give operators the ability to recover the fugitive emissions by redirecting vapours for recovery and reuse.
King George V Dock, opened in 1931, was designed as a large single basin with unrestricted entry, for the benefit of the increasingly large vessels trading into the River Clyde, in Glasgow. Although it was intended to be the first of a new series of docks on the south bank, the economic depression of the 1930s eliminated the need for further development. King George V Dock is owned by Clyde Port Authority and is now the only major operational dock for ocean-going vessels and the largest on the upper Clyde. It handles a wide range of cargoes such as animal feeds, grain, industrial equipment, steel, agricultural, chemical, general project and other dry bulk cargoes. The dock has excellent facilities and is close to the M8 Motorway and rail links.
The Sarens UK team has extensive experience in the country. They have been able to support the construction of the Hinkley Point C power station using the SGC250 ring crane known as Big Carl, the largest land based crane in the world. Sarens has also undertaken the Process Module and Process plant movements and lifts for the FAST project at the Fawley refinery, the installation of a 5000te concrete culvert on the rail line close to Glasgow, as well the movement of a 4000te ship block for new Class 26 Frigates. Recently the company has completed the major civil engineering elements lifted in the Thames Tideway Tunnel project. Using a purpose-built SPMT mounted gantry crane, Sarens lifted and moved a cover slab 1200T weight into place during an operation lasting 5 hours.
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