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ALE’s r&d team celebrates 10 years
International heavy lift and transport specialist ALE's in-house research and development (r&d) team celebrated its first decade in business in December 2016
Rigmarine winches for Caspian Sea platform
Lifting and marine product specialist Rigmarine has supplied a bespoke winch system for a multi-national oil and gas company in the Caspian Sea region
China to start work on 700 km pipeline in Pakistan
Ambitious US$1.7 billion plan to import and transport natural gas from Iran expected to be completed by June 2018
Mammoet in 14,273 tonne Jangkrik load out
Time saved in FPU construction by Mammoet with load out of 14,273 tonne integrated topside module for Indonesia's Jangkrik Complex project
Race on for Odebrecht’s Peruvian pipeline contract
Firms from Canada and China look to acquire 55% of US$7.3 billion project from the tainted Brazilian construction giant
Cranes perform "surgery" on natural gas treatment plant
A Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 crane in Northern Germany helped erect a refurbished gas flare at a height of around 100 metres at the ExxonMobil natural gas treatment plant in Grossenkneten
Sarens places biggest order with Tii Group
International heavy transport and lifting specialist Sarens has ordered self-propelled modular vehicles for a total of €63 million (US$ 67 million) from Kamag (Tii Group)
Mammoet installs longest module in Yamal
International heavy lift and transport specialist Mammoet has co-ordinated the offloading and arrival of the longest module for the Yamal LNG project in Russia
ALE 5,000 tonner makes first lift
The 5,000 tonne capacity ALE AL.SK350 super heavy lifter makes its first lift. It was the first of around 40 modules in an FPSO construction project in Brazil
Tanzanian gas plant to spark ‘economic revolution’
Government expects US$ 30 billion gas processing plant to promote rapid growth for country
Estonia to Finland by Silvasti
Speciazed transport company Silvasti Heavy Ltd, moved a 6 metre diameter, 136 tonne, pressure vessel in one of the largest ever special transports from Estonia to Finland
Roll-Lift appoints agent in Spain
International lifting and transport company Roll-Lift has appointed an agent for clients based in Spain, Portugal and France for projects undertaken outside Europe
Wellmann moves 3,000 tonne topside
Nigeria-based specialized transport company Wellmann recently moved an oil platform topside with a total weight of 3,340 tonnes to the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone in Lagos, Nigeria
Mammoet module integration
In Brazil Mammoet assembles a 5,000 tonne capacity PTC 200-DS super heavy lift crane in preparation for an FPSO module integration project
Daewoo agrees MoU on Iran oil refinery
Daewoo Engineering and Construction set to build US$ 10 billion plant on Iran’s Gulf of Oman coast
Dong stops North Sea contract
Hejre oil and gas project off Denmark stopped amid claims that supplier consortium could not meet contractual commitments
Vinci subsidiary awarded onshore gas pipelines contract
Spiecapag, a subsidiary of Vinci, will carry out three lots totalling 400km, to connect gas network across Europe
Hyundai in for US$ 2.93 bn gas deal in Kuwait
South Korean consortium led by Hyundai E&C to build liquefied natural gas facilities in the Gulf state
Sohar project completed by ALE
ALE has completed a year-long transportation and installation project in Oman for ORPIC's Sohar Refinery Improvement Project. It is the first project for ALE Oman
Sparrows to build 500 tonne under rollers
Sparrows Group has won a contract from Oceaneering International to design and manufacture two 500 tonne powered and jackable under rollers
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