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Success of unique transhipment solution
Allseas opted for a unique transhipment operation at the Port of Felixstowe when transporting a heavy lift consignment measuring up to 7 metres in height from Scotland to South Korea.
Because of its size and weight, the cargo of cement house units and accessories for the offshore industry could not be taken any distance by road from its Aberdeen manufacturing site, so an additional sea leg was organised.
Allseas shipped the consignment on the coastal barge the V. Ushakov from Aberdeen to Felixstowe, where it was transhipped on to the 9,310 teu Albert Maersk for the month-long voyage to Busan.
The total consignment added up to 174 tonnes and 526 cubic metres. The largest piece measured 4 x 5.9 x 7 metres and weighed in at 40 tonnes. In all, the consignment included four large pieces of breakbulk, three 40-foot high cube containers, and two further pieces subsequently loaded to a 40-ft flatrack for the deepsea voyage.
Although best known as a container port, Felixstowe regularly handles project cargoes and heavy lifts, said David Gledhill, CEO of the port’s owner, Hutchison Ports UK.
Continuing expansion at the port and additional handling equipment, with up to 100 tonne lift quay crane capacity at the port, gives greater flexibility to berth vessels; Felixstowe has confirmed that it is keen to handle more breakbulk and project cargoes for Allseas.



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