Heavy Lift Carriers

[PoloUK]

Thanks for checking Thijs. Interesting to see what they find for her next.

[ombugge]

Tai An Kou has discharged the River Boats at FOS sur Mer.

Here is another picture of TAK with the cargo on board:


I'm afraid I have not been able to watch the ongoing activity here the last week or so, nor on Maasmod Newsletter lately. Thanks for holding down the fort Thijs.

PS> I was looking for her when passing Gibraltar, but no luck.

[janihudi]

pitty i wassn't there with the loading of the vessels,would like to see that.
the fjell is on her way to rotterdam with a rig,but not following it at the moment.

i couldn't see of al the damage was repaired at the TAK,but the low railing (or what the name is) parts were renewed

[ombugge]

pitty i wassn't there with the loading of the vessels,would like to see that.
the fjell is on her way to rotterdam with a rig,but not following it at the moment.

i couldn't see of al the damage was repaired at the TAK,but the low railing (or what the name is) parts were renewed

Better luck next time. Loading and offloading is a fairly regular occurrence in Rotterdam.
Aside from the one indent in the deck, that was the extent of damages at loading, thanks heaven.

[ombugge]

TAK is in Venice. Don't know what for.

[ombugge]

Heavy Lift Carrier seen in Nagasaki, Japan:

[ombugge]

Another HLC seen just outside the harbour:

[pakarang]

Another HLC seen just outside the harbour:

This one could easily ship Kong Olav home on her deck.

[ombugge]

This one could easily ship Kong Olav home on her deck.

She could carry several Kong Olav, if required.
Here is a links to her first cargo, the 194 m. long Deep Energy hull:
http://sth.fyrverkeristure.no/Havnenytt.htm
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/...hp?lid=1419467

The Kong Olav would look like a toy on the deck of this on.

[ombugge]

Here is a much more suitable type of ship to carry the Kong Olav from Burma back to Norway:
http://www.rolldock.com/files/60/lea..._web%20(2).pdf
The "dock" is 116 m. (L) x 19 m. (W) and can be submerged to a depth of 6.5 m.
There are several ships of this type in the market.

Kong Olav's "vital measurements" are: 87.4 m. (L) 13.3 m. (W) and the loaded draft is 4.56 m.
Displacement is not known, but not likely to be over 2,500 m.t., which is no problem.

Carried by a ship like this she could be loaded more or less "As Is", regardless of condition. No need for any certification, or any major work to be carried out at site to make her seaworthy for towage to any nearby shipyard. (Loading, Discharging and towage in protected water only)

PS> This post is copied in the Kong Olav thread.

[ombugge]

Anybody remember the HLC Fjord with 26 small tugs on deck, being transported from Singapore to Venezuela??

Here is a YouTube report of the first leg of the voyage; passing Malacca Strait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLiw...eature=related

[pilotdane]

Very cool video. I watched it three times trying to pick the one I want.

[janihudi]

Anybody remember the HLC Fjord with 26 small tugs on deck, being transported from Singapore to Venezuela??

Here is a YouTube report of the first leg of the voyage; passing Malacca Strait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLiw...eature=related

like in post 316 page 16

[ombugge]

like in post 316 page 16

Oooops!! You are right, same video linked in your post earlier.

[ombugge]

I forgot to follow up with a report on the loading of the dredger Dong Xiang on the HLC Xiang Rui Kou at Nagasaki a while ago. Here it is.

Xiang Rui Kou at anchor outside Nagasaki, ready to load:


The Cribbing is laid out in a "Fish Bone" pattern, which is less dependent on accurate positioning of the cargo:




Unfortunately it was found that Anodes were present under the bottom of the dredger, which necessitated re-positioning some of the cribbings:

[ombugge]

I'm presently on such a slow connection that I'll continue this posting when I get home, in a few days time.

[pilotdane]

Ombugge, I feel your pain. I live on a slow connection. When more than a couple pictures are included in a post I can not download a page before it times out and I have to start over. I suppose that is the trade off for living where I have bears, bobcat and coyote in the yard.

[ombugge]

A bit more of the load-out in Nagasaki.

The cargo to be loaded is said to be the largest Grab Dredger in the world. Seen here at the yard, being prepared for loading and transport to South Africa:

The total weight of the Dredger is around 11,000 m.t. as loaded.

The original name was To Sho:

The new name; Dong Xiang has not been painted on. The "home port" is unchanged.

[ombugge]

The dredging crane alone weights in at abt. 3000 m.t.:


She is equipped with three Grabs. Here is the biggest one in Volume (200 Cbm):


But the heaviest Grab, which is used to dig hard soil, weight abt. 500 m.t. when empty:

[ombugge]

The dredger has two Spud legs, one of which is used to "walk" the dredger:


The other one is "fixed angle":

She is capable of operating in up to 30 m. water depth, using these Spud legs.