Global task heavy-lift freight expert AAL Shipping has actually effectively provided a freight of 38,950 FRT of gas cooling down systems as well as parts for 2 brand-new Linde hydrogen plants in the United States– the Sweeny Plant in Texas as well as Convent Plant in Louisiana, the previous anticipated to come to be the biggest hydrogen manufacturing device in America when finished in 2021.

The freight was delivered from Sattahip in Thailand to Freeport as well as New Orleans on a solitary cruising aboard the 31,000 DWT ‘Mega-Size’ heavy-lift MPV the A-Class AALDalian Harnessing every centimeter of her 9,000 sqm freight consumption ability, the 36 components were gone along with by 43 FEUs as well as 2 large training frameworks. The freight was lugged for international transportation as well as logistics company, Kuehne + Nagel.

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Yahaya Sanusi Ph D., Deputy Head of AAL’s Transport Engineering Department, discussed the conditions that made this procedure an obstacle to carry out therefore pleasing to provide effectively, “Planning began in June as well as the major problem was exactly how to store such a significant freight consisting of 2 the same collections of cooling down systems, each established being composed 18 components of as much as 20m in size as well as 223t in weight. Over the coming weeks, we would certainly design as well as create a solitary cruising option that would certainly satisfy all our consumer’s handling, stowage as well as security needs.

“Apart from physically fitting these 36 units safely onto the vessel, each had its own place in a strict loading sequence on and below the weather deck so that no cargo would need to be shifted when discharging the first 18 units in Freeport. Our DNVGL-approved solution involved raising the tween decks to accommodate multiple units in underdeck holds with enough space between to lift-out each safely. Considering their size and weight and the fact that when lifted they can never be perfectly horizontal and still, each unit required careful manual coaxing into position.”

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Marc Willim, General Manager of AAL’s Chartering Team, included, “Our constant United States semi-liner solution has actually confirmed preferred. With greater than 15 cruisings finished Eastbound this year as well as a minimum of 5 even more set up prior to Christmas, we remain to offer the United States market’s MPP freight requires.

“Booked through our dedicated US Trade Lane Manager in Singapore, we thank Kuehne + Nagel and Linde for entrusting AAL with such an important project. Special mention also goes to our Operations Team who executed loading & discharge perfectly despite COVID restrictions, our Engineering Department who made the technical demands of this shipment look easy and our Master and crew who have worked faultlessly on the front line during this pandemic.”