
BCT Container Crane Relocations

Location: Port of Miami and Barranquilla, Colombia
Client: Barranquilla Container Terminal
Project: Relocate three low profile container cranes from the port of Miami to Barranquilla Container Terminal
In March of 2013 Global Rigging & Transport was contracted to relocate three container cranes from the Port of Miami to Barranquilla Container Terminal in Colombia. GRT provided turnkey service for the relocations, including:
⦁ supply of all marine vessels
⦁ equipment for loading and unloading the cranes
⦁ engineering analysis of the docks and vessel for loading and unloading the cranes
⦁ motion study to develop accelerations for analyzing the cranes for forces at sea
⦁ design and supply of crane bracing and sea fastenings
⦁ ballast engineering for loading and unloading the cranes
⦁ ballast system for loading and unloading the cranes
⦁ mooring system for securing the vessel during loading and unloading operations
⦁ jacking system for raising the land side of the crane for the installation of 12 inch shims

