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Mammoet World
Mammoet Europe was awarded the contract for the transportation of four heavy
components to a power station. A complete generating line consisting of a gas turbine
(310 tons), steam turbine (200 tons) and generator (342 tons) was transported from the
Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal to the station’s machinery hall. In addition to this,
Mammoet also provided the transport and placement on the foundations of a trans-
former (236 tons).
Transport of an Absorber Stripper by Mammoet Canada. The transport configuration was
6.5 meters wide by 108 meters long and 8.5 meters high with a gross vehicle weight of
730 tons. The total distance travelled was 1,200 kilometers.
Worldwide specialists
in heavy lifting and transport
9Marinepage 34
Powerpage 14
Offshorepage 22
Petrochemicalpage 6
Civil page 30
2 3
Colophon
This magazine is a publication of Mammoet
Holding B.V., Corporate Communication
Department, Postbus 570, 3100 AN Schiedam,
The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]
Editors: Helen Lizun, Jennifer Lovell-Butler,
Tara Power, Jude Castillo, Magdalene Lau
Peggy Croes-del Prado and Johan Pastoor
Editor in chief: Melvin Schaap
Text & Photography:
Mammoet Employees, Jorrit Lousberg,
Bob Hersbach, Ads&Strats, TechTrans
Layout & printing: Badoux BV, Houten -
The Netherlands
Copyright: Texts and photos can only be
reproduced after permission from the
Corporate Communication Department
of Mammoet Holding B.V.
www.mammoet.com © 2009
“Welcome to the
dynamic world of
Mammoet”
2009 will definitely be a year to remember at Mammoet. It has been a year of
extremes, as despite the economic turbulence, it was a good year for our
company. This is clearly demonstrated by the many challenging and often
remarkable projects covered in this ninth edition of Mammoet World. If you
have been following Mammoet’s work for a while, you will recognize the red
thread running through all our projects, all issues of Mammoet World and our
entire corporate history: the dynamic drive in our work. Mammoet keeps
introducing new services, developing new solutions, entering new markets,
moving boundaries, and breaking records.
Introduction
The dynamic world of Mammoet
Bridge decks installed
Mammoet installed two decks on
the new bridge across the Europa-
weg road in Vleuten, The Nether-
lands. We used two LTM 1500s,
two AC 650s and two SPMTs with
10 axle lines each.
Conversion factors
1 meter = 3.28 feet
1 metric ton = 0.9842 imperial tons
1 metric ton = 2205 pounds
1 foot = 0.305 meters
1 imperial ton = 1.016 metric ton
1 imperial ton = 2240 pounds
Mammoet has always had strong positions in the petrochemical, power, offshore and
civil engineering sectors; and in recent years, we have also established a marine division.
This issue of Mammoet World puts the spotlight on two of our companies: Mammoet
Salvage, which has extended its worldwide service portfolio with emergency response
services, and Mammoet Maritime which is now operating under its new name as a pro-
vider of a full range of maritime services on the coastal waters and inland waterways in
Western Europe.
Sustainability is another key issue. Mammoet plays its part in terms of reducing fuel and
energy consumption and cutting CO2 emissions. Corporate Safety Director Koos van Tol,
who is also responsible for environmental issues, explains what Mammoet is already
doing to embed this corporate social responsibility into our activities as well as our plans
for the future. The Board explains how Mammoet fared during the ups and downs of
2009 and what new initiatives we are planning because Mammoet still has great ambi-
tions, as befits a dynamic business.
We hope that you will enjoy this issue of Mammoet World.
LOCATION: MUIDEN,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: INSTALLING A BICYCLE BRIDGE
CHALLENGE: LONG BRIDGE
SECTIONS, BUSY SHIPPING CANAL
Segments
6 Petrochemical
14 Power
22 Offshore
30 Civil
34 Marine
Content
Close up
28 Three of our Red Men
Advertisement
19 Mammoet Workwear
27 Mammoet Store
35 Mammoet Club
Related
12 SHE-Q
News
20 Newsflash
“A wide range of equipment”
Bicycle bridge
The cycling network in the
Netherlands is being expanded by a
bridge across the Amsterdam-
Rhine canal, one of the busiest
shipping routes in the country. It
was therefore important to minimize
the interruption to shipping when
installing the three steel bridge sec-
tions, weighing up to 500 tons and
each over 100 meters long.
The sections were delivered by
barge and were then positioned
using SPMTs, cranes, sheerlegs, a
crane barge and skidding equip-
ment.
The Dutch Mammoet team enjoyed
using such a wide range of equip-
ment in their home country! The new
bridge provides local schoolchildren
and commuters with a safer and
more convenient route and adds an
important link to the national recrea-
tional cycling network.
“Our approach is
both extremely
transparent and
highly customer-
focused”
The BoardMessage from
“Our strength lies in our broad range”
We look back at 2009 with mixed emo-
tions, but in general our management
team, Roderik van Seumeren (President
and CEO), Patrick van Seumeren (Vice-
President and COO), Siem Kranenburg
(CFO) and Jan van Seumeren Jr. (CTO),
are satisfied. Basically, Mammoet has had
a good year. To some extent this was due
to the spread of activities which meant
that favorable developments in one area
offset setbacks elsewhere. But it is also
the result of running the business effec-
tively and responding quickly to new
developments. Roderik van Seumeren:
“It’s an interesting time for doing business.
We take an active approach by responding
effectively to the opportunities and chal-
lenges as they present themselves. We are
really busy with our trading activities, pur-
chasing equipment at favorable prices, or
selling it where there is a risk of over-
capacity. There are also opportunities for
acquisitions. We watch the market and get
involved if we spot an opportunity.” For
example, earlier in 2009 Mammoet pur-
chased Hercules Crane Hire and Hercules
Heavy Lift to improve our position on the
market in Western Australia.
Mammoet also managed to deal with the
impact of the crisis by moving activities
from shrinking to expanding markets. “Our
strength is in our broad range. Our strategy
gives us many opportunities to allocate the
work, and change the allocation, depen-
ding on the developments. I think about
that all day. I’m constantly working on
that”, explained Patrick van Seumeren. The
great spread of work means that Mammoet
can withdraw people and resources from
depressed markets and deploy them where
there is a need for our services. “We follow
the market closely. We can scale invest-
ments back without affecting our over-
heads as we can deploy people on other
projects. Once the market improves we
only have to buy more equipment to
return to our previous strength,
because our organization has not
shrunk. That means we don’t have
to scale something back that took a
lot of effort to build up. That’s a
clear difference with our competi-
tors who are greatly dependent on
just one region and who can’t afford
to operate like that.” However, the
greatest advantage of our broad
portfolio is that we can offer effec-
tive comprehensive solutions to our
customers. This formula has again
proven to be successful in 2009.
Mammoet’s strategy is to provide a
full range of services, so we can
offer any solution the customer
needs. “We want to offer our cus-
tomers a menu and complete flexi-
bility: à la carte or turnkey, hands-
off or involved in every step, lump
sum or reimbursable - we offer it all.
Our approach is both extremely
transparent and highly customer-
focused.”
Patrick van Seumeren pointed to
Mammoet’s entrepreneur ia l
approach in terms of investments.
The decision in 2009 to build two
supercranes with capacities of
120,000 and 160,000 ton meters is
The year 2009 provided the ultimate test of Mammoet’s strategy. And every-
thing went as expected. As a result of the spread of our activities across a
broad range of equipment, markets and contents, Mammoet is still in balance,
and is even managing to expand despite the state of the economy. The uncer-
tainties have not affected our growth strategy. “Difficult times are essentially
an endurance test for businesses. It is at times like this that you discover if
you’ve made the right decisions.”
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Roderik van Seumeren
As a result of the investments and efforts made in recent years, our company
is standing strong, even during this difficult period. This enables us to keep
operating during a period in which the world is facing the deepest crisis since
World War II. We can already say for certain that Mammoet will emerge from
this crisis stronger than ever before.
The financial and economic storm which hit
the world over the last year was unprece-
dented. Fortunately Mammoet was little
affected by it. There are some markets
which are shrinking, but they are offset by
favorable developments in other areas. The
foundations which we have built over the
years mean that Mammoet is both
balanced and resilient. In an era when
many others are affected by severe finan-
cial constraints we can keep operating at
full steam, and grab the opportunities
which are now presenting themselves. We
don’t have to struggle to survive, instead,
we are building up the business to serve
you even better in future.
Nobody knows how long the crisis will last.
But I do know that when the market
recovers, Mammoet will be in a better posi-
tion than before it started, in all areas. As a
business we have become stronger by con-
tinuing to invest in preserving our expertise,
in training, in the development of our
people, and in optimizing our processes. It
was encouraging to see the energy of our
“It’s a time of opportunities”
“This year we have
made further
investments in
SPMTs, and our fleet
has doubled
in three years”
management during our annual get
together, and it gives me great
confidence for our future. I have the
greatest admiration for the ingenuity
of our engineers who, working
closely together with our customers,
always manage to come up with
unique solutions to unique challeng-
es. I also deeply respect the commit-
ment of our people to their work,
often under extremely difficult cir-
cumstances. Finally, it is good to see
that so far 2009 has been a safe
year, without major incidents. I
always care deeply about people
and their safety. Wherever I travel in
the world, I always try to visit a job
site and meet our customers. I
believe in visible leadership. In my
view that is the best way to demon-
strate our commitment to our cus-
tomers and our Men in Red, and to
underline key issues such as safety,
quality and customer focus.
Mammoet is heading in the right
direction. We have the organization
we need, and our team is strong and
knows how to work together. We are
a good example. These cranes will
have an unequalled lifting capacity,
radius and compactness and will be
game changers in new construction
and maintenance projects, both in
terms of efficiency and the way we
tackle the work. By building these
cranes, Mammoet responds to the
need for more flexibility and lifting
capacity to handle ever increasingly
large prefabricated modules. Jan
van Seumeren Jr.: “We think that a
whole new market is about to
develop. Those projects require not
only a new generation of cranes but
also a large fleet of SPMTs.
Sometimes you need 500 axle lines
for one project. Our MSG is now
available with a double-stack boom
(designed in-house) which has fur-
ther increased its capacity. Finally,
we have made significant invest-
ments in medium-capacity cranes
up to 800 tons this year.” Apart
from the investments in medium
and top-capacity cranes we have
also been trading actively on the
market for smaller cranes. “The
crisis has provided some opportu-
nities to purchase equipment or
acquire other operators. So this is
the perfect time for our entrepre-
neurial spirit. We’ve always been
trading in cranes, now the game is
simply a bit different.” In this way
Mammoet continues by making the
fleet more modern, more powerful
and more versatile. And cleaner too
- sustainability is now an important
issue when purchasing equipment.
“The trend is clearly towards greater
sustainability. That’s going very
quickly. We take our responsibility
seriously and take a proactive
stance, and that includes my area. I dis-
cuss these issues with manufacturers and
make suggestions for improvement as our
suppliers often don’t take the lead.”
The healthy basis, good profitability and
keen investment policy mean that
Mammoet is in a particularly good position
to benefit from improvements in the
market. Siem Kranenburg thinks that the
recovery might only happen after 2010
which looks like being a transition year.
“There are positive indications. Several
countries have reported that they are out
of the recession and we are more positive
than a year ago. The current oil price
encourages the oil companies to invest.
They are still cautious but I am certain that
they will start investing again, as there is
still a high demand for energy. Given the
news from several Mammoet branches, he
expects that the market will improve in
2011. “I think that our order book will be
fuller in a year’s time. My impression is
that 2010 will be a year of consolidation,
between completing large projects
throughout the world, and starting up new
projects. After doubling our revenues in
three years a pause is not a bad thing, but
you never know what next year might
bring. I expect that our expansion will con-
tinue after 2010. Just before the deadline
of Mammoet World we signed contracts
for long term projects for our supercranes,
which are still on the drawing board.
There are also some other major contracts
in the pipeline. We’re not worried, but as a
Board we do have to keep a close eye on
what’s happening in the world.”
Siem Kranenburg (CFO) Roderik van Seumeren
(President and CEO)
Patrick van Seumeren
(Vice-President and COO)
Jan van Seumeren Jr. (CTO)
highly ambitious. Our key ambition is
expressed in our mission statement: to
be the best full service provider in the
global market for engineered heavy lifting
and multimodal transport for the benefit
of our customers, shareholders and
employees. Every day we do our utmost
to realize that challenge. We are working
on it continuously, and with success. It
could be that after years of continuous
growth, we might have to pause in 2010,
after which time we can expand again.
I can assure you that this issue of
Mammoet World covers an impressive
range of our work as the global specialist
in heavy transport and lifting. 2009 was a
memorable year for Mammoet, with chal-
lenging projects in all markets, and
throughout the world. I would like to
conclude by thanking everyone who
contri buted to this. I would particularly
like to thank our customers for their
confidence in Mammoet. You can be sure
that the next time too, we will do our
utmost to fulfill your high expectations.
Roderik van Seumeren
(President and CEO)
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Turnaround in Belgium
Replacing 11 heat exchangers at a
petrochemical site.
Petrochemical
6 7
The Pluto LNG (Liquefied Natural
Gas) project involves the construc-
tion of a large gas processing plant
at Karratha in Western Australia.
So far Mammoet Thailand has
shipped some 185 modules for this
project, with a combined weight of
more than 31,000 tons from the
construction yard at Laemchabang
Port, Thailand. The remaining 70
modules, weighing 19,000 tons will
be shipped by February 2010.
These operations involve up to 144
axle lines of SPMT.
To transport the plant at Karratha
and to install it, Mammoet Australia
is providing a large range of equip-
ment, such as 200 axle lines of
SPMT, trailers and a number of
cranes, including a CC 4800. And,
of course, the people to operate
them, over 120 at the peak of the
project.
Pluto LNG project
“ A combined weight of more than 31,000 tons”
LOCATION: KARRATHA, WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
PROCESS PLANT
CHALLENGE: SCALE OF THE PROJECT
Pascagoula plant
A new Continuous Catalytic Reformer plant
was built at Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Mammoet used a Platform Twin-Ring
Containerized Crane (PTC) to install plant
components and large prefabricated
mo dules, the heaviest of which weighed
310 tons. Despite the relatively low ground
pressure of the PTC the ground conditions
were quite a challenge and we had to pro-
vide a meter and a half of fill and two layers
of crane mats. The customer originally
requested another crane, but Mammoet
showed that the PTC had both technical
and cost advantages.
LOCATION: PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI,
USA
JOB: LIFTING REFINERY COMPONENTS
BY PTC
CHALLENGE: GROUND CONDITIONS
“Mammoet
showed that the
PTC had
technical and cost
advantages”
Petrochemical
Petrochemical
8 9
Raising the roof
Indian refinery
Action in Port Arthur
The roof structure (118 tons) of a new
storage tank was assembled inside the
tank and had to be lifted up 24 meters
to the top of the tank. Mammoet pro-
vided three cranes with 42 meter jibs for
this project. As there was no lifting ring
available, we provided some complex
rigging. Once the roof structure was
lifted up we held it in place while the
welders joined it to the rest of the tank.
Mammoet undertook five heavy lifts
for the construction of a refinery at
Panipat, around 100 kilometers
north of New Delhi. Getting our
MSG to the site was quite a job as
Mumbai, the nearest port, was
1,800 kilometers away. It took the
trucks, carrying 115 containers,
seven days to reach the site. The
MSG was then rigged with 2,000
tons of counterweight. The largest
lift was that of a wash tower with a
length of 100 meters and weighing
almost 1,100 tons.
Mammoet installed four new processing
units in a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.
We also transported the equipment,
weighing up to 792 tons, from the port
to the site. A range of cranes were used
for the installation, the largest being a
LR 11350.
Mammoet also transported 170 pre-
fabricated pipe racks by barge from
Lake Charles, LA to the site where we
installed them in the refinery. As parts of
the refinery were almost a century old,
the transport and installation was diffi-
cult at times. For this job we used
SPMTs and various cranes. The largest
pipe rack module had a length of 56
meters and weighed 350 tons.
LOCATION: ANTWERP, BELGIUM
JOB: TANK ROOF INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: COMPLEX RIGGING
LOCATION: PANIPAT, INDIA
JOB: FIVE HEAVY LIFTS
CHALLENGE: DISTANCE FROM THE PORT
LOCATION: PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, USA
JOB: PROCESS PLANT INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: COORDINATION
WITH OTHER CONTRACTORS,
GROUND CONDITIONS
“We provided
some complex
rigging”
“Parts of the
refinery were almost
a century old”
“Mumbai,
the nearest port,
was 1,800 kilometers
away”
Petrochemical
Transport in the Middle East
Oxidizers get a new home Horizon project
Mammoet Middle East transported 14
heavy process plant components from
ports in the United Arab Emirates to the
Harwell site in Oman. The largest unit
was a separator with a diameter of six
meters, a length of almost 24 meters
and weighed 320.9 tons. The 1,340
kilometer trip took five days.
An American customer of Mammoet purchased two oxidizer units from a plant
in Altamira in Mexico and commissioned us to transport them to their plant in
North Carolina and install them. Normally, the tube bundles in the units would
have been cut and removed before transport and then reinstalled later.
However, Mammoet’s engineers secured the tubes in place with expanding
foam, thus avoiding the need for all this work. They also designed special
saddles and a lifting frame so the 380 ton units could be transported without
disassembling them.
The units (almost 30 meters long and seven meters in diameter) were taken to
North Carolina by barge and then offloaded and transported to the site by
SPMT and installed with our CC 2800 crane.
Mammoet transported a reactor,
coker unit and other plant compo-
nents from the port, through the
city of Montreal, to the job site.
Taking the units, weighing up to 715
tons, through town took some care-
ful maneuvering by our SPMT ope-
rators. We rigged our CC 6800 in
the middle of the operating refinery
for the installation of the units. Due
to the constricted site, we had to
use skidding and jacking equipment
to position the reactor. Finally a
double-wide SPMT with tail frame
was used to tail the reactor while it
was uprighted.
LOCATION: UAE AND OMAN
JOB: PROCESS PLANT TRANSPORT
CHALLENGE: OVERSIZED LOAD, LONG
DISTANCE, MANAGING TRAFFIC
LOCATION: MEXICO AND THE USA
JOB: LIFTING AND TRANSPORTING TWO
OXIDIZER UNITS
CHALLENGE: TRANSPORTING THE
UNITS WITHOUT DISMANTLING THEM
LOCATION: MONTREAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND LIFTING PLANT
COMPONENTS
CHALLENGE: EXTREMELY TIGHT
CLEARANCES INSIDE A LIVE PLANT
“14 heavy process plant
components”
“Careful maneuvering by
our SPMT operators”
Petrochemical
10 11
The largest main boom ever
Pressure vessel takes a turn
The crews of Mammoet Europe, Mammoet Venezuela and Mammoet Malaysia had to
cope with a constricted site, poor weather and challenging logistics when they erected
the MSG 80 II at this refinery, in only 28 days. The crane was fitted with a 101 meter main
boom, the longest ever, to operate in a small footprint.
We removed an old reactor and a regenerator head and replaced them with new units.
The most interesting lift was that of the 450 ton reactor, 36 meters long, which we lifted
across a 45 meter high steel structure and then placed onto its foundations, while
operating at 55 meter radius.
The customer later presented us with a certificate as we were the safest contractor on
the whole project. Of course, safety always comes first at Mammoet, but it is good to
see those efforts appreciated.
A Belgian company fabricated a large
pressure vessel in sections, which had
to be rotated for final assembly. First the
sections were moved out of the work-
shop on SPMTs. We then used two
telescopic cranes to lift the sections and
two to turn them. The cranes were per-
fectly synchronized, and it was amazing
to watch the operation. Once completed
the vessel (61 meters long by 16 meters
diameter, 1,230 tons) was transported to
the Port Arthur refinery in Texas, USA
where it will also be installed by
Mammoet.
LOCATION: PUERTO CABELLO,
VENEZUELA
JOB: REPLACEMENT OF REACTOR
AND A GENERATOR HEAD
CHALLENGE: MSG WITH LARGEST
MAIN BOOM EVER, TIGHT SITE
LOCATION: WILLEBROEK, BELGIUM
JOB: TURNING A PRESSURE VESSEL
CHALLENGE: COORDINATING FOUR
CRANES
“The customer
presented us with a
safety certificate”
“The cranes
were perfectly
synchronized”
Petrochemical
Multiple lifts in Oman
Mammoet Middle East undertook 38 lifts,
up to 498 tons, at the Salalah Methanol
plant in Oman. The heaviest column had to
be installed in a tandem lift operation with
two CC 2800 cranes. The challenges of this
project included a busy site and time
restraints. However, all the work was com-
pleted safely and efficiently.
Plant update in Texas
Overhead crane replacement in Russia
Mammoet USA provided lifting and transport services for the update of a chemical plant
in Seadrift, Texas. We used a CC 2800 crane to replace the 60 ton main scrubber water
cooler and to remove the 160 ton TSG reboiler. The reboiler was then transported with
12 lines of Goldhofer trailer to a storage area and offloaded by gantry.
Mammoet was commissioned to remove an
old overhead traveling crane, winches (200
tons) and beams (450 tons) at a steelwork
facility in Cherepovets, Russia. We rigged
the PTC 35 DS in a constricted area,
surrounded by steel structures and a live
railway and then removed the old crane in
sections. A few days later we installed the
new overhead crane, weighing 720 tons.
LOCATION: CHEREPOVETS, RUSSIA
JOB: OVERHEAD CRANE REPLACEMENT
CHALLENGE: CONSTRICTED AREA
LOCATION: SALALAH METHANOL PLANT,
OMAN
JOB: VARIOUS HEAVY LIFTS
CHALLENGE: HEAVY TANDEM LIFT
LOCATION: SEADRIFT, TEXAS, USA
JOB: PLANT COMPONENT REPLACEMENT
CHALLENGE: MINIMAL CLEARANCES,
WORKING IN A LIVE PLANT
“Surrounded by
steel structures and
a live railway”
“A busy site
and time restraints”
“Overcoming the challenges of
operating with minimal clearances”
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raising awareness. You start at the
bottom, with small issues.” The
Mammoet Reflects campaign
reminds our people to switch their
computers and the lights off when
they leave. Printing fewer docu-
ments and e-mails and recycling
paper also helps. “We ask drivers
and crane operators not to keep the
engines running unnecessarily, to
reduce the fuel consumption.”
Apart from the above develop-
ments, Mammoet is also consider-
ing measures to offset its CO2
emissions. This could be done by
installing wind turbines and solar
panels at our branches. These
options are being considered in the
sustainability study.
Sharing knowledgeOf course, we can’t run an article on
SHE-Q without mentioning safety. In
the previous issue of World, Van Tol
mentioned “... setting up a central
database with detailed information
about the causes, follow-up and
prevention of incidents, so that
Safety always takes priority at Mammoet, but sometimes that means that
other important elements of SHE-Q get less attention than they deserve. So,
this time we will focus on an issue which is becoming more and more
important: sustainability.
WE CARE!
LOOK OUT!
KEEP THINKING!
“Sustainability, a new value”
Not that long ago, worrying about sustain-
ability seemed to be the preserve of envi-
ronmentalists, but much has changed in a
few years. Nowadays, sustainability and
environmental protection are also top of
the agenda with businesses and govern-
ments. Throughout the world, there is an
increasing awareness that we cannot con-
tinue depleting scarce resources and emit-
ting greenhouse gasses. It is therefore
likely that the permissible emissions will
be drastically cut in the coming decades.
More and more companies, including
Mammoet, are anticipating this change.
Corporate Safety Director Koos van Tol,
whose remit also includes the E of
Environment, commented: “We have
noticed that slowly but surely, sustain-
ability is becoming increasingly important.
We think that in the future, it will become
just as important as safety when projects
are awarded. Sustainability is clearly
becoming a new value.”
Corporate social responsibilityMammoet takes its corporate social
responsibility in relation to the environ-
ment serious. “The Board has decided to
investigate where we are on the sustaina-
bility scale, and what we can do to reduce
our CO2 emissions or offset them. That’s
going to be a long-term effort.” The
interest in sustainability has accelerated
now that potential customers are asking
us about the CO2 emissions of our com-
pany and equipment. “That is a new
development in our business. In project
management too, you see that the envi-
ronment is increasingly important, and that
our customers have ever stricter environ-
mental requirements.” explained Van Tol,
referring to salvage projects in countries
such as Canada and Norway. “When talk-
ing about sustain ability, the ISO 14001
standard* always crops up. Mammoet
Salvage is already certified to this
standard. The whole of Mammoet will be
certified in 2010, to ensure that the sus-
tainability policy is incorporated in the long
term.”
Of course, sustainability is nothing new.
Van Tol explained that it receives a great
deal of attention. “When purchasing new
equipment we consider issues such as
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. For
example, we have a world first with the
HK70, a 70 ton mobile crane with dedi-
cated engine, mounted on a truck chassis.
Because the crane has its own engine, the
truck engine doesn’t have to run all the
time, which reduces fuel consumption,
CO2 emissions and wear, and extends the
life of the crane.” The construction of new
premises also provides a good opportunity
to do something about sustainability. “In
Canada we are now using heat pumps to
heat the workshops and we collect melt
water to wash the equipment.”
Raising awarenessIn the past year we have organized several
campaigns to encourage our personnel to
improve sustainability. “That’s all about
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RISKS?
* ISO 14001
ISO 14001 is an international stan-
dard for environmental manage-
ment systems. An environmental
management system aims to
manage and improve the environ-
mental performance of an organiza-
tion in the long term. Ideally, this
should be integrated with the over-
all management system. By obtain-
ing certification, an organization
can demonstrate that it meets the
standard.
HK70: Lower fuel
consumption - lower
emissions
In 2009, Mammoet was the first
operator in the world to deploy an
HK70 crane. Tadano Faun in
Germany developed this crane at
our request, and in close coopera-
tion with us. The innovative feature
of this 70 ton mobile rig is that the
crane has its own 90 kW/122 hp
engine. So far, mobile cranes have
always been driven by the truck
engine. However, that means run-
ning a much heavier engine all day.
With this world first, Mammoet can
offer a cleaner and more economi-
cal mobile crane. The HK70 has
been well-received on the market,
and Tadano Faun is now also sup-
plying it to other customers.
Mammoet Minute: Reduce t
“A cleaner and more economical
mobile crane”
SHE-Q
SHE-Q
“Good leadership is
essential to
working safely and
efficiently”
Koos van TolLeadership Training, Dubai
everyone can learn from them.” Providing
information effectively is one of
Mammoet’s corporate values: working as
a team and sharing knowledge, and Van
Tol has kept to that promise. In September
2009 he published the SHE-Q Global
Statistics, including detailed descriptions
of incidents. “We give this feedback to the
regions so they get a better idea of what is
happening elsewhere. Until recently they
didn’t really know how well their
colleagues were doing, as the safety data
was not available in one place. That is now
being streamlined. We are recording
everything in our management information
system to improve the feedback to and
from the regions.”
Leadership in the fieldGood leadership is essential to working
safely and efficiently, on the shopfloor and
elsewhere. To help supervisors improve
their leadership skills, Mammoet devel-
oped the ‘Leadership in the field’ course in
2008. In June 2009, the first of the six
training modules was completed in the
Netherlands. In the second half of 2009,
the course was also started up in Dubai,
Singapore and the US. “We are getting
positive feedback from the regions.
Leading teams, often with regular changes
in team members, makes high demands of
our supervisors. However good you are at
the technical aspects of your job, being a
leader requires special skills. The role of
supervisors is also changing. Hence we
have developed this soft skills course,
which includes modules about leadership,
planning, dealing with colleagues and cus-
tomers, conflict management, etc.”
This course is part of our worldwide
Training & Development Program which is
also becoming important in increasing our
personnel’s commitment to the company.
Van Tol: “We invest in our people by using
downtime between projects for training
and development. In this way, we invest in
retaining our skilled people, and help build
quality which is sustained in the long
term.”
Mammoet Reflects
Mammoet Reflects is an internal
campaign to make our personnel
more aware of the consequences of
their actions. The campaign also
covers issues which benefit nature
and the environment. One of the
Mammoet Reflects issues this year
included a range of tips to use less
energy, fuel and paper.
Mammoet Building
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada
Mammoet moved into their new
facility in Edmonton, Alberta on
June 16, 2008. The vision for the
building was to have as much natu-
ral light as possible, a comfortable
and healthy work environment and
space in the shop and yard for
personnel to perform their jobs
efficiently and safely. The entire
building is heated and air condi-
tioned by an underground geo-
thermal system, and rainwater that
runs off the roof will be used in our
wasbay. A small fitness area was
also provided for staff to use, pro-
moting a healthy lifestyle.
e the risk of an accident in 60 seconds!
Six transformers on a drive across the polder
The 380 kV electricity transmission net-
work in the Netherlands is being extend-
ed to increase the security of supply and
cope with the growing electricity con-
sumption. A manufacturer in the
Netherlands supplied transformers for
this project. Mammoet had undertaken
other transports for this customer and
they were obviously happy with our
service as they commissioned us to
transport six new transformers to two
different sites. Each transformer
weighed 330 tons and together with the
auxiliary equipment and 22 axle lines of
SPMT the total weight was 540 tons (35
meters long, 5.33 wide, 8.35 meter
high). Mammoet transported the trans-
formers from the factory to a slipway
where they were loaded onto a
Mammoet Maritime pontoon which took
them to Hoek of Holland where the
loads were rolled off onto the quay. This
combination of transport over water and
by road made planning easier and
reduced the costs.
The last few kilometers usually take the
most effort, even when driving across
the flat polder landscape of the
Netherlands. The loads have to cross
motorways, railways, weak bridges and
underground pipelines and often have to
travel on small rural roads and through
villages. Mammoet provided temporary
bridges with a span of 25 meters to
place over eight weak bridges on the
route. Just handling the temporary
bridges took 200 crew and 80 trucks.
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“ The loads have to cross motorways, railways, weak bridges and underground pipelines”
Six transformers go for a scenic d
Power
LOCATION: VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: TRANSPORTING SIX LARGE
TRANSFORMERS
CHALLENGE: PLANNING, WEAK
BRIDGES, LARGE CROWDS
When crossing a road and railway paral-
lel to each other, but at different eleva-
tions, we even used two stacked SPMT
trains. Fortunately, when crossing the
railway we could simply lift the catenary
wire out of the way, instead of having to
cut it. We also had to build 1.5 kilometer
of temporary road using mats. One of
the challenges during this project was
crowd control: one day around five
thousand people came to watch the
transport, which meant plenty of work
for the local police and traffic manage-
ment personnel.
The whole project, parts of which we
started planning two years ago, went
well. We also made some suggestions
to the local authorities to facilitate future
heavy transports.
c drive
“Five thousand people
came to watch the
transport”
LOCATION: ANGRA DOS REIS, BRAZIL
JOB: STEAM GENERATOR
REPLACEMENT
CHALLENGE: TIGHT CLEARANCE,
NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT
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“It had to be
earthquake-proof”
Two steam generators at the Angra nuclear power plant in Brazil had to be replaced. We
shipped 900 tons of strand jacks, gantries and skidding equipment to the site. That
included 100 tons of equipment built specially for this job by our Engineering Department
in Schiedam, the Netherlands.
We installed lifting gantries in the reactor building and then used strand jacks to lift and
tilt the old steam generators (308 tons) and transfer them to a 60 meter skidding track
passing through an opening in the concrete wall. The track was supported by an 18
meter high gantry which curved around two water tanks. This part of our system was
fitted with extensive additional rigging as it had to be earthquake-proof. Strand jacks at
the other end of the track lowered the steam generators onto SPMTs. The system was
then used to install the new steam generators (335 tons). This project was obviously
complex, especially as we had to cope with small clearances and work in a nuclear
environment.
A 60 meter skidding track
Power
LOCATION: ALBANY, NEW YORK, USA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
POWER PLANT COMPONENTS
CHALLENGE: SITE RESTRICTIONS,
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Mammoet transported a power station
feedwater tank (40 meters, 178 tons) by
barge from the Mammoet Heavy Lift
Terminal in Schiedam, the Netherlands
to Karlsruhe, Germany. We then trans-
ported it four kilometers on public roads
with SPMTs. Once on site we used two
of our new LTM 11200 hydraulic cranes
to lift the tank 30 meters up onto skid
tracks. Finally we skidded and jacked
the tank onto its foundations. We also
installed a 250 ton overhead traveling
crane in the power station. The job went
smoothly and the customer was
impressed with Mammoet’s ability to
integrate all these activities efficiently.
Empire Generating Station
German Feedwater Tank
“The customer
was impressed
with Mammoet’s
ability to integrate
these activities”
LOCATION: KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
JOB: TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION
OF A FEEDWATER TANK
CHALLENGE: PROJECT INTEGRATION
“Restricted space on site
and changes to the
construction schedule”
LOCATION: TRENTON, NOVA SCOTIA,
CANADA
JOB: GENERATOR REPLACEMENT
CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED SPACE FOR
ASSEMBLING EQUIPMENT
Mammoet USA North was contracted to store, transport and install
three generators, two gas turbines, three transformers and various
steam plant components, with weights ranging from 60 to 270 tons, at
a new gas-fired power station near Albany. We used a range of equip-
ment for this job, including strand jacks and a complex gantry system.
The restricted space on site and changes to the construction schedule
made this an interesting project.
Trenton generator replacement“To improve the
working environment
we used electrically
driven hydraulic
powerpacks”
Mammoet was contracted to replace
a 250 ton generator in a power station
at Trenton. We used a special rail car
to transport it from the port of Halifax
to the site where we transferred it to a
trailer. We built a gantry with skidding
system and strand jacks to lift the old
generator out and lower the new one
into place. The small clearance
between the top of our system and
the roof was the key challenge during
this project. To improve the working
environment we used electrically
driven hydraulic powerpacks inside
the building, supplied by diesel
generators outside.
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Two Electrostatic Precipitators in a Crystel River Florida Power Plant were in need of
replacement. Normally, the replacement of hundreds of ESP plates and other compo-
nents would require a long shutdown. However, Mammoet USA suggested replacing
each ESP as a complete unit and was commissioned to design the chamber assembly
frames, transport the chambers on site and lift them into position.
We used a PTC 35 DS with 80 meter main boom, 45 meter jib and 1,600 ton counter-
weight. The ESPs (8 x 13 x 17 meters, 400 tons) were transported on site using SPMTs.
After that, it took only two hours to position the first unit, operating at a radius of 89
meters. That was quite a challenge as the ESP had only 15 millimeters clearance and the
boom only had 600 millimeters clearance.
Electrostatic precipitator replacement
LOCATION: FLAMANVILLE, FRANCE
JOB: LIFTING AND ASSEMBLING
A TUNNEL BORING MACHINE
CHALLENGE: A SMALL AND
CROWDED SITE
LOCATION: CRYSTAL RIVER,
FLORIDA, USA
JOB: LIFTING ESP CHAMBERS
IN POSITION
CHALLENGE: RESTRICTED
CLEARANCE
LOCATION: SHATURA, MOSCOW
REGION, RUSSIA
JOB: HEAVY LIFTS
CHALLENGE: LIFT WITH THREE
CRANES
“Tunnel boring
machine
components
lowered down
the shaft”
“Mammoet USA
suggested replacing
each ESP as
a complete unit”
The new nuclear power station at
Flamanville will have cooling water tunnels
leading to the sea. Mammoet France low-
ered the components of the tunnel boring
machine down the access shaft with a CC
2400 SSL crane and assisted with the
assembly of the unit. The heaviest com-
ponent weighed 163 tons. We had to
operate on a small and crowded site,
which made the work quite difficult, but
managed to keep to the schedule. Our
new LTM 11200 and SPMTs were used to
install a gantry crane in the powerhouse.
Each of the two gantry beams weighed
180 tons and was 52 meters long.
Mammoet Seumersteel was awarded the
contract to supply a CC 2600 and two
LTM 1250s for the construction of a new
plant at one of the oldest power stations
in the Moscow region. The work was quite
different from our normal operations
in Russia. Good preparation and close
cooperation with the customer ensured
that the lifts were completed safely and
efficiently.
Power station in France A new plant in Russia
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Van den Brink Rallysport going to Dakar 2010 with MammoetWith five top-ten finishes and a great 12th place ranking in the truck class, the
Dakar debut of Van den Brink Rallysport was a real success. Barely eight
months later the team from Harskamp is proud to announce that it will take
part in the toughest rally in the world once again in 2010. The team will be
looking for new successes with Mammoet as inspirational main sponsor.
The more than 2,500 visitors to the
Mammoet fan club day experienced
the première of the rally truck for
2010, the 950 BHP strong GINAF
X2222.
Jan van Seumeren Jr., member of
the board of Mammoet, explained
why Mammoet is the main sponsor
of Van den Brink Rallysport this
year: “The Dakar rally is one of the
toughest competitions in the world.
Man and machine must act as one.
You need perseverance, intelligence
and the power to solve problems in
order to be able to perform, this is
the same in our branch. Just as Van
den Brink Rallysport Mammoet is
ready to accept any challenge.”
The team for the coming Dakar will
be Martin van den Brink, navigator
Martien Hol and mechanic Arjan
Veenvliet. Finishing is the main aim
of the team, but with the experience
gained from this year the team will
also aim for day successes and a
place in the top ten of the general
ranking.
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Newsflash is a section with short Mammoet
messages and announcementsNewsflash
What’s in a crane name?Mammoet’s ring cranesMammoet has developed and built a number of specialist ring cranes over the years. As
their names were not entirely consistent we have recently renamed them. The
designations now indicate the type of crane and its features. Mammoet ring cranes can
help you complete projects more quickly, at lower cost and with greater flexibility. The
new designations also indicate the capacities. A crane’s capacity is normally given as
the maximum weight it can lift at minimum radius. However, in practice its capacity at a
larger radius is more relevant. Hence we specify the load moment of our cranes, in ton
meters, rather than the maximum capacity in tons.
Mammoet’s ring cranes:
New designation
Previous designation
Maximum load moment, in 1000 t/m
Availability
T 30 Twin-Ring 30 Now
PTC 35 Platform Twin-Ring Containerized 35 Now
PTC 35 DS Platform Twin-Ring Containerized,
Double Stacked
35 Now
PT 50 Platform Twin-Ring 50 Now
PTC 120 DS - 120 2011
PTC 160 DS - 160 2011
Key:
P Platform
T Twin booms, forming an A-frame
C Containerized
DS Double-stacked boom
NOTE: THIS TABLE ONLY LISTS OUR SPECIALIST RING CRANES, DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.MAMMOET.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION
Mammoet
Beton montageMammoet Betonmontage is a spe-
cialist company in the Mammoet
group with over 60 years’ experi-
ence in the installation of precast
concrete units for civil engineering
projects. We work closely with
other Mammoet companies and
external contractors which enables
us to tackle extremely large
projects and provide specialist
expertise and support services.
These include engineering and the
supply of precast units and steel-
work. Mammoet Betonmontage
covers all stages of a project, from
procurement through to installation.
For more information please visit
www.mammoetbetonmontage.nl (in
Dutch).
Offset CO2 emissions by reforesting
Mammoet will be working with the
Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
to offset the CO2 emissions of the
rally truck by reforesting ten hec-
tares of forest in Argentina.
PTC 120 DS
“Leadership is
critical to every
great human
achievement”
The Hunger Project (THP) is a global, non-profit, strategic organization com-
mitted to the sustainable end of world hunger. THP develops effective bottom-
up strategies to end hunger and poverty. Ending hunger requires a true break
with the status quo. To resolve humanity’s oldest problem requires
Transformative Leadership.
Transformative Leadership Leadership is critical to every great human achievement. Ending hunger requires a new
kind of leadership at all levels of society. This is not top-down leadership in the tradi-
tional patriarchal, authority-based model. Instead, it must be leadership that reawakens
people to their own power and selfhood, calls forth their vision and commitment, and
mobilizes and empowers people to take effective action.
Leadership in the FieldWhat appeals to Mammoet in THP is that the whole strategy is based on confidence in
the possibilities and potential of people. The structure and strategy of the THP leader-
ship program correspond with that of Leadership in the Field, a training program devel-
oped by Mammoet. This training aims to improve leadership in the field and encourage
Mammoet workers to do even more to ensure safety at the job site, and to improve the
safety awareness of our people.
Effective local leadership in India In India, women elected onto local councils have been following THP’s five-year leader-
ship program. These women, who previously didn’t have any influence, are developing
a vision aimed at a future without hunger, and they develop and implement clear plans.
When these women become leaders, they change the priorities of the councils and put
food security, education, health, corruption and social exclusion on the agenda.
Mammoet has been supporting The Hunger Project since 2005.
WWW.THP.ORG / WWW.THEHUNGERPROJECT.NL
The Hunger Project: developing new leaders
Newsflash
Mammoet acquires Hercules Crane Hire and Hercules Heavy Lift
Every year Mediacorp announces
the “Top 50 Employer’s in Alberta”.
For the first time, Mammoet entered
this competition and was selected
from thousands of entries as one of
the Top 50!
The criteria for selection are based
on several categories such as
physical environment, work atmos-
phere and communications, health
benefits, financial benefits and
compensation, family friendly ben-
efits, training and development, and
community involvement.
Business of the Year Award 2009
Mammoet received the prestigious
Canadian Business of the Year 2009
award. The award is presented
annually to a Dutch or Canadian
company that has made an out-
standing contribution to Dutch-
Canadian business relations. The
selection committee for the award
is made up of the Board of
Members of the Netherlands-
Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Equipment for Sale
Besides engineered heavy lifting and transport projects, and crane / equipment rental activities, Mammoet Trading is our third
core activity: purchasing, upgrading and reselling of cranes and other equipment, as well as the addition of new equipment to
Mammoet’s fleet. The purchase, overhaul and sales of third-party cranes and other items, like platform trailers and trucks,
enable our facilities to maintain our own equipment. We overhaul all equipment according to corporate standards. Hence,
‘approved by Mammoet’ is the best quality mark a new owner can receive. The trading activities include a broker role. Mammoet
always issues certificates of safety and proper documentation.
WWW.MAMMOETTRADING.COM
Mammoet Australia is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hercules Crane Hire and Hercules Heavy Lift. Hercules Crane Hire,
based in Port Hedland (depot and main office), Leonora & Newman, is a strategic addition to Mammoet Australia’s business. The
acquisition will extend Mammoet’s presence within Western Australia and increase the company’s customer base. Mammoet will
build upon Hercules Crane Hire’s customer relationships by maintaining and increasing the level of service already provided, along
with a strong focus on safety and zero tolerance to harm.
Mammoet Trading
Offshore
22 23
Jacket load-outAt a yard in the Netherlands Mammoet
loaded a jacket onto a barge for transport
to a North Sea oil field. The dimensions of
the unit were 42 x 42 x 124 meters and it
weighed 3,500 tons. We used 188 axle
lines of SPMT to move the jacket onto the
barge. There was a 4.5 meter tidal range
during the operation so we used our 1,000
cubic meter per hour ballasting system on
the barge. Mammoet also provided cran-
age and engineering support during the
fabrication of the jacket.
“ 1,000 cubic meter per hour ballasting system”
LOCATION: FLUSHING,
THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: LOAD-OUT
CHALLENGE: SIZE AND WEIGHT
OF THE LOAD
Offshore
Pontoon leg installation
Drilling rig overhaul From Newcastle to the Shetlands
Mammoet USA was contracted to lift a
2,850 ton pontoon leg into place for final
fabrication of a floating oil production
platform. For this project we used the
Mammoet Lift System with eight 600 ton
strand jacks. The pontoon leg had a
diameter of 15.85 meters and a length of
74.7 meters and had to be lifted up some
46 meters, then shifted sideways. It then
had to be held in place for three weeks for
the installation work and during this hold
time the system had to withstand 145
km/h winds. We worked closely with the
customer to minimize the impact on the
rest of their operations on the site.
In Newfoundland Mammoet sup-
ported a maintenance overhaul of
the Grand Banks drilling rig with a
LR 11350 crawler crane with a
capacity of 1,350 tons and a
smaller crane. The project took 100
days, during which time all major
equipment was removed from the
rig, overhauled and reinstalled.
Mammoet UK transported a range of
process equipment (pipe racks, support
towers, modules, fractionator column, etc.)
from a fabrication yard in Newcastle, on the
River Tyne, to a construction site on the
Shetland Islands. The total weight of the
equipment was about 1,400 tons. At the
yard we first weighed the equipment and
then used 24 axle lines of SPMT to carry it
to the cranes. We used several mobile
telescopic cranes up to 1,200 tons and had
to make some tandem lifts to load the
equipment onto the vessel. The cargo was
then transported to a terminal on the
Shetland Islands, about two kilometers from
the installation site. We unloaded the vessel
and placed the equipment on support
stools in a temporary staging area. Later we
collected the units from the staging area,
transported them to the site and undertook
the installation.
LOCATION: BULL ARM,
NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
JOB: MAINTENANCE WORK ON
DRILLING RIG
CHALLENGE: TIGHT SCHEDULE
LOCATION: NEWCASTLE AND SHETLAND
ISLANDS, UK
JOB: TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION
CHALLENGE: TIGHT SCHEDULE
“During this hold time
the system had to
withstand 145 km/h
winds”
“All major equipment was
removed from the rig”
LOCATION: INGLESIDE, TEXAS, USA
JOB: PONTOON LEG LIFT
CHALLENGE: DIMENSIONAL CONSTRAINTS,
HOLD TIME, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Offshore
24 25
“Careful scheduling of
the equipment and crews”
Successful push-up performances i
Early 2009 was a busy time for the jack, strand jack and ballast equipment and crews in
Asia. We worked at three shipyards, in Singapore and Batam, which required careful
scheduling of the equipment and crews.
Within four months we undertook:
• three weighing and jack-up jobs (9,000 -14,000 tons) using the 2,400 ton heavy jack-up
system
• four load-outs (14,000 - 18,000 tons)
• six pulling and jacking operations using strand jacks and climbing jacks (3,000 - 5,000
tons)
In Singapore we launched the pontoons of a semi-submersible drilling rig and then
skidded the 12,000 ton upper hull onto the pontoons. For the next rig we also jacked the
upper hull up to 16.5 meters.
In Batam we weighed a topside with 32 x 600 ton jacks and loadcells. We then loaded
the 15,400 ton structure out using four 900 ton strand jacks and 36 ballast pumps, each
with a capacity of 1000 m3/h.
We finished with the jack-up and load-out of the MDPP topside in Singapore. It was first
weighed and jacked up to 12 meters using 12 x 2,400 ton jacking towers. By the time it
was loaded out the weight had increased to 18,000 tons and we used six 900 ton strand
jacks to move it onto a semi-submersible.
LOCATION: SINGAPORE AND BATAM,
INDONESIA
JOB: LOAD-OUTS, PULLING AND
JACKING OPERATIONS
CHALLENGE: THREE DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS
Offshore
s in Asia
Offshore
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Our customer in Kristiansand builds
sophisticated knuckle-boom cranes
with active heave compensation for
the offshore industry. After erection
and testing of a crane on a founda-
tion onshore they once had to
disassemble the crane to install it
onboard a ship, using a harbor
crane. This process was inefficient
and time-consuming.
Mammoet now uses a CC 2800-1
to lift a complete knuckle-boom
crane from the temporary founda-
tion onto the ship where it is
installed. This saves our customers
a lot of time and money and also
means that the ship spends less
time in port. The heaviest lift so far
was 467 tons: a special crane for a
deep-sea research vessel. The cus-
tomer is obviously satisfied with our
work as they have just extended
our contract for another year.
Mammoet USA loaded out a 32,000 ton jacket with a length of 268 meters by pulling it
onto a barge using four 900 ton strand jacks. The jacket had been fabricated some
distance from the quay and had to be moved 440 meters which took three days, working
around the clock. Obviously, a project of this magnitude required effective communica-
tions between our crew and the customer. Everything went smoothly and the customer
was completely satisfied.
Sophisticated Cranes
Large jacket on the move
LOCATION: KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY
JOB: INSTALLING SHIP CRANES
CHALLENGE: HEAVY LIFTS
LOCATION: ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS, USA
JOB: LOAD-OUT
CHALLENGE: LONG PULLING DISTANCE,
32,000 TONS
“This saves our
customers a lot of
time and money”
“Required effective
communications”
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Burnell Gerber, Transport SupervisorBiggest Challenges
As the Transport Supervisor on this job, it
was my responsibility to do all I could to
make our work sites as efficient and safe as
possible and to ensure all groups of men
worked together as a team. The barge
unloading / reloading was at the top of my
list. I also had to receive all other equipment
coming to this laydown yard. Things got a
little hectic at times. The yard crew and
supervisor did a fantastic job in keeping up
with all of this excitement. The St. Lawrence
Seaway closed on December 21 because of
ice conditions; therefore, all component
barges were delivered by December 20.
Barge work, transport, and yard crews all
pulled together. Safety was always at the
top of our list. Each morning we started our
day in our lunch room trailer where we held
our Toolbox Meeting. Each safety meeting
started with the work on the barge. We also
discussed the previous day’s activities and
any problems encountered. The floor was
always open for discussion. We all wanted
to be on a winning team!
Best Accomplishments
Moving transformers in Vermont has to rate
at the top of my list of ‘best accomplish-
ments’. All work in the Northeast USA has
been a testament to Mammoet’s ability to
overcome some logistical nightmares. Over
the years, I have had some great foremen.
They took the time to show me how to do
my work safely. They took the time to let me
know what could really hurt me. Putting
safety and people first means so much.
Absolute Highlights
When I think back to day one on this
project, I wondered how we were going to
get the job done with so many new guys! I
realized how much I depended on those I
have worked with before. They are so pro-
fessional in performing their duties. With the
help of competent operators, the new
employees were shown how to do it the
‘Mammoet way’. Work safely, work smart
and have some fun! Our crew in the lay-
down yard was a well-oiled machine,
though their workload was heavy.
Rob Binkley, Crane Operator
Biggest Challenges
Upon being assigned to the Wolfe Island
Project, I became responsible for mobilizing
and demobilizing cranes, coordinating crane
movements (including assembly and disas-
sembly), and building crawler pads for
cranes to stand on. In the down time, I also
operated different types of cranes, including
the CC 2800, LT 1550, AC 500 and LTM
1300, for various parts of the turbine lifts.
The safety and well-being of my fellow
employees, as well as the crew and
Mammoet Canada Eastern was contracted to receive, barge, transport, and erect 86 wind turbines for the Wolfe Island Wind Project. As the water
around the Island is relatively shallow, all parts were first received and stored at the Port of Ogdensburg, New York. The turbines were then trans-
ferred onto barges and towed to Wolfe Island, a small island located in the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the USA, and subsequently
transported about four kilometers to the 30-acre laydown yard on the Island. Due to the high volume and the limited timeframe, a huge amount of
equipment and manpower was required to deliver the turbines. With the combined equipment fleet of Mammoet Canada and Mammoet USA, the
job required 15 trucks, 17 cranes, 27 trailer combinations, and 62 field staff to move and erect 86 – 2.3 megawatt wind turbines consisting of 1,000
items of oversize cargo. Stationed at Wolfe Island were Burnell Gerber, Transport Supervisor, Mammoet Canada Eastern, and Rob Binkley, Crane
Operator, Mammoet Crane Inc.-East. Providing the engineering was Barend Schuring, Mammoet Canada Eastern.
Three perspectives of the Wolfe Island Wind Project
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LOCATION: WOLFE ISLAND, ONTARIO,
CANADA AND OGDENSBURG, NEW
YORK, USA
JOB: TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING
WIND TURBINES
CHALLENGE: COMPLEX LOGISTICS
Rob BinkleyBurnell Gerber aka Barney
equipment, was the most important
aspect of my work.
Best Accomplishments
Mobilizing and demobilizing multiple piec-
es of equipment on the same day safely
was very rewarding to me. Normally it
takes two days to relocate the CC 2800,
but we completed the process in one day.
There are many difficult movements while
mobilizing / demobilizing equipment, and
we always put the safety of the operators
and crew first.
Absolute Highlights
In this region, it is a rare occurrence for
operators to experience working with a
CC 2800 crawler crane, so assembling a
CC 2800 and safely and efficiently trans-
porting the tracks and upperworks fully
assembled on trailers with the transport
crew is one of my highlights. Hoisting
tower sections is always thrilling as well.
Barend Schuring, Project Manager / Engineer
Biggest Challenges
Relating to the Wolfe Island Wind Project,
my main objective as Project Manager /
Engineer was to derive a plan to transport
and install all components to their final
locations in the best suitable way possible.
Open communication was a key compo-
nent of the project. I obtained a lot of
feedback from the fieldworkers as well as
from our office staff from our Canadian
and USA offices regarding equipment
availability and manpower, to name just a
few. One of the main requirements of the
customer was that one complete windmill
unit fit on each barge load. Therefore, we
needed to find a method to drive and
position nine loaded trailers onto the barge
without any ballasting. At the same time,
we also needed to meet the requirements
of the Ministry of Transportation for
allowable axle loads. Therefore, it was
necessary to produce the trailer configura-
tions, a load-out / transport plan and a
sea-fastening plan with calculations.
Best Accomplishments
I have been involved with some great jobs
over the years, which includes lifting, load-
out and installation of a 2,700 ton bridge
in Providence, RI (USA) with two 91 meter
barges, launching a 1,200 ton tug boat in
New York and crane work in Canada
(PTC, LR 11350, CC 6800). Those are the
more impressive jobs. Some of the smaller
jobs are actually also very challenging as
you may be very limited in the amount of
space to move about on site and very
often within a time constraint. As I have
always worked next to / together with the
workers in the field and continue to have
open communication with them, they are
always eager to point out the areas where
we can improve. Creating an engineering
package with the fieldworkers’ input
ensures smooth execution of the work.
Every angle has been looked at and there
should not be any surprises. In case
something unexpected happens, conver-
sation amongst my co-workers allows an
easy solution to the problem.
Absolute Highlights
For me, the highlight of the project was to
see it all come together as the project
required a lot of manpower and equip-
ment. As Mammoet Canada Eastern is not
a huge office, we received assistance from
our Western Canada and Houston offices.
It was a great experience to see what we
can do when we all work as one team
(family).
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Civil
3130
LOCATION: TRAPANI, SICILY, ITALY
JOB: LOAD-OUT OF A CHEMICAL
TANKER
CHALLENGE: CONGESTED SITE
“ The customer’s fi rst project of this nature”
Sicilian load-outA shipyard in Sicily built a 6,500 ton chemical tanker on level ground rather than in a
dock or on a slipway. Mammoet loaded the ship (135 meters long, 26 meters wide) out
onto a semi-submersible vessel. This required us to move the ship some 250 meters
across the yard: just the job for 240 axle lines of SPMT. We also used winches and RoRo
ramps for this project. Because of the limited space between the supports on which the
ship was built and the restrictions of the site and semi-submersible, it was quite a
challenge to arrange our equipment. However, it all went well and we left the site only
eight days after our arrival. This was the customer’s first project of this nature and they
were very satisfied with our service.
“We also used
winches and RoRo
ramps”
Civil
Cuxhaven is developing a new site for the
production of components for offshore wind
farms. Mammoet was contracted to erect a
600 ton gantry crane on this site. The crane
has two main girders with a length of 72
meters, weighing 250 tons each and a 155
ton trolley.
As the site was too small for lattice boom
cranes, Mammoet used two LTM 11200s,
the largest telescopic cranes in the world.
By using the two cranes in different config-
urations we managed to deal with the geo-
metrical properties of the loads and their
lifting points. This project was a challenge
because of the weight and size of the loads,
the site conditions, the need for tandem lifts
and the need to relocate the cranes.
However, Mammoet’s detailed planning
paid off and the crane was erected without
any problems.
South Africa is preparing for the FIFA
World Cup 2010 and four new stadiums
are being built. Mammoet, with its exten-
sive experience in the construction of
stadiums worldwide, assisted with con-
struction of the Moses Mabidha Stadium
in Durban and the Greenpoint Stadium in
Cape Town. Both stadiums will host semi-
finals and hold 70,000 spectators each.
At the Moses Mabidha stadium, Mammoet
lifted and placed 105 concrete columns of
60 tons each for the frame of the stadium
using a LR 1400 crawler crane. At the
Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town we
worked together with the civil engineering
contractor to lift and place 4,215 pre-cast
elements (including 1,560 seating units).
We were pleased to contribute to the first
World Cup to be held in Africa.
The largest telescopic cranes together
Ready for the FIFA World Cup 2010
LOCATION: CUXHAVEN, GERMANY
JOB: ERECTING A LARGE DOCK CRANE
CHALLENGE: SITE CONDITIONS, LOAD
GEOMETRY
LOCATION: DURBAN AND CAPE TOWN,
SOUTH AFRICA
JOB: TWO STADIUMS
CHALLENGE: WORKING SAFELY ON A TIGHT
SCHEDULE IN A CROWDED AREA
“We were pleased
to contribute to
the first World Cup
to be held in Africa.”
In October 2008 we transported a hovercraft from Hay River to the Fort MacKay
barge landing. In May 2009 we hauled it back to Hay River. We transported the
hovercraft (almost ten meters wide, 18 meters long and weighing 50 tons) on an
8-line Scheuerle trailer. On its 1,000 kilometer, ten day trip the load was escorted
by four pilot trucks, one supervisor and two local police units.
Beforehand we had undertaken a road survey and worked out a procedure with
the Province of Alberta. We worked closely with the police to keep the rest of the
traffic moving. The whole project went smoothly and we stuck to the daily
schedules.
Hovercraft on a road trip
“We stuck to the
daily schedules”
LOCATION: HAY RIVER – FORT MACKAY,
CANADA
JOB: TRANSPORTING A HOVERCRAFT
CHALLENGE: OVERSIZED LOAD,
LONG DISTANCE, MANAGING TRAFFIC
Civil
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The installation of this bridge was a joint
effort by teams from Mammoet Benelux,
Mammoet Maritime and Mammoet
Germany. The bridge (90 meters long, 17
meters wide, 620 tons) first had to be
transferred from a high quay onto our
barge. This required tall skid track sup-
ports on the barge, to align with the quay.
We could adjust the supports by 200 mm
but due to the weather conditions the
water rose by almost 600 mm in a week.
Fortunately we could cope with that but
the resulting high centre of gravity made
the job quite a challenge. After loading the
bridge onto the barge we moved it to the
installation site where we positioned it with
winches and installed the bridge on its
foundations.
Mammoet USA was contracted to install the
massive steel towers that are part of the
new Lightning Protection System at the
Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,
Florida.
The lightning protection system diverts the
surge of electrical current of lightning
strikes away from the space shuttle. The
system will provide better protection from
lightning strikes and help avoid delays to
the launch schedule.
The three 181 meter steel and fiberglass
towers were partially assembled horizon-
tally on the ground, then lifted into the verti-
cal position with the M 21000. This crane
was fitted with a 103.6 meter main boom
and 91.4 meter luffing jib.
A joint effort
Mammoet at Cape Canaveral
LOCATION: HAVELBERG, GERMANY
JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE
CHALLENGE: UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH WATER
LEVEL, HIGH CENTRE OF GRAVITY
LOCATION: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA,
USA
JOB: INSTALLING LIGHTNING PROTECTION
TOWERS
CHALLENGE: LIFTING AT A SPECIAL SITE
“Help avoid delays
to the launch
schedule”
“The water rose
by almost 600 mm
in a week”
Civil
Mammoet installed three bridge sections across railway tracks in Berlin. We used
a whole range of equipment for this job: SPMTs, a gantry, a crane and skid tracks.
The work went very quickly but we then had to change our plans as the customer
changed the work schedule. The site was quite constricted and there was a bend
in the SPMT route, leaving us with only a 200 mm gap on each side. However, the
whole project went well and was completed on schedule and to the satisfaction
of the customer.
Skidding in Frisco
Gantry on SPMTs
In 2007 Mammoet USA replaced a section
of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. As a fol-
low-up to that project, Mammoet was
asked to replace a second section. This job
posed two major challenges: a much more
complicated support structure than before,
and spans 46 meters above ground. Sixty-
eight sections of skid track and sixteen skid
shoes were installed, together with approx-
imately 500 tons of steel structure and 32
jacks for stabilizing both bridge spans.
Within two hours the old bridge section
(7.6 x 1.9 meters, 2,966 tons) was lifted off
its bearings. Some connecting bracings
were then removed and the section was
then skidded 30 meters north and lowered
onto supports. The new span, weighing
3,168 tons, was then skidded into place in
less than one day.
LOCATION: BERLIN, GERMANY
JOB: INSTALLING THREE BRIDGE SECTIONS
CHALLENGE: SHORT TIME WINDOWS,
SCHEDULE CHANGES
“Within two hours the old
bridge section was lifted
off its bearings”
LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO BAY BRIDGE,
CALIFORNIA, USA
JOB: SKIDDING A BRIDGE SECTION
CHALLENGE: COMPLEX SUPPORT STRUC-
TURE, 45 METERS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
Mammoet supported the assembly and installation of a container crane
at a quay on an inland waterway in the Netherlands. We first unloaded
the crane sections from the trucks and positioned them to be welded
into place. The lifting operations to assemble the crane were unusually
complex and required no fewer than six cranes. Initially the main span
(86 meters, 200 tons) was lifted to 37 meters. The crane legs were then
lifted, positioned and fixed to the main span. Changes in the assembly
sequence and weights more than 25% higher than originally quoted
made this a particularly interesting job. Fortunately the expertise and
flexibility of our employees ensured the successful completion of the
project.
Complex container crane lift
LOCATION: VENLO, THE NETHERLANDS
JOB: ASSEMBLING A CONTAINER CRANE
CHALLENGE: COMPLEX LIFT, LAST-MINUTE CHANGES
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Mammoet Shipping and the Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal
Global activities Mammoet Shipping To provide our worldwide lifting and trans-
port services, we first have to get our
equipment onto the job site.
Consequently, we have built up an exten-
sive shipping operation which can deliver
both routine and unusual loads anywhere
in the world, at the right time and at the
right price. That expertise is also available
to external customers.
Mammoet Shipping provides the following
worldwide services:
• Chartering
• Forwarding
• Air freight
• Customs clearance
For our customers, working with
Mammoet Shipping means working with
one supplier who handles the whole oper-
ation, from factory to foundation. We also
provide a full range of engineering and
management services and can arrange
seamless multimodal transport to reduce
delays in ports. Customers also benefit
from our purchasing power which results
in lower overall costs.
Cargo types:• Break bulk
• Containers
• RoRo
• Heavy loads
Vessel types:• Heavy lift vessels
• Conventional vessels
• Coasters
• Pontoons
• Inland navigation vessels
• Ferries
Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal (HLT)The HLT is located right next to the
Mammoet head office in Schiedam, and is
the home base for a wide range of our
heavy equipment. Its central location in
the Port of Rotterdam makes work much
easier and is also attractive to external
customers using the terminal. The HLT is
certified to VCA** (safety), ISO 9001
(quality) and ISPS (security).
The terminal has its own 250 metric ton
crane and larger mobile cranes, trailers
and SPMTs are available from the
Mammoet fleet, while Mammoet Maritime
can provide pontoons, sheerlegs, etc.
There are two quays with a total length of
900 meters and a water depth of up to 9.5
meters. There is a 20,000 m2 open storage
yard and we can provide covered storage
when required. The terminal also has facil-
ities to support RoRo operations.
The HLT is always busy as it is used both
by Mammoet and external customers. Of
course, this means that our people at the
head office enjoy a constantly changing
view!
SynergyMammoet Shipping and the HLT are an
excellent match. Obviously, our customers
use the terminal for handling their heavy
break-bulk cargo for which Mammoet
Shipping can arrange transport.
Furthermore, they can store and assemble
heavy components on the site and prepare
them for transport. Our highly-skilled per-
sonnel can assist with these operations.
Some examples of the cargo we have
handled and assembled: generators,
transformers, ship’s engines, reactors,
container handling cranes, wind turbines,
etc.
MarineMammoet is well-known for providing engineered heavy lifting and transport
solutions throughout the world. To support these operations we have several
divisions which provide specialist services, not only to Mammoet companies
but also to external customers.
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Marine
3624/7 Emergency...
In August 2009, Mammoet Salvage ren-
dered salvage services and extinguished
the fire on a 70,246 dwt product tanker.
The casualty was carrying 58,000 tons of
naphtha when it got fire after a collision
with another vessel in the Strait of
Malacca. A salvage team consisting of
firefighting experts made their way to the
casualty and air freight containers with
specialist salvage and fire fighting equip-
ment were shipped from the Netherlands
and reached their destination within 24
hours. Fokko Ringersma, Managing
Director of Mammoet Salvage, explained
why that was essential: “Emergency
response is an activity where every
second counts. It is essential that both our
salvage crew and their equipment arrive
on site as soon as possible. It is good to
see that after all our efforts, to build an
organization which can respond instantly
are paying off.”
Wide rangeRingersma continued: “Partly due to the
fast response and good organization, the
salvage operation went well. This opera-
tion required the full range of emergency
response activities. Fire fighting, refloating
and eventually an Ship to Ship transfer of
the remaining cargo to another vessel
using special pumps and portable inert
gas generators.
In addition a full range of oil spill response
equipment was mobilized as a precaution
to deal with any environmental incidents.
All in all, this was an operation covering
many aspects of salvage, which Mammoet
Salvage proofed capable of. We are cer-
tainly on the right track to establish our
reputation as a serious provider of emer-
gency response operations.”
Complex challenges Even before this operation, Mammoet
Salvage had undertaken several successful
Mammoet Salvage tackles major challenges. After building up a strong posi-
tion in wet salvage over the past three years, Mammoet’s salvage division is
now also providing dry salvage services, better known as “emergency
response services”. This means that Mammoet Salvage can now offer a full
range of salvage services worldwide, with all the synergy benefits associated
with being a subsidiary of the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport.
emergency response jobs, but this
was the first project of this scale
and complexity. Major challenges,
as well as wet salvage and wreck
recovery, are the specialty of
Mammoet Salvage. In that sector,
Mammoet Salvage has built up a
name as an expert and innovative
partner which has contributed new
forms of cooperation as well as
groundbreaking technology to the
industry. Mammoet Salvage tackles
a wide range of projects, but has a
preference for technically complex
salvage operations. Ringersma
explained: “We try to distinguish
ourselves with projects which
demand sophisticated technical
solutions. The more complex, the
better. That’s what we are
really interested in.” For technical
support they can also call upon the
large engineering department of the
“When every second counts”
Mammoet Salvage now provides emergency response services
LOCATION: STRAITS OF MALACCA, 20 MILES
FROM PORT DICKSON, MALAYSIA
JOB: SALVAGE OPERATION
CHALLENGE: EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE AND
STABILIZING THE SHIP BEFORE FUEL AND
CARGO MIGHT SPILL INTO THE SEA
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Mammoet parent company. This
allows Mammoet Salvage to
propose smart solutions to make
salvage operations safer, better for
the environment, quicker, less
expensive and sometimes a
combination of these aspects. The
recovery of the gold and silver con-
centrate from the Polar Mist which
sank off the coast of Argentina, and
the recovery of a tanker truck and
oil cabinet from a depth of 360
meters in the Robson Bight
(Canada) are two excellent exam-
ples from 2009.
Trust Smart solutions are Mammoet
Salvage’s calling card. Another
clear proof is the company’s plan
for salvaging the U-864, a German
submarine which was sunk off the
Norwegian coast towards the end
of the Second World War. Ringersma:
“There are two large sections of the wreck,
at a depth of 150 meters, which need to
be removed soon. They contain 67 tons of
mercury in several hundred metal contain-
ers, which are slowly corroding. This
extremely toxic cargo is like a timebomb,
which could lead to serious environmental
damage in this rich Norwegian fishing
area. All the major salvage companies in
the world were bidding for this salvage
contract, which was eventually awarded to
Mammoet. We developed a unique solu-
tion using remotely controlled equipment
and systems developed specially for this
project, to meet all the requirements. The
Norwegian authorities opted for
Mammoet’s solution as it was the most
innovative, and safest in terms of the envi-
ronment. If the Norwegian parliament
approves the plans, then Mammoet
Salvage will undertake this project in the
summer of 2011. The Norwegians trust our
solution. And trust is what this industry is
all about. In that respect, this year we
have made a real step forward by not just
talking about our motto ‘Smart solutions,
united experience’ but also putting it into
practice.”
473 sealed bags of gold and silver mineral concentrate
LOCATION: 40 MILES FROM THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA, IN A WATER DEPTH
OF 80 METERS
JOB: RECOVERY OF GOLD AND SILVER
MINERAL CONCENTRATE
CHALLENGE: POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS,
STRONG CURRENTS AND POOR VISIBILITY
Fokko Ringersma
LOCATION: ROBSON BIGHT NEAR
VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA
JOB: INNOVATIVE DEEP WATER SALVAGE
OPERATION
CHALLENGE: WATER DEPTH OF 360
METERS, STRONG CURRENTS AND POOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS
“We developed a
unique solution using
remotely controlled
equipment and systems
developed specially for
this project”
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Marine
‘All-round service i
BTS was a strong brand name on the
Dutch home market, but didn’t fit in so
well with the rest of the Mammoet group.
The brand certainly had a long history
behind it. “That’s why we kept that identity
for so long”, explained Managing Director
Jaap Scheffer. The ambitions of the
maritime services company meant that the
time was right for a name with more inter-
national impact. “The new name should
communicate that we are part of
Mammoet, with all the synergy benefits
you expect. And that underlines our
strength: the ability to offer a full range of
services. Mammoet can arrange combined
lifting and transport services, by sea and
by land. All that’s available under one
name, in one package. In this way we can
distinguish ourselves from other contrac-
tors, who offer some of these services, but
A new name for a familiar face: Mammoet MaritimeEarly in 2009, the name BTS (maritime salvage, lifting and transport special-
ists) was changed to Mammoet Maritime. The name was changed to make
Mammoet’s ambitious maritime subsidiary more recognizable, especially
internationally. “If you present a Mammoet business card in other countries,
it takes much less time to explain who you are, and what you do.”
not a comprehensive package.
Together with other Mammoet
companies we can handle turnkey
projects and factory-to-foundation
solutions, including maritime
operations.”
Coastal waters and the offshore industryMammoet Maritime has long oper-
ated on the inland waterways and
major rivers of Europe and is now
expanding into maritime services.
Scheffer continued: “We now also
cover coastal waters and the off-
shore industry. We are investing in
people and equipment, such as
LOCATION: THE KENNEDYBRÜCKE IN BONN,
GERMANY
JOB: INSTALLING A BRIDGE PART
CHALLENGE: CURRENTS IN THE RIVER
RHINE
“ A defi nite advantage”
MarineTransport, heavy lift and salvage services
e in coastal waters and inland waterways’
coastal tugs and a new seagoing
pontoon, to handle transport, lifting
and installation projects at sea.
Specifically, that could include the
installation of wind farms and drill-
ing rigs. With our new equipment
we can operate up to 30 miles off
the coast, and also further away
from our base.” Using the new
equipment, Mammoet Maritime can
now work in the extended coastal
area from the North of Spain, along
France, Belgium, the Netherlands,
Germany, Denmark, all the way to
Poland. And these are all countries
where Mammoet is a familiar name.
“Our new name is much more
meaningful to international custom-
ers. If you present a Mammoet
business card in other countries, it
takes much less time to explain
who you are, and what you do.”
Customized solutions Mammoet Maritime has already built up a
reputation on the inland waterways and
rivers of Western Europe as a contractor
who can provide a customized solution for
any maritime challenge. Solutions which
can combine salvage, transport and lifting
operations with installation, maintenance,
storage and transshipping, emergency
response operations and pollution reme-
diation. In the past year Mammoet
Maritime has been active in all these
fields. Our operations even extended into
the heartland of Europe, with the removal
and installation of a large bridge across
the Danube, at Tulln in Austria. Mammoet
Maritime also installed a number of
bridges in Germany. Additionally the com-
pany has undertaken a range of transport
projects, such as shipping large yachts
and gas turbines and transporting large
vessels from Germany to the UK. During
the overhaul of a power station in Lelystad
(the Netherlands), Mammoet Maritime
handled the transport of all large compo-
nents and was an important element in the
overall Mammoet package for this project.
Mammoet Maritime is a part of the Marine
division, which also includes Mammoet
Salvage, Mammoet Shipping and the
Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal. This is
another step in the development of
Mammoet as a comprehensive supplier of
multimodal lifting and transport solutions,
with a range of operations which fit
together perfectly. For example, the deep
sea salvage work undertaken by
Mammoet Salvage is complemented by
Mammoet Maritime who provide salvage
services on inland waterways. Scheffer
concluded: “We have long been a full part
of the business, and our name now under-
lines that. And that’s a definite advan-
tage.”
Jaap Scheffer
LOCATION: PORT OF ROTTERDAM, THE
NETHERLANDS
JOB: MOORING THE SS ROTTERDAM AT HER
FINAL MOORING PLACE
CHALLENGE: THE FLEXIBLE MOORING
SYSTEM CAN MOVE UP AND DOWN WITH
THE SHIP
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Global service, local presence
Mammoet has clients and projects in all
parts of the world. To keep the lines of
communication short and to stay abreast
of the local markets, Mammoet has
operating companies throughout Europe,
the Americas, Africa, the Middle East,
Asia and Australia. Global or complicated
projects and global logistics are handled
centrally from our home base in Schiedam,
the Netherlands. As much as possible
everything else is handled locally. This
structure enables us to act swiftly, effec-
tively and cost-efficiently in your local
market, while offering the benefit of a
central knowledge and experience center
for more demanding aspects and projects.
Worldwide specialists
in heavy lifting and transport
Mammoet is the world’s leading tailor-made heavy lifting and multimodal
transport solutions specialist. Our core business is the transport, shipping,
installation (including horizontal and vertical positioning) and removal of heavy
or large objects, to and from any location, onshore and offshore. Maintenance
lifting services and plant stops and the worldwide trade in new and used
equipment are also one of Mammoet’s core activities. Mammoet’s activities are
focused on the petrochemical industry, civil engineering projects, the power
generation sector, offshore and marine projects. The engineering skills,
experience, thousands of highly skilled professionals and a vast fl eet of state-
of-the-art equipment, combined with high quality and safety standards, have
made Mammoet a market leader, setting trends and records around the world.
Offshore
Mammoet’s activities in the
offshore industry include
the accurate and safe
implementation of transport
solutions by land and by
water, load-ins and load-
outs, and the assembly
of extremely large and
heavy items.
Civil
Experience of multimodal
transport by road, rail and
water, together with equip-
ment for lifting, skidding
and jacking heavy loads
ensure Mammoet’s position
as a full-service provider in
the market for civil projects
and infrastructure works.
Marine
Mammoet offers specialist
heavy lifting and transport
services at sea, in coastal
waters and on inland water-
ways. With the division,
Mammoet Salvage, and the
subsidiary, Mammoet
Maritime, Mammoet has
proven its ability throughout
the world.
Petrochemical
Mammoet’s operations in
the petrochemical and
chemical industries largely
relate to maintenance work,
the replacement of plant
modules, complete over-
hauls and the expansion or
construction of production
sites.
Power
Mammoet has established
a formidable reputation for
itself in all parts of the
power industry, from fossil
fuel and nuclear plants to
facilities using renewable
energy sources.
“ Mammoet’s objective: to be the best full-service
provider of engineered heavy-lifting and multimodal
transport in the global market – for the benefit of
our customers, shareholders and employees.”
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Mammoet was awarded the contract for the transportation and the installation of two HDS Reactors at a refinery in Lithuania. Both reactors, with a length of 32 meters and a weight of 515 tons, had to be transported over a route of 155 kilometers from the port of Klaipeda to the site.
Multimodal transportation of a reactor (520 tons) by Mammoet Venezuela.Worldwide specialists in heavy lifting and transport
8Marinepage 36
Powerpage 16
Offshorepage 26
Petrochemicalpage 6
Civil page 32