Jumbo Shipping recently shipped a 1435t shiploader, measuring 135 x 25 x 43 metres, from Vietnam to Canada for the machine’s manufacturer Tenova.
It took almost two years of engineering and preparation before the 1435t shiploader was loaded in Phu My Port, Vietnam, and transported onboard MV Jumbo Kinetic to Vancouver, Canada.
Heavy Lifting
Having conducted a final loading simulation, the K-class vessel with 3,000t dual lifting capacity, loaded super-heavy shiploader onboard.
Lift On
With stage one of the lifting operation complete, the next step was to temporarily suspend the unit above the deck so that the boom could be retracted to change the centre of gravity position. This enabled the vessel’s team to re-rig and then perform a single lift to shift the shiploader to its final stowage position where it could be secured for the sea voyage to Vancouver.
This video shows the spectacular sight of the Jumbo Kinetic arriving in Vancouver with the shiploader stowed on deck as well as the loading and discharge operations:
Lift Off
After a 20 day ocean voyage the Jumbo Kinetic arrived safe and sound at the Neptune terminal in Vancouver and discharge operations got underway. The team then needed to discharge the shiploader while it was half suspended over the water.
The shiploader was steadily manoeuvred onto the pivot point at the quayside and onto the semi-circle shaped rails above the water. Now in its final position at the Neptune Bulk Terminals in North Vancouver, this shiploader is reshaping the landscape of the port.
