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03KNTOTALwithChallengingOperationofBoilerPlantsDeliveryQeshmIslandislocatedafewkilometersoffthesoutherncoastofIran(PersianGulf)oppositetheportcitiesofBandarAbbasandBandarKhamir Theislandwhichhostsa300-square-kilometrefreezonejurisdictionis135kmlongandliesstrategicallyintheStraitofHormuzjust60kilometresfromtheOmaniportofKhasabandabout180kilometresfromtheUAEPortRashidTransportofalargeindustrialboilercanbequitechallengingLargedimensionsandheavyweightposeuniquerequirementstoensuresafeandefficienttransportKNTOTALwasawardedthecontracttotransportpowergeneratingequipmentanditsaccessorieswiththelargestunitweighingupto90tonsaspartofQeshmProjectDuetooversizeddimensionandheavyweightthemainbodywasmanufacturedinthefactoryadjacenttoloadingport ThismeantthatevenspecialtrailercouldnotbeusedtotraveltheentireroutedirectlyfromfactorytoportandtheonlysuitabletypeoftransportsolutionwhichwasabletocarrysuchaheavyloadalongafewkilometerstoportwasanSPMT(SelfPropelledModular Trailer)ThemainbodywerepickedupfromfactoryinKunsanKoreaandmovedbySPMTtoKunjangnewportofKunsanwheretheywereloadedaboardavesselforonwardtransporttoQeshmPartofcargoesmadeashort journeytoshipsideforloadingandatthesametimetwovesselcraneswerepositionedforliftAllnecessaryslingsandshackleswereattachedtothecargoesandtheliftbegan ThecranesliftedthecargoesoverthefenceandplacedthembelowdeckonthevesselSinceUSsanctionsonIranweretoberecoveredfromNov05timedeadlinewasanotherriskfactorweshouldchallengeaswellClientsalsocarefullycheckedandgotaloadingpermissioninadvancefromgovernmentbeforeshipmentsSincethefirstshipmentinFebruary2018uptothefinaldeliveryofthethirdshipmentinNovember2018KNTOTALhasefficientlyruntheoperationprocesses8
