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02 : Domestic Transport of Main Boiler from

Factory to Factory by SPMT and Barge

"Getting the right product to the

right place in the right quantity at

the right time, in the best condition

and at an acceptable cost..."

KNT Cargo has recently successfully dimension, SPMT was selected as change of weight. It was the most
and safely handled the movement of an optional solution through entire key factor to keep balance. A steel
a main boiler and stack pipes which road section. The main boiler first ramp connected the barge to the

required precise execution. needed to be transported out of the quay. In a roll on, roll off operation,
factory to port using 3 X 14 axle lines the SPMT drove along the barge,
It took detailed planning and of SPMT. crossing onto the quay over a period
extreme care to move the large of twenty to thirty minutes. During
piece from factory to final site and This giant cargo measured the whole process, the barge needed
that's what the client counted on 19.2m(L) x 12.5m(W) x 15.6m(H)m to always stay at the same elevation
when they reached out to us. The and weighed 470 tons. It took almost as the pier as the weight shifted from

main boiler was picked up on SPMT 2 hours to move to port on SPMT one to the other. This was carefully
at the factory in Kunsan, Korea and and took another several hours to monitored and water was pumped
transported to Kunjang new port, fully secure the cargo to the barge. in and out of the ballast tanks to

near the factory where it was loaded Lashing was conducted with cargo continually adjust the elevation and
aboard a barge for transport to on SPMT which will be with cargo maintain the balance. The barge was
next port, Yoolchon Port for second through entire journey. the biggest one in Korea with length
loading of stack pipes, from which of 76M and width of 24M, and its
barge is to make a final voyage. The most difficult is, when SPMT large size added safety assurance
moved onto the barge, the barge

Due to its ultra-oversized cargo could easily swing and tilt with the The route involved transporting

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