SAL Heavy Lift, in close cooperation with their Norwegian agent Alex Birger Grieg, recently carried out total transport for two living quarter modules from the fabrication yard in Stord, Norway, to their destination in Onne, Nigeria. In addition to the sea transportation of the modules, SAL arranged a multi-modal pre-carriage from the manufacturer to the berth where MV Lone loaded the living quarters.

For the pre-carriage, SAL and Alex Birger Grieg mobilized a 9,000t dwt flat top barge which was towed from Stavanger by a 50tbp tug to the fabrication yard’s load out quay, which is inaccessible for ocean carriers. SAL’s scope then continued by rolling the modules with SPMTs onto the barge, upon which the seafastening was carried out.

Following that, the barge with the modules on board was towed to the deepwater quay where MV Lone loaded each module weighing 661t and 593.5t in a single lift by means of her 1,000t SWL cranes. The actual loading operation of each module took only 1hr 40 and 1hr 05 respectively.

After a transit time of only 11 days, MV Lone arrived in Onne, Nigeria, where the modules were discharged into two receiving barges. SAL could meet the high requirements regarding engineering, QHSE and project management once again – with the help of a dedicated project team!