The project
Heavy lifts for IOCL refinery at Paradip, Odisha. One of critical job was to erect a 1,200 tonne vessel of 144 ft length and various other heavy lifts. The project mandate was to erect a 1,200T vessel of 144 ft in length and various other heavy lifts. The project included entire gamut of services for IOCL ranging from custom clearance, warehousing management, necessary route surveys, supplying suitable capacity cranes, transportation of the ODC and OWC consignments, optimisation of equipment selection, and contingency planning which resulted in a hundred percent timely and safe operation. The lift was planned in detail with design and engineering rigging study to ensure maximum safety, quality and efficiency throughout the entire lifting procedure.

Cranes used
Allcargo used Liebherr LR1750 heavy duty crane with a 750T capacity, along with CC2400 (400T) and LTM1300 (300T) capacity cranes. The team used a large main crane to lift it up, while the other end was guided by the supporting cranes. One of the biggest challenges for the lifting process was the windy conditions in the vicinity of Paradip port. The erection of this tallest vessel marked the first milestone of the Paradip refinery installation project, which was one of the first kinds in India. The project was completed by Allcargo along with their strategic partner Mammoet.

Challenges faced
The site area was windy as it is in the vicinity of Paradip port and that was one of the added challenges in the lifting process. The lift was very critical as the item was to be lifted by one crane and other crane has to do tailing job, holding the items on other end. Slightest mistake could have led to big complications. Hence, the lift was planned in detail with design and engineering department. Also rigging study was done to ensure maximum safety, quality and efficiency throughout the entire lifting procedure. The hallmark of the project was the passion and dedication of the team which resulted in the seamless project management. The erection of this tallest vessel marked the first milestone of the Paradip refinery installation project. This job was in itself of first time in India

Why Liebherr
Allcargo decided to select most trusted and reliable equipment and obvious choice was Liebherr Cranes for the lift.

Techno-commercial benefits
The way job was done, it saved lot of time in project completion resulting in huge financial benefits.

Client?s feedback
Says Sudheer Gupta, Allcargo Logistics, ?We have Liebherr crawler cranes of 750T, 650T, 600T and 400T capacity and are very satisfied with their performance as well as very efficient after sales support by Liebherr India, which has a strong service set up and highly experienced engineers. All cargo has a big fleet of fleet of heavy cranes (crawler cranes, telescopic cranes, truck lattice cranes and all terrain cranes) operating in the most demanding work sites. These cranes are powerful, compact and maneuverable and feature ultra-modern crane technology that satisfies combined road and off-road operating requirements on sites of all kinds worldwide. They offer cranes to the customers for their projects based on technical parameters like height, radius and tonnage. The cranes are operated by specially trained experts.

Allcargo Logistics as part of the Avvashya Group is one of India?s leading integrated logistics service providers. Its equipments division is one of the largest in India with over 1000 world class equipments owned and operated by Allcargo. Comprising complete range of cranes (crawler, telescopic, truck lattice and all-terrain), hydraulic axles and self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), strand jacks, trailers (low bed, semi low bed and high bed), fork-lifts and reach stackers.

Allcargo?s equipment services have world class safety and process certifications including OHSAS 18001: 2007 and it is an associate member of the globally recognised Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA, the UK).