overview - fagioli.com€¦ · deck module onto a barge by means of 2 x 18 spmt axles. after this...

Dear Business colleagues,It's my pleasure to introduce to you the 6th edition ofFagioli Group Newsletter.

Fagioli is a growing and fast-moving company, alwaysready to adapt itself to a more challenging and dynamicmarket. A market, in which quality and HSErequirements, globalisation, professionalism, know-howand cost-effectiveness are the key fundamentals.

Over the last 6 months Fagioli has continued growing asa group, has been recognised for its high levelperformances, expertise and high profile engineeringcapabilities within the Heavy Transport and Liftingindustry on a global basis. For all these reasons Fagiolimanagement thought that it was the right time to changethe name of all its international 100% group-ownedbranches into one simple word: FAGIOLI. One Group,One Name, One Brand.

OverviewHeavy Lifting and Transportation ProjectsTransport for the Nuclear IndustryHeavy Transport for the Shipyard IndustriesProject LogisticsFagioli EngineeringBreakbulk Conference, AntwerpAll Change for PSC

IN THIS ISSUE

ISSUE 06NEWS

Summer 2007

Overview

The first six months of 2007 have gone in a flash with Fagioli group teamcommitted to execute several demanding projects. Among all, the AdriaticLNG project in Spain. Thanks to the innovative engineering solutionsproposed to the client, Fagioli was awarded the heavy transport, lifting andfinal installation of modules, tanks and ancillary pieces that compose a re-gasification concrete Terminal under construction in Spain andsubsequently towed to Adriatic sea. (Above, a spectacular transport of a1,600 tonne tank)

Also, in this issue we will take a deep look into Middle East activities(Yanbu) with a 1,300 tonne column transport; an interesting substitution of4 huge crane dischargers; load in and load out operations of modules forthe off-shore industry; rail and sea transportation with group-ownedequipment, project logistics performances..…in few words a "juicy"summer EDITION !!!

Take a look inside and …. enjoy this 16-page edition!!!

Rudy Corbetta,Marketing & Publicity

Adriatic LNG Plant

Heavy Lifting and Transportation

Fagioli is supporting the Adriatic LNGproject: an Off-Shore LNG Receivingand Re-gasification Terminal to beinstalled in the Adriatic sea 15 km farfrom Po river in Italy, to be used as animportant gas supply for the wholecountry.

This will be a concrete terminal, first of itskind in the world with giganticdimensions (180m x 88m x 47m). Oncethe construction has been completed thecasting basin will be flooded and theterminal sea transported from Spain toItaly.

The purpose of this terminal is to receivenatural gas in liquid form from tankervessels every three days, for storageand subsequent re-gasification at its finaldestination in the Adriatic Sea,approximately 30 km from the city ofRovigo (close to Venice), and distributionvia a gas pipeline to the Italianconsumers.

2

Above photo: ADRIATIC LNG Terminal

Above photo: Tanks arrival in Algeciras


3

The main Components of the Terminal are:

Concrete Gravity Base Structure (GBS)Two storage Tanks (made of 6 sections in all)Topside Modules (11 main modules, almost 40 items)

Fagioli was awarded for the followingactivities:

Heavy transport and lifting Engineering Load-in modules from barges / ships to Algeciras siteTransport of modules to temporary storage area or close to the installation areaFinal module installation by means of towers and strand jacks (specially made), skidding system and cranes.

EQUIPMENTUp to 200 SPMT axle lines2 X 750 ton crawler craneAuxiliary cranesBeam and skid tracks for skidding operation for an overall capacity up to7,200 tonneTower Lifting/ Strand Jacks for Lifting Operation / Steel plates for unloadingoperations of the Modules from Barges / PPU’S / Semi-Trailers / Floating Platform / Fork-Lifts.

PROJECT NUMBERSTotal Tonnage to be moved:abt.16,000 tonneHeaviest Module: ORV - 4,400 tonBiggest Module: ORV 75 x 31.5 x 28.4mEngineering hours (Phase 1):planned more than 14,000Operational hours (Phase 2):planned more than 53,000Duration:Phase 1: Jan - Oct 2006Phase 2: Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

WORK IN PROGRESSDuring these last months Fagiolimanaged to perform the followingactivities:

tanks load-in by means of 96 and 128 axles and final positioning into the GBSStrand jacks positioning on top of the GBSLoad-out and load-in of a living quarter from Sweden to Spain (see page 6)Huge beams construction for the lift structureLifting tower assembling

TANKSFagioli team unloaded 6 Tanks sectionsweighing up to 1,600 tons each, frommarine vessel moored at site new quay.Then, Fagioli successfully performedthe site transport from quay area to theintermediate storage area andsubsequent transport from storage areainside GBS.

Installation of 60 Strand Jacks andassembling structures onto GBS roof;

Installation of n. 6 Tanks sections bymeans of 60 Strand Jacks;

Lifting with Strand Jacks from SPMTand removal of SPMT’s.

Above photo: Tank transport by means of SPMTs

Above photo: Tank transport inside GBS

Bugok phase II G/T Yanbu, Saudi Arabia


Ratchaburi Power Plant - Steam Turbine and Generator Installation

Fagioli Asia were contracted by RMS Quality Co., Ltd of Thailand tocarry out the installation of a total of 10no. turbines and generatorsfor the Ratchaburi Power Plant in Thailand. The on-base operationsfor 2 units of power train span over a duration of over 5months.

Above shows the on-base operation of a 160T Steam Turbine usingour EZ 600 telegantries complete with 4 units L100 strand jacks. Theunit was lifted about 14m and skidded over 50m to its final location.

4

Fagioli PSC Korea carried outthe lift and installation of two,175Ton, Gas Turbines for BugokPhase II CCPP in Korea.

The lift required four L100 jacks& one L12/8E power pack, theinstallation required two L15jacks & a Hillman roller.

After lifting the Gas Turbine intothe steel structure, the wholething was then manouvered bygantry to its foundation.

Fagioli recently performed a challenging transport in Saudi Arabia (Yanbu) for theYansab plant. Two 98m long splitters weighing 1,300 tonne and approximately 10mdiameter.

Fagioli performed the transport of the two vessels using 72 axle lines of SPMTs (2x36).The vessel was unloaded onto SPMTs in Yanbu and than positioned onto temporarystools. The second vessel was performed in the same way.

After a long trip of 14km from jetty to site the vessels were positioned onto stools. TheFagioli team also carried out the transportation of all the accessory parts. This is atypical job performed in the Middle East area, with group-owned equipment.

Above shows the lifting of a 290T GT Generator at thedelivery bay prior to skidding to on-base location. Notethe deployment of a purpose-built screw-type connectorbetween the lifting wires and our D-rings; a very effectiveand practical solution to overcome the problem of verylimited head-room clearance.

Transport to Vasto San Salvo

Young Hung 4 Chimney Erection

Fagioli PSC Korea carried out the lift and installation of ChimneySteel Can sections weighing a total of 322Ton for Young Hung #4 inKorea. The lift required four L100 jacks & one L4/14E power pack.

First stage - we lifted 1 - 16 sections of Steel Cans, a total 149 Ton,using strand jacks.

Second stage - the 17th section of Steel Can was welded to16thsection. Then 1 - 29 sections of Steel Can was lifted, a total 262 Ton,using strand jacks.

Finally, the 30th section of Elbow Can was welded together with the29th section and then the complete steel can (sections 1 - 32) waslifted, a total 322 Ton, using strand jacks.

5


Column TransportFagioli performed the transport of a 37m long columndestined to a refinery. The 141 tonne vessel was3.2m wide and 4.1m height.

The 200km journey started in Varese in the NorthWest of Italy with destination to Mantua (PortoValdaro) over 3 nights avoiding all restrictions such asbridges, underpasses, roundabouts.

The transport was successfully performed with a 2 x7 axles of modular trailers with turntables. One of themost challenging points was an underpass inSaronno (north west of Milan). 5.2m meters ofavailable height with a convoy that reached 5.35m.The flexibility of the modular trailers allowed thewhole convoy to be lowered 15cm necessary to passwithout scratching or touching the concrete. Thecolumn will be loaded and transported by means ofgroup-owned barge to Venice.

Heavy Rail TransportRailway transport is an important activity withinFagioli’s portfolio of services. Thanks to a longexperience within this field Fagioli performed thetransport of a 210 tonne trafo from Cavatigozzi nearCremona to Vasto S. Salvo (CH). A long trip fromNorth to Central Italy by means of group-owned 20axles rail cars.

Fagioli performed the transport of a 210 tonne transformer fromLegnano to Chieti with final destination Termoli. Fagioli loaded theheavy item and supports specially made for rail transport onto a 22axles road convoy (11 + 11) and transported to Busto Arsizio.

After the transhipment of the transformer from road trailers to Fagiolirail cars the item reached its destination to Vasto San Salvo.

This is another example of the integrated services which Fagioli haveto offer there clients, combining road and heavy rail transport.

Loadout at Marina Di Ravenna Port


6

1300 Tonne Living Quarter

Fagioli recently performed the loadout of 3 gigantic modules for theOffshore activities at Marina di

Quayside Crane

January 2007, Fagioli successfully performed theload-out, sea transport and final load-in operations ofa new quayside crane (700ton) from Vado Ligure(SV) to Genoa.

Fagioli provided all heavy transport equipment,operation engineering as well as the supply of sea-fastening and grillage devices.

Jimah Power Project Culvert Lifting

The discharge of cooling water from the Jimah Power Plant,Malaysia necessitate the construction of a cooling water out-fall inthe form of a tunnel running out far into the sea. The tunnel isprefabricated in 92-segments at the onshore casting yard. Eachsegment weighs around 270T.

Our contract with Kaiji Singapore Pte Ltd involves the design andprovision of the lifting structures, skidding tracks and lifting jacks.We are required to synchronously lift each segment to facilitate thetransfer of same by transportation trailers to the barge and forsubsequent lifting by crane for final positioning on the seabed.

Fagioli provides custom-made services to complywith the heavy transport and lifting requirements ofthe most relevant Off-shore companies in the world.

In this particular case, Fagioli transported a 1300tonne living quarter. Dimensions of the moduleswere 40m x 24m x 22m. The first step was theload-out of the living quarter onto a sea barge inGoteborg, Sweden. Lashing, securing, seafastening and sea transport to Spain.

In Spain, the module was unloaded, transported to astorage area and positioned onto supports.

The living quarter is to be positioned on top of theADRIATIC LNG concrete structure (please seearticle on pages 2 & 3).

Ravenna port , Italy. On week 24 Fagiolitransported a 646 tonnedeck module onto a bargeby means of 2 x 18 SPMTaxles. After this operationa peculiar jacket (1,172tonne) was "escorted" onthe same barge by 42SPMT axle lines using 3lines of 14 axles as themodule was a huge"tripod".

On week 25 Fagioliperformed the heaviestload out, a 3,112 tonneliving quarter by means of136 axles lines and 4power packs.

49m Reactor Transport

Wartsila Conselice

Transport of 3 engines 18V46, dimensions 13.5m x 4.1m x 5m,weighing 278 tonnes each, from quay Trieste to Corsini port inRavenna, using Fagioli’s sea vessel Storman Asia.

They were then transported by road from port to Conselice plant bymeans of a 14 + 14 axles convoy supported with a structure typicallyused in heavy rail transports, and with coupled tows. The unloadingoperation onto foundations was performed with a jack-in down system.

Fagioli also performed the transport of 3 generators dimension 5.5mx 4.1m x 4.3m, weighing 72 tonne each from S. Vitale port toConselice by means of an 8 axles trailer. The unloading operationswere performed using Fagioli’s 400 tonne capacity gantry crane.Once the transports had been completed Fagioli assembled theengines with the generators using the 400 tonne capacity gantrycrane and carried out the final positioning onto foundations of the 3assembled pieces weighing 350 tonnes each.

The flexibility of Fagioli equipment has helped to safely perform thewhole operations in restricted areas.

7


The transportation of an extremely long reactor was carried out by Fagiolifrom Milan to Mantua. Dimensions were as follows: 49m long, 3.6m wide,3.8m tall, weighing 145 tonne.

The transport was successfully performed with a 2 x 6 axles modulartrailers with turntables. Engineering department was well involved inmoving such a long piece for more than 150 km. The first obstacle washow to get out of the client premises due to warehouses restrictions, wallsand gate. Thanks to an extraordinary flexibility of the trailers; theengineering department choice for the most suitable configuration;expertise of Fagioli drivers, the long reactor was safely "conducted"outside the client factory with some very precise manoeuvring. On theway to Mantua, road signs were removed, electric wires were raised andrepositioned, roundabout literally overtaken to allow this long "snake-shaped convoy" to gently sneaking through the silent and lightless cities for 3 nights. The column will be loaded and transportedby means of group-owned barge to Venice.

Bugok Phase II CCPP - S/GFagioli PSC Koreacarried out the lift andinstallation of two,223Ton, SteamGenerators for BugokPhase II CCPP inKorea. The lift requiredfour L100 jacks & oneL12/8E power pack, theinstallation required twoL15 jacks & Hillmanroller and a turn table.

Once the Steam Generators had been lifted into thesteel structure, it was then placed on the turn tableby pulling jacks and then turned 90 degrees,connected to the moving gantry which installed theSteam Generators onto their foundations.

Boryung Power Plant #7

8


Ratchuburi Power Plant T1400 Telegantries

Fagioli Asia were contracted by Yew Choon Pte Ltd to providethe T1400 telegantries system for the handling of heavy plant forthe Ratchaburi Power Plant, Thailand.

The delivery of the heavy plant, via barges which received theheavy plant from the ocean-going ship, is hindered by the lowheight / clearance of some bridges enroute to the off-loadingjetty near Ratchaburi job-site. It become necessary to transferthe heavy plant directly onto the deck of the barge, gaining morethan a metre in height tolerance in comparison with having theplant being supported on steel stools. Upon arrival at the off-loading jetty, the plant was lifted to enable the transportationtrailer to take them away.

the left photo shows the lifting of a ST Generator to facilitateremoval of transportation trailer prior to lowering it onto the deckof the barge.

Fagioli PSC Korea carried out the lift and installation ofa 226 Ton Steam Generator for Boryung power plant#7 in Korea. The lift required four L100 jacks & oneL4/14E power pack, the installation required two L15jacks & Hillman roller and turn table.

Once the Steam Generators had been lifted into thesteel structure, it was then placed on the turn table bypulling jacks and then turned 90 degrees, connected tothe moving gantry which installed the SteamGenerators onto their foundations.

Boiler and Dismantled Crane Transport

Fagioli loaded a boiler onto their M/V Storm at Marghera port using a ro-rooperation by means of SPMTs. The boiler weighed 380 tonne withdimensions of 14.5m x 10.65m x 16.8m. Fagioli SPMTs rolled the boileronto the ship and placed the boiler onto stools where they performed thesea-fastening, lashing and securing of the boiler. The boiler was destinedto Al Jubail (Saudi Arabia).

The M/V then sailed to Brindisi to load a dismantled crane which consistedof a crawler and tower section, weighing 217 tonne, a jib (in 2 sections), 3counterweights, 7 ancillary parts.

The total journey started in Marghera, then went onto Brindisi, Al Jubail andfinal destination. Fagioli’s shipping department has been very active in theMediterranean, Gulf area and Indian Ocean this year.


9

Crane Discharger

At Brindisi port Fagioli completed a spectacular transportwith the substitution of two old "CRANE CarbonDischargers" with two new units. The huge discharger hada total length of 84m with a convoy that had a width of 20m.

Fagioli used 76 axles (4 lines: 2x22 2x16) SPMTs to performthe load of the 1,600 tonnes crane discharger, the load-inoperation onto a barge, the load-out on another quay andthe final positioning. Operations above mentioned had beenrepeated to substitute the old dischargers.

Fagioli took care of all the engineering processes, includingthose concerning the barge activities (ballasting, weightcalculations…).

Transport operations of the 4 dischargers were performed in12 days.

JGC Rabigh Project

Almajdouie PSC (MPSC) were sub-contracted totransport two rectifiers weighing 2,007 tons withdimensions: 74m x 12m x 12.2m, one stripper/absorberunit weighing 978 tons, with dimensions: 99m x 8.4m x8.5m and a caustic tower weighing 497 tons withdimensions: 63m x 6.3m x 6.4m.

These items form part of a subcontract at the JGCPetroRabigh Project that has seen MPSC working on siteconstantly since September 2006. So far MPSC hasreceived or delivered over 200 items, for clients includingCoordinidora, MHI, Sumitomo, MES and Tecnimont. MPSChas moved many items up to 1000 tons, and was part of theteam that has undertaken three lifts with the Fagioli Towerliftsystem..

Transport of 320 Tonne Exchanger

In late June a combination of differenttransport activities was performed byFagioli team in the North of Italy. Thescope of work was to move a 320tonne exchanger by means of 14axles SPMTs inside the factory. Thevessel was loaded and transported inthe inner courtyard and positioned ina dedicated zone, ready for theoperations of sandblasting andpainting. After these "treatments" theexchanger was lifted by group ownedgantry cranes and positioned ontodifferent trailers with a modified axleconfiguration. The transport was thanexecuted from Ricengo (Crema) toCremona river port (about 65km). InCremona, the item was transhippedonto barge and transported to Venice.


Transport to Livorno Ferraris Power Plant

Transport of several items destined to a POWER PLANT locatedin the north part of Italy including the transportation of HLcomponents up to 320 tonne. Scope of work covers thetransportation from various origins (North Europe) up to finaljobsite, including the positioning of the main components,generator, turbines, transformers) on foundation by means ofgantry cranes. The transport operation in Italy was performedwith our own equipment, the heavy lift items were transported onthe Po river from the unloading port of Venice up to the river portof Cremona for final delivery to site.

Esk Bridge LaunchTwo of Fagioli L180 strand jacks were used to carry outthe launch of the new section of the Esk Bridge. Theproject was undertaken in to stages, in mid May thefirst two span sections arrived and the remaining twosections came on 13th June to make up the 180mlength. Total weigh of the entire deck was 1,300 tonne.

The new bridge sits alongside the existing crossing andwill eventually take the southbound traffic lanes.

10

Transport For The Nuclear Industry

Transport of Two 490 Tonne Steam Generators from France to Florida

Two heavy steam generators were transported from Chalon-St.Marcel, France to St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant , Florida, USA.

Fagioli scope of work was the management of the transportfrom the French factory to DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid) onstools onto the barge moored at the barge slip at St. Lucie NPP.

Dimensions of the items:

Length 19.5mWidth 7.00m (with saddles)Height 7.40m Weight 488 tonne

Fagioli performed the following activities:

Issuing of Transportation ManualHiring of barge and tugboat in France for river transportFastening of generators on board of the barge; hiring of ocean going H/L ship for the sea transport to USA; Hiring of deck barge and tugboat for inland water navigation in the USA.

Transport of Four 350 Tonne Steam Generators from France to New JerseyIt looks as if summer 2007 will be a very challenging and "hot"season for the Fagioli Nuclear Department, with the transportof 4 Steam Generators from France to Salem (see below) andthe transport of 2 RGS's from France to USA (see articleabove). Fagioli are also preparing for the execution ofgenerators to be transported from Mexico to Arizona which willbe documented in the next issue!!

This project Fagioli carried out the door to door transport of 4x 350 tonnes Replacement Steam Generators from France toSalem Nuclear Plant in New Jersey, USA. Dimensions were as follows:

Length 21.5mWidth 7.00m (with saddles)Height 5.88m Weight 346.5 tonne

The different types of transport used during the project were:

Barges for internal navigation in France Heavy Lift Ship to USABarge in USALand transporters to the temporary storage facility inside the Plant

The RSGs were loaded into 2 different hopper barges, headedfor the sea for 500km on navigable rivers in France. Upon thearrival at the port, the barges were safely moored alongsidethe ocean going ship. The ship was a geared vessel that liftedthe Cargo aboard. After the sea transport the H/L motor vesselreached the Delaware state where the RSGs were transferredonto a deck barge and fastened for the navigation to the plant.The RSGs were then transported by 24 axle lines of FagioliSPMTs with a double wide configuration (12 + 12 axles side byside).

This proved to be quite a challenging operation, as Fagioliwere only able to approach the quay for 2 hours every half daydue to low tide. Once Fagioli had carried out the transportationof the first 2 generators by performing a barge groundingoperation, they would have to wait for the next tide to carry outthe transport of the remaining two generators, hence a stricttime schedule had to be adopted to perform the transportationof all four generators safely and avoiding any kind of delay!

11

Transport of Heavy Modules

Heavy Transportation for the Shipyard Industry

Transportation of a Ferry BoatFagioli has a vast track record in heavy transportation of shipsections and launching of new sea vessels. With a large fleet ofequipment Fagioli is able to help shipyards move large sections ofnew and old ships, ferry boats and entire vessels within theirpremises as well as participating in the load out operations ontobarges.

These huge transports in terms of dimensions and weight are idealfor Fagioli to undertake, with sophisticated engineering capabilitiesand a fleet of specially built equipment. All transports are safelyperformed taking care of all the quality procedures and safetyrequirements.

An example of this kind of activity was the transport and launchingof an entire ship from Riva Trigosa to Muggiano in the North-Westof Italy. Dimensions of the ship were: 103.6m long, 18m wide,weight 2,800 tonne. Fagioli executed the operations utilising 144SPMT axle lines with different configuration in order to provide thecorrect stability to the vessel.

12

Sea transport of a ship section

As well as overland transport Fagioli also providesea transport for ship sections. Using a groupowned motor vessel Fagioli shipped 2 large shipsections one with dimensions as big as 30m x 17mx 12m) from Monfalcone (North-East of Italy) toNaples. The pieces were loaded by a bridge cranedirectly onto the ship.

Fagioli was asked to transport, relocate andposition several modules which will outline theskeleton of a ship built at a shipyard in Ancona(Italy). Fagioli used SPMTs to transport the bottomsection of the vessel while a crawler crane, underFagioli supervision, was utilized to pick up theheavy items, turn them upside down and relocatethem to the final position. The largest moduleweighted 350 tonne.

Freight Forwarding - Many Competitors.... More Satisfaction!

Project Logistics

When we talk about freight forwarding, most of us would relate it to the delivery of small parcels. Whereas if we talk about heavytransport and lifting we think of large spectacular engineering jobs. Traditionally this was the case but today Freight Forwardingcovers so much more, such as ro-ro traffics, break bulk shipments, containers, overland transportation, rail or airfreightdeliveries, loading and unloading, stuffing and un-stuffing as well as storage in close or open areas.

In the last issue of the News letter we mentioned that Fagioli is the only Project Logistics company with a full range of groupowned equipment (ships, barges, SPMTs, strand jacks, tower lift etc….) for heavy transport and lifting activities. Fagioli alsoown equipment dedicated to Freight Forwarding projects such as containers, normal trucks and trailers, small and mediumrange cranes as well as storage facilities at main ports. With a complete range of equipment Fagioli are able to cover everypossible kind of transport, lifting and logistical requirement with a high level of professionalism!!

During the construction of a plant, whether you are transporting by normal trailers, air transportation, ocean going vessels, carryingout container deliveries or large reactors, every single activity involving the movement of any single item has its relevant importance!!

Fagioli know that the delay of an item, no matter what size could stop the entire plant development!! And this is the key we usefor supplying old Customers and acquiring new names competing with anindefinite number of Competitors formed by the small Freight forwarder justsituated next door to the Customer as well as the international world wide Groupestablished everywhere on the territory. Most of them are dedicated to specifictrades and commodities while certain well known Companies handle hugevolumes of cargoes and attack the market from a strong position.

It doesn't make any difference if we are handling spare parts for automotiveproduction, components for the aerospace industry (which involves a completerange of worldwide road, air, sea services) projects to/from the Maghreb areausing our ro/ro service or humanitarian / military cargo where we deliveryinternational aid to critical areas. "No difference, same target: safe andprofessional performances, timing and competitive rates".

13

Notes From the Project Logistics Department

Above: The unloading of a 1,300 tonne splitter (seearticle "Yanbu, Saudi Arabia” pg 4) This is anotherexample of the integration between project logistics andheavy transport activities and recently Fagioli wasawarded the transport of 3 splitters from Korea toYanbu,Saudi Arabia by sea and then overland transportto site. Fagioli’s project logistics department managedthe chartering of the H/L ocean vessel and, with thesupport of the heavy transport team, supervised thecomplete transport up to final destination!!!

Above: A road and air transport of aSatellite from Rome to USA

As outlined in previous issues of this news letter, Fagioli has takenadvantage of the present boom situation with in the Oil & Gas market,particularly in the Middle East region.

As far as the future is concerned, we are constantly monitoring themarket and developing our synergies with our Clients. We expect ourmarket share to grow quite considerably in the next 4 to 6 yearsthrough our long-term investments. Of course this is only a forecastbut the first indications are coming from the market itself.

As well as the various projects already under execution, we have theopportunity to further develop ourselves internationally, with theaward of an important project in India. A Joint Venture withTransoceanic company (Agility Group) which will involve all ofFagioli's core business activities.

The set up of the project team is still under execution but it willinclude three operational co-ordinators located at the client's officesin Mumbai, as well as the involvement of our local partners and adedicated team from Italy for the transportation of the heavy items.This will be another project where we will see the synergy betweenheavy transport, lifting, engineering and Project Logistics activities. There will be more details on this project in the next issue!!!

It's a great pleasure to introduce our readersto the engineering department.

Sometimes, this crucial in-house activity is notas well-highlighted as it should be as itrepresents the foundation to performtransportation and lifting safely and on-time.

The Engineering Department, coordinated byAndrea Massera and Paolo Cremonini in theS.Ilario d'Enza head-office and Giovanni DePaoli in the Milan branch is supported by ateam of 30 creative engineers, ready to findnew solutions for any kind of possibletransport and lifting activities. These activitieshave become more and more challengingover recent years with the ever-increasingsize of items to be moved.

Over the last 10 years, Fagioli S.p.A.responded to the evolution in marketconditions, to enter into international marketsin heavy lifting, special installations, load-out of off-shorestructures, project logistics, on-shore and relevant civilworks.

The market offers long-term projects, more and moredemanding, in terms of technology, engineering andschedule deadlines. These kind of jobs, to be performedoutside of Italy, require accurate planning and preparationand for this reason the Management has been investingsignificant economic resources and energy in upgrading theEngineering department to become the "centre of gravity" oftransport and lifting activities.

Engineering is not only the capability to make complexstructural calculations. Facing a peculiar request by thecustomer, the word "engineering" means also the ability to

choose for the most economical and effective technicalsolution in terms of equipment and means of transports,considering all the aspects of safety, quality andenvironment, reliability of the service offered, budget andactivity planning. These choices, which are the result of newideas based on previous well-established companyexperiences, must be supported by project planning,engineering drawings, operative procedures, load-outmanuals, project quality plans. All Fagioli engineeringworking methods are based on safety standards andregulations. Upgrading the know-how of the engineeringdepartment involves:

Recruitment of new professional personnelFacing the most demanding requests by clientsStudying the laws in force in foreign countries (BS, AISC, DIN, Euro Codici, Det Norske Veritas,.)Making technical calculations (Ballasting, load-in load-out)Issuing Operative procedures to handle the job to be done on site.

Being in contact with worldwide high-profile companieshelped us to obtain in 2006 the ISO 9001-2000 certificationfor the "Design and Applied Engineering" by DNVorganisation.

Fagioli Engineering - The New Concept

14

Fagioli Engineering - The New Concept

The input data furnished by the Client (also during Bid phase)can be crucial for the awarding of the project and for the safeexecution of it. Just to give a recent example, a customerasked us to study the assembly of a huge unit, consisting of5 different pieces weighing 500 tons each, to be pre-fabricated, to be separately transported and at the end,joined together on its foundations. Fagioli, after a careful anddetailed analysis of the project, suggested to build thecomplete unit in one piece (on a base frame designed byFagioli) in order to directly transport and install the wholepiece by means of SPMTs. This technical solution avoidedthe problem of having other special equipment on site (e.g.cranes, towers etc…) and the hook-up operations betweenthe modules. This plan turned a win win situation for both theclient and Fagioli. The structure in question was a Cold Boxweighing 2,600 tons, and a height of 60m.

During the bid stage, Fagioli Engineering Departmentsupports the Commercial department to identify the mostsuitable means of equipment for the execution of the jobs,issues method Statements and drawings, analyses thetechnical specifications of the Client and the technicalaspects of the offer/tender. Moreover, the EngineeringDepartment prepares the technical specifications for theprocurement and the construction of the equipment,providing the fabrication and control plans. For instance, ourteam supervised all the operations for the fabrication of two80m high Towerlift System (with capacity up to 1.000 tonneeach), checking the materials used for the fabrication and thewelding, tolerances, painting, laboratory tests and final thirdparty certification.

Recently, for the ADRIATIC LNG project in Spain, Fagiolispecially built 4 box girders comprising of modularcomponents hinged and jointed together. Each of the boxgirders is 40m long and can be hoisted up to 1,500 tonne.These box girders will be the main structure of the liftingsystem that will be used to position large modules on top ofthe GBS concrete structure.

In-house engineering means also risk reduction. To achievethis Fagioli uses the most sophisticated computer programsto perform accurate engineering studies in order to completesafe transport and lifting thanks to the latest generation oftechnical drawing software and 3d movie simulationtechnology used to calculate all possible risks and replicatethe movement of the whole transport and lifting operation.

During the execution stage, the Engineering Departmentsupports the Operations Division, by issuing all thenecessary documents for the preparation and the executionof the job on site:

Equipment list

Transport and lifting drawings showing details of the all the equipment for the operation.

Calculations statement (stability, structural, ballasting…)

Operational procedures explaining the safest way to execute the jobs; organisation charts; check list for the preparation and control of the equipment; step by step description of the operations; operational methods (tolerances, maximum speed, wind speed limitations, maximum reactions…) for safe execution.

We also need to emphasise the fact that all thedocuments issued by Engineering Department are"safety-oriented" for all the activities on site, activelyprepared in cooperation with the HSE department:issuing of safety manual, method statement, HAZOP,safety job analysis, risk analysis.

All the results obtained during these last years havebeen encouraging but, as always, there are lots ofdemanding and challenging things to do andperform!!!

15

www.fagioligroup.com www.fagioli-lifting.com

Other News

Contributions and CommentsThank you to all those who contributed to this edition of theNews Letter.

We appreciate your comments please continue to send themto either of the persons named below:

Nicola Mowatt Rudy CorbettaFagioli Limited Fagioli S.p.A

The Ridgeway, Iver Via Vigentina 2, Bucks, SL0 9JE, UK 20090 OPERA, Italy

Tel: +44 1753 659 000 Tel: +39 02 576901Fax: +44 1753 655998 Fax: +39 02 [email protected] [email protected]

Fagioli World

Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.) Atyrau (Kazakhstan), Bejing (China), Dammam(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Durres (Albania), Hong Kong (China),Houston (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), London (UK), Moscow (Russia),Mumbai (India), Nurnberg (Germany), Oran, (Algeria), Paris (France),Seoul (Korea), Singapore (Singapore), Tehran (Iran), Tripoli (Libya),Tubli (Bahrain), Tunis (Tunisia).

Breakbulk Conference in Antwerp

Between the 22nd and the 24th of May the 2nd edition ofthe European Breakbulk conference took place inAntwerp with some of the most relevant ship-owners ofthe global market. The trade fair has clearly grown-up interms of exhibitors, meetings and attendees.

Fagioli, as already mentioned in the last issue of theNewsletter made a strategic alliance with two importantBelgian companies (Heavy and Partner) to create theFHP, performing heavy transport and lifting, projectlogistics and warehousing activities especially in theBenelux and Western Central Europe area. FHPattended the Breakbulk conference with a small but verycosy and elegant stand "decked out" with 4 TV screensand an alluring and exceptional "Belgian chocolatefountain" where guests and visitors were compelled by an"Act of God" to make a stop over and taste strawberriescovered by a shower of hot luxury chocolate.Unforgettable moments at FHP stand !!!

Special thanks to “Heavy” for the support andorganisation!

All Change for PSC - New Name, New OfficesIn April 2007 it was decided to drop the PSC from Fagioli PSCLimited and become Fagioli Limited, as such a new companylogo has been produced to coincide with our Group CompanyFagioli SpA.

Also the construction of the new Iver offices and workshopfacilities began. The new construction will consist of aworkshop area, ground and first floor offices.

Workshop - 14,531sq feetGround Floor Offices - 2,988 sq feetMezzanine Offices - 2,874 sq feet

Someport Walon and FagioliFagioli is a shareholder of one of the most importantFreight forwarding companies in France: SomeportWalon. Currently Someport Walon is performing animportant job in Yemen supported by Fagioli equipmentand operators. A fruitful collaboration which integrates thelong experience as Freight forwarders by the Frenchcompany and Fagioli long standing engineering know-how on heavy transport and lifting activities. This mutualsynergy hasinvolved bothcompanies onother projects inthe recent past.

overview - fagioli.com€¦ · deck module onto a barge by means of 2 x 18 spmt axles. after this...

Documents