en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Berard team recently successfully completed two complex heavy equipment transport tasks, safely delivering large industrial equipment to their destinations via sea-land combined transport. In the first project, the team was responsible for transporting the Big Blue Crane No. 70, originally located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Bremerton, Washington. This crane measures 5m × 1.1m × 3.9m, and the transportation process involved complex logistics scheduling across the American continent.
Berard engineers developed a professional turnkey loading and ballasting plan for this 8,842-nautical-mile voyage. To ensure the stability of the heavy equipment during transport, the technical team specially designed and installed a sea-fastening system. The project deployed 48-axle SPMTs (Self-Propelled Modular Transporters), three power packs, a modular beam system, and a large 6.6m × 1.8m deck barge. Simultaneously, the coordinated operation of loading ramps, crane mats, and winch trucks ensured the precision of transferring the equipment from land to water.
In another logistics task, Berard completed the transport of four transformers, each weighing 184.9 tons. These units were shipped from the Port of New Orleans to the Plaquemine area. Each transformer measures 8.69m × 3.78m × 6.46m. At the initial stage of the task, the equipment was loaded onto a 5.59m × 1.09m barge, which then traveled upstream along the Mississippi River into shallow inland waterways. During the unloading phase, the team utilized 12-line Goldhofer PST-SLE SPMTs to transfer the transformers from the barge to the shore, completing the critical node transition for heavy equipment transport through meticulous operation.
The final 8-kilometer overland transport leg was completed by a 12-axle Faymonville ModulMAX trailer paired with a Kenworth C500 tractor. Since the transport route involved public roads, the team conducted detailed planning and multi-party coordination, ultimately ensuring the safe placement of the transformers. This series of tasks demonstrates Berard's technical execution capability in tackling challenges of extreme dimensions and weight, providing reliable logistics support for heavy equipment transport in the United States.
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