Port of Aviles to Veracruz

Tuscor Lloyds Spain recently completed a Heavy Lift Project Shipment consisting of 19 pieces, of which one piece was over 65 meters long, from Spain to Mexico.

At the request of a manufacturing company in Spain, Tuscor Lloyds were asked to move Two Reactor Platforms, of which one weighed in at 210 tonne with dimensions of approx. 65 x 4.7 x 4.8m along with 17 other smaller pieces, from Port of Aviles to Veracruz.

The job involved securing the large piece to 2 platform trailers. Then through an abnormal load road transport with Police escort from the engineering company to the port of departure. Once at the Port of Aviles, the piece was craned into position on the deck of the vessel and lashed with chains of 20 MT SWL and wire cables along with various clamps and stoppers welded to the deck. The smaller pieces were stowed between decks. Once again the shipment arrived in Veracruz, Mexico without a hitch and on time.