Heavy Lift - Venture Goosander

Henry Abram & Sons Ltd. were contracted to transport two towheads, and their associated roof panels, from Nigg (UK) to Wick (UK).

The Towheads weighed 52 Te and 48 Te and the roof panels ranged from 5 Te to 7 Te. HASL chartered the coaster vessel 'MV Est’ for this shipment and attended the loading and supervised the securing. HASL were also responsible for supervising the discharge and subsequent road move to Subsea 7s Wester Site.

The Towheads were stowed under deck and were secured by a combination of welded stanchions and chains. The covers were stowed on deck and secured using ratchets and webbing strops.

The towheads and panels were discharged onto trailers at Wick and using HASL swept paths as guidance, were manoeuvred through the town without incident and delivered to site. HASL liaised with the Police and local authorities with regards to the road move and they ensured the route stayed free from traffic for the duration of the move and that all obstructions identified were removed.