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Argonautics Aids In

Bucutite Ship Unloader

Transport/Assembly

From August through

September of this year, a 2-,000 tons/hr. buaxite ship unloader was transported to the Alunorte pier in Vila Do Conde, Brazil.

This ship unloader, designed by

Pictured are the general arrangements for the Alunorte ship unloader.

Italimplianit of Italy and built by Sade Vigese, had been erect- ed at the Berolme yard in Angra dos Reis, Brazil. For the ocean transportation, Dutch shipping company Jumbo Navigation N.V was contracted.

Jumbo Navigation used its heavy-lift ship Fairlift for this transport.

Argonautics

Marine Engineering of Sausalito, Calif., was contracted to con- firm the feasibility of the proposed trans- portation and re- assembly. Full struc- tural analyses of all major parts were per- formed to study the effect of lifting and of ship motions on the ship unloader parts.

The ship unloader, weighing approximately 1,000 tons, was disassembled and lifted in three parts on to the heavy-lift ship using the Verlome gantry crane.

These parts were then secured for the voyage using the standard

Jumbo slings and turnbuckles.

On August 27, the ship safely arrived at the Alunorte pier in

Vila Do Conde. The gantry was first offloaded and positioned on the quay rails, using Fairlift's aft crane only. Using both ship cranes, the upper part was then lifted from the ship and positioned • or filtration, protection, and endurance, nothing holds up better in rough water than Luber-finer. Every filter is factory-tested to ensure the highest performance under Luber^finer pressure. And with one of the broadest application lines, it doesn't matter what your boat is.. .if it floats, we make a filter to fit it. Luber-finer. Filters made to tough it out.

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