http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/ Two pipe sections for the new Botlek bridge. The Botlek bridge just outside Rotterdam carries a narrow road and has limited navigation clearance. It opens and closes frequently, delaying both road traffic and shipping on the Botlek. Work is currently underway on a much wider and higher bridge which will improve the flow of traffic on both the road and the waterway. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Two-pipe-sections-for-the-new-Botlek-bridge/ Fri, 10 May 2013 16:23:00 +0100 While on tow, late in 2012, the Larvik Rock barge capsized off the English coast. This barge is used for transporting rock for civil engineering applications and is unusually large, with a length overall of 122 meters and a beam of 36.6 meters. While still upside down the Larvik Rock was towed to the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands and moored at the Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam. To upright the barge Mammoet Salvage developed a plan to “parbuckle” it with sheerlegs while keeping most of the barge underwater. This reduces the required capacity of the sheerlegs and therefore the cost to the client. When preparing the project Mammoet Salvage was supported by the marine engineers of Mammoet Solutions. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MM-Salvage-Larvick-Rock-parbuckled/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:30:00 +0100 Samsung Saudi Arabia, the main contractor for a new Saudi Aramco petrochemical plant in Shaybah, Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) needed a solution for the transportation and installation of an Amine Contactor weighing 1,048 tons. The steep hills, narrow and winding roads, weight and size of the load and the hot climate meant that detailed planning was essential. Mammoet professionals had started preparing for the project over a year in advance. The train weight including the trailers was 1,444 tons. The 1,080-kilometer route led across the desert, from Dammam Industrial Area to Shaybah. Most of the roads were narrow, sometimes only seven meters wide, with slopes of up to 8%. The load was transported on Kamag and Goldhofer hydraulic trailers and ten prime movers. Each hill was a challenge: going up with four trucks in front of the load and six behind, and changing over at the crest of the hill to six behind and four in front. Perfect coordination was required to prevent shock loads. The hydraulic suspension of the trailers had to be adjusted continuously at the crest of the hill to ensure an effective distribution of the load. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Record-breaking-trip-in-the-searing-desert/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:17:00 +0100 On 19 January 2013 the coaster Merle lost power in a heavy storm off the coast of Portugal, and ran aground on a beach. Mammoet Salvage proposed an attractive solution to the ship owner: to purchase the Merle for a nominal amount, refloat the vessel, and sell it for scrap. The benefit to the owner was the simplicity of this solution: all responsibility was transferred to Mammoet. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoet-Salvage-refloats-coaster-in-Portugal/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:36:00 +0100 While on tow, late in 2012, the Larvik Rock barge capsized off the English coast. The barge is particularly large, with a length overall of 122 meters and a beam of 36.6 meters. Because of the weather conditions it was not possible to right the vessel in the area where the incident occurred. Hence the Larvik Rock was towed, while still upside down, to the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands and moored at the Mammoet Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/Larvik-Rock-barge-to-be-parbuckled-uprighted-by-Mammoet-Salvage/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:14:00 +0100 Siemens Nederland has signed a contract with Ballast Nedam and Mammoet for the Near Shore Wind farm Noordoostpolder in the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands. Ballast Nedam’s contribution will consist of the engineering, supply and installation of the foundations for the 48 turbines. Afterwards, Mammoet will transport and install the 48 turbines. Financial close of the project is expected in the spring of 2014, after which the final preparations will be made for installation in 2015. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Ballast-Nedam-and-Mammoet-selected-for-Near-Shore-Wind-farm-Noordoostpolder/ Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:23:00 +0100 The world's heaviest mobile crane performed its first commercial on 22 February 2013, for Mammoet. The company deployed its brand new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 to lift a 340 ton temporary support leg for an offshore drilling rig. Another first was that this was the first time a load this heavy was lifted by mobile cranes only. The new 750 ton crane undertook the job together with two 700 ton mobile cranes. The three cranes needed two hours to lift the leg from the water onto an offshore supply ship. The support was used for the repair of the GPS Saturn drilling rig moored in IJmondhaven. It was temporarily placed under the rig so that one of its 120 meter high legs could be repaired. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/A-first-for-Mammoet-in-IJmuiden/ Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:21:00 +0100 We recently received an inquiry late on Thursday afternoon about transferring a 340 ton column from an inland waterway vessel to a coaster. Routine enough, except that the job had to be done Friday, the next day! http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Heavy-lift-solution-arranged-at-short-notice/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:37:00 +0100 After careful preparations our client and Mammoet Maritime, supported by the local authorities, started on the last stage of the work on the new tunnel for the Noord Zuid Lijn metro route in Amsterdam. This tunnel section runs across the Binnen IJ waterway, from the rear of Central Station to the north bank of the IJ waterway. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Amsterdam-metro-tunnel/ Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:06:00 +0100 Come and visit us at the main event of the Rio Oil & Gas of Latin America. You can find us in Pavilion 3 at Booth number L5 from Monday 17 September to Thursday the 20th of September (from 12.00pm to 8.00pm). http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoet-Brasil-present-at-Rio-Oil--Gas-2012/ Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:21:00 +0100 Mammoet was able to keep first place in the IC50 ranking of the world’s largest crane-owning companies. We were also able to keep first place in the IC T50 ranking of the world’s largest heavy and specialized transport owning companies in the world. This proves Mammoet's stability even in times of economic uncertainty. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoet-number-one/ Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:57:00 +0100 Mammoet Europe will be present on the Offshore Northern Seas exhibition 2012. The exhibition is from 28 untill 31 August 2012 in Stavanger, Norway. Visit our booth 996! For more information about the ONS please visit their website. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/Offshore-Northern-Seas-2012/ Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0100 Some time ago, Mammoet introduced the New Generation PTC cranes, dedicated to complex and extended heavy lifting projects. One of the new cranes, the PTC 140 DS, made its first major lift on a project for a client in the USA, on 5 August. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/PTC140-DS---first-major-lift/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:47:00 +0100 During a 12 hour operation in the QUIP Estaleiros Rio Grande in Brazil, Mammoet lifted a 17,000 MT topside to a height of nearly 50 meters (164 feet). http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/New-Dry-Mating-Record-Set-by-Mammoet/ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:30:00 +0100 Mammoet brought together a wide range of its capabilities, including heavy lifting with a pair of 1,350 ton capacity crawler cranes, to unload a series of barges weighing more than 1,400 tons in the Netherlands. Sander Splinter, Mammoet Europe managing director, explained the project to Alex Dahm. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/Stacks-of-experience/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:02:00 +0100 Mammoet USA South was recognized by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) at the Association’s 2012 Annual Conference for its outstanding safety record. The event was held April 17-21at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines in Austin, TX. Two plaques were presented to Mammoet: one for Safety and the other for Safety Improvement. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/SCRA-Recognizes-Mammoet-for-Safety-/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:21:00 +0100 ESTA is the European umbrella association representing the individual associations in the EU-countries in the field of heavy and specialized transport and crane companies. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Winner-of-the-2012-ESTA-Combined-Techniques-Award/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:56:00 +0100 The Zephyrus, a tug operated by Mammoet Maritime, recently received a Green Award for Inland Shipping certificate, becoming only the second tug in the Netherlands to be covered by this program. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/Green-Award-for-Mammoets-Zephyrus-tug/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:01:00 +0100 In mid-February MV Feruz, a specialist ferry for railway wagons, was one of several vessels which got into difficulties in a heavy storm in the Black Sea. The master demonstrated impressive seamanship by steering her into a small, narrow (outside) swimming pool of an aqua park, close to the port of Samsun in Turkey. Mammoet Salvage, jointly with Iskes Towage & Salvage tugs from IJmuiden signed a LOF salvage agreement on the rail ferry Feruz to provide emergency response services to stabilize the vessel and prevent further damage to the vessel and aqua park. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoet-provides-emergency-response-for-beached-rail-ferry-in-Turkey/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:37:00 +0100 Last week the test program of Mammoet’s three new PTC 140/200 DS (Platform, Twin ring, Containerized) cranes was completed in Westdorpe (the Netherlands). The last tests involved a PTC 140 DS fitted with a 140 meter main boom and 106 meter luffing jib. The tip of the jib was over 250 meters (820 feet) high. In this configuration the crane capacity is 1,000 tons, and in other configurations the new cranes have capacities up to 3,200 tons. Mammoet is the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport and designed these cranes in-house for large construction projects (e.g. oil refineries, power stations, offshore structures) throughout the world. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoets-new-PTC-test-program-completed/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:03:00 +0100 The first new Mammoet PTC200DS crane has been shipped for it's first project. This is the first of three new generation Mammoet PTC super heavy lift cranes. The fully containerised crane has a capacity of 200,000 ton meters. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/PTC200DS_OnTheMove/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100 We recently successfully tested one of our new PTC Super Heavy Lift cranes with a test load of 3520 tons at 33 meters radius. The crane, designed in-house by Mammoet, was rigged with a 83 meter main boom and 36 meter jib. The maximum design load on the jib is 2900 tons which sets a world record among jib cranes and sheerlegs. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/PTC-World-Record/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100 Now that the 2012 Dakar Rally is approaching, the Mammoet Rallysport stable features four racing monsters. Driver Martin van den Brink will again take his red and black truck to the limits. The cooperation between the businessman from Harskamp, the Netherlands and Mammoet is characterized by an iron will to succeed and to do everything possible for that. Previous rallies have proven the effectiveness of this approach: the team reached 11th place among the trucks in the 2011 Dakar event. This inspired Mammoet to make an even greater commitment this year: Martin will now be assisted by a fast support truck on the track and a 6x6 support vehicle in the bivouac. Everyone at the home base will be kept up to date from a Dodge SUV with the journalists. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/DAKAR-Preproloog2011/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100 Mammoet took first place in the 2011 IC50 ranking of the world’s largest crane-owning companies and also took first place in the IC T50 ranking of the world’s largest heavy and specialized transport owning companies in the world. The ranking was carried out by International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/IC50-award/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 Mammoet USA is a winner of the 2011 Crane & Rigging Group Safety Award. These awards are given each year at the Annual Conference to SC&RA members with exceptional safety records. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/HRBsafety-award/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 On behalf of Natural Industrial Gases Co. & Saudi Basic Co. (SABIC), Samsung Engineering Co. presented Mammoet Middle East the HSE Achievement Appreciation Award for providing the engineered lifting of heavy items as a part of the GAS Jubail Phase-V111 project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MM-MiddleEast-safety-award/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 What started off in the middle of the desert in 1974 with two containers and a roof in between. Later moving in 1980 to Al Aweer Road in Ras Al Khor acquiring a good size workshop and using make shift portocabins as offices. Due to the ever expanding business in the Middle East, Mammoet Gulf has recently been relocated to the Jebel Ali Free Zone which is located just a few kilometers from Dubai city. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MM-FZE-office-opening/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 It is with great pleasure that Mammoet Southern Africa can announce that we have achieved a 5 star IRCA grading regarding to Health and Safety. It was achieved by a great team effort throughout the whole Mammoet Southern Africa organization. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/5IRCA-stars-MM-SA/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 The winners of this year's ESTA Awards of Excellence were announced during the ESTA users Night and Award Dinner at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 7 June. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/2-ESTA-awards-2011/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100 We look back with pride to a successful Mammoet Open Day which was held this past Saturday, 10 September. Over 4,000 interested people, including many Mammoet Club members, staff, family, neighbors and other interested people enjoyed the range of activities Mammoet offered at the Heavy Lift Terminal Schiedam and the Mammoet Training Center in Hoogvliet. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/OpenDay2011thanks/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +0100 We are determined to consolidate and strengthen our position as market leader by excelling at our work and further improving our performance whenever possible, by demonstrating an enterprising spirit, and by embracing innovation. Mammoet stands out from the competition and we are proud to be innovative. That’s why we are proud to introduce to you our new website: www.mammoet.com (including Used Equipment website) http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Welcome-to-our-new-website/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:12:00 +0100 Mammoet opens its doors to the public on Saturday 10 September, 2011 from 9:30 hrs to 16:00 hrs. During this Open Day you can learn about the various activities Mammoet has to offer. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Europe/News-Media/News-overview/NewsItems/OpenDay2011/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:10:00 +0100 Mammoet finds opportunities for growth, even at a time when many other businesses have to fight for survival. In this case, the growth is largely about greater strength rather than higher revenues. This is primarily the outcome of the quality and professional approach of our people. “Striving for professional excellence” is one of Mammoet’s corporate values for a good reason. As a business, we invest a lot in our personnel and we get a lot back from them. Customers benefit from this in the form of ever and more versatile engineered heavy lifting and transport services. The evidence has been published in this newest issue of Mammoet World. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Mammoet-World-11/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0100 Mammoet Salvage, part of Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport, recently received the official order for the salvage of 70 shipwrecks in Nouadhibou Bay, Mauretania. The European Union has made 28,8 million euros available for removing the wrecks. The salvage operation will start in April 2011 and will run for 22 months. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Extreme-heavy-lifting-is-here1/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0100 Mammoet introduces the New Generation PTC super heavy lift cranes! http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/Extreme-heavy-lifting-is-here/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0100 Mammoet Maritime, with its head office at Schiedam, the Netherlands, recently extended its fleet with the SCHELDE multipurpose pontoon. This seagoing pontoon (length: 85 meters, breadth 22 meters) can be used for RoRo and conventional transport, and to launch large ships. Mammoet recently launched a frigate and a large yacht with the SCHELDE. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/SCHELDEmultipurposePontoon/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Wednesday Mammoet received the prestigious Business of the Year 2009 award. The award is presented annually to a Dutch or Canadian company that has made an outstanding contribution to Dutch-Canadian business relations. The selection committee for the award is made up of the Board of Members of the Netherlands-Canadian Chamber of Commerce. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/CanadianBusinessAward2009/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Maritime recently acquired Barthel Schwimmkrane based in Mülheim am Ruhr in Germany, which operates in the same sector. As of 1 January 2011, the six personnel and equipment will be operating as Mammoet Maritime GmbH. The equipment includes the 200-ton sheerlegs (Grizzly), 300-ton floating crane (Atlas) and a pusher tug (Buffel). This acquisition strengthens Mammoet Maritime's position on the German market. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MammoetAcquiresBarthelSchwimmkrane/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Salvage, part of Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport, recently completed the salvage of Cabo de Hornos research vessel which was stranded on dry land. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MammoetRecoversCaboDeHornos/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Salvage, based in Schiedam, the Netherlands, has started the salvage operation of the Formosaproduct Brick. This product tanker, with a length of 228.5 meters, is on fire in the Straits of Malacca, 20 miles from Port Dickson, Malaysia. The tanker, carrying 58,000 tons of highly flammable naphtha, collided with the Ostende Max bulk carrier on 18 August. The collision led to a fire on the Formosaproduct Brick and 9 of its crew of 25 are still missing. After extinguishing the fire and stabilizing the ship, Mammoet Salvage will tow the tanker to a safe port. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MMSalvageBurningTanker/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Salvage from Schiedam, the Netherlands started the clear up of oil and other pollution caused by a stranded fishing boat on the island of Saint Kilda on March 17. This island that belongs to the United Kingdom has been given the status of UNESCO World Heritage site. After an earlier feasibility study was carried out Mammoet Salvage was also awarded the first follow up order from the shipper’s insurance company. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MMSalvageSaintKilda/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Salvage recently recovered a fuel truck loaded with diesel and a cabinet containing lube oil from Robson Bight near Vancouver Island in Canada. The challenging project, in a water depth of 360 meters, was completed on time and well within budget. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/RobsonBight/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Benelux, with headquarters in Schiedam (the Netherlands), recently acquired an 8 ha undeveloped harbor site on the Axel Plain (Axelse Vlakte) at Autrichehaven in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen. In the coming year Mammoet intends to develop a third Multi-Purpose Terminal for Mammoet in the Netherlands on this site. It will include their own 300-metre quay at the new Autriche Terminal to receive vessels of up to 12.50 meters draft. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/NewHeavyLiftTerminal/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:28:00 +0100 Mammoet Maritime GmbH has safely recovered the MS Waldhof. Mammoet Maritime GmbH is a subsidiary of Mammoet, the worldwide leader in heavy lifting and transport. On 13 January the Waldhof (length 105 meters) capsized and sank, with the loss of two lives. The ship was carrying 2,400 tons of concentrated sulfuric acid from BASF’s plant in Ludwigshafen to Antwerp, Belgium. As a result, downstream shipping on this stretch of the Rhine was blocked for several weeks, at times resulting in a backlog of over 400 vessels. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MammoetRecoversWaldhof/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 Mammoet Australia is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hercules Crane Hire & Hercules Heavy Lift. Hercules Crane Hire, based in Port Hedland (depot and main office), Leonora & Newman, is a strategic addition to Mammoet Australia’s business. The acquisition will extend Mammoet’s presence within WA and increase the company’s client base. Mammoet will build upon Hercules Crane Hire’s customer relationships by maintaining and increasing the level of service already provided; along with a strong focus on safety and zero tolerance to harm. http://www.mammoet.com/en/Global-News-items/MammoetAquiresHercules/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100