【Major Chemical Equipment from a Leading Country】370 — Four bullet tanks exported from Zhongshan, Guangdong to South Africa
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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2022-6-21 at 16:04. The LPG tank – a semi-buried high-pressure liquefied petroleum gas tank – is an essential piece of equipment at the liquefied petroleum gas processing facility under construction in Charlevoix Bay, South Africa. In August 2019, Zhongshan in Guangdong exported 4 bullet tankers. A total of 4 bullet tanks are being transported this time; each one has a diameter of 16 meters, a length of 60 meters, and a weight of around 1200 tons. COSCO Guangying is responsible for transporting the bullet tanks from the manufacturing plant to the installation site in South Africa. Four bullet tanks were rolled onto the ship one after another using a 36-axis, 48-ton SPMT; after turning 90 degrees on the deck, the tanks were placed in their proper positions.
Due to the dock conditions, the ship cannot berth sideways, which poses considerable difficulties for roll-on/roll-off operations. Moreover, with the cargo being 60 meters long and the ship only 32 meters wide, this places high demands on both the SPMT equipment used for loading and the ship’s ballasting procedures； After the tank is loaded onto the ship, with a ship width of 32 meters and a vehicle length of 30 meters, it is necessary to perform a 90-degree rotation on the deck – which is like dancing on a knife’s edge. This places a severe test on our company’s ability to operate SPMTs as well as the effectiveness of the plans devised in advance.
Our country’s manufacturing sector still possesses considerable strength.
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