Maoming Petrochemical’s 300,000-ton/year propylene oxide plant completed the transportation of all 15 large-scale petrochemical equipment efficiently within 14 days

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Recently, the last two core towers of Maoming Petrochemical’s 300,000 tons per year propylene oxide plant were safely delivered to the site, marking the successful completion by Maoming’s external engineering logistics team of the transportation of all 15 large-scale petrochemical equipment within 14 days. It is reported that this transportation task involves various large-scale equipment such as ultra-long towers and heavy reactors, requiring high levels of difficulty and technical expertise. Among them, the extraction distillation tower is 70.5 meters long and weighs 225 tons, making it the longest single unit equipment in the project ； The full-density reactor weighs 550 tons and has a shape similar to that of a microphone; its unique structure imposes very high requirements on the design of transportation methods. In the face of complex situations, Maoming Foreign Agent Engineering Logistics team works closely with Shanghai COSCO Shipping Engineering Logistics to make use of three core methods – roll-on/roll-off loading and unloading, lifting operations, and road transport for large items – in order to develop customized transportation solutions for various types of equipment. During the rolling loading and unloading phase, for irregular equipment with low headroom such as full-density reactors, the team deploys specialized hydraulic axis trucks to precisely control the equipment’s orientation and movement speed, ensuring a smooth transfer from the deck to the dock. Furthermore, in terms of lifting operations, the team worked non-stop for 10 consecutive nights to efficiently complete the lifting of 14 large-scale devices using truck cranes. All lifting points and lifting equipment were carefully selected to ensure absolute safety.