TAMPA CRANE TRANSPORT

Project Summary

Three low profile container cranes were relocated from Newark, NJ, to Tampa, FL, using the cargo barge ATLANTA BRIDGE. After loading and securing the cranes, the tug East Coast towed the barge to Tampa under favorable weather conditions, with a tow speed averaging in excess of 8.5 knots. The highest waves encountered during the 7 day tow were reportedly no more than 3 ft, well below the design significant wave height of 13.7 ft.

Scope of Work

The project scope included:

Project Photograph

Photograph courtesy of East Coast Cranes.

specialists in marine heavy-lift transportation engineering

naval architects

marine surveyors

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Est. 1992

■	Model barge and calculate initial and large angle stability;
■	Determine design environmental criteria for the tow;
■	Calculate resulting barge motions and resulting inertia loads on the cranes.

Barge loaded with cranes departs from Newark

Barge loaded with three cranes departing from Newark