ALE has completed the lift of three coke drums at a Buenos Aires refinery, using what is said to be the largest crane in Argentina.
The Argentina branch of ALE completed the project, which involved the transport and lift of the three 435t, 42m-long drums, using a 1,350t Liebherr LR11350 crane.
The job was undertaken as part of YPF’s Nuevo Coke A project, and also involved weighing, transporting and lifting derricks and coke drum structures, as well as transporting and installing columns and heavy components.
ALE’s project manager Hernán Asensio said: “We faced several challenges; working to install such large, heavy coke drums in a small working area filled with obstacles such as trees and buildings. Because of the client’s schedule, the heaviest pieces needed to be lifted during the windy season, which posed another challenge.
“By using the LR11350 crane with P boom and four configurations, we were able to optimise the manoeuvres in the limited space we had available and minimise the removal of any obstacles.”
