MARINE SURVEYORS
Marine warranty surveyor documents heavy lift
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The MV Happy Star — owned by BigLift Shipping — is a unique vessel in that its crane pedestal has been raised by four metres and the jib is extended by six metres, providing 10 metres more outreach. At full capacity, the vessel’s cranes can lift up to 1,800 metric tonnes with two 900-metric-tonne cranes working in tandem. Key for this particular job, the Happy Star has the highest Finnish Ice class notation. Sandvik’s cargo was almost 3,000 metric tonnes in total. In addition to the two shiploaders coming in at just under 1,000
mt each, the project included two tripper cars, two tripper tails, 28 conveyor galleries and an additional 73 pieces of peripheral equipment. Andrew was very complimentary of the team that carried out the project — specifically mentioning the Happy Star crew and Big Lift Shippng for their intricate planning and hard work to apply all the lashing, and SPMT Vastwin and GSI Shipyard. The project caught the eye of the Discovery Channel’s Mighty Ships program and will be included in an upcoming episode in late summer.
Photos courtesy Phoenix Marine Services
aptain Andrew Korek, President of Phoenix Marine Services and Past President of the Association of Marine Surveyors of BC, took on the role of marine warranty surveyor for this heavy-lift project that saw two complete shiploaders shipped from Guangzhou, China to the Port of Sept Isles in Quebec. Hired on by Liberty Insurance Underwriters and Sandvik Mining & Construction, Andrew attended the loading operations at GSI Shipyard in Guangzhou and also monitored the discharge in Sept Iles (in sub-zero temperatures). Captain Korek spent the better part of December 2014 in China to ensure that loading operations were executed in a safe manner and according to industry standards. Activities Andrew oversaw were such things as lashing, rigging and cargo securing (all done in compliance with DNV GL’s rules). He was also on hand to see that generally accepted stevedoring practices were conducted.
May 2015 BC Shipping News 53