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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
MAY 2015
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from Turkey to Iraq
A
n impressive transportation milestone
was set by the Turkish heavy haulage
specialist Botros-Yigit-Nata (BYN) using
innovative equipment supplied by Goldhofer
Aktiengesellschaft. To move a 247 t refinery
boiler with a length of almost 62 m (and a
diameter of 3.5 m) from the port in Iskenderun
to a refinery in the oil-rich city of Erbil (Iraq),
BYN employed a combination of two Gold-
hofer ten-axle THP/SL heavy-duty modules.
The refinery boiler was first shipped from
Jebel Ali (United Emirates) to the Turkish port
of Iskenderun. From there, BYN’s specialists
took the huge load by road over a distance
of 1 150 km to its final destination in Erbil.
That was the first time a load of this size had
ever been transported to Iraq via Turkey in a
single operation. The journey from Iskenderun
to Erbil lasted a total of twenty days.
“Everything went smoothly. We spent six
months planning the project and performing
a detailed inspection of the roads down to the
very last bend. Once we had the permits for
the journey, it was simply a question of the
reliability of our Goldhofer modules. And they
did not let us down once,” says BYN general
manager Aydin Fatah.
At a gross combination length of almost
70 m, the Goldhofer axle lines showed what
they are capable of. With a suspension stroke
of ± 300 mm and a high bending moment,
they are the ideal solution for transporting
long loads in off-road conditions. With a load
height of 5.25 m, the boiler transportation op-
eration was a real eye-catcher on the journey
across Turkey.
“It’s gratifying to see customers place their
trust in our technology for the really challeng-
ing missions and break new ground in the
process. We provide the ideal basis for han-
dling landmark projects,” says Stefan Fuchs,
CEO of Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft.
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