Rosslauer shipyard has been using a 4-axle Eco1000 from Cometto to transport its steel construction parts. This investment has quickly gained attention, as the shipyard has received outside job offers. A massive crane beam from Kranbau Köthen was waiting at Aken's Elbe port, where it can be loaded with stationary equipment for up to 270 …
Fagioli and Cometto working in perfect harmony
Fagioli, a global transport, logistics and heavy engineering specialist, has developed a unique jack-up system for heavy-duty transport projects. This dynamic system working in combination with their self-propelled Cometto SPMT fleet offers new possibilities for future load out operations. The jack-up system was mounted on the deck of the Cometto modules, and it immediately proved …
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180 axle lines position the “bridge of superlatives”
Luxembourg railroad company CFL has completed an important step in its infrastructure expansion program by shifting a 200-meter-long arch bridge with a help of self-propelled vehicles from Cometto. With a length of 200 meters and a width of 18.5 meters, the arch spire reaching 40 metres from the deck to the highest point of the upper arch, it …
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Allelys delivers eight transformes to Shetland Islands
Allelys has recently completed the delivery and installation of eight transformers for two separate projects, the Kergord Energy Station and Viking Energy Substation, on the Shetland Islands. The first project involved transporting four transformers, all weighing 168te and measuring 7.5m long, 4m wide and 4.5m high, using a 15 axle modular trailer from Lerwick Port to …
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 Cometto fulfils high-precision task
Heavy transport specialists from Schares used a 4-axle SPMT combination in a side-by-side configuration to transport a 160-tonne railway bridge in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. To begin with, the 22.5 metre-long bridge had to be raised from a height of 3 metres to 5 metres at the reloading point. For this purpose, a step lifter is …
Record-breaking transport in Northern Ireland
Allelys has transported four units from Belfast Harbour to Kilroot Power Station breaking the existing record for the heaviest loads to be transported on Northern Ireland’s road network. The four units comprised of two turbines weighing 317te each and two generators weighing 370te each. The generators arrived into Belfast from the USA, whilst the turbines …
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Faymonville Group: payloads up to 15,000 tonnes and beyond
The family-managed manufacturer of special vehicles for heavy-duty and special transport, the Faymonville Group, is showcasing its expertise in Munich with fifteen exhibits awaiting the international audience. On an outdoor area of 1,450 square meters, the pioneer in transport solutions, will put on display three product brands MAX Trailer, Faymonville and Cometto. Celebrating its premiere …
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Schaften Cranes signs multi-year agreement with TII Scheuerle
Schaften Cranes will be buying this year, in total 200 SPMT axle lines and another 200 axle lines in 2023 from TII Scheuerle. Further axle lines will follow in the years to come. The Rotterdam headquartered company has now entered the business with transport equipment for heavy lift transportation. As a result, the company has …
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Mammoet: load in and transpooling of subsea cable for an offshore project in Saudi Arabia
Mammoet was in charge of load in and transpooling of subsea cable for an offshore project in Saudi Arabia. The cable basket arrived on a barge to Jubail Commercial Port, where it then needed to be loaded in for transpooling and the empty basket loaded back out on the barge. However, the height difference between …
C.H. Robinson moves 8 modules by barge
C.H. Robinson were recently contracted by their customer to move a set of refinery modules by barge. The job included 8 units with a combined weight of approximately 538 metric tons. The units first needed to be transported one-by-one via a self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) from the manufacturer in Oklahoma to a nearby wharf. Before …