Cross - Continent Adventure for Goodline

 
   

Aitkin Cranes has stepped up to help Goodline undertake an Australian first marine engineering project in Western Australia with a special delivery of three Tadano rough-terrain cranes. A 25 tonne and two 20 tonne Tadano rough-terrain cranes were sought especially from the Aitkin Cranes base in Melbourne, loaded onto a 'road train' and travelled the 6000km journey over 1 and ½ weeks to the final project destination.

Based at Anderson Point in the far north-west town of Port Hedland, the innovative $5 million dollar Goodline project involved the bank stabilisation of a stretch of coastline owned by Iron Ore mining company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG). The goal of the project is to stabilise the banks of a stretch of coastline using a new 'Revetment' process which will reduce the damage caused by water erosion.

Revetment refers to a type of protective covering on an embankment designed to protect it from erosion that commonly occurs adjacent to all waterways and the ocean.

The Goodline Revetment technique involves the laying of geotextile cloth directly onto the sloped coastal bank, followed by a specialised Robusta loop mat supplied from Holland, followed by a stepped bank of concrete blocks to stabilise the earth fill structure. Working on a sensitive and difficult sand bank site, Project Manager for Goodline, John Kennedy, knew this was the ideal project for a rough terrain crane and gave Aitkin Cranes the call.

“Along the sandy project site we have the three Tadano cranes working within a 15 radius laying out matting, pouring the concrete into the moulds, then laying the moulds along the bank,” said John.

“The cranes will leapfrog their way along the bank until we finish the project. This Port Hedland Revetment project is the only one of its kind in Australia and very important for the protection of the bank walls from the high coastal tides in the area.”

 

Bucyrus and Aitkin combine again for Central Queensland

 
   

Aitkin Cranes has joined forces with Boom Logistics and Sherrin Hire to provide a fleet of cranes and related equipment for Bucyrus Australia in an Australian-first assembly project located in central Queensland. The monumentous task involves the assembly of a giant Bucyrus dragline machine and set the Aitkin Cranes team a challenge in satisfying all the lifting requirements. Drawing upon past experience and performance of Aitkin Cranes, Project Manager for Bucyrus Australia Mr Gil Sampford made the call to Kerry O’Brien to oversee the crane supply project.

A total of ten cranes will be supplied by the Aitkin Cranes team with assistance from Sherrin Hire in Mackay and Boom Logistics’ Mackay division. The crane line-up includes a 250 tonne Kobelco CKE2500 and 100 tonne Sany SC1000 crawler cranes, two 20 tonne and two 25 tonne Franna cranes, one 50 tonne rough terrain Tadano, two Telehandlers and 6-8 boom lifts.

To be undertaken on site at an open cut mine in central Queensland, the assembly project will bring up to 150 jobs to the region and is expected to start in April 2007 with a completion date set for September 2008.


 
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