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The main concerns for this project was the final in- motely controlled, with a capacity of up to 60 ton
stallation of a reactor in a “living” refinery site with all for each axle line and with hydraulic suspensions,
the restrictions involved in situations like this one: and a unique flexibility of steering options with each
constrained area; overcoming all the obstacles du- wheel bogie able to swing through 260° (+130°).
ring the operation; maintaining the highest level of Once arrived outside the reactor was positioned
safety precautions. into a storage are onto some stools. (pict.01).

The reactor On-site operations

The huge item called R1101, was 27.6 meters As already mentioned before, the main demanding
long, 8.3 meters wide and 8.3 meters high, with an aspects for the installation of this reactor was the
overall weight of about 457.5 ton. Dimensions of restricted area in which the vessel was supposed
the reactor compelled Fagioli to find some inventive to be positioned.
solution to handle the load during the transport and Fagioli engineering department came up with the
the installation phase. idea to execute a vertical installation of the vessel in
order to overcome all the obstacles which did not
Sea transport activity allow a standard installation methodology: cros-
sing a pipe rack containing methane and cables
The reactor, was built by Walter Tosto in Ortona. used for production. Moreover, the dimensions and
Fagioli was in charge of the transport and load weight of the item did not allow the positioning of a
out of the reactor onto a dedicated group-owned sufficiently powerful crawler crane to be utilized for
barge as well as the sea-fastening and ballasting the final installation operation due to the restricted
operations. Once the item was loaded and secu- space within the refinery.
red onto the barge, it was sea transported up to
Ravenna port. The Fagioli engineering
department came up with the
Heavy haulage transport “idea to execute a vertical
up to the site installation of the vessel in

The reactor was unloaded at Ravenna port and the order to overcome all the
road transport was executed by No. 36 axle lines obstacles which did not
SPMTs up to site. SPMTs (Self-propelled modular allow a standard installation
transporters) are multi-axle trailers designed for the
transportation of large and heavy cargoes, desig- methodology
ned in modular construction which means that they
could be coupled side to side and end to end, re-

Pict .02

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