Barrus plays essential role in Tobolsk
In 2023, Tobolsk saw a project start for the erection of the third propane dehydration and polypropylene production (PDH-2) plant, where Barrus Projects played an essential role in the transportation and logistics project support.
The project consisted of two stages: unloading from 22 tug/barge towing arrangements with equipment weighing 13,630 tons in total and last-mile delivery.
Initially, the equipment delivered by Irtysh to Industrial Port was transshipped by high lifting caterpillar cranes (1,350 and 750 tons) and moved across the port by self-propelled and non-self-propelled transporters.
The last mile as the main route over 20 km long included more than 80 obstacles and complicated areas such as tight turns, downhill and uphill spots. Our engineering team did huge work to approve the infrastructure rearrangement with asset holders and with federal and municipal authorities. More than 400 meters of guard rails and 15 lamp posts were dismantled, with more than 100 temporary road signs installed, five overhead power lines modified, and two railway crossings refurbished.
Despite the complexity and uniqueness of the project, the preparation for the logistic services was promptly completed within just six weeks.
Main critical cargos: Splitter: 101.7 x 11.2 x 10.3 m, 1,274.8 tons; Reactor: 49.6 x 10.6 x 10.1 m, 738.65 tons; Reactor: 44.05 x 10.3 x 9.7 m, 494.6 tons; Deethanizer: 52.2 x 7.6 x 6.05 m, 417 tons.
Barrus Projects specialists managed to ideally transport the splitter as the heaviest cargo. For the route safety reasons, the engineers have simulated the movement of the trucks in more than 20 complex sections and made the optimal plan to perform a load distribution on the transporters. The transportation took more than 30 hours, with an average transporter speed of up to 2 km/h. All works were monitored by a highly skilled team of operators.
The successful delivery of heavyweight and oversized cargos from industrial port to construction site has involved the purchase of COMETTO self-propelled modular transporters, which reconfirms our customized approach in every project and the search for solutions for the most unique projects.
