Continuing our track record of success in maritime logistics and port engineering solutions, from May 26 to May 30, Tan Cang Technical Services Joint Stock Company (Tancangtech) successfully executed the project to receive, discharge, and stevedore oversized, overweight wind power equipment from specialized heavy-lift vessels onto the quayside safely and ahead of schedule, despite extremely harsh weather conditions.
From optimizing engineering methodologies to swiftly responding to technical contingencies, this project serves as solid proof of Tancangtech’s operational coordination, engineering excellence, and resilient spirit in the specialized project cargo sector.
Project Overview: Wind Power Equipment Stevedoring & Handling
- Scope of Work: Vessel receiving, unlashing, and stevedoring/discharging wind power components (wind turbine blades, hubs, nacelles) from specialized vessels onto the jetty.
- Location: Tan Cang Petro Cam Ranh Port.
- Timeline: From May 26 to May 30.
Key Highlights of Tancangtech’s Wind Energy Stevedoring Solutions
For heavy industrial cargo projects, vessel turnaround time and equipment integrity are paramount to clients. Tancangtech accelerated the discharge productivity on the heavy-lift vessel to:
- Increased handling speed: Up to 10 tower sections/day and blade receiving rates up to 10 blades/day.
- Shortened vessel turnaround: Reduced estimated vessel discharge time from 8 days down to 6.5 days (1.5 days ahead of schedule) under adverse weather conditions.
Remarkably, this benchmark was achieved while the area was directly impacted by a tropical depression causing heavy downpours and strong wind gusts, driven by 4 pivotal factors:
1. Highly Experienced Personnel Mastering Wind Equipment Stevedoring Procedures
Our team of engineers and rigging technicians quickly grasped technical specifications and proficiently operated specialized lifting gears to transfer cargo from vessel holds to the quay seamlessly.
2. Resilient On-Site Execution Under Extreme Weather
The entire field workforce remained fully mobilized for overtime shifts, staying committed on-site to maintain operational momentum against the complex developments of an emerging tropical depression in the East Sea. Field wind gusts occasionally reached 20 m/s, requiring the team to maintain the highest state of safety readiness.
3. Seamless Inter-Agency & Port Authority Coordination
Close liaison between Tancangtech, shipping agents, maritime port authorities, and particularly Tan Cang Cam Ranh Port minimized vessel clearance administrative procedures upon berthing, enabling direct transshipment operations strictly on schedule.
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Unlashing and rigging wind turbine blades for stevedoring
On-Site Execution Log at Cam Ranh Port
With the deployment of an energetic, highly skilled team of 20 specialized field technicians (05 crane operators & signalmen; 12 rigging crew members; 01 electrical equipment specialist; 02 safety and QA/QC supervisors), the project milestones were tightly controlled daily:
- May 26 & 27: Focused on unlashing and continuously discharging 15 wind turbine blades directly onto specialized multi-axle trailers and offloading associated accessories.
- May 28 & 29: Successfully discharged heavy-lift components comprising 05 Hub assemblies and 02 pre-assembled Nacelle units.
- May 30: Completed the discharge of the remaining 03 Nacelle units, performed housekeeping, cleared vessel decks and quayside areas, and demobilized personnel, concluding the project successfully.
The success of this stevedoring project reaffirms Tancangtech’s market position: not merely a conventional port maintenance provider, but a premier turnkey contractor for complex oversized, overweight heavy-lift logistics and renewable energy projects in Vietnam.
