Harbour Links Last Beam

Well its been a busy week with Fletcher Construction placing the last beam on The NZ Transport Agency Harbour Link Project. Peter McLeod our structural engineer has had his hands full working closely with engineer Gareth Hole from Fletchers planning a very technically complex lift. Maximus (GMK5170) operated by Brian Short and Lofty (GMK5130) operated by Justin Martin with very short outriggers to place a 70 Tonne Steel Beam with the help of Roy Ogle dogging it gently into place. You can read the full story on SunLive or at the Bay of Plenty Times websites. "It will be quite an engineering feat," Harbour Link project manager Kevin Reid said.

Luff Down

I thought I better post something to give people an idea of the sort of thing Peter gets up to. I wouldn't be too keen to see what this looks like on a rough day at sea.

A 500 Tonne Hook?

Here we have Peter McLeod standing infront of one of the hooks on Saipem 7000. They don't get much bigger than this (7000 Tonne Capacity). The spreader bar in the background puts our little ones here in the yard to shame.

Saipem 7000

Latest picture from Peter McLeod. Peter is currently working on Saipem 7000 as a Structual Installation Engineer. Awesome pictures Peter - Keep them coming!