The £1 Million Load Lifter

The valuable cargo is transferred from ship to road transport using a Modular Lifting Beam.

Great Yarmouth Stevedoring faced a difficult task last month when required to unload a 20m long, 89 tonne drilling rig valued at £ 1 million from the hold of a cargo ship. They consulted Lifting Gear Hire, which specified a pair of 50 tonne Modular Lifting Beams plus wire rope ...

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