e-mosty September 2018 Vessels and Equipment Used for Bridge Construction | Page 13

All eleven bridge deck sections were transported from
Schiedam in The Netherlands to Norway loaded on the
pontoon ‘Wagenborg Barge 5’ in tow of the Dutch tug
‘Waterstroom’ of 3,730 kW (5,072 HP) / 58-ton bollard
pull. Both units are owned by Wagenborg Towage.
In 2013, the bridge was opened to traffic.
→ Figure 17: ASD Tug 2810 Waterstroom
Photo Credit: Damen
Figures 18 and 19: Load: 11 bridge parts, total 2,500 tons. Vessels: ´Waterstroom´, ´ Wagenborg Barge 5´
Source: Wagenborg Magazine
Work at height for ‘Taklift 7’ at the Rion-Antirion Bridge
in Greece
The Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece was opened in August
2004, and connects the Peloponnese region with the
western mainland of the country.
The total length of the cable-stayed spans of the bridge is
2,252 metres. The bridge has four towers; two with a
height of 164 metres and two with a height of 141
metres above normal sea-level.
The two longest spans between the towers are 560
metres and the overall length of the bridge is 2,883
metres.
The ‘Taklift 7’ was contracted for the installation of the
tower leg covers, the tower head sections (in which the
cable stays are anchored) and in total 184 deck sections.
For this purpose the sheerleg was mobilised to Greece
with the anchor-handling tug ‘Zeeleeuw’. The pontoon
‘Tak 5’ (54.40 x 12.42m) was used for transport and
storage of the 175-metre-long long boom of ‘Taklift 7’.
Work on the project included a 185t lift to a height of
162 metres, which was just within maximum capability.
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