Maritime Barge And Tug Lift
Client Profile:
A new customer bidding for the building of floating docks, 20 barges and 16 tug boats for the Noumea market
Client Relationship:
BLA was awarded the project shipment from Ho Chi Minh to Noumena in providing the services of ocean freight and heavy lift
Challenges Faced:
- Setting up a suitable schedule for wet towage cargos from yard to alongside vessel
- Unsuitable cradle could have caused damage for tug boat in loading, transport and unloading
- Accessories inside barge
- Ocean transport Vn – NC
- Permit for wet stowage cargos from yard to alongside vessel
- Since the crew needed a lot of time to open the pontoon the cargoes had to be tied alongside to wait for loading
- Position of tide meant that the tug boat could not be put in the optimum position in cradle
Project Solving Process:
- We had to push the crew to open the pontoon as quickly as possible and had to designate a worker to look after the cargo at all times to ensure no loss or damage was caused
- Since BLAV has a close relationship with local partners we were able to help merchant arrange permit for wet stowage cargo exactly on time
- Due to the backward tide we decided to wait until next morning, when there was suitable tide to place tug boat in the best position.
