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Tanks/Fencing Installed
15th August 2010
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End of Phase One
15th August 2010
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Pipeline
11th March 2010
Pipelines connected over pipe bridge.
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Inner Tank Base
11th March 2010
Tank 102 in position on inner tank base.
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Multi Tank Base
19th February 2010
Last tank of the first phase settles on the multi tank base ending an extraordinary run of four days of intensive planning and tricky tank movements, all done successfully thanks to the skills of the engineers, construction workers, crew of the "Mammoth" a little planning and a little luck with the weather !
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Tank Movements
19th February 2010
Largest tank No. 102 at 16 metres diameter comes over the quay.
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Tank Movements
19th February 2010
Second shipment arrives with 1200 & 1800 tonne capacity tanks.
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Tank Movements
19th February 2010
"Mammoth" arrives in Langton Lock which is adjacent to LBL West Langton Terminal.
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Tank Movements
18th February 2010
2nd of two tanks shifted from quay at Birkenhead to "Mammoth"
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Tank Movements
17th February 2010
Next day we were back over to Birkenhead with the 500 tonne mobile, we repositioned 2 large tanks nearer the quay in comfotable reach of the floating crane due tomorrow.
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Inner Tank Base
16th February 2010
Tank occupies final position inner tank base.
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Inner Tank Base
16th February 2010
1200 tonne capacity tank lifted toward inner tank base.
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
Last tank of first shipment touches down, two of the biggest tanks to follow!
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
LBL's Liverpool terminal is located right under a gigantic wind turbine, which makes for a lovely shot!
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
First tank lands! although it will have to be moved again in a few days to its final position on the inner tank base.
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
Lowered slowly on to multi tank base.
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
Tank 107 is first off at LBL Liverpool.
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Tank Movements
12th February 2010
Next morning LBL tanks on their way cross river passing the city. Image courtesy of Wirralcam http://www.wirralcam.com/
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Tank Movements
11th February 2010
107 was the last tank to go aboard Mammoth, loaded just after nightfall.
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Tank Movements
11th February 2010
Riggers prepare tank 107, by far the biggest tank at just under 1200 tonnes capacity, four specialist lifting eyes were welded on this tank to enable lifting, all pipework and obstructions were removed in the months previous to enable a clear lift.
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Tank Movements
11th February 2010
The first shipment of tanks consists of 10 tanks of varying size.
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Tank Movements
11th February 2010
Deck stow plan on the Mammoth, but to accomodate all 10 tanks was an extremely tight fit.
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Tank Movements
11th February 2010
Mammoth floating crane arrives Birkenhead and starts loading tanks.
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Multi Tank Base
28th January 2010
Multi tank base is complete. Tanks start to arrive mid February per floating crane barge "Mammoth"
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Multi Tank Base
27th January 2010
Lower section completed which will support eight tanks.
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Multi Tank Base
27th January 2010
Concrete arrives on site for lower section of multi tank base.
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Multi Tank Base
26th January 2010
Lower section steel reinforcement installed.
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Multi Tank Base
22nd January 2010
Lower section work commences.
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Pipeline
22nd January 2010
Pipeline pig station installed.
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Multi Tank Base
12th January 2010
Upper section which will support three tanks complete.
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Multi Tank Base
12th January 2010
After a three week delay due frosts concrete is poured on the upper section.
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Multi Tank Base
5th January 2010
Snow halts progress.
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Multi Tank Base
22nd December 2009
Steel in place, ready to pour concrete on first section.
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Multi Tank Base
18th December 2009
Work progresses on first part of tank base.
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Multi Tank Base
8th December 2009
Contractors on site to begin construction of tank foundations for eleven tanks.
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Pipeline
24th December 2009
Pipe bridge installed.
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Pipeline
2nd December 2009
Pipeline progresses.
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Multi Tank Base
25th November 2009
Last tank is taken out.
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Multi Tank Base
20th November 2009
With two tanks still to move work progresses on clearing site.
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Inner Tank Base
20th November 2009
Portacabin relocated & tank bridge installed (background)
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Multi Tank Base
9th November 2009
Start of work to remove old storage tanks, a total of five horizontal tanks are to be removed and scrapped.
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Inner Tank Base
6th November 2009
Concrete tank foundation is complete.
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Inner Tank Base
5th November 2009
Concrete about to go in!
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Inner Tank Base
4th November 2009
Work progresses on this tank foundation which will ultimately support one 1000 cubic metre tank.
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Birkenhead Tanks
4th November 2009
These 3 storage tanks of 1200, 1000 & 1700 cubic metre capacities will be the moved along with 9 other smaller tanks early in 2010. This represents the first phase of three projected tank relocations from Birkenhead to Liverpool. Tanks will be lifted on to the port's MV "Mammoth" floating barge crane for their cross river journey.
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Inner Tank Base
28th October 2009
Civil engineers on site to commence breaking ground.
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Pipeline
14th October 2009
Start of work constructing three 120 metre pipelines linking the terminal to the quay.
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Multi Tank Base
14th October 2009
Scene show the site of the larger tank base prior to starting work. This base will accommodate two large tanks and nine smaller ones, in order to commence work the site has to be cleared including removal of the five horizontal tanks and relocation of the portacabin.
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