Heavy Military Equipment Moves Across Enhanced JAXPORT Dock
11/21/13
Highly-trained master riggers employed by JAXPORT tenant, Portus, performed a unique heavy lift operation this morning at the Blount Island Marine Terminal. The workers rigged and moved four U.S Marine Corps pre-positioning landing craft, each weighing 170,000 pounds.
Two of the vessels were moved from the water to a specially-designed crawler truck for refurbishment at the Blount Island Command. The two other landing craft were recently refurbished on land and were moved back into the water this morning.
Following an 18-month reconstruction project, the heavy lift cargo berth at Blount Island now ranks as one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing-capacity docks.
The recently completed capital project more than doubled the pounds-per-square-foot capability of JAXPORT’s Berth 31.
Photo Credit: JAXPORT, Meredith Fordham Hughes
Heavy Military Equipment Moves Across Enhanced JAXPORT Dock
11/21/13
Highly-trained master riggers employed by JAXPORT tenant, Portus, performed a unique heavy lift operation this morning at the Blount Island Marine Terminal. The workers rigged and moved four U.S Marine Corps pre-positioning landing craft, each weighing 170,000 pounds.
Two of the vessels were moved from the water to a specially-designed crawler truck for refurbishment at the Blount Island Command. The two other landing craft were recently refurbished on land and were moved back into the water this morning.
Following an 18-month reconstruction project, the heavy lift cargo berth at Blount Island now ranks as one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing-capacity docks.
The recently completed capital project more than doubled the pounds-per-square-foot capability of JAXPORT’s Berth 31.
Photo Credit: JAXPORT, Meredith Fordham Hughes