CONSTRUCTION OF AN AMMONIA PLANT NEAR KINGISEPP. JSC "EUROCHEM NORTH-WEST". PHASE III

In November 2017 an ammonia converter (613 tons) and carbon dioxide absorber (726 tons) were successfully transported for the construction of the ammonia enterprise in Kingisepp, Russia. The cargoes were delivered from the producer t the port of shipment in Malaysia and loaded on an ocean-going freighter. Transportation to the seaport of Ust-Luga followed. Upon arrival the cargoes were loaded by cranes onto a barge and fastened according to the designed placement and handling project.

The barge sailed from Ust-Luga to the temporary berth specifically erected for the project in the Narva River near Ivangorod. The specifics of the transportation is that the route went close to the state borders of the Russian Federation and Estonia and had to be agreed with the Federal Security Service after all preparations were done. Upon arrival of the barge the cargoes were unloaded ro-ro and delivered to the construction site by road.

Major preparatory work was done to arrange the final transportation stage. It included crossing railway track in agreed free periods of train movement schedule, switching off the power transmission line, dismantling street light poles, crossing bridges and underground culverts, a flyover reconstruction, etc.