MODERNIZATION OF THE MOSCOW OIL REFINERY (GAZPROMNEFT – MNPZ JSC). PHASE II

RTL Company successfully delivered in August-September 2017 a batch of convection modules for the Moscow oil refinery of Gazpromneft.

The cargo was carried by road from the producer in Buzau, Romania to the seaport of Constanta, Romania. Liebherr cranes of the necessary lifting power loaded the cargo onto a barge. Two cranes were engaged at a time to load the heaviest pieces. The cargo was placed and fastened on the barge according to the designed placement and handling project. The barge was towed from Constanta to Besedy berth in Moscow according to the designed towing project.

The itinerary went through the Black and Azov Seas, the port of Rostov-on-Don (for customs clearance without cargo unloading), the Volga-Don canal system, the Volga River, the Moscow Canal and the Moskva River. Upon arrival at Besedy berth two «light» cargoes were unloaded by cranes. The remaining three heavy cargoes were unloaded ro-ro from the barge in strict compliance with the designed unloading procedure. The barge did not lean against a sand pillow. It was unloaded by complex ballasting. At the final stage the cargoes were delivered to the customer warehouse by specialized automobiles at night by Moscow streets.