42 GRP processing vessels for Kazakhstan
After won a US$ 950000 contract for 42 large GRP processing vessels for Kazakhstan, Forbes Technologies Ltd was faced with the problem of transporting these light weight structures to this virtually land locked country adjacent to the Chinese Border. Having investigated the possibility of shipping via the Baltic and through canals to the River Volga, which flows into the Caspian Sea, it was concluded that rail shipment through Russia was the most economic route. Despite the high cost of shipping, the contract was won against stiff competition from the Chinese, who are near neighbours to Kazakhstan.
A 4000 ton ship was chartered being loaded at Berwick-upon-Tweed docks local to Forbes’ manufacturing facilities in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. The contract for a series of processing and waste treatment vessels 3.5metres diameter by 9metres tall, were thought to be too large to ship by rail, once in Russia. However it was found the Russian rail system could handle loads as wide as 3.7metres, therefore allowing safe transport south to Kazakhstan.
The 100 metres long vessel sailed from Berwick to St Petersburg with all 42 tanks.
All 42 processing tanks were manufactured in a high chemically resistant NPG based polyester resin/acid resistant E-CR glassfibre composite, these robust, chemical resistant tanks are designed with earthquake loadings.
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