A truly exceptional load

7 September 2010 - New contracts - France

After 18 months of work, CMP Dunkerque, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting (VINCI Construction), has completed its fabrication, on behalf of SBM, of a 72 m-long riser destined to equip an offshore gas pumping platform due to be installed off the coast of Canada. On 23 June, this exceptionally long (and heavy: 470 t) item was transported as an “abnormal load”, via the A16 motorway, from the factory to the port of Dunkerque, from where it was to be shipped to an assembly plant in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).