Securing some 900 tons of drill and
riser pipe on a barge recently was all
in a day’s work for specialist cargo
handling company Cape Crating.
Called in at the last minute to secure
the cargo on a barge to be towed to
Mozambique, it required quick thinking
and fast hands, said director Owen
Bottomley.
“It all happened at very short notice
in Port Elizabeth,” he told FTW. “Our
scope of work was to assist in the
positioning of lashing points as well as
the supply and fixing of dunnage and
the lashing and securing of the cargo.”
Bottomley said using soft lashings
and the company’s new pneumatic
fastener the cargo was secured and
moved to its final destination in
Mozambique with no incident.
“We are very happy to report that it
arrived safely. All of this proves again
the importance of specialist expertise in
the industry.”
CAPTION
Lashing and securing the cargo for oncarriage to Mozambique.
