Towage of pipelayer dredger Castoro-12



ABOUT THE PROJECT: 

  • Towage of a segmented pipe-laying pontoon from the Caspian Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Russian Federation’s waterway locks;
  • Route: Baku (Azerbaijan) to Lemnos Island, Aegean Sea (Greece);
  • Period: March-May 2020.
Towage of pipelayer dredger Castoro-12
Towage of pipelayer dredger Castoro-12

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS AND SOLUTIONS: 

  • The project involved the challenging transportation of a vessel, longitudinally sectioned along its centerline, across two seas and through numerous locks of the Volga-Don Shipping Canal (VDSC).
  • The towage operation presented significant risks due to potential water ingress, as one side of the hull remained open despite conversion efforts. Further risks stemmed from exposed engineering systems.
  • Services included supervising partial loading onto a semi-submersible vessel at sea, providing the client with consulting services for all cargo operations, equipment dismantling, and other related tasks.
  • The work was conducted under challenging weather conditions and stringent time constraints.