2017 STS - Berard 2016 HAULING JOBS OF THE YEAR

Editor's Notes

1. Brett Berard - 3rd generation family member with Berard Transportation **Switch slide
2. Thank you colleagues, SC&RA staff, and esteemed judges, as the chief project manager for the project you are about to see, I proud to present our entry for Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association 2015 Moving Job of the Year
3. Cargo – Cold box weighing 1,300 tons. 103’ long, 48’ wide, 122’ high. Cargo needed to be loaded onto a ro/ro ship for export, but the fabrication site did not have sufficient water depth to accommodate the massive vessel.
4. Originating in New Iberia, LA, engineers had to determine the most cost effective method to move the cold box onto the ship. The Berard team selected Port Fourchon, a nearby oilfield service port, not typically a shipping port. The barge journey was nearly 200 miles, much of it in unprotected offshore waters.
5. Berard provided all equipment for land transport, including SPMTs, ramps, pumps, mooring, and grillage.
6. Berard contracted McDonough marine service to provide the barge and towing vessels. The Client instilled strict equipment criteria, only a handful of vessels along the Gulf of Mexico passed their stringent requirements.
7. Berard engineers left no stone unturned in planning, all aspects of the project were calculated. A total of 390 man-hours of engineering all completed by Berard.
8. The Berard field crew worked for 2 weeks completing this load-out, barging, and transfer. A total of 918 man-hours.
9. Berard was challenged by a major oil contractor and Bechtel Corporation to develop a plan to transport this cargo safely. All aspects of the project plan were thoroughly reviewed and approved by the client. 100% of the scope from the initial lift to the final setting on the ship were in Berard’s scope.
10. The thorough planning process yielded a great success. Projects of this nature typically require a “lessons learned” discussion after completion for issues encountered during the move. However, the client had difficulty finding any issues with the move. There were no incidents, injuries, or even questionable procedures whatsoever during the entire project.
11. Overview of the loading site – Water depths of 8’ to 10’. Detailed ballast plan and on-site monitoring confirmed the 16’ barge never touched the channel bottom.
12. Transfer site at Port Fourchon. Both vessels floating. Berard designed a mooring plan using 22’ fenders to align the centerline of the barge with the centerline of the ship.
13. Berard worked alongside the Korean ship line – with weekly coordination meetings beginning 6 months prior to project commencement.
14. For years prior to this project, Berard assisted in developing a shipping plan to assist a local fabricator in winning international work, a rarity in the USA today. With a cost effective solution this fabricator was able to ship a total of 10 similarly sized cold boxes with comparable transportation methods in the past few years. A great team effort to keep our local industry in New Iberia, LA competitive and working.
15. Thank you, please roll the video.