ALE Heavylift

ALE has a long and distinguished history supporting the offshore industry and today the company is a market leader on a global scale.

Topside load out

Technical advances in offshore installation and floatover capabilities have allowed for the fabrication of complete topsides weighing upwards of 50,000t. ALE is continually developing new ways to safely load out such structures using strand jacks, integrated skid systems, SPMTs and high-capacity ballasting systems. As a result, the company has successfully loaded out more than 1,000 such structures around the world.

One of ALE’s most recent innovations, the Mega Jack, is capable of lifting platforms of up to 50,000t to an elevation of 25m.

Load out of offshore modules weighing 6,200t to 8,000t and accompanying jackets weighing 12,700t, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jack up of the Arkutun Dagi topside in Korea, with a final jacking weight of 42,780t.

Installation of a 1,350t living quarters module in Brazil.

Load out of a 19,400t Gazflot topside in Korea.

Load out and float off of a 9,400t jack-up rig in Vietnam.

Transport and installation of an 800t riser access tower using an innovate design in the North Sea.

Load in and site move of 17 structures weighing between 800t and 1,600t as part of the Shell Inde Project in Wallsend, UK.

Offshore project management

ALE’s specialist services support every stage in the project lifecycle, from front end engineering design (FEED) to the decommissioning of offshore facilities. The company has state-of-the-art integrated ballasting systems with a typical capacity of over 60,000m3/hr, advanced weighing equipment and a dedicated marine engineering division. With world-leading expertise in all of these areas, ALE offers a complete cradle-to-grave service in offshore skills.

Offshore support services

ALE’s specialist services include weighing and onsite moves for both smaller pieces such as bridgeways and derricks and complete fabrications such as jackets and topsides.

• Fabrication: site moves and sub-assembly site moves, including transportation, cranes, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) module integration and gantry systems
• Topside lifting of site works
• Load outs, including self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), strand jacks and skidding
• Marine engineering, including ALE-owned barges and ballasting
• Offshore installation: floatover installation (high deck mating) and eco mast installation (EMI)
• Decommissioning, including topside decommissioning

About ALE

Continuous health, safety, quality and environment (HSQE) improvements are a fundamental part of ALE’s ‘smarter, safer, stronger’ ethos. Although extremely high, the company’s standards in these four areas are continuously reviewed and refined so it remains at the forefront of the industry.