The company says it can boast unbeatable safety and reliability

Alatas biglift Co. Ltd has emerged as the market leader in the field of heavy lift and heavy transport in the Middle East, according to the company.

Strategically located in Jeddah, Jubail and Yanbu, and with a marketing office in Riyadh, the company has played an important role in projects in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE.

Alatas Biglift provides highly competent and experienced manpower of various nationalities, specialising in heavy transportation, heavy lifting, jacking and sliding operations. A dedicated team of Saudi nationals deals with government relations and other liaison activities. Teamwork is a major aspect of the company's work.

In addition, the company says that it is totally committed to quality in all activities, from engineering to the execution of projects to the utmost satisfaction of clients. Alatas Biglift can also boast an unbeatable record of safety and reliability.

The company maintains a large fleet of specialised heavy lift and heavy haulage equipment comprising cranes up to 1,300 tonnes lifting capacity, hydraulic platform trailers with 2,926 tonnes total payload capacity, heavy duty prime movers up to 750 HP capacity and many more. There is also unlimited international support for the additional requirements of equipment.

Most recently Alatas Biglift has added a new dimension to its prestige by transporting and executing a 555 tonne single column for Dodsal at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura site by using its grant M1200R - 1400 tonne crane and RG12 1300 tonne capacity crane.

Other key projects worked on in the Kingdom include:

  • Saudi Aramco NGL plant, Yanbu in 1980 - transportation and installation of 800 tonne unit

  • Petromin refinery, Yanbu in 1983 - transportation of 140,000 freight tonnes of heavy cargo and 482,000 freight tonnes of general cargo for Chiyoda Petrostar

  • Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Company (Yanpet) in 1984 - offloading by Ro-Ro operation, transportation and installation of equipment with a total weight of 33,739 tonnes, including 823 tonne module and 592 tonne, 80.47 m long vessel for Saudi Arabian Bechtel.

  • Saudi European Petrochemical Company (Ibn Zahr) in Jubail - transportation of 475 tonne, 9.9m diameter and 97.5 m long vessel for Belleli Saudi

  • Arabian Petrochemical Company (Petrokemya) in Jubail in 1992 - transportation and installation of 7m diameter, 75m long, 660 tonnes and above for Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding.

  • Eastern Petrochemical Company (Sharq) expansion project in 1992 - transportation and installation of all oversize/overweight items including 3 x 630 tonnes reactors for Chiyoda Petrostar

  • Ibn Zahr in 1993 - transportation of 475 tonnes MTBE columns and 680 tonne, 97m long boiler for BSHI Standard Fassel Lentjes.

  • Sharq in 1995 - transportation and installation of 650 tonne vessel for Chiyoda

  • Berri Gas Plant in 1996 - transportation and installation of 470 tonne boiler for ABB Lummus

  • Ju'aymah Gas Plant in 1998 - transportation and installation of 651 tonne reactor for JGC of Japan

  • Riyadh Refinery in 1999 - transportation and installation of 350 tonne boiler for Saudi Aramco

  • Petrokemya in 1999 - transportation of modules 400 tonnes for Technip

  • Lubref II in 1999 - replacement of old and installation of extractor vessels of 235 tonnes for Petromin Lubricating Oil Refinery

  • Hawiyah Inlet Facilities Project in 1999 - transporting and installation of 462 tonne dugcatchare for Saudi Techint

  • Shoaiba Power Plant in 2000 - transportation and offloading of 270 tonnes transformers for Namma Cargo

  • Berri Gas Plant in 2000 - transportation of 435 tonnes vessel for Panalpina and erecting the same for Ar Rushaid Construction Company

  • Saudi Fertiliser Company (Safco) in Dammam in 2000 - replacement of 180 tonnes heat exchanger for Safco Ltd

  • Haradh Gas Plant last year - transportation and installation of 250 tonnes transformers for NCC

  • Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery this year - transportation of 555 tonne column for Namma Cargo

  • Ras Tanura refinery this year - erection of 555 tonne column for Dodsal

  • Riyadh Refinery this year - erection of 128 tonne modules for Al Hammam Company.

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