Two BSP heavyweights for New Orleans surge barrier

摘要

BRITISH piling equipment manufacturer BSP International Foundations has supplied two of its heavy-duty hydraulic piling hammers for use in the construction of the world's largest surge barrier, designed to protect the coastal city of New Orleans in Louisiana. Known as the Inner Harbour Navigation Canal (IHNC) project, the two BSP hammers - a CG240 and a CG300 - were supplied last June to Traylor-Massman-Weeks (TMW), which was appointed by the main contractor, Shaw Infrastructure and Environmental, to carry out the piling works on the project. Both hammers were supplied by Jinnings Equipment, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the Midwest distributor for BSP International Foundations in the US.