Sydney, Australia - One of Australasia's biggest hydraulic lifting projects in recent years took place after a 120 000 t coal ship struck a concrete loading wharf and glanced off a coal loader at Pont Kembla. Booths Hire - a long time user of Enerpac high-pressure (700 bar). hydraulics and specialist equipment - was called in by Barclay Mowlem to help repair the substantial damage. Pant of the repair operation involved lifting the complete 1 280 t coal loader onto two specially constructed trestles so as to allow repairs and inspection of the damaged loader.
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