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INCOTEC CARGO has manufactured the 1st set of transport saddles for Steam Generators PGV-1000M for construction of the 3rd Unit of Tianwan NPP in China

The Customer of works on manufacturing the transport saddles is Machine-Building Plant ZiO-Podolsk. Within the frames of the Contract INCOTEC CARGO arranges manufacturing, on turnkey basis, of three more sets of transport saddles by the end of the year 2014.

 

INCOTEC CARGO is responsible for design works and preparation of technical documentation (elaboration of working drawings, strength analysis, issuing the Passport of Manufactured Goods), delivery the saddles to the Port of Saint Petersburg and carrying out mechanical tests for strength.   
These transport saddles will be used when reloading Steam Generators PGV-1000M in the Port of Saint Petersburg from railway car.  Saddles will ensure safe storage on the territory of the Sea Port of Saint Petersburg, stowage, lashing and transportation on board of an ocean vessel (taking into account  inertial load when wave induced oscillation happens) as well as their storage on NPP job site of in China.  
During the period from September to December 2014 INCOTEC CARGO will arrange cargo receipt  at the port of Saint Petersburg with further shipment to China of 4 heavyweight and oversized Steam Generators PGV-1000M (loading gauge H8880) weighing 308 tons each which will arrive by railway on Schnabel cars TSCH-400 type. These works will be fulfilled within the frames of the Contract between INCOTEC CARGO and Atomstroyexport JSC for equipment delivery for construction of 3rd and 4th units Tianwan NPP.
Earlier within the frames of Contracts with Machine-Building Plant ZiO-Podolsk during the period from 2002 to 2007 INCOTEC CARGO has already arranged manufacturing of 16 sets of transport saddles. 8 sets were manufactured for shipment of 8 Steam Generators for construction of the 1st and 2nd units of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in China and 8 sets for shipment of 8 Steam Generators for construction of the 1st and 2nd units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station in India.       
All 16 Steam Generators were successfully shipped by INCOTEC CARGO to the sites mentioned above.