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Cargo Operations: Port Manatee

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Port Manatee Handling Massive Generators for Tampa Electric Power Plant Expansion

Demonstrating its capabilities for moving massive project cargos, Port Manatee is handling imports of several heat recovery steam generators, commonly referred to as HSRGs, and other related oversized units destined for expansion of a nearby power plant.

Manufactured in South Korea and imported by Babcock Power Inc., the HSRGs, have been arriving at Port Manatee since October on BBC Chartering vessels. The units, weighing as many as 255 tons each, are offloaded by Federal Marine Terminals Inc. stevedoring crews onto specialized 18-axle trailers for delivery to the power plant site near Mulberry (FL), about 50 miles away.

The units are being used by Tampa Electric Co. in a nearly $700 million expansion of its Polk Power Station. The expansion project, targeted for completion by early 2017, will capture waste heat from existing natural gas combustion turbines to create more power – to increase the output of the existing units by 70 percent.

Additional shipments through Port Manatee in connection with the power plant expansion include the steam turbine generator. Shipboard cranes and the port’s mobile harbor cranes are being used to discharge the heavyweight cargo.

"Special projects of this type highlight the superb capabilities of Port Manatee and its partners to handle oversized cargos, including those headed for Polk County and other surrounding areas," said Port Manatee Executive Director Carlos Buqueras. "We are deeply appreciative of the confidence shown by Tampa Electric in the abilities of Port Manatee to efficiently and cost-effectively handle these moves with our combination of infrastructure, highway connectivity, experienced port staff and collaborating partners."


At Port Manatee, a massive power generation unit is offloaded from BBC Chartering’s BBC Coral for specialized truck transport to Tampa Electric’s expanding power station in nearby Polk County.
Photo/Port Manatee
 

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