8 - Wednesday, May 23, 1990 - North Shore News Wharves erect giant crane for Alaska zinc AN $8.5 million giant is now towering over North Van- couver’s watertroni near the Lions Gate Bridge. The massive crane is the latest addition to a $30-million expan- sion program at North Van- couver’s Vancouver Wharves [1 The bultk-loading tacilits Preparing to receive the first ship- ment of fead and zine concentrates from Cominco Lids Red Dog mine in northern Alaska. Vancouver Wharves’ contract to handle the ore wil! last for the next 20 vears. In order to receive the minerals, the giant crane was carefully put together and then moved recently onto one of the piers at Vancouver Wharves. And, according to Rolf Gillar- don, president of Jagro Interna- tional Inc. Co., a Vancouver freight forwarder and customs broker, the job of moving the crane parts from several European destinations, across the Atlantic Ocean and onto the Vancouver Wharves sife was extremely com- plex. Some of the parts 35,000 kilograms and more than 25 metres. Giltardon, a West Vancouver resident, said the 950-tonne crane is definitely the heaviest in the Vancouver area. In all, he said 5,500 cubic metres of cargo was shipped in the crane Project. Regular 140-foot containers could not be used to ship the crane because of the sheer size and weight of some the crane parts. “It could not be shipped in 40- foot containers either because they (paris) were too wide, too long or too heavy,’’ said Gillardon. “While you could physically fit some of the parts into containers, there are weight restrictions and the bottom would have fallen right out of these containers.”” Instead, Jagro, which was weighed stretched VINYL DECKING 10-50% OFF responsible for the shipment and customs duties on the parts, ship- ped the parts on open space. or break-bulk containers. While the crane parts came trons all over Europe, the majority were shipped fron Hamburg, West Gerniaity. Gillardon said the shipping took about three months and each shipment took about four weeks to urrive. “Certain parts had to arrive first so they could begin construction of the crane. tt was built from the base up.’ said Gillardon. “ht (shipping) was always done so that the next necessary parts were ship- ped next.”* The actual construction of the crane was done by an English company, and Gillardon said the crane had to be assembled on dry land, rather than on the Vancouver Wharves pier, because the pier construction was three months behind schedule, which, in turn, would have put the crane’s con- See Giant Page 9 |. NURSING'&\ “2 HOME- CARE CARING EXPERIENCED STAFF * RNs *» LPNs * Aides x Homemakers * Live-ins 24 HOURS A DAY | DRAKE MIEDOX 987-0861 HEALTH SERVICES* Rwy) tom built, aluminam raiting also WANN All work guaranteed! * weatherproof © same day WARK * no peeling, cracking or bubbling « textured skid-resistan: surface Four Seasons Viny! Deck (9 outlets to serve you) LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED fd ie Now you can buy factory direct and save without compromising on quality. Free Estimates 737-8548 *environmenially friendly eng risk of discoloration, lelamination or blistering’ Save $800.00 on a 4-5 person portable spa. $2,995.00 complete with watertight warranty. MFG sugg. $3,795.00. Sundance Leisure assembles their spas on premise — no fancy showrcom means low overhead, we pass the savings on to you! There's no reason to put off personal paradise any longer! bn ee tilicreek N § we & s ° Carada Way Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm Sat: (By Appt. Only) Sundance Leisure 3819 Myrtle St. Burnaby 433-7322 TOP GRAIN DISTINCTION LEATHER SALE Leather is known and loved for its durability. richness, texture, aroma — and above ail, comfort. Quality leather only gets better. It never stretches or fades. Make your quality leather choice now at Monarch Furniture Gailery. 8 Select your per- Ym Sona! favourite. A variety of colours and styles are available now at # sales prices! Traditional * Contemporary + Provincial » Country Casual HOURS Mon-Sat 9-5:30 Sun. 12-5 + Reférs ses ‘ Sewing Ctub. Merhbers. Selection w {Details at Fapriciand? -Hototithe P Pressest _ POWER SEWING by S | sivering all the questions you've. ~ ever wanted 6 ask, bul. d ‘know where to turn. This 257 page ‘ textbook gives logical-siep by‘stgp, well-Jluswated, methods tor approaching-ant “=e a project successfully, without © VANCOUVER Hom VAN. ara vy Gt ES 8 Mi * VANCOUVER Ny fonarch There's just no reason to pay more. urmilare 9 1375 Kingsway, Vancouver (at Knight Road) 876-2201 ua ‘the — 90 DAY NO INTEREST PLAN OR TERMS 0.A.C, Great Member -all Ns regular stock embers Buy one, get Two Free (Details at Fabricland) » 7971 Alserbedge way