ZPMC is the world's leading manufacturer of dock gantry container cranes.  Based in Shanghai, they supply  cranes worldwide.

The purchaser is the largest container terminal on Canada's west coast and as part of their ongoing expansion, took delivery of two new cranes, the tallest anywhere in North America,

A-1 was contracted by ZPMC to supply skilled labour and project management for the discharge and commissioning.

The project ran for approximately 10 weeks, on a tightly-scheduled timeline.   There were many critical deadlines to be met through the course of the work.

A-1 had a wide range of responsibilities, including:

• setting up temporary tracks to enable discharge

• setting up rigging and deadweights to pull cranes off the ship

• moving cranes on the dock before they were powered up

• removal of sea lashings from the crane and onboard ship

• shipping removed sea lashings back to ZMPC in Shanghai

• installation of numerous mechanical items including crane brakes, hydraulic fittings, railings, toilets and bathroom fixtures.  Adjustment of limit switches and other devices.

• removal of temporary bogeys, protective coverings and rigging

• painting base colours, railings, walkways and numbers

• additional work done on behalf of the terminal for jobs beyond the contracted scope of work, in order to upgrade safety.

Coordination with other projects underway at the terminal, as well as ongoing vessel operations.   Management of tight and often   conflicting schedules within a highly-regulated work environment.

Emphasis on workplace safety: there were no reportable incidents during the entire project - no injuries or lost man-hours