Transporting large hydraulic mining shovels to Finland’s largest open-pit mine

Ahlers was recently awarded the delivery of 3 large hydraulic mining shovels from Antwerp to the Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, located in Central Finland. Even though Finland is not a typical destination, we were supporting our ‘follow the (key) client philosophy’ and together with a local partner, providing a solution to fit the customers’ needs, taking into account their strict delivery times. 

The transported CAT6030 units were quite impressive, to say the least. The Cat 6030 Hydraulic Mining Shovel provides the most powerful engine output in its class - delivering the productivity you expect, with the reliability you demand. The bucket payload is a staggering 33000 kilograms. Each unit had to be dismantled into approximately 30 (oversized) components and needed 12 deliveries to bring the entire unit from Port of Kotka to its final destination. Port of Kotka is located on the Gulf of Finland, and even under strenuous temperature conditions, we continued our operations. 

The first unit was successfully delivered in the second week of March, the next delivery is planned in the third week of March with the last delivery to be scheduled in April.