Ladol and Mammoet Sign Collaboration Agreement

January 23, 2020 | Maritime | Energy Facts Staff Writer | 4min

Nigerian company Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base (LADOL) and Mammoet, the global leader in engineered heavy lifting and transport, announced a strategic partnership.

The partnership is aimed at expanding LADOL’s capacity for project cargo handling and logistics for industrial sectors in West Africa. It will enable LADOL to utilize Mammoet’s crane fleet and project management services to provide clients with more comprehensive and cost-effective solutions.

Mammoet will supply LADOL with its heavy lift terminal crane, the MTC 15, which turns any quay into a heavy lift terminal. With a load moment matching a 1,200t crawler crane or a large floating sheerleg, the MTC 15 enables loads up to 600t to be lifted to and from the quay from non-geared cargo vessels. This lifting capacity is ideal for loading and offloading heavy items such as columns, vessels, reels, engines and other project cargo. The crane will be installed at the LADOL quayside in January 2020 and will be the biggest shore crane of its kind in the region. In addition to the MTC 15, Mammoet will mobilize a 250t crawler crane to support LADOL’s quayside operations.


Official signing of the agreement by Jide Jadesimi, LADOL Executive Director Business Development (right) and Harmen Tiddens, General Manager Mammoet West Africa (left)

Commenting on the partnership, Harmen Tiddens, General Manager of Mammoet West Africa, said, “We are honored and excited to partner with LADOL, because together we can bring greater value to our joint customers. Any company with a project that requires shipping or handling of project cargo in, to or from Nigeria now has a fast, reliable and cost-effective option in Lagos.”

LADOL’s Executive Director Business Development, Jide Jadesimi said, “The establishment of a long-term relationship between Mammoet and LADOL is an extremely exciting and significant development. This will massively increase local capacity, thereby attracting the general fabrication and complex construction jobs that are in increasing demand, not just in Nigeria but across the sub-region.”


The MTC 15 turns any quay into a heavy lift terminal