"A380 inside" boat in Zeebrugge 25/02/2007

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » 25 Feb 2007, 17:45

Hello.

Sorry for the bad Englisch.
I ask my brother what see doging her in Zeebrugge his working at the docks.
See moving new cars for the moment.Long way from Home.Ist dat bad for the A380.
See the pictures.

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/mya ... lid=363031

http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/mya ... lid=363027

Greetings

Post by **ElcoB** » 25 Feb 2007, 20:10

The front and rear sections of the fuselage are loaded on an Airbus Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship, Ville de Bordeaux, in Hamburg in northern Germany, whence they are shipped to the United Kingdom.
The wings, which are manufactured at Filton in Bristol and Broughton in north Wales, are transported by barge to Mostyn docks, where the ship adds them to its cargo.
In Saint-Nazaire in western France, the ship trades the fuselage sections from Hamburg for larger, assembled sections, some of which include the nose. The ship unloads in Bordeaux.

Afterwards, the ship picks up the belly and tail sections by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA in Cadiz in southern Spain, and delivers them to Bordeaux. From there, the A380 parts are transported by barge to Langon, and by oversize road convoys to the assembly hall in Toulouse. New wider roads, canal systems and barges were developed to deliver the A380 parts

Airbus A380

When the ship is not used for the A-380 it transports trucks (150) or cars.(500) It is designed for this.

Normally production of the A-380 is four a month.
Since a ship operates 24/24 and 7/7 this leaves time for other transports.

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 25 Feb 2007, 20:33

thanks Lawrence,

it's nice to see this ship spotting is also interesting for us.

Post by **ElcoB** » 25 Feb 2007, 22:07

LX-LGX wrote:thanks Lawrence,

it's nice to see this ship spotting is also interesting for us.

Yes, indeed...