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Posted Tuesday, September 1st, 2026

 

When you’re working remotely onsite, getting fuel can’t become the reason the job stops. 

For Heron Construction that meant keeping a 200-tonne crane operating aboard Calliope, its 55 by 19 metre piling barge while onsite off Waiheke Island for their Marina Project.

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The challenge was not simply storing enough diesel for this project.  They needed a solution that could be transported legally and safely on public roads between sites.  As well as perform reliably in a remote marine environment and reduce the need for fuel deliveries while the crane was working. 

Calliope is Heron Construction’s barge used for dredging and marine works and has a particularly demanding fuel requirement. Having worked with Fuelchief on similar requirements before, Heron knew where to turn. 

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A transportable fuel solution built around the job

For Heron, this wasn’t just about storing fuel for ease, it was the ability to remove a fuel-supply constraint from a project and deliver to strict completion dates.

Fuelchief met the requirement with a 27TCGCAB TransCube, which enabled Heron to:

  • Keep the crane moving
    Fuel was available where the equipment was working.
  • Reduce reliance on fuel deliveries
    Nearly 2,700 litres could be kept on site between deliveries.
  • Move fuel with the project
    The transportable UN-approved IBC could travel legally between worksites.
  • Refuel quickly
    The high-flow pump, powered on-site, helped get fuel into the crane efficiently when required.
  • Operate in a demanding environment
    Key fuel-system components could be protected from the elements.

 

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Fuel on site. One less reason for the project to stop.

Civil and construction projects do not always happen somewhere convenient.

Equipment moves. Sites change. Fuel deliveries may be difficult to coordinate. But the machinery still needs to keep working.

Heron Construction’s solution shows what onsite fuel can provide when the work is remote: compliant storage, fuel where it is needed and less dependence on off-site refuelling.

This means greater control over an essential part of keeping the project moving.

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Is getting fuel to the worksite a constraint?

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