By road, river and sea
5 Dec 2016
They travelled by road from the Air Liquide factory near Grenoble, sailed down the Rhône River from Lyon and entered the Mediterranean to the east of Fos-sur-Mer. On Monday afternoon, the three 20-metre-long "cold boxes" for the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ liquid helium plant were unloaded and are now safely stored in 's new facility, pending transport to the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ site.
The land journey will begin on 12 December, following the crossing of the inland sea Etang-de-Berre. The massive, 137-tonne components are expected on site in the early hours of 15 December.