Ah Kung Yan is located to the east of Hong Kong Island and to the west of Chai Wan. It is the entrance to Lei Yue Mun Waterway east of Shau Kei Wan. Back in the 19th century, the site was a granite quarry. With the change of times, the population grew gradually, and this place became a fishing port and a typhoon shelter. 

To reduce the risk that fish boats will capsize during typhoons, the government has not only built breakwaters but also laid a water-repellent layer on the seabed. Gradually, the area became a location for shipyards. In recent years, Hong Kong's fishing industry has been declining, and the area has become a maintenance and parking place for yachts.

ICE dealer Face Machinery recently received a new assignment, which is to drive heavy duty 610mm diameter steel pipe piles on the sea near one of the shipyards to build a yacht berth. 

The client of this project required that the piling should not affect the yacht berthing in the adjacent houses, and that the steel pipe piles should be driven through a blanket layer and into the seabed for 20 meters. For this purpose, we recommend ICE18RF resonance free hydraulic vibration hammer.

ICE 18RF is small and light, weighing only about 4 tons on the hook, but its eccentric force is 87 tons, and its frequency is 2100rpm. When starting and stopping, the surrounding soil escapes the resonance frequency. In just two days, 18RF drove all the steel pipe piles needed to build the wharf. All pipe piles successfully passed through the hydrophobic layer and were firmly driven 20 meters into the seabed. The piling task was successfully completed, and the client content with the project so swiftly completed.