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New cranes and deeper draft boost efficiency at APM Terminals Liberia

APM Terminals Liberia is set to see a further efficiency boost following the commissioning of two, Liebherr 600 mobile harbour cranes. The recently completed dredging of the Freeport of Monrovia, which has increased the draft to 12.5 metres, paves …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious

Arrival of mobile harbour cranes signals new era for container handling at Port of Newcastle

Port of Newcastle has taken a critical step forward in its important diversification agenda to unlock trade opportunities within regional and rural NSW, support local industry and create jobs, with the arrival of two Liebherr mobile harbour …
Aug 4, 2022 / Curious

Three new Liebherr Megamax STS for Maher Terminals LLC

State-of-the-art machines will handle world’s largest container vesselsCranes part of Maher’s Sustainable Port Infrastructure ProjectLiebherr Container Cranes have been awarded the contract for the supply of three ship to shore (STS) container cranes …
Oct 8, 2021 / Curious

Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med operating at full capacity with eight new Liebherr ship to shore container cranes

Liebherr STS cranes were assembled in Cadiz, Spain and shipped to Morocco using specialist heavy lift vesselsCranes will provide an initial handling capacity of over of 1.5 million TEUs per yearWorld’s largest container vessels will be catered for on …
May 18, 2021 / Vessels

First main components of Liebherr HLC 150000 ready for installation on OHT’s foundation vessel Alfa Lift

In the afternoon on March 7, 2021, a huge deck cargo ship left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock in Germany with two remarkable, giant crane components ready for installation. The white painted slewing platform, as well as the characteristic …
Mar 10, 2021 / Vessels

Manufacturing of Liebherr Heavy Lift Crane 150000-3000 for Alfa Lift reaches key milestone

Successful “wedding” of lower slewing column and machinery frameTrusting and appreciative partnership with OHTHLC 150000-3000 addresses different challenges in the offshore marketInside the large industry halls of the Liebherr manufacturing site in …
Nov 12, 2020 / Curious

Second mobile crane Liebherr LHM 800 in port Bronka

On 14th September a new mobile harbour crane “Liebherr LHM 800” arrived to port Bronka by mv Trina. This is the second crane of such model in the port.The LHM 800 is the most powerful mobile harbour crane in the world with a lifting capacity of over …
Oct 23, 2019 / Vessels

King Abdullah Port Receives 28 Cranes To Increase Annual Capacity of Container Terminals to 5 Million TEU

In the largest commercial operation of its kind in the history of KSA, King Abdullah Port has received 28 state-of-the-art Liebherr cranes to start the expansion of the container terminals. The latter was decided through a MoU signed with National …
Jul 25, 2019 / Curious

The world's largest mobile harbour crane is heading for Port Esbjerg

Port Esbjerg is gearing up, purchasing a Liebherr LHM 800 mobile crane. The new crane is the largest mobile harbour crane in the world with a lifting capacity of over 300 tonnes. There are only 12 of its kind worldwide.Caption: Earlier in May, Port …
May 30, 2019 / Curious