22.04.2005

New Gantry crane completed at Immingham

The final phase in the construction of Associated British Ports Connect-Immingham Terminal’s new 40-tonne Liebherr P98L gantry crane was completed late this week following the successful installation of the crane’s boom. with the help of Sarens UK. The crane took engineers 14 months to construct.

Sarens used a 250 tonne Demag CC1100 and 100 tonne Hitachi crawler crane, lifting the boom in tandem. An 80 tonne All Terrain crane was also involved with the assembly work.
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Sarens CC1100 and 100 tonne Hitachi crawler cranes lift the boom of a new Liebherr P98L gantry crane into place at Immingham port.

ABP Connect commissioned the gantry crane in 2004 as part of the expansion programme at the four-berth Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo terminal to increase its container-handling capacity. The crane is an advanced design and the first of its kind to be delivered in the UK. It is expected to become fully operation by mid-May.

Container-storage space at the terminal will increase by 25 percent following the introduction of an advanced computerised container-location system, and the arrival of two new rubber-tyred gantry (RTGs) cranes, scheduled Installation in August 2005. The additional craneage will double the ports container handling capacity.

“We have seen tremendous growth in containerised traffic at Immingham, as shippers and customers take advantage of our Northern location and the easy access to the motorway system. We have carried out this expansion programme to accommodate our existing and expected growth in container volumes. With the addition of this new gantry crane, we will be able to improve vessel turnarounds and have the ability to handle two ships simultaneously.” Said ABP Connect’s Managing Director, Stephen Burgess.