28.05.2018

LHM 420 for Irish port

Ireland’s Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) has taken delivery of a Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour crane.

The LHM 420 can lift its maximum capacity of 124 tonnes at a radius of 16 metres, while its maximum radius is 48 metres. The new LHM 420 was delivered fully assembled to the Port of Foynes and driven off the delivery vessel by Liebherr engineers, who had it ready for work the same day. The crane will primarily be used in the handling of bulk products at the port.

Due to the port’s close proximity to the town of Foynes on the west coast of Ireland, the new crane had to be near silent in operation. Additional sound proofing was installed to reduce noise emissions to ensure that the crane could not be heard by nearby residents and business owners.
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The new LHM 420 carries out tandem lifting with the port’s existing Liebherr LHM 100

Chief executive Pat Keating said: “We need efficient jetties but we also need efficient plant and machinery and this crane gives us all of that and more. This piece of equipment is future proofing the port. It's something we need for the here and now but it's also planning ahead. The greater lift capacity and reach it provides us with enables us to bring in new business. That means more ships, bigger ships and processing them with faster turnaround times. So it’s an investment in our customers. And with the LHM 420’s very low emissions and lower noise levels, its environmental footprint is minimised.”

Engineering and port services manager John Carlton added: “The LHM 420 mobile harbour crane from Liebherr is the biggest crane we have ever had in the port. Its lifting capacity is just over double our existing capacity at 124 tonnes per single lift. It also has a grab curve of 75 tonnes, which is 45 percent larger than what we currently have. Everything about this crane is bigger, better, faster, stronger. It's a very significant piece of equipment for the port.”