Forth Ports has purchased its third Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour crane from Liebherr Maritime Cranes for The Port of Tilbury, London.
The LHM 550 offers a lifting capacity of 154 tonnes at a radius of 54 metres. It also features Liebherr's SmartGrab, intelligent system that optimises grab filling rates in a self learning manner, helping increase the fill rate, while avoiding overloads.
The crane arrived on the 18th of January - 12 years after its first LHM 550 and 10 years after its second - via the Baltic Sea fully assembled on an MV Meri heavy load vessel from Liebherr MCCtec Rostock, Germany. It was then unloaded by an LH 150 Port Litronic material handler.
Once operational next year, the crane will handle granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), a low carbon alternative to cement. To counter the aggressive nature of GBFS, an over pressure system has been installed to force ventilate the slewing platform, preventing product ingress into the machine rooms.
Paul Dale, chief operating officer of Forth Ports said: “We have set out ambitious net zero targets across our business and are investing in greener technology to ensure that our operations are sustainable. The Liebherr LHM 550 joins our busy fleet in Tilbury and they will all support our growing bulks and heavy lift work across our port estate. We have a long term relationship with Liebherr across the group and we are aligned in our commitment to greener operations.”
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