11.08.2026

2,500 tonner for S.Korea

South Korean company Hanchang Heavy Equipment has taken delivery of a 2,500 tonne Liebherr LR 12500-1.0 crawler crane.

The crane - announced in 2022 - boasts a variety of boom, jib and counterweight configurations, including the heavy duty wide ‘High Performance' boom which has a maximum length of 120 metres and can be extended to 156 metres by adding sections from the luffing jib to the main boom. A 162 metre main boom configuration is also possible. The maximum tip height of around 210 metres is achieved with 100 metres of main boom and a 108 metre luffing jib. The crane has a working width of 14.9 metres, while the tracks are 18.55 metres long and 3.18 metres high.

The crane’s derrick boom and suspended ballast pallet come from Liebherr's 3,000 tonne LR 13000, as do most of the counterweight slabs. It also adopts the LR13000’s B0 version, allowing it to operate without derrick ballast. The variable suspended ballast radius is infinitely adjusted by the crane management system.

The LR 12500 is powered by two Liebherr six cylinder diesels with a redundant design, in order to ensure availability in the case of a breakdown or servicing.

Shortly after delivery, the crane - equipped with a 126 metre main boom - went to work on an offshore wind farm construction site in South Korea, operated by SK Ocean Plant, where it is working alongside a 1,350 tonne LR 11350-P1800 assembling jacket substructures that serve as foundations for offshore wind turbines.

Hanchang Heavy Equipment said: “Thanks to its high performance and precision, the Liebherr crane is ideally suited to demanding large scale projects. Furthermore, the expert technical support and reliable supply of spare parts provided by Liebherr are important advantages for us.”

Hanchang Heavy operates within the steel industry, petrochemicals, facility engineering, shipbuilding, construction and wind energy.