08.05.2008

Big offshore Liebherr

Liebherr has announced the launch of the massive MTC78000, a 78,000 tonne/metre offshore slewing crane. The company says that it has sold four of them so far.

The massive crane, which can handle 1,600 tonnes at up to 35 metres radius, is designed for mounting on large barges or similar vessels. The first two units will be mounted on jack-up barges for erecting offshore wind farms with turbines in the five megawatt class.
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The massive new Liebherr MTC78000

The units will be equipped with an 87 metre boom that provides a lift height of 106 metres above deck - 120 metres above sea level - at which the crane can handle 500 tonnes, maximum radius is 74 metres

The two other cranes that have been ordered so far will be used as heavy lift cranes for working on existing offshore platforms.

The MTC 78000 design and production involved all of Liebherr’s maritime crane divisions with final assembly destined for the company’s facility in Rostock, Germany.