Liebherr supplies Latin America with new container equipment

Port and container loading equipment was delivered to Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Bahamas this month, including the largest operated crane in the Caribbean.    Liebherr Maritime said it delivered new equipment units to Caribbean and Mexican ports in March.
   Three new ship-to-shore container cranes were delivered to Crowley Maritime’s Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cranes have an outreach of over 39 meters, a span of more than 30 meters and a back reach exceeding 15 meters. The cranes also feature a lift height over rail of 35 meters and a safe working load of 65 metric tons under twin lift spreader. The delivery to Puerto Rico marks the first for Liebherr Container Cranes.
   In Jamaica, Liebherr delivered a new mobile harbor crane (MHC) type LHM 600 in high-rise version for Kingston Wharves Limited’s multipurpose terminal. As the largest crane-operated machine in the Caribbean, a 12-meter tower extension and a higher tower cabin at 37 meters increases safety, Liebherr said. Dubbed the King of the Caribbean, the unit has a maximum outreach of 58 meters and can handle fully loaded containers in the 19th container row across the ship. The unit is now one of two high-rise version LHM units at the Kingston terminal, the first of which is only a 550 high-rise version.
   Liebherr is currently assembling two new MHCs in Altamira, Mexico. The LHM 420 units feature a 48-meter boom and maximum lifting capacity of up to 124 metric tons. They will be equipped with a special pipe handling attachment for a camera system to improve sight when loading. The cranes are being built for Bredero Shaw International B.V.
   After Hurricane Matthew hit the Caribbean last fall, Freeport Container Port suffered damage to port and yard machinery, including two ship-to-shore cranes, which toppled backwards.
   While waiting for new ship-to-shore cranes to be ready for operation, Freeport was able to temporary receive LHM 550 and LHM 600 units from Liebherr in only four weeks. Engineers were able to install them in one week, and business at Freeport was able to continue shortly thereafter.
   Based out of Germany, Liebherr constructs port equipment from Rostock, as well as in Ireland, Austria and Great Britain.