Liebherr telescopic mobile crane shipped via Kiel
A brand new Liebherr telescopic mobile crane has been shipped directly to Klaipeda in Lithuania through the Port of Kiel on a ferry operated by DFDS Seaways.
The crane is demonstrative of the increase in of the number of heavy cargo and project loads being handled at Kiel using the port’s efficient port cranes or RoRo ramp.
The Type LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane is used in power plants and refineries as well as in bridge building and in the installation of wind power plants. The 750 tonne crane carries 204 tonnes of ballast, a 52m telescopic boom and a 91m luffing jib and has an overall height of 154m. It can be deployed in any location.
Dr Dirk Claus, managing director, Port of Kiel, said: “Heavy cargo headed for eastern Europe is pre-destined for transport by ship from Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. On the one hand, our port facilities and services are tailormade to cope with the special demands made by heavy, extra wide and extra high cargo consignments. On the other, the ships which sail to and from Kiel are also equipped to cope with such cargo. The route across the Baltic is fast and safe.”
The shipment of the Liebherr mobile crane was organised by the firm of CIS Cargo – which is also based in Kiel.
The crane chassis arrived at Kiel under its own power and the other crane components were delivered by truck. Prior to being shipped by sea, it was dismantled and prepared in advance for its onward journey by rail from Klaipeda.
Before it was shipped by sea, the crane’s individual components were transferred and securely lashed onto low loaders under the supervision of experts.
The Liebherr mobile crane components were loaded as rolling cargo across the heavy-duty hydraulic RoRo ramp at the Ostuferhafen’s Berth No. 7.
The Ostuferhafen is Kiel’s cargo and logistics centre. Last year three million tons of cargo were handled here, most of it in liner shipping traffic to and from the ports of the eastern Baltic.
