Liebherr Offshore Cranes Enters New Market
Liebherr’s maritime manufacturing plant in Rostock has been awarded the contract to supply the heavy-lift crane for the Orion, a new offshore support vessel ordered by DEME from COSCO QiDong Offshore. The crane is rated at 3,000t at more than 50m, with a lifting height in excess of 170m and a designation of HLC (Heavy-Lift Crane) 295000.
This is the biggest crane Liebherr has developed so far. Delivery will be spring 2019. Apart from the main crane, the order also includes two of Liebherr’s RL-K 4200 knuckle boom cranes and an offshore crane simulator.
The Liebherr offshore crane division made the strategic decision in 2016 to extend its range of heavy lift cranes to better position the company in the expanding decommissioning and offshore wind markets. Both of these are expected to produce high volumes of work in the offshore sector in the coming years.
“The extension to our heavy crane range allows us to compete in a sector with only a few players that have had little competition of late, and we look forward to winning some of that market share,” says Leopold Berthold, Managing Director Liebherr Maritime Cranes.