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Liebherr Transform is the new upgrade, modification and overhaul service that has a tailor-made solution for customer needs. It is available for ship to shore container cranes, rubber tyre gantry cranes, rail mounted gantry cranes, mobile harbour cranes, offshore and ship cranes. The new Liebherr Transform provides tailored solutions that respond to the continuously growing..

The growth of wind turbines is leading to increasingly heavy individual component weights. In addition, the handling of large components requires a longer outreach of the cranes used than is often the case in the market. The supply of heavy lift vessels with cranes offering a maximum lifting capacity of 800 tonnes is lower than..

Accelerated by the global pandemic, there is a growing desire among platform operators for new approaches to regular maintenance. Previously, maintenance processes for offshore platform equipment were time-consuming, costly and required many resources. Additionally, platform owners face many obstacles that are difficult to manage, such as availability of personnel, weather conditions and need for professional..

On 7 March, the deck cargo ship BigLift Barentsz left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock with two remarkable, giant crane components ready for installation. The white painted slewing platform, as well as the characteristic A-frame of the upcoming Heavy Lift Crane HLC 150000, are now on their way to being assembled on..

The Heavy-Lift Crane series (HLC) by Liebherr is specially designed for the installation of offshore wind foundations and sub-stations as well as the installation and decommissioning of offshore platforms. In June 2018, Liebherr- MCCtec Rostock and the Oslo-based company OHT agreed the contract for the Heavy Lift Crane 150000-3000 for Alfa Lift, the worlds’ largest..

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock and the Umid Babek Operating Company have signed a contract to deliver four new offshore cranes of the Board Offshore Crane (BOS) Series. The order includes two BOS 2600 with a maximum lifting capacity of 45t at 30m onboard as well as two BOS 4200, lifting 50t at 40m onboard. The BOS-series of..

Liebherr expands its digital product portfolio for crawler cranes, deep foundation equipment and maritime cranes with the development of a Remote Service tool. As part of an extended test phase, all customers will have free access to the new app until the end of 2020. The Remote Service tool improves assistance through visual information, so..

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock announces the arrival of DEME’s offshore vessel Orion. The large-scale project is thus entering the next exciting phase – the erection of the biggest offshore crane Liebherr Maritime Cranes has ever constructed, the HLC 295000. The Orion reached Liebherr Rostock on the 22 November 2019. Following the arrival in Rostock, the assembly of..

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock together with CIMC Raffles signed a contract concerning the delivery of a board offshore crane, type BOS 2600. The company BP will use the crane for supply and maintenance tasks on its jack up accommodation platform next to the African west coast. The BOS 2600 is a compact and function-orientated crane design within..

Liebherr’s maritime customer service is carrying out an extraordinary modernisation project on Sakhalin Energy’s Molikpaq offshore platform off the Russian island of Sakhalin. Two ram luffing offshore cranes, type RL 1500 are going to be completely renewed. An existing crane, type BOS 1900 will be upgraded with the same generation control system as the RL 1500. Molikpaq operated by..

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH proudly presents the latest innovation for the offshore crane market. The ram luffing knuckle boom crane series has been extended by this model which is especially characterised by a very compact design. At ONS 2018 trade fair visitors will be the first who are able to experience this new crane. 

Liebherr-MCCtec has been awarded the contract by the Oslo-based company Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) to deliver a heavy lift crane for a new generation semi-submersible offshore windfarm foundation installation vessel. On 6 July, CMHI and Liebherr signed the contract in China. Liebherr together with the Norwegian companies OHT, Ulstein..

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH, Liebherr Maritime Benelux B.V. together with Damen and Seafox BV have modified one of Liebherr’s biggest offshore cranes in the field. With a maximum lifting capacity of 1,200t the BOS 45000 is the biggest crane of the board offshore crane series. The structure of the slewing bearing crane is based on an A-frame..

Last week, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock relaunched its well-known Compact Board Offshore (CBO) series at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The series will extend Liebherr’s portfolio for maritime solutions. With more than 1,000 offshore cranes in the field, Liebherr has a great wealth of experience. The company steadily optimises its products and identifies new demands. With..

The Liebherr offshore crane division has produced and delivered a new manipulator tool with a safety working load of 100t. Using this special equipment will extend the task the company’s offshore cranes can complete in service. Providing reliable machines and safe working conditions is quintessential for an equipment manufacturer. To underline this approach, Liebherr designed..

Liebherr Maritime is about to establish full service, spares and sales activities in Australia, New Zealand and the Oceania region. This expansion guarantees better support for maritime customers using factory trained and locally recruited engineers. Morrow Equipment Australia will focus on the purchase and rental of tower cranes in the future. Liebherr has been present..

A longstanding partnership between Damen Shipyards and leading crane manufacturer Liebherr was celebrated with the announcement that Damen has ordered its 110th crane from Liebherr. The two family-owned companies have worked together since 1985.The 110th order was for a Liebherr CBG 350 crane, which will be installed on the new generation Transshipment Crane Barge 6324.Member..

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..

The recent delivery of a Liebherr reachstacker LRS 545 to the international logistic provider and port operator Katoen Natie underlines the strong business relationship between the two family-owned companies. The Liebherr reachstacker LRS 545 is the latest machine from Liebherr Maritime Cranes. The reachstacker is the new strong link in the logistic chain of ports..

The recent deliveries of three Liebherr mobile harbour cranes underline the strong demand for innovative cargo handling solutions in the Scandinavian region, tailor-made by Liebherr. 37 years after the first delivery of a Liebherr mobile harbour crane to Scandinavia the demand for Liebherr products remains constant. In 2015 three Liebherr mobile harbour cranes have been..

Liebherr and LUKOIL maintain close cooperation despite international oil industry insecurities and increased currency volatility. At the end of 2015, Liebherr-Russland and Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft signed a new contract for the delivery of a Liebherr RL 1500-30 EX Litronic offshore crane which is to start operation on a satellite platform at the Ju. Korchagin oil and gas..

Liebherr Maritime Cranes has announced elements of its strategic realignment to further increase performance, focus on new growth areas and improve operational efficiency across their entire maritime portfolio. As of January 2016, design, sales and customer service for mobile harbour cranes, reachstackers, ship cranes as well as offshore cranes will operate out of their maritime production site in Rostock,..

Hafen Wien invested in a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 280, which has started operation in August 2015.  Hafen Wien operates the largest free port in Austria. Perfect connection to waterways, road and rail network characterize this port in the Austrian capital Vienna. The port is continuously expanding to become one of the..

Montecon opts for the first LHM 800 in container handling configuration. This mighty machine comes with massive dimensions for the highly efficient handling of large container vessels. Montecon’s LHM 800 will start operation in 2016. As ever larger vessels are ordered and deployed on main routes, ships originally used for these lanes displace vessel on..

Liebherr offshore cranes set a historical record in terms of annual deliveries, supplying as many cranes per year as never before. With 87 units delivered, Liebherr offshore cranes achieved a new delivery record. Liebherr offshore cranes once again contributed to the overall success of Liebherr Maritime Cranes. Beside the new ram luffing knuckle boom crane (RL-K) series board offshore..