b'14American Journal of Transportation ajot.comSAVE SAVETIME & MONEYDIRECT ACCESSTRADING INBULK, BREAK BULK,SEAMLESS SUPPLY INTO ALL OF NORTHOVER 50 GLOBALLIQUID & CHAIN WITH A AMERICA MARKETS SPECIAL CARGO CONNECTED NETWORKSIMPLE. COMPETITIVE. CONNECTED.EUROPE U.S. MID-WESTTO SPECIAL CARGOTOU.S. MID-WEST ICON/BADGE NORTH AFRICASHIP WITH US TODAYThe specially designed lHM 600, which combines lifting power and lifting height,enables efficient handling of space components as well as containersLiebherr lifting space components at Port CanaveralAspecialmodifiedLHM600atthe machine is equipped with a double Port Canaveral marks the largest mobilelayer winch and a special tower exten-harbor crane in the U.S. to handle allsionthatallowsamaximumlifting types of heavy cargo, including spaceheight of up to 70 meters.components.ThemachinefeaturesaPortCanaveralCEOCaptain maximum lifting capacity of up to 154John Murray said the flexibility of a tonnesand58metersboomreach. ALiebherr mobile harbor crane made specialdoublelayerwinchincombi- it more attractive for Canaveral than nationwithahigh-riseconfigurationa fixed crane. The current technol-allows a maximum lifting height of upogy in the mobile harbour crane has to 70 meters. hydraulicswhereyoucancontrol Rostock (Germany) July 2020 - Aeverything from the cabin, just like custom-designed Liebherr LHM 600youcanonarailmountedgantry, mobile harbor crane has been in oper- butyouhavefurtherpossibilities. ation for the Canaveral Port AuthorityThe space industry is landing more since beginning of 2019. The specialvehicles offshore on platforms andA total of 240 truckloads were used for phase one of this project and the total weight reached 8,775mtn.modified machine is the largest mobilebringing them back to the port, so harbour crane in the U.S. to handle allweneededacranethatcouldliftCH Robinson delivers for types of heavy cargo, including spacethat kind of cargo. It has to handle components. The crane has the heavi- boththeweightandheightofthe est lift capability in all of Florida atrocket booster. The new crane canKansas wind farmup to 154 tonnes plus an outreach ofevenserviceshipsattheports 18-containersacross.Furthermore,cruise terminal. The project logistics team at C.H.wasdelayedduetoextremelycold Robinson has reported on one of theirtemperaturesandsnowyconditions. largest projects for 2020 - a new windAdditionally,arapidsnowmeltin (TRANSPORTScontinued fromtheircargoesonschedule,poweringfarm in Kansas which will be com- Kansas made offloading tough due to page 12) through the challenges to our sea andpleted in a series of phases. the muddy terrain. Some trucks even Germany, to load an additional steamland-basedoperationsofnecessaryThefirstphase,whichisnowrequiredsupplementarypowerto turbine weighing 317 mt for the sameCOVID-19 restrictions and health andcompleted,involvedthetransporta- reach their destination.power plant in Maysan. safety measures. tionof30windmillturbinepiecesDespitetheseissuesaswellas MarcoWendt,CharteringMan- EikeMuentz,GeneralManagerfrom North Dakota to a yard in Kansasroadblocks, the team worked to coor-ager at AAL Europethe Hamburg- at AALEurope,added:TheUSahead of the frost to avoid potentialdinatethearrivalsandoffloading basedofficeresponsibleforbookingEuropeMiddle EastAsia trade isroad restrictions. The loading sched- atdifferentlocationsinKansas.On thecargocommented:Thecargogrowing in importance for AAL anduleinNorthDakotahadmultiplesomedays,C.H.Robinsonhadto was carried on a popular trade route,in May and June alone, we operatedvariables so precise coordination wascoordinate staging and offloading of eastboundfromtheUStoEurope,12multipurposesailingscallingUSvital. This included strong communi- over 20 truckloads in 4 different loca-Middle East, and onwards to Asia. ports, with more planned in July. cation with the carriers to track load- tions with 4 different crews.The two generators were bookedThisfrequencyoflargetonnageingactivityandtransportprogress,A total of 240 truckloads were used bydifferentcustomers,includinginto the region is offering the US mul- particularlygivendifficultweatherfor phase one of this project and the total Bertling. tipurpose market much needed supportand road conditions. weight reached 8,775mtn with the larg-Wehavelong-standingrela- during this challenging time and provid- Working conditions for the teamest piece at 65mtn. The C.H. Robinson tionshipswiththesecharterersanding shippers trading in the region withat both the origin and destination wereteam expects the next phases of the proj-workedextremelyhardtodeliverflexibility and economies of scale. difficult.LoadinginNorthDakotaect to be completed by mid-July.'