Two ship to shore container cranes and two rail mounted gantry cranes handed over.
Liebherr Container Cranes are delighted to announce the final handover after 7 months in operation and entering into service of four container cranes at APM Terminals in Gothenburg.
The cranes, which consists of two ship to shore container cranes and two rail mounted gantry cranes will help the port strengthen its position as Scandinavia’s largest and most important container terminal, handling more than 50 % of Sweden’s container import and exports.
The high-tech rail mounted gantry cranes have been designed to a very advanced specification and have a safe working load of 50 tonnes under spreader, a span of 30.6 m and an outreach on both sides of 14.5 m. Lift height over rail is 16.5 giving a stacking height of one over four. The cranes will handle multiple rail tracks under the span with container stacking and delivery to the horizontal transport vehicles taking place under the cantilevers.
Speaking about the project, Sales and marketing manager of Liebherr Container Cranes, Gerry Bunyan said
“Liebherr Container Cranes and APM Terminals have worked together to deliver a number of different projects. The cranes in Gothenburg and the automated Liebherr STS in Maasvlakte II have laid the groundwork to cement a partnership that continues today with a further project in Guatemala. We look forward to working with APM Terminals again in the future.”
Henrik Kristensen, Managing Director APM Terminals Gothenburg AB commented. “Gothenburg is Sweden’s most important freight hub and APM Terminals is delighted to evolve the container terminal to continue to be at the forefront of technological development. The investment in these Liebherr machines allows us to continue that journey and bring a faster and more reliable service to our customers.
