New heavy-lift offshore crane offers lifting capacities of up to 2,000 t
The new Liebherr offshore crane, type MTC 78000, marks the Liebherr group of companies’ entry into a new market segment of heavy-lift cranes for offshore applications. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes world-wide and was designed using conventional anti-friction bearing technolo-gy. Featuring a maximum dynamic moment of 78,000 mt the MTC 78000 is the most powerful machine within the extensive range of cranes and material hand-ling machines offered by the Liebherr group of companies. Four units of the new heavy-lift crane have already been ordered to date.
The MTC 78000 achieves a maximum lifting capacity of 1,600 t at up to 35 m radius. This corresponds to a maximum dynamic moment of 78,000 mt, the cra-ne still being able to slew over 360°. At a maximum radius of 74 m for the main hoist the crane achieves a lifting capacity of almost 530 t. The boom length of the cranes currently ordered is 87 m. In addition to the main hoist, the MTC 78000 offers two auxiliary hoists with lifting capacities of up to 500 t and 50 t respectively.
