News and press releases

Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med operating at full capacity with eight new Liebherr ship to shore container cranes

Liebherr Container Cranes to supply two new STS to The Port of Liverpool

Peel Ports Group has placed an order for two new Liebherr ship to shore container cranes for their facility at the Port of Liverpool.

Service made Simple: New SCR parts kit

Liebherr expands its range of useful modular tool and parts boxes to assist with the efficient repair of machines in the field. The SCR parts kit is fully equipped with the necessary parts, including step-by-step guide, to enable the immediate repair of SCR systems of Stage IV/Tier 4F and Stage V machines by site staff. The kit is available for all crawler cranes up to capacities of 300 t, duty cycle crawler cranes and deep foundation equipment, as well as mobile harbour cranes and reachstackers, which comply with these emission standards.

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. strengthens North American sales and service through closer integration with local Liebherr companies

Liebherr Container Cranes, a part of the Liebherr Maritime Cranes division has strengthened its sales and service presence in North America.

First main components of Liebherr HLC 150000 ready for installation on Alfa Lift

In the afternoon on March 7, 2021, 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 OHT’s next-generation offshore wind foundation vessel Alfa Lift. With its unique combination of features, the Liebherr HLC series will be a key element for installing current and future wind farms around the world.

More LHM – More Business

Karmsund Havn IKS has just signed a contract for a second Liebherr LHM 550. Only three years ago, Karmsund Havn ordered their first Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550.

New Liebherr ship to shore container crane enters service at Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste in the Port of Alicante

Liebherr Container Cranes have handed over a ship to shore (STS) container crane to Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste S.A (TMS) in the Port of Alicante, Spain.

Liebherr presents new Smart Tyre Saving System

Before the tyre temperature of a Liebherr reachstacker reaches a critical level where tyre wear would increase excessively, the new Smart Tyre System automatically reduces the machine speed. As soon as the tyres return to a low temperature level, the power is increased again. This ensures maximum performance and protects the tyres from excessive wear.

SEA-invest orders two further ship to shore container cranes for Antwerp Container Terminal

Antwerp Container Terminal (ACOT), a member of the SEA-invest Group, placed an order for two Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. The cranes are identical to an STS delivered to ACOT in 2020.

Liebherr remains Mobile Harbour Crane market leader

Liebherr maritime cranes is looking back on the business year 2020 for their mobile harbour crane product segment.

North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB) prepared for the future with the four new Liebherr ship to shore (STS) container cranes

NTB in Bremerhaven has taken delivery of four additional Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. It brings to ten the number of Liebherr STS at the port since the first STS was handed over in 2018.

The Port of Grenaa goes for green e-drive

The Port of Grenaa relies on Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane technology and is renewing its equipment. In order to have not only more efficient but also more ecological handling in the future, the Port of Grenaa decided to have a new electric drive built into the LHM 550.

Liebherr heavy-duty crane loads monopiles

Successful project completion: The new TCC 78000 heavy-duty gantry crane from Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH loaded 72 foundation piles for Denmark's largest wind farm between May and September 2020.

Manufacturing of Liebherr Heavy Lift Crane 150000-3000 for Alfa Lift reaches key milestone

Inside the large industry halls of the Liebherr manufacturing site in Rostock, a noteworthy wedding took place for the new Heavy Lift Crane (HLC) 150000-3000, which marked the latest key milestone in its construction. The mechanical connection between the lower slewing column and the machinery frame was successfully realized to create the lower slewing unit of the HLC.

New digital ways

When COVID-19 halts all travelling, three Liebherr crane experts found new ways to make the assembly of a mobile harbour crane possible.

Cooperation for greener energy

Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH together with Aibel AS has signed a contract for the delivery of a cylinder-luffing crane, type RL 2600-35 Lit. The company TenneT TSO GmbH commissioned Aibel AS to build the offshore platform DolWin epsilon on which the Liebherr crane will be used for supply and maintenance tasks on the German North Sea.

Heavy Lift Crane HLC 295000 to be repaired

Positive signals from Rostock: the offshore crane HLC 295000 from Liebherr is to be repaired. The crane, which is on board the special purpose vessel “Orion” and was damaged in the international Port of Rostock, will be completed in the course of 2021. The preparations for the recovery of the crane are in full swing.

Low consumption and high comfort

Salerno Container Terminal SPA, one of the leading Italian terminal operators, relies on Liebherr Port Equipment. SCT operates 10 Liebherr machines, including six Liebherr reachstackers. In addition to the high Liebherr quality, the LRS 545 impressed above all with its low diesel consumption and very good driving characteristics. SCT's reachstacker drivers underline the comfort in the cab and the good view of the load and surroundings.