News and press releases

Liebherr and Mac Port celebrate ten years of partnership

Liebherr and Mac Port are celebrating 10 years of trustful cooperation. Mac Port is the official partner of Liebherr and offers an extensive range of port machinery for quay, offshore and earthmoving activities in Italy.

Drilling for the Environment: so the Cycle Doesn’t Collapse

The upgrading of the waste water treatment plant “El Salitre” in Bogotá pursues an environmental concept: to reduce the pollution of the Río Bogotá and sensibly reuse the treated water. Liebherr contributes to this project in that the LRB 355 is carrying out the deep foundation work.

Drilling for the Environment: so the Cycle Doesn’t Collapse

The upgrading of the waste water treatment plant “El Salitre” in Bogotá pursues an environmental concept: to reduce the pollution of the Río Bogotá and sensibly reuse the treated water. Liebherr contributes to this project in that the LRB 355 is carrying out the deep foundation work.

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH takes over Wenzel GearTec GmbH

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH, whose range of products covers gear technology and the area of automation systems, purchases all the shares of Wenzel GearTec GmbH, a manufacturer of gear measuring machines.

Tandem hoist – motors weighing 165 tons loaded onto freighter

South German crane and transport contractor Scholpp obtained support from Kehl in the State of Baden-Württemberg for the first job for its brand new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane. Together with an identical mobile crane operated by MSG-Krandienst, enormous motors designed for power generation were loaded onto a freighter in tandem hoists.

Liebherr receives follow-up order for bogie coupling systems for Prima H3 shunting locomotives from Alstom

Liebherr-Transportation Systems supplies further hydraulic bogie coupling systems for Prima H3 locomotives to Alstom.

Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) becomes official supplier of COMAC

The joint venture of Liebherr and LAMC has received the approval from COMAC and is now a qualified supplier of the Chinese aircraft manufacturer.

Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 lowered to get through Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

A Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 mobile crane had to complete several hoists at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress near Koblenz to erect and remove works of art weighing several tonnes. The compact crane had to pass through two narrow points en route through the massive defensive walls to the place of use. Things became particularly challenging for the driver and vehicle marshals in a 25 metre tunnel where the distance between the crane and the historic structure was just two centimetres in some places.

Densification, Inc. chooses Liebherr HS 8100 duty cycle crawler crane for luxury oceanfront residential project in Puerto Rico

Thirty two private oceanfront homes in Puerto Rico will have a firm foundation thanks to a Liebherr HS 8100 duty cycle crawler crane

AKM adds Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane to its fleet

AKM Autokranvermietung GmbH took delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane at the end of February. The Munich-based company is expanding its fleet with this new 130-tonne crane as it has been swamped with orders for crane work, particularly in the mobile crane class above 100 tonnes.

The first Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane heads for Spain – Eurogruas 2000 takes delivery of its new 800-tonne crane at the Bauma

Eurogruas 2000 took delivery of the first new Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane at the Bauma 2019. The 800-tonne crawler crane, the largest exhibit at the entire trade show, was delivered to the Spanish crane contractor immediately after the end of the Bauma event. Eurogruas 2000 purchased the new crane primarily for hoisting heavy loads. Its first job will be at a refinery in Portugal.

Maputo Ports prepares for growing demand

Liebherr recently handed over two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes type LHM 550 to Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The LHM 550 delivers high capacity and fast movements for an outstanding productivity in bulk handling operation.

Maputo Ports prepares for growing demand

Liebherr recently handed over two Liebherr mobile harbour cranes type LHM 550 to Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC). The LHM 550 delivers high capacity and fast movements for an outstanding productivity in bulk handling operation.

LiSIM Simulator for Port Nelson in New Zealand

A new Liebherr simulator is on its way to New Zealand. Port Nelson ordered a classroom solution in order to simulate ship crane and mobile harbour operation. The simulator has even the possibly to add further Liebherr crane modules in the future.

LiSIM Simulator for Port Nelson in New Zealand

A new Liebherr simulator is on its way to New Zealand. Port Nelson ordered a classroom solution in order to simulate ship crane and mobile harbour operation. The simulator has even the possibly to add further Liebherr crane modules in the future.

Liebherr R 980 SME crawler excavator flies to Sweden

At Bauma 2019, Snells Entreprenad AB from Pajala in Sweden, which is mainly active in the iron ore mines in the north of Sweden, decided on the R 980 SME at the Liebherr stand.

First crawler crane for HKV - Liebherr LR 1500 expands fleet

HKV Schmitz + Partner GmbH has purchased the first crawler crane in the history of the company. Liebherr officially handed over the new LR 1500 to the crane rental company in March at its Cologne site. Its low cost transportation and fast set-up time were the main criteria behind the decision to buy the 500-tonne crawler crane. The overall concept of the LR 1500 is designed for simplicity and great economy in every respect.

Liebherr-Aerospace Receives “Supplier of the Year” Award from Boeing

Liebherr-Aerospace has been recognized as Supplier of the Year in the “Excellence” category by The Boeing Company. Liebherr was one of 13 companies honored May 8 for distinguished performance in working with Boeing.