News and press releases

Accident During Overload Test

During the course of tests in line with industry standards on 2nd May 2020 in the international Port of Rostock, the offshore heavy lift crane HLC 295000 was severely damaged following an accident. Comprehensive investigations as to the cause and course of the accident are currently under way.

Morrow Equipment Co. chooses five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes for Resorts World Las Vegas project

Five Liebherr 542 HC-L 18/36 tower cranes were instrumental in helping Las Vegas’s newest landmark take shape from the ground up. Morrow chose the Liebherr 542HC-L 18/36 cranes for their robust capacities and fast line speeds. Located on the north end of the world famous Las Vegas Strip, the five cranes all reached a hook height of 686 ft.

Liebherr and Bertrandt start together into the mobile future

The Mobile Communication Gateway (MCG), the robust communication solution by Liebherr Components, will support the innovation platform HARRI of the engineering partner Bertrandt. HARRI is a technology carrier for the megatrends like digitization, connectivity, autonomous driving and electro-mobility. It incorporates technologies for high user experience, user-friendly interfaces, Car2X communication and efficient data processing.

“You can do anything you like with the crane” – LTM 1450-8.1 demonstrates its massive radius

The Ingolstadt site of crane logistics company BKL has been operating a powerful Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane for just over two years. This modern mobile crane has recently been demonstrating its lifting capacity installing air conditioning units on the roof of a massive industrial building.

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH and metrotek GmbH continue to work together exclusively on gear measuring technology

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH and metrotek GmbH continue to work together exclusively on gear measuring technology

Liebherr mobile harbour cranes make Rostock a hub of the New Silk Road

The first containers of the New Silk Road have been loaded in the port of Rostock. EUROPORTS Germany used their recently acquired Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes to quickly load the containers from Xi'an in China. EUROPORTS Germany plans to expand Rostock into a distribution centre and also to connect Sweden and Italy to the New Silk Road link.

Port Elizabeth prepares for citrus season

Port Elizabeth Container Terminals (PECT) is preparing for the upcoming citrus fruit harvest with new Liebherr mobile harbour crane technology.

Port Elizabeth prepares for citrus season

Port Elizabeth Container Terminals (PECT) is preparing for the upcoming citrus fruit harvest with new Liebherr mobile harbour crane technology.

Liebherr mobile harbour cranes make Rostock a hub of the New Silk Road

The first containers of the New Silk Road have been loaded in the port of Rostock.

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. to supply two rail mounted gantry cranes to Freight Village in Russia

Freight Village Vorsino, located outside Moscow has placed an order with Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. for two rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes. The RMG’s have a span of 32 m, a lift height over rail of 12.5 m and cantilevers of 8 m and 9.7 m respectively. The machines have a safe working load of 45 tonnes and feature a rotating machinery trolley.

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. to supply two rail mounted gantry cranes to Freight Village in Russia

Freight Village Vorsino, located outside Moscow has placed an order with Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. for two rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes. The RMG’s have a span of 32 m, a lift height over rail of 12.5 m and cantilevers of 8 m and 9.7 m respectively. The machines have a safe working load of 45 tonnes and feature a rotating machinery trolley.

Annual Report 2019

The Liebherr Group successfully closed the 2019 financial year with a turnover of € 11,750 million.

Liebherr: The Liebherr Group increases turnover to over eleven billion Euros

In 2019, the Liebherr Group completed another very successful business year with turnover of € 11,750 million.

Team players – three crane contractors from northern Germany jointly take delivery of new mobile cranes at the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen

Three crane hire companies based in northern Germany, Sönke Jordt, Schwarze ASC and Megalift jointly took delivery of three new cranes at the end of February in the Liebherr production plant in Ehingen; two LTM 1070-4.2 machines and an LTC 1050-3.1. The joint handover photograph demonstrates the good collaboration between the three companies – using the slogan “Together – for the good of the customer”.

New Liebherr all-round wheel loaders L 526, L 538 and L 546 celebrate their world premiere

The new Liebherr mid-range wheel loaders are celebrating their world premiere. Numerous innovations ensure that the three models, L 526, L 538 and L 546, live up to their reputation as efficient and reliable all-rounders. The strengths of the new wheel loaders include a marked increase in the performance of the travel drive, modifications to the lift arms and a redesigned operator's cab. The reliable exhaust gas treatment means all three models comply with the emission stage V/tier 4f guidelines. For the first time, the innovative assistance systems and new joystick steering from the XPower® large wheel loaders are available for the mid-range wheel loader series.

Reinforcement for wind power – Myshak Group invests in first two Liebherr LG 1750 SX lattice boom mobile cranes in North America

Canadian crane and heavy haul contractor Myshak Crane & Rigging Ltd. took delivery of their first Liebherr LG 1750 SX mobile crane in December 2019 and their second upcoming in April 2020. The 750-tonne lattice boom crane will reinforce the company’s crane fleet and is mainly intended for jobs in the wind power industry. They are the first two LG 1750 with the powerful SX boom system in North America.

Telescopic truck-mounted crane hoists work platform through a gym roof

For the new-build gymnasium at a primary school in the south of Berlin, a telescopic work platform had to be hoisted over the roof into the site as access inside the hall itself was simply not possible. Crane contractor Herrmann & Wittrock used a Liebherr LTF 1060-4.1 truck-mounted crane from its branch in Gross Kienitz to hoist the eight-tonne device into position in constricted conditions.

Family-run Kran & Transport Lausitz takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1050-3.1 mobile crane

A new LTM 1050-3.1 is going to Schleife in the District of Görlitz in East Saxony. Family-run Kran & Transport Lausitz will use the Liebherr 50-tonne mobile crane to replace a 15-year-old LTM 1045-3. One important criterion behind the purchase decision was that the LTM 1050-3.1 can carry the majority of its counterweights on public roads. That means it can be used quickly and flexibly as a taxi crane.