News and press releases

RMS Cranes selects Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane for gas and oil industry construction project lift in Texas

RMS Cranes selected a Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane to lift three demethanizer towers for a major cryogenic gas processing plant in Reeves County, Texas. One tower has been completed with two left to set next month. Each tower weighs approximately 231 US tons, and are more than 197 feet tall and 11 feet in diameter.

Two used Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes and a new LR 1750/2 crawler crane for Burger

Chilean crane contractor Burger Grúas has had two used LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes retrofitted at the Liebherr manufacturing plant to suit the special needs of the numerous climate zones in the country. Currently the two cranes are erecting turbines at a wind farm in southern Chile. A new Liebherr LR 1750/2 crawler crane with the innovative SX boom system is already in action at a mine in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Later, it will also be used for erecting wind turbines.

Liebherr USA, Co. announces new national sales manager for used crane mobile and crawler crane products

Liebherr USA, Co., Mobile and Crawler Cranes Division is pleased to announce that Reese Barnes has joined Liebherr as the sales manager for used mobile and crawler crane products.

Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH visits Poland and Italy

After attending the trade fair INDUSTRIE in France earlier this month, Liebherr will present its new solutions for gear technology and automation at further fairs in Europe. This time in Poland and Italy.

Trand set to take delivery of first Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane in the United States

Trand Inc. is scheduled to take delivery of the first Liebherr LG 1750 in the US on March 22 at the Port of Galveston, Texas.

United Crane & Rigging takes delivery of Liebherr LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain crane

United Crane & Rigging (UCR) recently took delivery of its first Liebherr LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain crane.

Large-scale conversion project on offshore platform Molikpaq operated by Sakhalin Energy

Rostock, February 2019 – Liebherr's maritime customer service is carrying out an extraordinary modernisation project on Sakhalin Energy’s Molikpaq offshore platform off the Russian island of Sakhalin. Two ram luffing offshore cranes, type RL 1500 are going to be completely renewed. An existing crane, type BOS 1900 will be upgraded with the same generation control system as the RL 1500.

Log Handler Premiere at Bauma 2019

Rostock (Germany), April 8, 2019 - For the first time, a machine of Liebherr's maritime division will be presented at the Bauma in Munich. The Liebherr LRS Log Handler already convinces selected test customers with its remarkable performance.

Large-scale conversion project on offshore platform Molikpaq operated by Sakhalin Energy

Rostock, February 2019 – Liebherr's maritime customer service is carrying out an extraordinary modernisation project on Sakhalin Energy’s Molikpaq offshore platform off the Russian island of Sakhalin. Two ram luffing offshore cranes, type RL 1500 are going to be completely renewed. An existing crane, type BOS 1900 will be upgraded with the same generation control system as the RL 1500.

Log Handler Premiere at Bauma 2019

Rostock (Germany), April 8, 2019 - For the first time, a machine of Liebherr's maritime division will be presented at the Bauma in Munich. The Liebherr LRS Log Handler already convinces selected test customers with its remarkable performance.

Liebherr-France SAS invests 5 million Euro in new assembly line

Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar has put a new assembly line into operation. It is based on the principles of lean management, and will thus contribute to further improvements in quality and productivity. Overall, the company has invested five million Euro in the new production line.

Liebherr's Continuous Improvements to Ultra-Class Mining Trucks Maximize Productivity

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. strives for continuous improvement to its product line of mining trucks and excavators. Safety, productivity, and performance are at the core of these new features.

CELSINEO - new technology for refrigerated transport

Krone and Liebherr cooperate successfully in the development, sales and servicing of refrigeration units for trailers.

Liebherr USA, Co. sponsors second Live DEMOlition event and showcases five machines at Demolition Rockies 2019

Liebherr USA, Co. Construction Equipment division is once again the official sponsor of National Demolition Association’s Live DEMOlition event at the Demolition Rockies 2019 trade show.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH: Successful certification of Environmental Management System DIN EN ISO 14001:2015

In addition to the certification, Liebherr-Aerospace implemented an integrated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Management System.

Belgium: first Liebherr R 936 Compact crawler excavator delivered to Elboka

Last August, SOMTP Belgium delivered the first of the new R 936 Compacts in Benelux to earthmoving company Elboka N.V. With an operating weight of around 36 tonnes, the R 936 Compact crawler excavator is the largest compact crawler excavator produced by Liebherr-France SAS.

Dielco Crane Service adds second Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane for heavy duty lifting in Las Vegas

Dielco Crane Service has added a second Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane to its growing Liebherr fleet.

Liebherr-Aerospace at AerospaceTechWeek 2019

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in AerospaceTechWeek 2019, which will take place on March 12th and 13th at the MOC Event Center in Munich (Germany). The system supplier is working towards supporting global climate goals with new power electronics products.