News and press releases

1,300 maritime cranes – from Rostock to the world

Since the start of production in 2005, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH has manufactured and delivered over 1,000 maritime cranes. Today, the numerous mobile harbour, ship and offshore cranes are in use in over 100 countries on all continents. Now the 1,300th crane has left the Rostock premises to its destination in Ghana.

Sand from Dubai for an experiment in Pinghu

Two Liebherr companies completed collaborative works for thorough testing of HVAC units designed for railway vehicles in the Middle East region.

“VarioBase® is the Ferrari of crane support systems”

Hildesheim-based K&W Autokrane GmbH & CO.KG has a fleet of eight mobile cranes. To date, an LTM 1030-2.1 and a compact LTC 1050-3.1 were its only machines bearing the Liebherr logo. Now the company has ordered three LTM mobile cranes from the Ehingen-based crane manufacturer. The reason behind the change of manufacturer – the extremely successful VarioBase® crane support system.

Rhenus Group relies on Liebherr

Rhenus Midgard is replacing a more than 20-year-old Liebherr LHM 320 with a new Liebherr machine. The LHM 420, recently delivered by project logistics specialist Rhenus Project Logistics, will mainly handle breakbulk and containers at the Dradenau Terminal in the Port of Hamburg.

Hüffermann sets up new rental fleet with tower cranes from Liebherr

Hüffermann Krandienst GmbH has purchased 70 Liebherr tower cranes in one go to set up its new rental fleet. A symbolic handover recently took place during a visit to Liebherr’s production facilities in Biberach.

Sustainability Award: EcoVadis Medal for Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz

For the second time Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH has been awarded the silver medal from EcoVadis, thereby firming up its position as a sustainable brand. With this award, EcoVadis is recognising the commitment of Liebherr in the fields of the environment, ethics, labour and human rights as well as sustainable procurement.

Liebherr (China) Co., Shanghai First Branch Receives ISO14001:2015 Certification

Liebherr (China) Co., Shanghai First Branch completed a successful audit and was granted ISO14001:2015 certification by TÜV SÜD.

Klema expands fleet with Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane

Klema Kranverleih GmbH based in Oberschleissheim has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The new 110-tonne model will expand the Bavarian company’s fleet. The main factors behind the decision included the high performance and great variability of the LTM 1110-5.1 in terms of axle loads and transport weight.

First job in the Netherlands – Sarens erects wind turbines using Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane

Global green and heavy haulage contractor Sarens, whose head office is in Wolvertem, Belgium, took delivery of a new LR 11000 crawler crane from Liebherr in the spring. For its first job, the new 1000 tonne crane was assembled at Oostpolder wind farm, which is currently being built to the south of the Dutch port of Eemshaven. Sarens received the order from there to erect Enercon E-136 EP5 wind turbines with a hub height of 155 metres.

ALL relies on two Liebherr cranes for dual pick at bridge in Cleveland

Building bridges is never an easy job. Especially if this bridge runs over busy railway tracks. ALL Crane, one of the largest crane rental companies in the United States, relies on Liebherr cranes to place the bridge span in an ambitious time frame. The LTM 1450-8.1 and the LTM 1250-6.1 mobile cranes were the cranes of choice for this project in Cleveland, Ohio.

Liebherr mobile crane helps place explosives at a height of 140 metres

Two sites from a single location – whilst preparing explosives to demolish a coal-fired power station in Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Liebherr mobile crane was working on another site at the same time due to high time pressure. Fitted with a luffing lattice jib with a maximum length of 91 metres, the new LTM 1650-8.1 from Bergheim-based crane contractor Wasel GmbH had to hoist explosives experts up to a platform on the chimney of the decommissioned power plant at a height of 140 metres. Façade components on the boilerhouse also had to be removed at the same time using radii of up to 80 metres.

Only truck-mounted cranes in the fleet – Krösche takes delivery of Liebherr LTF-1045 4.1 crane

Krösche-Kran Service GmbH has established itself as a special contractor for assembling prefabricated houses. The company’s headquarters are in Holzminden, Lower Saxony and exclusively uses telescopic cranes mounted on a standard truck chassis for its work throughout Germany. Liebherr handed over the second LTF 1045-4.1 truck-mounted telescopic crane this year to Krösche-Kran in May. They will replace old cranes in the fleet.

Liebherr and GM to develop HYDROTEC fuel cell-based electrical power generation system for aerospace application

General Motors and Liebherr-Aerospace have agreed to collaborate on development of a HYDTROTEC hydrogen fuel cell technology-based electrical power generation system for aircraft applications. The two companies will explore possibilities to leverage Liebherr’s strong position as a leading on-board aircraft system supplier, together with GM’s leadership in hydrogen fuel cell technology, to develop an integrated system, customized to the performance and economic requirements of commercial aircraft.

Three new Liebherr mobile cranes for Coamtra-Symco

Coamtra-Symco, a family-run company based in Argentina, has taken delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes. Its two new 5-axle cranes, an LTM 1230-5.1 and an 1250-5.1 were delivered to Buenos Aires at the start of this year. An LTM 1120-4.1 will arrive in June at the company’s base in Montevideo, Uruguay. Aspects of safety, economy and versatility were among the criteria behind Coamtra-Symco’s decision to buy the three cranes.

Liebherr LHM 800 takes Veemnatie to new heights

Liebherr delivers the largest crane from its portfolio of mobile harbour cranes to Veemnatie’s new terminal. Founded in 2018, the Veemnatie company merger comprises 5de Havendok NV and Steinweg Belgium. The new machine will be used at a recently developed dry bulk terminal in the Port of Antwerp.

Fourth Liebherr crawler crane in a year – Al Faris takes delivery of LR 1500

Al Faris has increased its crawler crane portfolio by taking delivery of four Liebherr crawler cranes in just twelve months. The latest purchase by the Dubai-based crane contractor is an LR 1500. It follows LR 1400, LR 1600/2 and LR 1800-1.0 cranes. High lifting capacities with compact dimensions designed for economical transport were the main criteria behind the decision to buy the Liebherr 500 tonne crane.

Liebherr fast-erecting crane on the island of Mainau

A Liebherr L1-24 fast-erecting crane is being used to ensure the fastest possible rebuilding of a collapsed heritage wall on the island of Mainau. From the outset, special emphasis has been placed on ensuring that the island’s tourism trade won’t be affected.

Delivery of Landing Gears for 100th ARJ21 Serial Aircraft

Liebherr LAMC Aviation Co., Ltd. reached a new milestone by delivering the landing gear shipset for COMAC’s ARJ21 100th serial aircraft.