Barge slewing cranes – LBS
LBS-type floating cranes are floating material handling islands and combine all the advantages of the Liebherr harbour mobile crane series with customer-specific barges and pontoon solutions.
Floating installation
Four LBS 600 and four FCC 280R floating cranes handling containers with a tidal range of 14 metres. Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
LBS 600
Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
LBS 600
Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
LBS 600
Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
LBS 600
Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
LBS 600
Porto Chibatão in Manaus (Brazil).
The LBS-series is well-adapted for moving loads between ocean-going ships (up to the post-Panamax class) and barges as well as small riverboats in inland waterways.
LBS-series
| Load capacities | LBS 800 | LBS 600 | LBS 550 |
| Bulk cargo (on the ropes) | 75t @ 34m | 75t @ 26m | 52t @ 28m |
| Container (on the spreader) | 50t @ 49m | 50t @ 33m | 42t @ 29m |
| Heavy load (on the hook) | 150t @ 24m | 140t @ 14m | 51t @ 29m |
| The load capacities may vary depending on the application. | |||
Advantages at a glance
If terminals reach the limits of their capacity, LBS floating cranes are optimal alternatives to cost-intensive, infrastructure-related modifications to the quayside.
Floating-cranes are autonomous units that require no harbour area at all and can be operated anywhere in the harbour water area.
Another area in which the LBS-series can be deployed is in the support of land-based cranes, particularly to relieve load during peak times.
