The first massive Liebherr LHM 800e mobile electric harbor crane just reached the Hartel Terminal in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands, and the crew at Marcor Stevedoring has wasted no time putting it to work.
Dubbed “the most powerful mobile harbor crane in the world” by its makers, the Liebherr LHM 800e offers a maximum lifting capacity of over 300 tons – and, thanks to its huge size and precision controls, the ability to move more than 2300 tons per hour. It’s ideal, in other words, for a major container port looking to decarbonize its operations.
“Our first Liebherr LHM 800e, with its 64 meter reach (about 210 ft.) and peak capacity exceeding 2,000 tons per hour, (it) perfectly alligns with our bulk, bagged and containerized stevedoring operations,” a spokesperson for Marcor said. “The crane is not only unique in its performance and capabilities. It…