Wagenborg Nedlift has taken delivery of three Liebherr cranes that will be stationed across its yards in Groningen and Hengelo, the Netherlands, and Hörstel in Germany.
Hörstel welcomed the 150-tonne LTM 1150-5.3, which is equipped with a 66 m main boom. The five-axle crane has a Stage V engine and features VarioBase technology. With ECOmode and ECOdrive, both noise and fuel consumption are reduced.
The other cranes include the mobile tower crane MK73-3.1 and the MK88-4.1.
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has delivered a Liebherr LPS 550 rail-mounted portal crane to Australian Amalgamated Terminals (AAT) aboard its UHL Fable.
Sarens recently completed two major projects in Scotland. At Glasgow’s George V Dock, Sarens was contracted to offload a 142-tonne vapour recovery unit (VRU). Sarens also managed the transportation and installation of two 1,600-tonne swing bridge sections destined for Renfrew.
As offshore wind turbines increase in size, Cees van Veluw, product director for cranes at Huisman, noted that the lifting gear used to handle turbine components has to offer increasingly high capacities – an area in which Huisman has plenty of experience.
Schmidbauer has acquired a pair of MAN TGX 41.640 8x4/4 BB heavy-duty prime movers.
Germany-based heavy transport specialist Baumann has bolstered its fleet with the acquisition of 24 axle lines of SPMTs from Cometto.
In the first quarter of 2025, offshore installation specialist Cadeler will take delivery of Wind Maker.
