French crane contractor Bezombes has taken delivery of a 450-tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1.
With an 85 m-long telescopic boom, the eight-axle unit is capable of erecting tower cranes “in record time”, said Benoît Bezombes, managing director of Bezombes Niort.
The LTM 1450-8.1 is now the largest crane in the company’s fleet and will be used for jobs in construction, civil engineering, wind energy sectors, as well as for hoisting boats in and out of the water at Atlantic ports.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
Schwerlast Weise has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
