Antwerp Container Terminal (ACOT) has placed an order for two Liebherr ship to shore (STS) container cranes, which are identical to an STS crane delivered to the terminal in 2020.
[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The Liebherr STS cranes have an outreach of 60m, a span of 30m, a backreach of 25m, a lift height over rail of 46m and a safe working load of 65 tonnes under twin lift spreader.
An important feature of the cranes is that they have offset primary rocking beams to allow flexibility in future operations and can operate on quays with a span of 30.48m as well as 30m. Additionally, the new cranes will sit on the 900m long deep-water berth, allowing ACOT to handle super-postpanamax vessels with up to 22 rows across the deck.
Liebherr has long been a partner to the ACOT operator SEA-invest Group, supplying maritime cranes for bulk since 2012.
The terminal operator SEA-invest Group had initially invested in Antwerp’s bulk activities, before expanding into fruit handling and tank storage. The acquisition of a container terminal from Independent Marine Terminal happened in 2016. Since its inauguration, ACOT has continued to grow and the new Liebherr machines will complement the older STS cranes that came with the initial purchase of the terminal in 2016.
The Port of Antwerp continues to grow its container throughput year on year, with 2020 showing a growth of 1.3 % driven by a very strong second half despite the pandemic. The two new Liebherr STS will enhance ACOT and drive increased throughput through its terminal, according to an announcement.
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