Germany: On December 2 a pontoon moored at the quay wall of Wallmann & Co.'s multi-purpose terminal on Reiherstieg in the Port of Hamburg. On board was a new LHM 600 Litronic port crane for handling heavy and project cargoes.
With a maximum load of up to 208 tonnes, the LMH 600 is the strongest quay crane in service in the Port of Hamburg. The key feature is Liebherr's Synchronizing Crane Control System, which permits synchronised operation of two Liebherr port mobile cranes in tandem, using only one crane driver, hence increasing the ultimate load of the cranes.
Its 140-tonne cranes, already capable of operation in tandem, plus the new 208-tonne crane, will equip Wallmann & Co. to handle general cargo loads weighing up 320 tonnes. Thanks to the Vertical Line Finder equipped with a diagonal-pull display, the heavy load can be raised free of vibration and more rapidly positioned at its stowage position.
The LMH 600 was built in Rostock by Liebherr. The crane itself weighs a total of 576 tonnes, has a height of 38.4 metres to the towerhead and standard support base dimensions of 14 by 14 metres. The swing gear of the port mobile crane can be extended to a radius of 12 up to 58 metres. At minimum radius, the maximum lifting height across the quay is 45 metres. The LHM 600 Litronic is powered by a 12-cylinder MAN type D2842 LE diesel.
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