 The new Liebherr LHM 600 high-rise headed for Jamaica |
Liebherr Maritime Crane has delivered the biggest mobile harbour crane of the Caribbean to Kingston Wharves Limited in Jamaica.
In November 2015, Kingston Wharves ordered the first Liebherr mobile harbour crane, a type LHM 550 high-rise version. The crane is the biggest mobile harbour crane in operation in Jamaica.
In order to further increase operation efficiency, the company subsequently ordered an even bigger Liebherr MHC, type LHM 600 high-rise version, for the multi-purpose terminal in the Port of Kingston.
The new machine is equipped with an elongated tower extension that ensures high visibility into deep cargo holds. The 12 m log extension enables highly efficient container handling with maximum safety due to the higher position of the tower cabin of 37 m. With a maximum outreach of 58 m, twin-lift capability and a lifting capacity of 104 T, the LHM 600 is capable of servicing vessels up to 19 container rows wide and 9 container stacks high.
"This new machine is the next essential future investment in our terminal in order to handle the new generation of vessels that are heading for us in the course of the Panama Canal expansion," says Grantley Stephenson, the Kingston Wharves CEO.
"Our crane operators will be delighted of the impressive eye-level of more than 37 m that comes along with the special tower extension.
"The LHM 600 starting operation in October will maximise our efficiencies, increase our responsiveness and ultimately meet our customers' demands," Stephenson claims.
Kingston Wharves Limited was founded in 1945 and has become the leading multi-purpose terminal of the Caribbean. Located at the Port of Kingston, the company is a regional hub to a number of major shipping lines, with connections to more than 20 ports around the world.
The company wants to remain competitive in a global market and the Post-Panamax era and sees its two new Liebherr mobile harbour cranes LHM 550 and LHM 600 high-rise as key elements of its future growth.