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Maritime Cranes Newsletter
Issue 01/2023

Liebherr-MCCtec GmbH remains at Gold Level

From reducing CO2 emissions to developing future drive concepts for its products - Liebherr-MCCtec GmbH takes responsibility for the environment and society. Reflecting this commitment, the company has retained the Gold Medal awarded by EcoVadis, one of the leading providers of sustainability ratings. This puts Liebherr's factory network among the top 2 % of companies in its sectors. In all areas, the company was able to maintain or improve on the already high level of the previous year. Particularly good results were achieved in the environment category.

Two decades of market success with our CBG

Over the course of 20 years, Liebherr has established a robust presence in both Port & Transshipment Solutions in Vietnam, making it a significant market for the division. Our reputation for exceptional products and services has contributed to our success, evidenced by the order of eight Liebherr cranes by one of our key customers. This led to the introduction of the CBG 360 in Vietnam, part of our CBG series, which facilitates dry bulk handling and Transshipment from capesize vessel to barge. In addition to our superior quality and reliable service, we aim to support our customers' enduring market dominance. Our local partner, Lin Dan, and our Singapore regional office both provide dependable backup to our customers.

Salerno strengthens fleet with LHM 600

The new LHM 600 strengthens an existing fleet of other Liebherr mobile harbour cranes. It will focus on container operations and is planned for 24/7 operation.

The crane’s reliability and flexibility, as well as trust in the provided service, were among the main reasons for the customer to continue investing in Liebherr equipment.

This is the fifth Liebherr mobile harbour crane at the port of Salerno, other models include two LHM 800 and two LHM 600.

Annual report 2022

The Liebherr Group closed the 2022 business year with a record turnover of €12,589 million.

Difficult general conditions, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and rapidly rising food and fuel prices slowed economic growth and development in the past business year. Nevertheless, the Liebherr Group achieved increases in turnover, some of them significant, in ten of its 13 product segments, surpassing the previous turnover record set in 2021 by €950 million. The number of employees also increased. At the end of the year, Liebherr employed 51,321 people worldwide.

ONE-Dyas chooses LiMain remote maintenance

The Dutch oil and gas company ONE-Dyas is the first customer to purchase a Liebherr offshore crane, type RL 2600, in combination with the recently launched service concept Liebherr Intelligent Maintenance, LiMain for short. It’s a fully digital, remote, and semi-automatic maintenance system that saves the platform operator significant investment and resources. Thanks to LiMain remote maintenance, ONE-Dyas can remotely maintain the crane on the unmanned platform.

Be ready for docking

To avoid unplanned delays while your upcoming dry-dock, we offer you a predictive inspection – our pre-docking inspections for ship cranes. Four to six months before your ship sets sail for a dry-docking, our experienced engineers inspect your cranes at a location of your choice. With our four-step inspection, we support you in fast, preventive, and effective maintenance and repair. You only order necessary parts, delegate resources and benefit from an even better budget planning and our specialists’ years of experience.

transport logistic

This year transport logistic will take place from 9th to 12th May at the Trade Fair Center Messe München. transport logistic is the leading international trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management. Since 1978, it has been held every two years in Munich. Being considered the leading platform for international networking in the logistics industry, this four-day trade show offers innovative products, systems and technologies as well as a wealth of expert knowledge.

We’ll be featuring latest news and product developments in our mobile harbour crane, ship crane, and offshore crane portfolio at transport logistic this year. We look forward to seeing you there!

01/03

Hybrid RTG for Baltic Hub

The Baltic Hub, formerly DCT Gdansk have commissioned Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. to retrofit a hybrid green energy storage solution on one of its Liebherr RTGs. The Liduro energy storage system along with a reduced sized generator will see a greater than 30% reduction in emissions and fuel consumption. Reduced running costs make the retrofit a cost neutral solution. It is available for new Liebherr RTGs or can be retrofitted to existing models through our own specialist retrofit and upgrade teams – better known as Liebherr Transform.

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