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Associated British Ports has ordered four new cranes ship-to-Shore to the Liebherr
the store clerk has a value of 26 million pounds
November 2, 2012
The harbour group English Associated British Ports (ABP) has ordered to the German group Liebherr the supply of four new destined cranes of dock to being installed in the port of Southampton in the container terminal managed from DP World Southampton, joint venture participated with 49% from the ABP and 51% from DP World of Dubay. .
The four new cranes ship-to-Shore, that they will be able to operate on Large Hooligan Container Vessels (ULCC) and will have an ability to raising of 65 tons, will be constructed in the plant of the Liebherr in Ireland. Alle four cranes will be placed side by side some fifth of the same type that will be transferred by a dock of the terminal of Southampton on a new dock under construction that it will become operating at the beginning of 2014.
"The number of great ships in activity - it has found the responsible for the port of Southampton of the group ABP, Doug Morrison - is increased remarkablly during the last few years and now we are assisting to regular ports of call of ships from 13.000 teu. For us he is indispensable to have excellence crane on our new docks in order to allow a fast handling of these ships".
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