EIGHT new rubber tyre gantry cranes will boost the operations of one of DP World’s ports in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia in Africa. They will be supplied by Liebherr Container Cranes, ready for operation before the end of 2020.
The high performance, variable speed diesel RTGs are six containers plus a truck lane wide and will stack one over five containers high. The machines are supplied with DGPS autosteering and stack profiling.
The port already operates three Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour cranes, which went into service in early 2019. The new cranes are part of a phased expansion of the port, with phase one including a new 400 m quay and a 250,000-square-metre yard extension.
Like all Liebherr RTGs, the machines incorporate Liebherr’s unique eight rope reeving no-sway-system, Liebherr drive systems and simultaneous drive motion to deliver industry leading productivity. Gantry cameras as well as a laser anti-collision system bring safety enhancements to operations.
The Liebherr machines have been designed using high quality European components, specified for maximum loading conditions, significantly enhancing component life. The variable speed diesel engine helps reduce running costs and will significantly reduce emissions.
