Liebherr claims 70% market share

A 25% tariff will apply to all STS cranes “from China”, including cranes produced by Konecranes, impacting US ports and terminal operators.

Nigeria’s largest RoRo multipurpose terminal, Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML), has procured a LHM 600 mobile harbour crane, valued at over €7 million.

“Alternative drives and automation were key topics in the maritime cranes product segment” Liebherr said in its review of 2023.

Liebherr has delivered four units of the fixed barge- or pontoon-mounted version of its largest mobile harbour crane to Brazilian port operator Porto Chibatão.

The Port of Salalah has taken delivery of the first four cranes in a series of 10 super-post panamax STS cranes being manufactured by ZPMC. The remaining cranes will arrive at Oman’s largest container port in Q2 2024 with all units fully commissioned in the third quarter of the year.

As part of an Executive Order aimed at strengthening maritime cyber-security, the Biden Administration plans to invest over US$20B over the next five years in port infrastructure including funds for recreating the domestic port crane industry