Liebherr: “Distance not an issue; everything remote”

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

Port authorities and terminal operators are embracing eco-friendly strategies, opting for hybrid and electric machines to cut emissions.

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

Kalmar, which is part of Finland’s Cargotec group is to supply Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam with two fully electric and eight hybrid straddle carriers. The machines will be used in the company’s ECT Delta terminal and be delivered by the end of this year.