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New construction of one of the heaviest bridges in Linz

As the over 100-year-old railway bridge crossing the Danube in Linz, Austria could not be reconstructed, it was decided that a new combined road and railway bridge would be built. Weighing 8,400t (pure steel weight of the supporting structure), this would be one of the heaviest bridges installed in Austria in recent years.   Mammoet […]

Liebherr wins ESTA Award in the safety category

The winners of the ESTA Awards of Excellence 2021 were announced at an online ceremony on 22 April. Liebherr was awarded in the safety category for the development of special WindSpeed Load Charts. These offer increased safety and more operating time when operating the crane in windy conditions. The Liebherr engineers in Biberach, Ehingen and […]

Civil Project to remove high voltage power lines

The Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) operates the French transmission network for electricity and is currently installing 4 underground power lines of 225,000 volts between the communes of Saint-Denis, Île Saint-Denis and Villeneuve la Garenne. By 2024, 15 km of overhead power lines and 27 pylons will be removed, making more than 80 hectares of […]

New maximum: Flossdorf adds Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane

Dietmar Flossdorf GmbH ventured into the large crane class in 2017 with the LTM 1500-8.1. Now, four years later, the next step is being taken with the LTM 1650-8.1: the crane and heavy transport specialist from Bad Neuenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is increasingly receiving inquiries for situations where the performance of the […]

Replacement after 23 years

RMT Albert Regel Logistik GmbH has taken delivery of a new LTM 1130-5.1 at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen. The specialist for heavy transport, crane and assembly logistics from Baunatal in the German state of Hessen is replacing a 23-year-old LTM 1120, previously the smallest mobile crane in the fleet, with the Liebherr 130-tonner. The […]

Georgia Ports Authority orders 28 Konecranes container cranes

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US. Six of the STS cranes will be the largest ever made by Konecranes. The RTG order was booked in Q1 2021, and the STS order was […]

More with the same

To do more with less or with the same is what everyone is looking for in terms of operational efficiency. With the option to upgrade LR 1600/2-W narrow track crawler cranes, Brazilian crane contractor I.V. Guindastes started operating in even higher and larger wind power towers using the equipment they already had in their fleet. […]

A compact taxi crane with optimal reach

The new MK 73-3.1 mobile construction crane is the smallest in Liebherr’s mobile construction crane family and complements the crane series comprising the MK 88-4.1 and MK 140. The compact 3-axle crane is the answer to market demands for a small, compact and agile mobile construction crane that is fast and flexible in operation. Mobile construction […]

Sönke Jordt expands fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane

North German crane and heavy haulage contractor Sönke Jordt GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The new 5-axle model will expand the company’s crane fleet. Full order books and good experience with its predecessor the LTM 1100-5.2, were behind the decision to invest in a new […]

25 Liebherr tower cranes at work on the Überseequartier district

25 Liebherr tower cranes are involved in the construction of the Überseequartier, a new district in Hamburg. This is part of the well-known HafenCity urban development project and comprises 14 buildings of various types. Liebherr is working closely with dealer Feurig and contractor Züblin on the project’s planning and implementation. Hamburg, March 20, 2021 – […]