09.04.2015

Montecon to take first LHM 800

Launched last month (see: Liebherr launches largest LHM), the new crane has a maximum capacity of 308 tonnes and a maximum radius of 64 metres. Scheduled for delivery in 2016, the LHM 800 offers 100 tonnes more capacity than the next model in the range and it is able to handle container vessels up to 22 rows across.

Juan Olascoaga, Montecon general manager said: “We are proud of being the first terminal worldwide which is going to operate the world’s largest mobile harbour crane in container handling configuration. No mobile harbour crane ever before provided an eye level of more than 40 metres, which truly eases and speeds up the handling of large container vessels.”
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Montecon has ordered the first LHM 800 mobile harbour crane configured for container handling

Montecon took delivery of its first Liebherr mobile harbour cranes in 2001 when it purchased two LHM 400s. Three years later it purchased the first LHM 500 in Uruguayan followed by a second in 2006. In 2012 and 2013, Montecon invested once again and ordered three LHM 600s, which was the largest model in Liebherr's range at this time.