20.01.2017

New 1,000 tonner for UK

Osprey Heavy Lift is currently rebuilding a 1,000 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1800D cable suspended telescopic crane originally owned by Baldwins’ US subsidiary Phillips Crane & Rigging.

The crane was delivered to the Huston based company in 2000 but was returned to Liebherr when Phillips and Baldwins went under in 2003. Liebherr re-sold the crane to a company in Canada and was acquired by Osprey last year. The unit has now been stripped down and is going through a compete restoration in order to bring it up to the latest standards.
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The crane has now been registered in the UK

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There is still a fair bit to be done before the crane goes to test

Osprey Heavy Lift is a UK registered company, jointly owned by Osprey Maritime and Allelys heavy haulage and rigging of Redditch. The company already has a 750 tonne Liebherr LG 1750 wheeled lattice crane and 800 tonne LTM1800 with LG1550 lattice conversion kit. It also claims to run the largest fleet of Self Propelled Modular Transports ( SPMT’s) based in the UK, as well as jacking/skating systems, wide load/ heavy lift transport. Osprey adds ships, barges, marine and port logistics which they offer as an integrated service.
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When completed the crane will be almost as new