07.03.2017

Liebherr reachstacker for Dublin

Irish shipping logistics company Doyle Shipping Group has taken delivery of a Liebherr LRS 545 reachstacker.

The new reachstacker can stack five containers high, and is being used at the group’s Dublin Port container operation for the loading and unloading of containers to and from trains at the port. The Liebherr LRS 545 was chosen as it has a low front end, which allows for increased visibility for the operator when placing the containers onto the trains.

The machine is fitted with a Tier 4F diesel, and was produced at Liebherr’s manufacturing facility in Sunderland, UK from where it was shipped via road to Dublin.
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Liebherr LRS 545 reachstacker

Doyle Shipping Group director Glen O’Connor said: “The reachstacker is a hugely important tool in our terminal operations. It is used for day-to-day container movements – loading and unloading transport and trains. We are also heavily involved in project work and the machine is vital in the movement of deliveries for wind turbine components, project cargoes, and out of gauge lifts. After 25 years of using various manufacturers’ reachstackers we find that the Liebherr product is hard to beat. In terms of ordering, delivery, after sales service and most importantly reliability we have found Liebherr to be of the highest quality. Since the new LRS 545 is now in operation at our facility in Dublin, our drivers choose it every time. The comfort, technology, speed and reliability make this machine our number one choice.”

Liebherr-Great Britain and Ireland sales manager Robert Alexander added: “The feedback on the new machine from the customer since delivery has been fantastic. From the start, it has been a real pleasure working with Doyle Shipping Group on this project and we look forward to working with them again in the future.”