Liebherr Commissions UK Terminal RMG's
Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. install & commission two Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMG) for Freightliner, Southampton Maritime Rail Terminal.
Both Liebherr cranes were launched by Freightliner Ltd at a ceremony in Freightliner’s Southampton Marine Terminal. The cranes have been named Freightliner Fortis 15-10-2012 and Freightliner Agilitas 15-10-2012. The names represent strength, power, easy of movement and efficiency that the new cranes bring to Freightliner Ltd.’s operations at Southampton.
The Liebherr RMG’s have a span of 42.00m with an operational outreach of 21m on the wide leg side and each crane will be capable of spanning 13 lanes. Lift height is 16.90m and safe working load is 40 tonnes under telescopic spreader. Each crane trolley is capable of slewing within a ±1900 range.
The Hoist has a speed of 23m/sec when fully loaded and 52m/sec under empty spreader. The crane will trolley at a speed of 70m/min when fully loaded and has a top travel speed of 100m/min.
A Liebherr spokesperson commented:
“We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to continue our working relationship with Freightliner by supplying these RMGs to their Maritime terminal in Southampton, and are very happy with the names they have chosen for the cranes. The names and the values they represent; strength, power, ease of movement and efficiency are at the heart of every Liebherr Crane and it is pleasing to see these values being honoured in such a manner.
Freightliner Ltd.’s Southampton Maritime Terminal is a busy, active terminal and so commissioning had to be completed quickly with minimum of fuss. All Liebherr cranes are shipped in large pre-assembled pieces and assembled on site. The drive systems and motors are assembled and comprehensively tested in our factory before they leave for installation and commissioning. This method of shipping and testing ensures a speedy and thorough installation.”