Liebherr RMGs for Freightliner Southampton Terminal

With a span of 42 m and an operational outreach of 21m on the wide leg side, each crane will be capable of spanning 13 lanes; only seven lanes are being serviced by the current cranes. Each crane has a lift height of 16.90 m and the safe working load is 40-tonnes under telescopic spreader; the cranes’ trolley is capable of slewing within a ±190° range.

The hoist has a speed of 23m/sec when fully loaded; 52m/sec under empty spreader, while the trolley speed is 70m/min when fully loaded with a top travel speed of 100m/min.

Part of Freightliner’s on-going strategy to optimise productivity and efficiency at its terminals, it is envisaged that the cranes will eventually increase lift capacity by up to 80%, although the overall capacity will be increased in stages.