Liebherr grab cranes for Oldendorff transloaders
The shipset of three self-loading cranes is expected to be commissioned aboard Albert Oldendorff in West Africa for a project handling bauxite in Guyana. This transshipment vessel is equipped with hoppers and a conveyor system, which leads to a faster turnover of the material. The cranes are installed side-mounted and directly discharge into the hopper conveyer belt system.
Liebherr has previously supplied shipsets of two self-loading cranes for two transloaders for a major power generation project in northern Vietnam. The cranes are expected to handle around 100 million tonnes of thermal coal over a 25 year period, handling feedstock for 2 x 600MW power generation units at Nghi Son 2 plant, a coastal power plant in Thanh Hoa province in northern Vietnam.
The cranes’ long service life and low maintenance requirements were particular advantages for the large-scale project to supply energy to North Vietnam.
“Oldendorff Carriers values the reliability of Liebherr products and is therefore also counting on high-performance Liebherr four-rope grab cranes, type CBG 360, for this major project,” said Jan Breckling, Senior Sales Manager for transshipment and ship cranes at Liebherr Maritime Cranes. “The CBG is a heavy-duty crane designed for continuous operation. The new equipment will therefore play a crucial and at the same time permanent role in our customer’s long-term transshipment project.”
Each of the four CBG 360 floating cranes is installed on a 10-metre-long eccentric platform. This allows an extended operating radius of 46 metres for a lifting capacity of 30 tons. The maximum lifting capacity of 36 tons can be utilized at up to 40 metres. The improved positioning and outreach creates more operational flexibility and makes the unloading of the cargo holds even more efficient. The CBG 360 models selected ensure a 48t bulk load capacity on the ropes and offer an average throughput rate of 1,200 tonnes per hour, and a maximum outturn of 1,300tph
Captain Johannes van Dijk, Technical Director Projects at Oldendorff Carriers, said: “We needed a robust, reliable cargo handling system for our project in North Vietnam. For that reason, we chose Liebherr CBG 360 cranes, which are high-performance cranes designed for continuous operation.”
The first transloader, Calypso, entered service at the beginning of 2021. Like its sister vessel, it has a length of 145 metres and a capacity of 18,000 dwt.
