By World’s largest hydraulic crane arrives at port of Immingham
The world’s largest hydraulic crane arrived at the port of Immingham last night after being bought by Associated British Ports.
The Mantsinen 300m was bought by ABP last month in a £3 million investment.
It was built in Finland before being shipped to Immingham, arriving in the port last night.
Simon Bird, Regional Director for ABP Humber said: “Our investment in buying the world’s largest hydraulic crane shows our commitment to ensuring we have the best plant and equipment on the ports to service our customers’ needs. We’re also thrilled to be the first company in Great Britain to have this giant on our port’.”
ABP already operates a fleet of smaller Mantsinen machines across its network of 21 ports, but this will be the first 300 in the fleet and the first delivery into England – Cooper’s first being delivered to Belfast Harbour in 2019.
David Cooper, Executive Director of Cooper Specialised Handling said: “ABP have enjoyed high uptime and operational performance with their Mantsinen fleet since 2016, and we are thrilled that ABP have opted for the biggest of them all. It seems quite appropriate that the UK’s largest port by tonnage should invest in a machine that can handle the most tonnage per hour.”
The company announced last week a £32 million investment into the Humber region to maintain customer demand as part of a wider Group investment.
A five-year strategy is being rolled out which involves purchasing new cranes, the full refurbishment of existing cranes, and investing in landside equipment.
The plan has involved looking at the eco-friendliness of new plants and equipment ensuring that ABP continues to invest in environmentally friendly and sustainable equipment.
