The all-electric portal crane will strengthen the company's operations in the Port of Rostock as of summer 2022.

The new machinery will offer an outreach of 48 m and a lifting capacity of 124t, making it possible to serve Post-Panamax vessels.

The main components of the electric drive are liquid-cooled, dissipating the heat via exchangers mounted outside the crane. "Externally mounted cooling units have the advantage, especially in bulk handling that no air is brought into the interior of the crane. This keeps dust contamination to a minimum," Liebherr Maritime Cranes underlined in a press release.

The portal crane will also be equipped with high-performance power accumulators to reduce the peak load in the main power supply and use regenerative energy within the system.

Euroports Germany's is the first Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock's LPS 420 E sold on the European market.

"We want to further strengthen the handling performance at our bulk terminal. In the coming year, we are not only investing in a new crane to be even more efficient, but we also want to make our contribution to sustainability. We have opted for a fully electric crane, the LPS 420 E. In future, the crane will be used to handle all types of goods at this terminal. In addition to building materials, this also includes ores, lime, gypsum, wood chips and many more," Karsten Lentz, Euroports Germany Group's Managing Director, said.

Photo: Liebherr Maritime Cranes