After an incident in the Kiel Canal that damaged the LHM 600 mobile harbour crane ordered by the Danish seaport, the manufacturer delivered an LHM 800 High Rise on short notice instead.

The initial order got damaged while passing under the Holtenau High Bridge. Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock sent service engineers and technical specialists to assess the situation on-site and to assist with the recovery immediately after the incident.

In addition, every effort was made to deliver a replacement unit to the Port of Esbjerg as quickly as possible.

Thus, the Danish seaport now operates two LHM 800 (the first was handed over in 2019), capable of tandem lifts to 616t. The high-rise version offers 92 m of lifting capacity.

Liebherr says that a new LHM 600 will also be delivered as soon as possible.

"We have a long and cooperative relationship with the Port of Esbjerg. So it goes without saying that one of our top priorities after the incident was to deliver a new machine as quickly as possible. With a lot of commitment, the trust of our customer and a strong team, we succeeded," Roman Chopyk, Area Manager for Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes, commented.

Dennis Jul Pedersen, the Port of Esbjerg's CEO, added, "Liebherr's strength and commitment to solve urgent and complex problems is of real value to Port Esbjerg, albeit it is the robustness and operability of these advanced cranes we treasure most."

The latest LHM 800 increased Esbjerg's Liebherr fleet to seven machines.

Photo: Liebherr Maritime Cranes