Original news was published on 28 April, 2015

The most powerful mobile crane in southern Germany has reached its workplace in the Rheinauhafen in Mannheim where it will be used by Spedition Kubler at its Heavy Cargo Centre.

With a lifting capacity of 100 tons, the Liebherr crane arrived by river vessel to the Rheinauhafen in Mannheim. "This type of crane can not be transported long distance by road," Heinz Roessler, managing director and owner of Spedition Kuebler, said in a statement provided by Cargo Equipment Experts.

The 450-ton crane was shipped in pieces that weighed up to 200 tonnes. After reaching Rheinauhafen in Mannheim, were transported by road to the Spedition Kubler facility with local police blocking traffic along the route.

This new crane, along with a large 42-ton-capacity reach stacker, will conduct lifting services in the Mannheim Rheinauhafen. Heavy cargo, arriving by river, rail or road transport will get stored, packed, assembled and on-forwarded. Together with a Dutch partner, Kubler Spedition operates a heavy cargo liner service, handling this type of cargo every Friday for shipment to North Sea ports.

Assembled, the crane measures 12 meters wide and reaches 70 meters high, creating a new landmark at the Heavy Cargo Centre. The crane will begin operations by the end of April.

*NEWS SOURCE