The four-rope, diesel-electric crane, a variant on Gottwald’s Model 7, has a maximum lifting capacity of 140t, a maximum radius of 51m and a 50t grab curve. It is suitable for handling bulk materials alongside vessels up to cape size or moving containers on post-Panamax ships. It can achieve handling rates of up to 1,500t/h, depending on terminal and operating conditions.
“This Model 7 crane will be the largest, most powerful mobile harbour crane in North Europe,” said John Muller of Danish firm Port Trade, Gottwald’s representative.
Port of Aalborg, also known as the Nordic Transport Centre, will use the crane for heavy-duty bulk handling and moving containers and project cargoes, including components for wind turbines weighing up to 140t.
The crane will be operational from November.
“We opted for a four-rope mobile harbour crane by Gottwald because we needed not just a high performance machine for bulk handling but also a universally applicable and, as a result, economical crane to strengthen our fleet,” said Tom Hansen, a port engineer at Port of Aalborg.
“The new machine makes it possible for us to respond flexibly to future shifts in market needs.”
