ABP invests in hydraulic cranes
ABP has ordered five new hydraulic cranes worth £6 million to be used across the Group and in the process has given a UK supplier one of the largest tenders of its type.
The new cranes were ordered from Cooper Specialised Handling as part of ABP’s £1bn investment programme across its ports and they’re earmarked for Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Teignmouth, Garston and Swansea.
Tony Rooney, managing director, Cooper Specialised Handling, said: “This wasn’t a single contract for five machines, but rather five individual contracts each involving the provision of one crane.”
“The five ABP sites had complete freedom of choice in terms of their handling solution and we are delighted that, completely independently, each port selected Mantsinen as its preferred equipment.”
Andrew Harston, short sea ports director, ABP, added: “We have been pleased to work with Cooper Specialised Handling. Each port has its own handling needs dependent on vessel sizes, load commodities and in some cases, very specific ground loading requirements.”
Among the five new cranes will be the Mantsinen 200M, the world’s largest hydraulic crane, which will be operated at the Port of Garston. The 280 tonne crane will be first 200M to come to the UK.
A 90M wheeled machine has been ordered for the Port of Teignmouth and two near-identical 120M will be delivered to the ports of Swansea and King’s Lynn. An order for a 95R tracked machine has been placed for the Port of Ipswich.
Cooper will begin delivering the cranes in October 2016.
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