The new cranes were ordered from Cooper Specialised Handling as part of ABP\u2019s \u00a31bn investment programme across its ports and they\u2019re earmarked for Ipswich, King\u2019s Lynn, Teignmouth, Garston and Swansea.<\/p>\n
Tony Rooney, managing director, Cooper Specialised Handling, said: \u201cThis wasn\u2019t a single contract for five machines, but rather five individual contracts each involving the provision of one crane.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrew Harston, short sea ports director, ABP, added: \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the five new cranes will be the Mantsinen 200M, the world\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s Lynn. An order for a 95R tracked machine has been placed for the Port of Ipswich.<\/p>\n
Cooper will begin delivering the cranes in October 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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