ABP HUMBER: FIVE YEAR CRANE PROGRAMME

Associated British Ports (ABP) is rolling out a five-year and GBP32 million crane programme that involves new crane purchase, the comprehensive refurbishment of existing cranes and investing in landside equipment. Maximising eco-friendliness is a central theme of the programme.

Crane acquisition in the Humber is split between investment in mobile harbour cranes and hydraulic cranes – the first of which is the Mantsinen 300M, the world’s largest hydraulic crane, which was scheduled to arrive at the port of Immingham in late April.

Other new crane orders will be placed but the precise type is still under consideration and specifically with regard to matching port user requirements over the long term future.

Among the cranes being refurbished are the Butterley cranes built in the 1990s to serve the width of the locks in the ports of Immingham and Hull.