Second-hand still a niche market

Liebherr registers five to 10 secondhand deals for mobile harbour cranes each year,compared will sales of around 70 new units. In the reachstacker business, where the company has a more reduced presence, it undertakes annual second-hand deals involving two to four machines. Spokesperson Thomas Bachmann notes that there are a number of impediments concerning the second-hand sale of quayside gantry cranes, which makes this a less favourable market segment.