Liebherr’s largest-ever crane nears completion

The new Liebherr HLC 295000 mounted on Deme’s next-generation offshore installation vessel Orion (Source: Liebherr)

The largest crane that Germany’s Liebherr has ever built, the Heavy Lift Crane (HLC) 295000, has moved a step closer to completion with the successful installation of the 145m-long boom by the company’s Rostock unit.

The boom was installed with the support of the new Liebherr TCC 78000 portal crane at the port of Rostock which facilitated a successful connection to the crane’s slewing unit. The crane will be installed on board the offshore installation vessel, Orion, a dual-fuel vessel owned by DEME of Belgium, which will be capable of lifting 5,000 tonnes at an outreach of 35m and a maximum lifting height in excess of 175m above the ship’s deck. The HLC 295000 is expected to open up new markets for the Belgian offshore and marine engineering specialist, notably in the installation of ever-larger wind turbines and the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations.

Robert Pitschmann, Sales project manager of the HLC 295000, commented: “The boom was the last large construction element of the HLC that had to be lifted on the Orion. There are still a few steps to finalise the construction of the crane. We are looking forward to see the HLC in action during its first operation at Moray East Windpark.”

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