A 133-m vessel of a foreign carrier, which is equipped with two cranes with a total lifting capacity of 900 tons, delivered two four-rope grab cranes CBG 360 from Liebherr-MCCTEC Rostock GmbH (Germany). They will be installed on NIBULON MAX self-propelled vessel during outfitting works. That is the first time when equipment for the company’s new shipbuilding orders was delivered to Mykolaiv facility by water transport instead of transporting it by road transport.
The delivered CBG 360 units have the following technical characteristics: boom reach – 36 m, min. radius –12 m, max. radius 36 m, lifting capacity – 45 tons, hoisting/lowering max. – 39 m/min, max. speed of boom outreach – 65 seconds, slewing range – 360° (unlimited).
The cranes will be mounted on NIBULON MAX under the strict control and supervision of supervisors from Liebherr-MCCTEC Rostock GmbH and specialists of the official representative of the German manufacturer in Ukraine
The contract for the delivery of cranes for the longest vessel in the history of NIBULON’s shipyard and in the history of independent Ukraine was signed last September in Hamburg (Germany) during SMM, the most prestigious trade fair for the maritime industry. General Director Oleksiy Vadaturskyy personally held negotiations with the owners of the German company. By the way, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy had been invited to visit a modernized Liebherr plant in Germany, where the ordered equipment was assembled.
It is worth noting that it wasn’t the first experience of cooperation between Liebherr and NIBULON. In particular, the portal slewing crane LPS 180 was put into operation at NIBULON’s shipyard at the beginning of the year. It integrated the shipyard’s assembly and fabrication workshop and its building berth, as well as significantly increased effectiveness of the shipyard’s cranes.