An outsize load left the port of Antwerp early this morning on its way to Norway. A container crane with a height of 69 metres was loaded on board a pontoon in the Delwaide dock, the company said in its press release.
The crane was transported with a bascule laid horizontally, giving the convoy the extraordinary dimensions of 145 metres long and 89 metres wide. The load passed through the Berendrecht lock, the largest in the world, in the early hours of the morning. The crane will arrive in the course of the following week in the Norwegian port of Larvick where it will serve a container terminal.
Antwerp is the leading breakbulk port in Europe. Over the decades it has built up vast know-how and expertise in handling outsize, project and heavy lift cargo. This morning's operation was a perfect example, going without a hitch.