ABP has ordered five new hydraulic cranes worth £6 million to be used across the Group while providing a UK supplier with one of the largest tenders of its type, the company said in its press release.
As part of ABP’s commitment to delivering the best service for customers and our £1bn investment programme across our ports, five Mantsinen hydraulic cranes have been purchased for the ports of Ipswich, King’s Lynn, Teignmouth, Garston and Swansea.
Amongst the five new cranes will be the Mantsinen 200M, the world’s largest hydraulic crane, which will be operated at the Port of Garston. The 280 tonne crane will be first 200M to come to the UK.
A 90M wheeled machine has been ordered for the Port of Teignmouth and two near-identical 120M will be delivered to the ports of Swansea and King’s Lynn. An order for a 95R tracked machine has been placed for the Port of Ipswich.
Cooper will begin delivering the cranes from next month.