CLdN has announced that it has chosen Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. as the provider of the five new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for its Killingholme terminal in the UK. The purchase is part of the previously announced investment that will lead to a significant enhancement of cargo handling capabilities at the terminal, and which will cater for projected volume growth on CLdN’s North Sea connections between Killingholme and CLdN’s terminals in Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.
The electric RTGs cranes will replace part of CLdN’s existing fleet of diesel-powered reach stacker vehicles, leading to further improvements in operational efficiency, stacking capacity and a reduced carbon footprint. Each crane has a lift capacity of 41 tonnes under spreader, a gantry span of close to 35 metres and can stack containers five high (18 metres).
The construction of the cranes is already underway at Liebherr’s factory in Killarney in the Republic of Ireland. Assembly and commissioning of the cranes will take place in early 2026. The civil works in Killingholme to prepare the RTG area are already well advanced.
