Liebherr assembly at Cork Dockyard

[Kieran]

This has appeared in the news the last few days, over the last few months, Liebherr (who build container cranes in Killarney) have assembled 3, 85 metre high cranes in Cork Dockyard, they are to be loaded onto the heavy-lift ship Albatross, before being sent to Puerto Rico.



More details (and photo from) afloat.ie

[Kieran]

She (fianlly) departed for Puerto Rico this morning

Time laps of her loading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjN5aY8nI18

And her move to Ringa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OGXdOUqqkg

[Steven]

Interesting that they ship them assembled, rather than shipping them in parts (or modules) and assembling closer to the destination. 

[Kieran]

Interesting that they ship them assembled, rather than shipping them in parts (or modules) and assembling closer to the destination.

Usually they are shipped in parts (from Cork), and assembled at the port they are to be installed at, but there is a lack of space at the port in Puerto Rico they were shipped fully assembled.

She was anchored outside the harbour (waiting in a break for the weather), until this morning.

[Chef]

The also ship them in sections from Fenit