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Owners of the Liebherr Group visited Montevideo for the baptism of the two largest mobile harbour cranes in the world
Members of Montecon’s owner families – the family Schandy and the family von Appen – welcomed Liebherr for the official inauguration
Montecon invests in improving the competitiveness of the port of Montevideo
Four years after Montecon charged Liebherr Maritime Cranes with designing and creating two new mobile harbour cranes, able to reach up to 22 rows of containers – a feat of dockside logistics never seen before – the project has been completed.
The Port of Montevideo is one of the major ports in South America and plays an
essential role in the economy of Uruguay. Looking back in history of Uruguay the port
is closely linked to the origins of the city Montevideo and the country Uruguay. Having
in mind that strategic decisions for this port can have far-reaching effects it makes
Liebherr Maritime Cranes even more proud to be a part of Montecon’s new success
story – the investment in two Liebherr LHM 800 mobile harbour cranes.
The growth of Liebherr’s mobile harbour crane range is linked to Montecon. Liebherr
Maritime Cranes developed the LHM 800 at Montecon’s request because there were
no mobile harbour cranes big enough to meet the needs of the largest ships. According
to Olascoaga, General Manager of Montecon, the investment took place “because it’s
our business, a point we wish to emphasise. But also because we take it as a basic
strategic aim that the port of Montevideo is the only deep-water port in the whole of
Uruguay and of this region, with a future full of possibilities.”
Mr Berthold, Managing Director Sales of Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH, comments:
“The decisive link between the biggest mobile harbour crane in the world and a
successfully running port business is the close and trustful cooperation of two leading
family businesses. The LHM 800 represents a before and after, a new area for both
family-owned companies, Montecon and Liebherr.”
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