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Port of Blyth development receives a first!
17 November 2004
The Port of Blyth’s major £5 million investment
programme at Battleship Wharf completed another important phase
with the delivery of an 80 tonne capacity hydraulic harbour
mobile crane from German manufacturer Sennebogen.
This investment will provide the Port of Blyth with the ability
to handle heavy metal products (slabs, project lifts etc), allow
rapid handling of bulk materials as well as providing a back up
for its growing container business. The Port’s Chief Executive,
Ian Robertshaw stated “we are delighted to take delivery of the
new crane which will provide excellent flexibility in handling a
range of products throughout the Battleship Wharf Terminal.
UK agents for Sennebogen, E H Hassell and Son are equally
delighted to have secured this first UK contract and added “This
is the first 6180 HMC sold into the UK and marks a significant
milestone in establishing Sennebogen cranes within the Port and
Harbour sector, although they have proved very popular on the
continent for many years.”
The 6180 HMC, which will be employed on hook and grabbing duties
is a multi-axle, rubber tyred machine equipped with a 42.0 metre
main boom, auxiliary jib and includes 2 x 200 KN winches. It is
fitted with a varient 111 telescopic port cabin which provides
up to 11.0 metres eye level and is powered by a 400 kw Deutz
diesel engine.
The Battleship Wharf investment programme has already seen the
construction of a new 125 metre quay, new bulk open storage bins
and additional bulk handling equipment such as load shovels and
high cubic metre bulk grabs.
The final piece in the jigsaw is the construction of a 7500
square metre warehouse, split into 5 independent bays and
complete with 5 metre high integral bulk walling. This is due
for completion before the end of May and is already attracting
significant interest from a variety of bulk sectors together
with bagged products such as fertiliser. The terminal already
handles almost 20% of Port of Blyth’s total throughput (up to 1
million tonnes) and this major investment programme is hoped to
allow recent rapid growth to continue to 2010 and beyond.
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