Liebherr LHM 600 Provides Flexible Solution for Sims in NY Harbor

LHM 600 on the barge allows Sims Metal Management maximum flexibility by shipping the crane to different terminals.

At the New York Harbor, NY, Sims Metal Management uses a Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 600 to load scrap and unload salt. The crane is placed on a floating barge and can be moved to another terminal of the port if required. With a maximum lifting capacity of 75 tonnes in 4-rope grab operation, the crane is the strongest floating mobile harbour crane on a barge in the U.S. in 4-rope grab capacity.

A new Liebherr LHM 600 Mobile Harbour Crane has been in operation in the Port of New York and New Jersey since November 2019. Sims Metal Management, one of the world’s leading metal recyclers, places its LHM 600 on a floating barge. This intelligent solution offers the company various advantages. Firstly, the barge solution offers enormous flexibility in terms of location. The company operates two different terminals in the New York Harbour. In addition to a terminal in the Port of Newark Sims Metal Management also operates the terminal of Claremont in Jersey City, which is about ten kilometres linear distance. Depending on requirements, the floating mobile harbour crane can be towed by sea to the appropriate terminal and is thus ready for operation in the shortest possible time.

Secondly, the Liebherr mobile harbour crane can move along the barge to reach further hatches without having to move the barge. The operation from the barge means that no adjustments to the port infrastructure are necessary. The space gained at the quay edge can also be used as storage and operational space.