Giant crane for Bristol Port
Bristol Port in the UK is playing a key role in the logistics supply chain for the construction of the multi-billion pound atomic power plant Hinkley Point. Given this role, the port just took delivery of the world’s largest crane that is destined to undertake all the heaviest lifts required at Hinkley.
Built last year in Belgium by Sarens, the SGC-250 crane was divided into modules and shipped to Avonmouth Dock from Ghent. The modules will be stored at the port until it makes the short onward journey to the construction site in Somerset.
Once reassembled, the crane, which Sarens say is the “mightiest in the world in both size and capacity”, can handle an astonishing 5,000 t load – the equivalent of 32 single-storey houses or 1,600 cars - at a 50 m radius. (kd)