TOWER CRANES Ӏ SITE SHOWCASE


RISING TO THE CHALLENGE


Tower cranes are striking machines at the best of times. Locate them on top of a mountain, out at sea, or on a dockside travelling gantry and, well, they’re simply spectacular. Cranes Today looks at some remarkable examples.


Tower cranes don’t just shape city skylines, they rise to the challenge wherever they’re needed. For dockside, to out at sea, even on a mountain top, these following projects showcase just how adaptable and awe-inspiring these machines can truly be…


TRAVELLING TOWER POWER


The Port of Nantes commissions a custom travelling gantry mounted tower crane from Potain Lift Solutions.


The Port of Nantes in France added to its lifting capabilities with the purchase of a custom-built Potain MD 689 M25. The new crane was bought to facilitate the loading of larger ships with greater air draughts and increased capacities. Crucially the Potain top-slewing crane was mounted on a travelling gantry that interfaces directly with the Potain Crane Control System (CCS) to travel across 170 metres of rails, covering all three of the port’s dry docks. To achieve this the port worked


with Potain Lift Solutions, a specialised 22 CRANES TODAY


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