Picture of the day: Manitowoc crawler cranes at Dunkirk LNG

Manitowoc crawler cranes team has been deployed at the €1 billion LNG terminal construction site in Dunkirk, France.

With capacities from 250 t to 400 t, Manitowoc crawler cranes are working up to 24 hours a day.

Julian Agostini, business development director at Dutch crane specialist, Crane House, explains, “Working on such an expansion project asks a lot of these cranes, plus the seafront location means they are battered by strong winds and challenging weather.”

Crane House chose five Manitowoc crawler cranes to work on the project, with the first arriving in 2011.

Most recently, the Manitowoc crawler cranes built the terminal jetty.

The LNG project, which is being delivered by a consortium led by Vinci, is due to complete at the end of 2015. Two Manitowoc crawler cranes remain working at the job site, which is among the largest construction sites under development in France.

The LNG terminal in Dunkirk will have the capacity to hold 13 billion m3 of gas – equivalent to 20% of France and Belgium’s annual natural gas consumption. Once complete, the site will consist of three LNG storage tanks, as well as marine structures and buildings providing connections to French and Belgian gas transmission networks.

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LNG World News Staff; Image: Manitowoc