Port of Blyth Development receives a first!

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• 1st November 2004
• Materials Handling
 

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.

Further Information:

E.H.Hassell & Sons Ltd, Alderflat Drive, Newstead Industrial Estate, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST4 8HX  Tel: 01782 644299  Fax:  01782 657255  Email: info@hassells.co.uk
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