Port of Greenock's new cranes to be delivered from Cork

The structures, which will stand 39-metres tall, are the largest single investment ever made at the container terminal.

Construction of the cranes was completed by Liebherr Group at Doyle Shipping's dockyard in County Cork earlier this year.

Heavy load carrier Jumbo Jubilee arrived in Cobh last week to transport the structures across the Irish Sea.

A super nighttime image taken of the first @Liebherr STS Crane having been lifted aboard the @JumboMaritime vessel Jumbo Jubilee.
The crane erected in the @DoyleShipping Cork Dockyard will soon begin its journey to its new home in the Port of Greenock.
📸 Tony Mulcahy pic.twitter.com/2UySJyPf0k

— Port of Cork (@PortofCork) May 28, 2024

Both cranes have now been loaded on to the vessel, but a departure and delivery date is yet to be confirmed.

Port director Jim McSporran previously said that the investment would ‘significantly expand’ freight capability at the terminal, as well as improving efficiency and reducing the facility's carbon footprint.

Last year, Peel Ports Clydeport held a competition amongst schoolchildren in Inverclyde to name the new cranes.

Avaleigh Lang, 10, opted for Craner Swift in a nod to the US popstar, with 10-year-old Frances McFadden’s choice of U-Crane Bolt being selected as the other winning entry.