Multipurpose shipping line dship Carriers has placed an order with Liebherr for eight of its LS 250 heavy-lift ship cranes – each providing a lifting capacity of 250 tonnes.
The LS 250 cranes have a maximum outreach of 36 m and a low deadweight of 150 tonnes, the latter of which enhances the ship’s stability and cargo handling without impacting safety and performance. The cranes will be installed aboard dship Carriers D500 type vessles.
The cranes are designed to comply with the requirements of the St. Lawrence Regulations, which apply to shops navigating the St. Lawrence Seaway and connecting the Great Lakes in Canada with the Atlantic Ocean.
Manufactured at Liebherr’s Rostock site on the German Baltic coast, all eight of the models will be delivered to a Chinese shipyard in 2026, before being mounted on the four vessels that same year.
“The LS 250 cranes offer us the performance and reliability we need for our global operations. These criteria were decisive for dship to join forces with Liebherr to equip our fleet,” said Lars Feller, ceo of the shipping line.
dship Carriers also operates four F500 class vessels – each equipped with two LS 250 cranes.
